योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-24, verse-15

पुर्यष्टककलत्रेण तन्मात्रस्वजनेन च ।
अहंकारगृहस्थेन सर्वतः परिपालितम् ॥ १५ ॥

puryaṣṭakakalatreṇa tanmātrasvajanena ca ,
ahaṃkāragṛhasthena sarvataḥ paripālitam 15

15. puryaṣṭaka-kalatreṇa tanmātra-svajaneṇa ca
ahaṅkāra-gṛhastena sarvataḥ paripālitam

15. puryaṣṭaka-kalatreṇa tanmātra-svajaneṇa ca
ahaṅkāra-gṛhastena sarvataḥ paripālitam

15. It is protected from all sides by the householder ego (ahaṅkāra), with the subtle body (puryaṣṭaka) as its consort and the subtle elements (tanmātra) as its kinsfolk.

Words meanings summery:

• पुर्यष्टक-कलत्रेण (puryaṣṭaka-kalatreṇa) - the subtle body (puryaṣṭaka) is metaphorically depicted as the consort of the householder ego (ahaṅkāra) in the body-house. (by the subtle body as spouse/consort)

• तन्मात्र-स्वजनेण (tanmātra-svajaneṇa) - the subtle elements (tanmātras) are metaphorically depicted as the relatives of the householder ego (ahaṅkāra) in the body-house. (by kinsfolk who are subtle elements)

• च (ca) - and

• अहङ्कार-गृहस्तेन (ahaṅkāra-gṛhastena) - ego (ahaṅkāra) personified as the master of the body-house. (by the householder ego)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere, on all sides

• परिपालितम् (paripālitam) - protected, guarded, nourished

Words meanings and morphology

पुर्यष्टक-कलत्रेण (puryaṣṭaka-kalatreṇa) - the subtle body (puryaṣṭaka) is metaphorically depicted as the consort of the householder ego (ahaṅkāra) in the body-house. (by the subtle body as spouse/consort)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of puryaṣṭaka-kalatra

puryaṣṭaka-kalatra - subtle body as spouse/consort

Compound type : karmadhāraya (puryaṣṭaka+kalatra)

• puryaṣṭaka – the eightfold city (a term for the subtle body comprising five tanmātras, mind, intellect, and ego)
  noun (neuter)
• kalatra – wife, spouse, consort
  noun (neuter)

तन्मात्र-स्वजनेण (tanmātra-svajaneṇa) - the subtle elements (tanmātras) are metaphorically depicted as the relatives of the householder ego (ahaṅkāra) in the body-house. (by kinsfolk who are subtle elements)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tanmātra-svajana

tanmātra-svajana - kinsfolk who are subtle elements

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tanmātra+svajana)

• tanmātra – subtle element (sound, touch, form, taste, smell)
  noun (neuter)
• svajana – own people, kinsfolk, relatives
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अहङ्कार-गृहस्तेन (ahaṅkāra-gṛhastena) - ego (ahaṅkāra) personified as the master of the body-house. (by the householder ego)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra-gṛhasta

ahaṅkāra-gṛhasta - ego as householder

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ahaṅkāra+gṛhasta)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, egoism, sense of 'I'
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ
• gṛhasta – householder, one who is in the householder stage (āśrama) of life
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sthā

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere, on all sides

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'sarva' (all) with the suffix 'tas'.

परिपालितम् (paripālitam) - protected, guarded, nourished

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paripālita

paripālita - protected, guarded, cherished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'pāl' (to protect) with the prefix 'pari'.

Prefix: pari

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Refers back to 'idam deha-geham' (this body-house) in the previous verse.

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