योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-64, verse-35

आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मनात्मैवमुद्धरेत् ।
नात्मानमवलेपेन जन्मपङ्कार्णवे क्षिपेत् ॥ ३५ ॥

ātmaiva hyātmano bandhurātmanātmaivamuddharet ,
nātmānamavalepena janmapaṅkārṇave kṣipet 35

35. ātmā eva hi ātmanaḥ bandhuḥ ātmanā ātmā evam uddharet
na ātmānam avalepena janma-paṅka-arṇave kṣipet

35. hi ātmā eva ātmanaḥ bandhuḥ ātmanā ātmā evam uddharet
avalepena ātmānam janma-paṅka-arṇave na kṣipet

35. Indeed, the self (ātman) alone is the friend of the self (ātman); by the self (ātman), one should thus uplift the self (ātman). One should not cast the self (ātman) into the ocean of the mud of repeated births (saṃsāra) through arrogance.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the individual self or consciousness (ātman) (the self, soul, spirit)

• एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, very

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of one's own self (ātman) (of the self)

• बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - friend, kinsman

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by one's own efforts (by the ātman) (by the self)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the individual self or consciousness (ātman) (the self, soul, spirit)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• उद्धरेत् (uddharet) - one should uplift, one should raise up

• न (na) - not

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - one's own self (ātman) (the self)

• अवलेपेन (avalepena) - by arrogance, by pride, by attachment

• जन्म-पङ्क-अर्णवे (janma-paṅka-arṇave) - in the ocean of the mire of repeated existence (saṃsāra) (in the ocean of the mud of birth/rebirth)

• क्षिपेत् (kṣipet) - one should throw, one should cast

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मा (ātmā) - the individual self or consciousness (ātman) (the self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life

एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of one's own self (ātman) (of the self)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life

बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - friend, kinsman

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandhu

bandhu - friend, relative, kinsman, connection

Root: bandh (class 9)

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by one's own efforts (by the ātman) (by the self)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life

आत्मा (ātmā) - the individual self or consciousness (ātman) (the self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उद्धरेत् (uddharet) - one should uplift, one should raise up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of uddhṛ

Optative mood, active voice

From root 'dhṛ' with upasarga 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - one's own self (ātman) (the self)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life

अवलेपेन (avalepena) - by arrogance, by pride, by attachment

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of avalepa

avalepa - arrogance, pride, scorn, attachment, anointing

Prefix: ava

Root: lip (class 6)

जन्म-पङ्क-अर्णवे (janma-paṅka-arṇave) - in the ocean of the mire of repeated existence (saṃsāra) (in the ocean of the mud of birth/rebirth)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of janma-paṅka-arṇava

janma-paṅka-arṇava - the ocean of the mud of birth

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (janman+paṅka+arṇava)

• janman – birth, existence, origin, life
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• paṅka – mud, mire, swamp, impurity, sin
  noun (masculine)
• arṇava – ocean, sea, flood
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

क्षिपेत् (kṣipet) - one should throw, one should cast

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṣip

Optative mood, active voice

Root: kṣip (class 6)

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