योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-39

कुतोऽप्यागत्य निःसारः सर्वसज्जनवर्जितः ।
अहंकारः कुवेतालः प्रविष्टश्चित्तनामकः ॥ ३९ ॥

kuto'pyāgatya niḥsāraḥ sarvasajjanavarjitaḥ ,
ahaṃkāraḥ kuvetālaḥ praviṣṭaścittanāmakaḥ 39

39. kutaḥ api āgatya niḥsāraḥ sarvasajjanavarjitaḥ
ahaṅkāraḥ kuvetālaḥ praviṣṭaḥ cittanāmakaḥ

39. kutaḥ api āgatya niḥsāraḥ sarvasajjanavarjitaḥ
kuvetālaḥ ahaṅkāraḥ cittanāmakaḥ praviṣṭaḥ

39. The worthless ego (ahaṅkāra), devoid of all good people, has entered the mind (citta) from somewhere, like an evil demon.

Words meanings summery:

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, from some place, from what reason

• अपि (api) - also, even, perhaps

• आगत्य (āgatya) - having come, approaching

• निःसारः (niḥsāraḥ) - worthless, sapless, essence-less, powerless

• सर्वसज्जनवर्जितः (sarvasajjanavarjitaḥ) - devoid of all good people

• अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego (ahaṅkāra) (ego, self-conceit)

• कुवेतालः (kuvetālaḥ) - evil demon, bad vetāla

• प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered, having entered

• चित्तनामकः (cittanāmakaḥ) - named 'mind' (citta) (named mind, called mind)

Words meanings and morphology

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, from some place, from what reason

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative adverb

अपि (api) - also, even, perhaps

(indeclinable)

आगत्य (āgatya) - having come, approaching

(indeclinable)

absolutive

root gam with prefix ā + lyap suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

निःसारः (niḥsāraḥ) - worthless, sapless, essence-less, powerless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niḥsāra

niḥsāra - worthless, useless, essence-less, sapless, powerless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+sāra)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
• sāra – essence, pith, strength, worth
  noun (masculine)

सर्वसज्जनवर्जितः (sarvasajjanavarjitaḥ) - devoid of all good people

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvasajjanavarjita

sarvasajjanavarjita - devoid of all good people/virtuous persons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+sajjana+varjita)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• sajjana – good person, virtuous man
  noun (masculine)
• varjita – abandoned, excluded, deprived of, devoid of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root vṛj (to abandon) with kta suffix
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: sarva-sajjana-varjitaḥ = varjitaḥ (devoid) of sarva-sajjana (all good people)

अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego (ahaṅkāra) (ego, self-conceit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, egoism, self-conceit, individuality

कुवेतालः (kuvetālaḥ) - evil demon, bad vetāla

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuvetāla

kuvetāla - evil demon, bad vetāla

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ku+vetāla)

• ku – bad, evil, wicked (prefix)
  indeclinable
• vetāla – a ghost, demon, vampire-like being
  noun (masculine)

प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered, having entered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, having entered, gone into

Past Passive Participle

root viś (to enter) with prefix pra + kta suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with ahaṅkāraḥ

चित्तनामकः (cittanāmakaḥ) - named 'mind' (citta) (named mind, called mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cittanāmaka

cittanāmaka - named 'mind', called 'mind'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+nāmaka)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
• nāmaka – named, called, bearing the name of
  adjective (masculine)
  from nāman (name)

Note: Agrees with an implied masculine noun (e.g., 'lokaḥ' - realm) or functions as a descriptive predicative for the place of entry.

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