योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-29, verse-46
अहंकारबृहद्यक्षगृहे दग्धशरीरके ।
विहरन्नास्थया साधो न तु वै तत्किल स्थिरम् ॥ ४६ ॥
विहरन्नास्थया साधो न तु वै तत्किल स्थिरम् ॥ ४६ ॥
ahaṃkārabṛhadyakṣagṛhe dagdhaśarīrake ,
viharannāsthayā sādho na tu vai tatkila sthiram 46
viharannāsthayā sādho na tu vai tatkila sthiram 46
46.
ahaṅkāra-bṛhat-yakṣa-gṛhe dagdha-śarīrake
viharan āsthaya sādho na tu vai tat kila sthiram
viharan āsthaya sādho na tu vai tat kila sthiram
46.
sādho! ahaṅkārabṛhadyakṣagṛhe dagdhaśarīrake āsthaya viharan,
tat kila tu vai na sthiram
tat kila tu vai na sthiram
46.
O wise one (sādho)! Dwelling with attachment in the abode of the great fiend (yakṣa) of ego (ahaṅkāra), with this body consumed [by its activities], that [ego] is certainly not stable.
Words meanings summery:
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- अहङ्कारबृहद्यक्षगृहे (ahaṅkārabṛhadyakṣagṛhe) - in the abode of the great fiend (yakṣa) of ego (ahaṅkāra)
- दग्ध-शरीरके (dagdha-śarīrake) - in this body consumed (by desires or the activities of ego) (in the burned/consumed body)
- विहरन् (viharan) - dwelling, roaming, existing
- आस्थय (āsthaya) - with attachment, with interest, with faith
- साधो (sādho) - O good one! O wise one!
- न (na) - not
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
- वै (vai) - verily, indeed, certainly
- तत् (tat) - that (ego or its dwelling in the body) (that)
- किल (kila) - indeed, certainly
- स्थिरम् (sthiram) - stable, firm, lasting
Words meanings and morphology
अहङ्कारबृहद्यक्षगृहे (ahaṅkārabṛhadyakṣagṛhe) - in the abode of the great fiend (yakṣa) of ego (ahaṅkāra)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of ahaṅkārabṛhadyakṣagṛha
ahaṅkārabṛhadyakṣagṛha - the house of the great demon (yakṣa) which is the ego (ahaṅkāra)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṅkāra+bṛhat+yakṣa+gṛha)
- ahaṅkāra – ego, egotism, self-sense
noun (masculine)
From `aham` + `√kṛ` (to make).
Root: kṛ (class 8) - bṛhat – great, large, vast
adjective - yakṣa – a class of supernatural beings, often attendants of Kubera, sometimes described as fierce or demonic
noun (masculine) - gṛha – house, home, abode
noun (neuter)
Note: `ahaṅkāra` qualifies `bṛhadyakṣa`, which in turn qualifies `gṛha`.
दग्ध-शरीरके (dagdha-śarīrake) - in this body consumed (by desires or the activities of ego) (in the burned/consumed body)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of dagdhaśarīraka
dagdhaśarīraka - a body that is burned or consumed
Compound.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (dagdha+śarīraka)
- dagdha – burned, consumed, tormented
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From `√dah` (to burn).
Root: dah (class 1) - śarīraka – body, small body
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies the location or state of the body in which one dwells.
विहरन् (viharan) - dwelling, roaming, existing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viharant
viharant - dwelling, playing, enjoying, roaming
Present Active Participle
From `vi-√hṛ` (to wander, to dwell, to enjoy).
Prefix: vi
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Refers to the implied subject 'one' or 'person' who is addressed.
आस्थय (āsthaya) - with attachment, with interest, with faith
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of āsthā
āsthā - trust, faith, adherence, attachment, regard
From `ā-√sthā`.
Prefix: ā
Root: sthā (class 1)
साधो (sādho) - O good one! O wise one!
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of sādhu
sādhu - good, virtuous, holy, wise man, saint
Note: Addressed to a listener, usually a seeker of truth or a virtuous person.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
वै (vai) - verily, indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that (ego or its dwelling in the body) (that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Note: Refers to `ahaṅkāra` or the state of being in `ahaṅkāra-gṛha`.
किल (kila) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
स्थिरम् (sthiram) - stable, firm, lasting
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sthira
sthira - firm, stable, steady, lasting, permanent
From `√sthā` (to stand).
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Qualifies `tat`.