योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-20, verse-27

संसारव्यवहारोत्थैराशापाशैरसन्मयैः ।
उद्गारैरिव भूकाको न वैवश्यं व्रजाम्यहम् ॥ २७ ॥

saṃsāravyavahārotthairāśāpāśairasanmayaiḥ ,
udgārairiva bhūkāko na vaivaśyaṃ vrajāmyaham 27

27. saṃsāra-vyavahāra-utthair āśā-pāśair asanmayaiḥ
udgārair iva bhū-kākaḥ na vaivaśyam vrajāmi aham

27. aham saṃsāra-vyavahāra-utthair asanmayaiḥ āśā-pāśair
na vaivaśyam vrajāmi iva bhū-kākaḥ udgārair

27. I do not fall into a state of helplessness, like an earth-crow [disturbed] by its [own] cries, [nor am I ensnared] by the bonds of desire (āśāpāśa) that arise from worldly activities (saṃsāra) and are ultimately unreal.

27. אינני נלכד בחוסר אונים כמו עורב ארצי פשוט, הנאבק בחבלי התאוות המדומות הנובעות מהבלי העולם הזה (סַמְסָארָה).

Words meanings summery:

• संसार-व्यवहार-उत्थैर् (saṁsāra-vyavahāra-utthair) - by those arisen from worldly activities

• आशा-पाशैर् (āśā-pāśair) - by the bonds of desire

• असन्मयैः (asanmayaiḥ) - by those that are unreal, consisting of unreality

• उद्गारैर् (udgārair) - by cries, by utterances

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• भू-काकः (bhū-kākaḥ) - an earth-crow, a crow

• न (na) - not

• वैवश्यम् (vaivaśyam) - helplessness, dependence

• व्रजामि (vrajāmi) - I go, I fall (into)

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

संसार-व्यवहार-उत्थैर् (saṁsāra-vyavahāra-utthair) - by those arisen from worldly activities

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃsāravyavahārauttha

saṁsāravyavahārauttha - arising from worldly transactions or conduct of life (saṃsāra)

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+vyavahāra+uttha)

• saṃsāra – worldly existence, transmigration, cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• vyavahāra – activity, conduct, transaction, worldly affairs, usage
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• uttha – arisen, produced, caused by, standing up
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'sthā' with upasarga 'ud'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'āśāpāśair' and 'asanmayaiḥ'

आशा-पाशैर् (āśā-pāśair) - by the bonds of desire

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āśāpāśa

āśāpāśa - noose of hope, bond of desire (āśāpāśa)

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśā+pāśa)

• āśā – hope, desire, expectation
  noun (feminine)
• pāśa – fetter, bond, noose, trap
  noun (masculine)

असन्मयैः (asanmayaiḥ) - by those that are unreal, consisting of unreality

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of asanmaya

asanmaya - not real, unreal, consisting of unreality or non-existence

Compound type : tatpurusha (asat+maya)

• asat – unreal, non-existent, untrue
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'as' (to be) with negation 'a'
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)
• maya – consisting of, made of, full of
  suffix (masculine)
  Secondary suffix forming adjectives

Note: Agrees with 'āśāpāśair'

उद्गारैर् (udgārair) - by cries, by utterances

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of udgāra

udgāra - utterance, cry, belch, shout, sound

Prefix: ud

Root: gṛ (class 6)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

भू-काकः (bhū-kākaḥ) - an earth-crow, a crow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūkāka

bhūkāka - earth-crow, crow (a common crow)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhū+kāka)

• bhū – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• kāka – crow
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

वैवश्यम् (vaivaśyam) - helplessness, dependence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaivaśya

vaivaśya - helplessness, dependence, subjection, powerlessness

Derived from 'vivaśa' (powerless) with suffix 'ya'

व्रजामि (vrajāmi) - I go, I fall (into)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vraj

Present Indicative

1st person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: vraj (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

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