योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-64, verse-41

अहंकारमहालानं तृष्णारज्जुं मनोमदम् ।
जन्मजम्बालनिर्मग्नं जीवदन्तिनमुद्धरेत् ॥ ४१ ॥

ahaṃkāramahālānaṃ tṛṣṇārajjuṃ manomadam ,
janmajambālanirmagnaṃ jīvadantinamuddharet 41

41. ahaṅkāra mahālānam tṛṣṇā rajjuṃ manas madam
janman jambāla nirmagnam jīva dantinam uddharet

41. janmajambālanirmagnaṃ ahaṅkāramahālānam
tṛṣṇārajjuṃ manomadam jīvadantinam uddharet

41. One should rescue the individual soul (jīva), likened to an elephant submerged in the mire of existence (saṃsāra), tied to the great post of ego (ahaṅkāra), bound by the rope of craving, and intoxicated by the mind.

Words meanings summery:

• अहङ्कारमहालानम् (ahaṅkāramahālānam) - (which is) the great binding post of ego (ahaṅkāra)

• तृष्णारज्जुं (tṛṣṇārajjuṁ) - (which is) the rope of craving

• मनोमदम् (manomadam) - (whose) intoxication is the mind

• जन्मजम्बालनिर्मग्नम् (janmajambālanirmagnam) - immersed in the mud of existence (saṃsāra)

• जीवदन्तिनम् (jīvadantinam) - the living elephant (representing the individual soul (jīva))

• उद्धरेत् (uddharet) - one should uplift, rescue, pull out

Words meanings and morphology

अहङ्कारमहालानम् (ahaṅkāramahālānam) - (which is) the great binding post of ego (ahaṅkāra)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāramahālāna

ahaṅkāramahālāna - the great post of egoism

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ahaṅkāra+mahālāna)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, egoism, self-sense
  noun (masculine)
• mahālāna – great binding post (for elephants)
  noun (neuter)
  mahat (great) + ālāna (binding post)

तृष्णारज्जुं (tṛṣṇārajjuṁ) - (which is) the rope of craving

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇārajju

tṛṣṇārajju - the rope of craving

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tṛṣṇā+rajju)

• tṛṣṇā – thirst, craving, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
• rajju – rope, cord
  noun (feminine)

मनोमदम् (manomadam) - (whose) intoxication is the mind

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manomada

manomada - intoxication of the mind, mental rut

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+mada)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• mada – intoxication, rut (of an elephant), pride, arrogance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mad (class 4)

जन्मजम्बालनिर्मग्नम् (janmajambālanirmagnam) - immersed in the mud of existence (saṃsāra)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janmajambālanirmagna

janmajambālanirmagna - immersed in the mire of birth/existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janman+jambāla+nirmagna)

• janman – birth, existence, origin
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• jambāla – mud, mire, swamp
  noun (masculine)
• nirmagna – immersed, plunged, sunk
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root majj (to sink) with prefix nir
  Prefix: nir
  Root: majj (class 6)

जीवदन्तिनम् (jīvadantinam) - the living elephant (representing the individual soul (jīva))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jīvadantin

jīvadantin - living elephant (metaphor for individual soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jīva+dantin)

• jīva – living, alive; individual soul, living being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• dantin – one having teeth or tusks; elephant
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from danta (tooth, tusk) + -in (possessive suffix)

उद्धरेत् (uddharet) - one should uplift, rescue, pull out

(verb)

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

Optative 3rd singular active

Root dhṛ with prefix ud, meaning 'to uplift, rescue'

Prefix: ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

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