योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-54

अहमप्यधमोत्कृष्टकाष्ठलोष्टसमस्थितिः ।
अज्ञैरेवागतः साम्यं परमामृष्टवस्तुभिः ॥ ५४ ॥

ahamapyadhamotkṛṣṭakāṣṭhaloṣṭasamasthitiḥ ,
ajñairevāgataḥ sāmyaṃ paramāmṛṣṭavastubhiḥ 54

54. aham api adhamotkṛṣṭakāṣṭhaloṣṭasamsthitiḥ
ajñaiḥ eva āgataḥ sāmyam paramāmṛṣṭavastubhiḥ

54. aham api adhamotkṛṣṭakāṣṭhaloṣṭasamsthitiḥ
paramāmṛṣṭavastubhiḥ ajñaiḥ eva sāmyam āgataḥ

54. I too, whose state is indifferent, like an inferior or superior piece of wood or a clod of earth, have indeed been equated with the ignorant, those whose understanding does not touch the supreme reality.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अपि (api) - also, too, even

• अधमोत्कृष्टकाष्ठलोष्टसम्स्थितिः (adhamotkṛṣṭakāṣṭhaloṣṭasamsthitiḥ) - whose state is equal to an inferior or superior piece of wood or a clod of earth, indifferent to distinctions

• अज्ञैः (ajñaiḥ) - by the ignorant

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - attained, reached, come

• साम्यम् (sāmyam) - equality, sameness

• परमामृष्टवस्तुभिः (paramāmṛṣṭavastubhiḥ) - by those whose objects are supremely ungrasped/untouched

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अपि (api) - also, too, even

(indeclinable)

अधमोत्कृष्टकाष्ठलोष्टसम्स्थितिः (adhamotkṛṣṭakāṣṭhaloṣṭasamsthitiḥ) - whose state is equal to an inferior or superior piece of wood or a clod of earth, indifferent to distinctions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhamotkṛṣṭakāṣṭhaloṣṭasamsthiti

adhamotkṛṣṭakāṣṭhaloṣṭasamsthiti - one whose state/condition is equal to (or like) inferior and superior wood or a clod of earth

Compound type : bahuvrihi (adhama+utkṛṣṭa+kāṣṭha+loṣṭa+sama+sthiti)

• adhama – lowest, inferior, vile
  adjective
  superlative of 'adha' (down)
• utkṛṣṭa – excellent, superior, elevated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from verb 'kṛṣ' (to draw, pull) with prefix 'ud'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
• kāṣṭha – wood, stick, log
  noun (neuter)
• loṣṭa – clod of earth, lump of clay
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, same
  adjective
• sthiti – state, condition, position, stability
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अज्ञैः (ajñaiḥ) - by the ignorant

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ajña

ajña - ignorant, foolish, unknowing

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jña)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• jña – knowing, wise, knowledgeable
  adjective
  derived from root 'jñā'
  Root: jñā (class 9)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

आगतः (āgataḥ) - attained, reached, come

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

from verb 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

साम्यम् (sāmyam) - equality, sameness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāmya

sāmya - equality, sameness, impartiality

परमामृष्टवस्तुभिः (paramāmṛṣṭavastubhiḥ) - by those whose objects are supremely ungrasped/untouched

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of paramāmṛṣṭavastu

paramāmṛṣṭavastu - one whose objects/reality are supremely ungrasped/untouched

Compound type : bahuvrihi (parama+amṛṣṭa+vastu)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective
• amṛṣṭa – untouched, ungrasped, unconsidered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle (negative)
  from verb 'mṛś' (to touch, reflect) with negative prefix 'a'
  Prefix: a
  Root: mṛś (class 6)
• vastu – object, thing, reality, substance
  noun (neuter)

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