योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-64, verse-46

यथा ध्वान्तसमुच्छेदे स्वयमालोकवेदनम् ।
तथाहंकारविच्छेदे स्वयमात्मावलोकनम् ॥ ४६ ॥

yathā dhvāntasamucchede svayamālokavedanam ,
tathāhaṃkāravicchede svayamātmāvalokanam 46

46. yathā dhvāntasamucchede svayam ālokavedanam |
tathā ahaṅkāravicchede svayam ātmāvalokanam ||

46. yathā dhvāntasamucchede svayam ālokavedanam
tathā ahaṅkāravicchede svayam ātmāvalokanam

46. Just as, with the complete removal of darkness, there is a spontaneous perception of light, similarly, with the cessation of the ego (ahaṅkāra), there is a spontaneous direct perception of the self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

• ध्वान्तसमुच्छेदे (dhvāntasamucchede) - in the complete removal of darkness, in the destruction of darkness

• स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously, by oneself, of its own accord

• आलोकवेदनम् (ālokavedanam) - the perception of light, the experience of light

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, in that manner

• अहङ्कारविच्छेदे (ahaṅkāravicchede) - in the cessation of ego, in the cutting off of ego

• स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously, by oneself, of its own accord

• आत्मावलोकनम् (ātmāvalokanam) - the direct perception of the self, seeing of the self

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

ध्वान्तसमुच्छेदे (dhvāntasamucchede) - in the complete removal of darkness, in the destruction of darkness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dhvāntasamuccheda

dhvāntasamuccheda - complete removal of darkness, destruction of darkness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhvānta+samuccheda)

• dhvānta – darkness, obscurity
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root `dhvaṃs` (to fall, perish, decay) with suffix `-ta`
  Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)
• samuccheda – complete cutting off, removal, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  from `sam` + `ut` + root `chid` (to cut)
  Prefixes: sam+ut
  Root: chid (class 7)

स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously, by oneself, of its own accord

(indeclinable)

आलोकवेदनम् (ālokavedanam) - the perception of light, the experience of light

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ālokavedana

ālokavedana - perception of light, experience of light

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āloka+vedana)

• āloka – light, sight, vision
  noun (masculine)
  from `ā` + root `lok` (to see)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)
• vedana – perception, knowledge, sensation
  noun (neuter)
  from root `vid` (to know, perceive) with suffix `-ana`
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: The verb 'is' is implied.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

अहङ्कारविच्छेदे (ahaṅkāravicchede) - in the cessation of ego, in the cutting off of ego

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāraviccheda

ahaṅkāraviccheda - cessation of ego, cutting off of ego

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṅkāra+viccheda)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, egoism, 'I-maker'
  noun (masculine)
  from `aham` (I) + root `kṛ` (to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• viccheda – cutting off, separation, cessation
  noun (masculine)
  from `vi` + root `chid` (to cut)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: chid (class 7)

स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously, by oneself, of its own accord

(indeclinable)

आत्मावलोकनम् (ātmāvalokanam) - the direct perception of the self, seeing of the self

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmāvalokana

ātmāvalokana - direct perception of the self, seeing of the self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+avalokana)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• avalokana – seeing, looking at, perception
  noun (neuter)
  from `ava` + root `lok` (to see)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: lok (class 10)

Note: The verb 'is' is implied.

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