योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-74, verse-52
नाशास्तेनत्वमाशानां विद्धि मिथ्याभ्रमं जगत् ।
वहद्रथस्थदिक्चक्रपरावर्तवदुत्थितम् ॥ ५२ ॥
वहद्रथस्थदिक्चक्रपरावर्तवदुत्थितम् ॥ ५२ ॥
nāśāstenatvamāśānāṃ viddhi mithyābhramaṃ jagat ,
vahadrathasthadikcakraparāvartavadutthitam 52
vahadrathasthadikcakraparāvartavadutthitam 52
52.
āśāḥ te na tvam āśānām viddhi mithyābhramam jagat
vahant ratha stha dik cakra parāvarta vat utthitam
vahant ratha stha dik cakra parāvarta vat utthitam
52.
te āśāḥ tvam na [asi]तेन त्वम् आशानाम् मिथ्याभ्रमम् वहत् रथ स्थ दिक् चक्र परावर्त वत् उत्थितम् जगत् विद्धि।
52.
Do not identify with those desires; know that the world (jagat) is a false illusion (mithyābhrama) born of desires (āśānām), which has arisen like the illusory turning of the wheel of directions from a moving chariot.
Words meanings summery:
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- आशाः (āśāḥ) - hopes, desires, expectations
- ते (te) - those (feminine plural)
- न (na) - not, no
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- आशानाम् (āśānām) - of hopes, of desires
- विद्धि (viddhi) - know! (imperative)
- मिथ्याभ्रमम् (mithyābhramam) - false illusion, delusion
- जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe
- वहन्त् (vahant) - moving, carrying, flowing
- रथ (ratha) - chariot, carriage
- स्थ (stha) - standing, situated, being in
- दिक् (dik) - direction, quarter of the sky
- चक्र (cakra) - wheel, circle
- परावर्त (parāvarta) - turning back, revolving, reversal
- वत् (vat) - like, as, similar to
- उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arisen, manifested, standing up
Words meanings and morphology
आशाः (āśāḥ) - hopes, desires, expectations
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of āśā
āśā - hope, desire, expectation
Prefix: ā
Root: āś (class 5)
Note: Part of the phrase 'te āśāḥ' (those desires).
ते (te) - those (feminine plural)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Agrees with 'āśāḥ'.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Note: Forms negation with 'tvam'.
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'asi' (are).
आशानाम् (āśānām) - of hopes, of desires
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of āśā
āśā - hope, desire, expectation
Prefix: ā
Root: āś (class 5)
Note: Qualifies 'mithyābhramam' as 'illusion *of* desires'.
विद्धि (viddhi) - know! (imperative)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid
imperative
2nd person singular imperative active of verb 'vid' (Class 3, juhu-tyādi)
Root: vid (class 3)
मिथ्याभ्रमम् (mithyābhramam) - false illusion, delusion
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mithyābhrama
mithyābhrama - false illusion, delusion, erroneous perception
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mithyā+bhrama)
- mithyā – falsely, wrongly, untrue
indeclinable - bhrama – wandering, error, illusion, delusion
noun (masculine)
From root bhram (to wander, roam)
Root: bhram (class 1)
Note: Object of 'viddhi', agreeing with 'jagat'.
जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - the world, universe, what moves, animate beings
present active participle
From root gam (to go) with prefix ja
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Object of 'viddhi'.
वहन्त् (vahant) - moving, carrying, flowing
(adjective)
neuter, singular of vahant
vahant - moving, carrying, flowing
present active participle
Present active participle of root 'vah' (to carry, move)
Root: vah (class 1)
Note: Part of a long compound describing 'jagat'.
रथ (ratha) - chariot, carriage
(noun)
masculine, singular of ratha
ratha - chariot, car, carriage
Note: Part of compound 'vahadrathastha'.
स्थ (stha) - standing, situated, being in
(adjective)
singular of stha
stha - standing, situated, being in, abiding
nominal derivative
From root sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Part of compound 'vahadrathastha', meaning 'situated on a moving chariot'.
दिक् (dik) - direction, quarter of the sky
(noun)
feminine, singular of diś
diś - direction, quarter of the sky, point of the compass
Root: diś (class 6)
Note: Part of compound 'dikcakra'.
चक्र (cakra) - wheel, circle
(noun)
neuter, singular of cakra
cakra - wheel, circle, disk, cycle
Note: Part of compound 'dikcakra'.
परावर्त (parāvarta) - turning back, revolving, reversal
(noun)
masculine, singular of parāvarta
parāvarta - turning back, revolution, reversal, return
From root vṛt (to turn) with prefixes parā + ā
Prefixes: parā+ā
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Part of compound 'dikcakraparāvarta'.
वत् (vat) - like, as, similar to
(indeclinable)
Suffix meaning 'like' or 'as if'
Note: Attaches to the preceding compound.
उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arisen, manifested, standing up
(adjective)
neuter, singular of utthita
utthita - arisen, standing up, produced, manifested
past passive participle
Past passive participle of root sthā (to stand) with prefix ut
Prefix: ut
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'jagat' as object of 'viddhi'.