योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-29, verse-47
अहंकारानुचरतां त्यक्त्वा विततया धिया ।
अहंकारास्मृतिं प्राप्य स्वात्मैवाश्ववलम्ब्यताम् ॥ ४७ ॥
अहंकारास्मृतिं प्राप्य स्वात्मैवाश्ववलम्ब्यताम् ॥ ४७ ॥
ahaṃkārānucaratāṃ tyaktvā vitatayā dhiyā ,
ahaṃkārāsmṛtiṃ prāpya svātmaivāśvavalambyatām 47
ahaṃkārāsmṛtiṃ prāpya svātmaivāśvavalambyatām 47
47.
ahaṅkārānucaratām tyaktvā vitatayā dhiyā
ahaṅkārāsmṛtim prāpya svātmā eva āśu avalambyatām
ahaṅkārāsmṛtim prāpya svātmā eva āśu avalambyatām
47.
vitatayā dhiyā ahaṅkārānucaratām tyaktvā,
ahaṅkārāsmṛtim prāpya,
svātmā eva āśu avalambyatām
ahaṅkārāsmṛtim prāpya,
svātmā eva āśu avalambyatām
47.
Having renounced the state of being a subordinate to ego (ahaṅkāra) through broadened understanding, and having achieved forgetfulness of ego (ahaṅkāra), one should swiftly take refuge solely in one's own Self (ātman).
Words meanings summery:
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- अहङ्कारानुचरताम् (ahaṅkārānucaratām) - the state of being a follower/subordinate of ego (ahaṅkāra)
- त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having renounced
- विततया (vitatayā) - with expanded, with broadened, with pervading
- धिया (dhiyā) - with intelligence, with understanding
- अहङ्कारास्मृतिम् (ahaṅkārāsmṛtim) - non-remembrance of ego (ahaṅkāra), forgetfulness of ego
- प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained, having reached
- स्वात्मा (svātmā) - one's own Self (ātman)
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, alone
- आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly
- अवलम्ब्यताम् (avalambyatām) - let it be resorted to, it should be depended upon, take refuge
Words meanings and morphology
अहङ्कारानुचरताम् (ahaṅkārānucaratām) - the state of being a follower/subordinate of ego (ahaṅkāra)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ahaṅkārānucaratā
ahaṅkārānucaratā - the state of being a follower of ego
From `ahaṅkārānucara` + `tā` (suffix for abstract noun).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṅkāra+anucaratā)
- ahaṅkāra – ego, egotism, self-sense
noun (masculine)
From `aham` + `√kṛ` (to make).
Root: kṛ (class 8) - anucaratā – the state of following, attendance
noun (feminine)
From `anucara` (follower) + `tā` (abstract noun suffix).
Prefix: anu
Note: Object of `tyaktvā`.
त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having renounced
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From `√tyaj` (to abandon, give up).
Root: tyaj (class 1)
विततया (vitatayā) - with expanded, with broadened, with pervading
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of vitata
vitata - expanded, pervaded, spread out, extensive
Past Passive Participle
From `vi-√tan` (to spread out, extend).
Prefix: vi
Root: tan (class 8)
Note: Agrees with `dhiyā`.
धिया (dhiyā) - with intelligence, with understanding
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī
dhī - thought, mind, understanding, intelligence, wisdom
Note: Means (instrument) by which something is done.
अहङ्कारास्मृतिम् (ahaṅkārāsmṛtim) - non-remembrance of ego (ahaṅkāra), forgetfulness of ego
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ahaṅkārāsmṛti
ahaṅkārāsmṛti - forgetfulness or non-remembrance of ego (ahaṅkāra)
Compound of `ahaṅkāra` and `asmṛti`.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṅkāra+asmṛti)
- ahaṅkāra – ego, egotism, self-sense
noun (masculine)
From `aham` + `√kṛ` (to make).
Root: kṛ (class 8) - asmṛti – forgetfulness, non-remembrance
noun (feminine)
From `a-` (negation) + `smṛti` (remembrance).
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Object of `prāpya`.
प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained, having reached
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From `pra-√āp` (to obtain, reach).
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
स्वात्मा (svātmā) - one's own Self (ātman)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svātman
svātman - one's own Self (ātman)
Compound of `sva` and `ātman`.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)
- sva – own, one's own
pronoun - ātman – self, soul, supreme spirit
noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of the imperative verb.
एव (eva) - only, indeed, alone
(indeclinable)
आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly
(indeclinable)
Adverbial use of adjective.
Note: Modifies `avalambyatām`.
अवलम्ब्यताम् (avalambyatām) - let it be resorted to, it should be depended upon, take refuge
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (lot) of avalamb
Imperative passive 3rd singular
From `ava-√lamb` (to hang, cling, rely on). `ya` infix for passive.
Prefix: ava
Root: lamb (class 1)
Note: Its subject is `svātmā`.