योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-19

तस्मिन्मांसमये देहे कैवास्था भवतोऽनघ ।
दीर्घसंकल्पदेहोऽयं तस्मिन्नास्था महामते ॥ १९ ॥

tasminmāṃsamaye dehe kaivāsthā bhavato'nagha ,
dīrghasaṃkalpadeho'yaṃ tasminnāsthā mahāmate 19

19. tasmin māṃsamaye dehe kā eva asthā bhavataḥ anagha
dīrghasaṃkalpadehaḥ ayam tasmin na asthā mahāmate

19. anagha bhavataḥ tasmin māṃsamaye dehe kā eva asthā? mahāmate ayam dīrghasaṃkalpadehaḥ,
tasmin na asthā.

19. O faultless one, what attachment can you possibly have for that body made of flesh? O great-minded one, this body is formed by long-cherished resolves, and in such a body, there is no lasting stability.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in it

• मांसमये (māṁsamaye) - made of flesh, fleshy

• देहे (dehe) - in the body

• का (kā) - what, which

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अस्था (asthā) - stability, constancy, attachment, firmness

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you, for you

• अनघ (anagha) - O blameless one, O faultless one

• दीर्घसंकल्पदेहः (dīrghasaṁkalpadehaḥ) - a body born of long-cherished resolves/intentions

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in it

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्था (asthā) - stability, constancy, attachment, firmness

• महामते (mahāmate) - O great-minded one, O intelligent one

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in it

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मांसमये (māṁsamaye) - made of flesh, fleshy

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of māṃsamaya

māṁsamaya - made of flesh, fleshy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māṃsa+maya)

• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix (adjectival) (masculine)
  Suffix forming adjectives from nouns, meaning 'made of' or 'consisting of'.

देहे (dehe) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

का (kā) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ka

ka - who, what, which

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

अस्था (asthā) - stability, constancy, attachment, firmness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asthā

asthā - stability, constancy, attachment, firmness, permanence

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you, for you

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (formal), your honor

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root 'bhū' (to be, exist). Functions as an honorific pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अनघ (anagha) - O blameless one, O faultless one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - blameless, faultless, sinless, pure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+agha)

• a – not, non-, un- (negating prefix)
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, fault, evil, distress
  noun (neuter)

दीर्घसंकल्पदेहः (dīrghasaṁkalpadehaḥ) - a body born of long-cherished resolves/intentions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīrghasaṃkalpadeha

dīrghasaṁkalpadeha - a body formed by long-cherished resolves or intentions

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+saṃkalpa+deha)

• dīrgha – long, lasting, extended
  adjective (masculine)
• saṃkalpa – resolve, intention, determination, will, mental concept
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• deha – body, form, person
  noun (masculine)

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in it

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्था (asthā) - stability, constancy, attachment, firmness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asthā

asthā - stability, constancy, attachment, firmness, permanence

महामते (mahāmate) - O great-minded one, O intelligent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmat

mahāmat - great-minded, intelligent, wise

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• mati – mind, intelligence, understanding, thought
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

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