योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-29, verse-57
हा हा मृतोऽस्मि दग्धोऽस्मीत्येता वै दुःखवृत्तयः ।
अहंकारपिशाचस्य शक्तयोऽन्यस्य नानघ ॥ ५७ ॥
अहंकारपिशाचस्य शक्तयोऽन्यस्य नानघ ॥ ५७ ॥
hā hā mṛto'smi dagdho'smītyetā vai duḥkhavṛttayaḥ ,
ahaṃkārapiśācasya śaktayo'nyasya nānagha 57
ahaṃkārapiśācasya śaktayo'nyasya nānagha 57
57.
hā hā mṛtaḥ asmi dagdhaḥ asmi iti etāḥ vai duḥkhavṛttayaḥ
ahaṅkārapiśācasya śaktayaḥ anyasya na anagha
ahaṅkārapiśācasya śaktayaḥ anyasya na anagha
57.
"Alas, alas! I am dead! I am burnt!" - these are indeed the manifestations of suffering. O sinless one (anagha), these are the powers (śakti) of the ego-demon (ahaṅkāra), and belong to nothing else.
Words meanings summery:
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- हा (hā) - alas, ah
- हा (hā) - alas, ah
- मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead
- अस्मि (asmi) - I am
- दग्धः (dagdhaḥ) - burnt
- अस्मि (asmi) - I am
- इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way (quotes)
- एताः (etāḥ) - these
- वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
- दुःखवृत्तयः (duḥkhavṛttayaḥ) - forms of sorrow, manifestations of suffering
- अहङ्कारपिशाचस्य (ahaṅkārapiśācasya) - of the ego-demon
- शक्तयः (śaktayaḥ) - powers, energies, faculties
- अन्यस्य (anyasya) - of another, of something else
- न (na) - not
- अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one
Words meanings and morphology
हा (hā) - alas, ah
(indeclinable)
Note: Repeated for emphasis.
हा (hā) - alas, ah
(indeclinable)
Note: Repeated for emphasis.
मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛta
mṛta - dead, deceased
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root `mṛ` (to die).
Root: mṛ (class 6)
Note: Predicate adjective with `asmi`.
अस्मि (asmi) - I am
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Copula.
दग्धः (dagdhaḥ) - burnt
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dagdha
dagdha - burnt, consumed by fire
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root `dah` (to burn).
Root: dah (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective with `asmi`.
अस्मि (asmi) - I am
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Copula.
इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way (quotes)
(indeclinable)
Note: Marks the end of the quoted expressions.
एताः (etāḥ) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Note: Refers to the preceding statements.
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
Note: Adds emphasis.
दुःखवृत्तयः (duḥkhavṛttayaḥ) - forms of sorrow, manifestations of suffering
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of duḥkhavṛtti
duḥkhavṛtti - form of sorrow, expression of suffering, manifestation of pain
Compound type : tatpurusha (duḥkha+vṛtti)
- duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery
noun (neuter) - vṛtti – mode, manner, state, manifestation, activity
noun (feminine)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Subject complement of an implied "are".
अहङ्कारपिशाचस्य (ahaṅkārapiśācasya) - of the ego-demon
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ahaṅkārapiśāca
ahaṅkārapiśāca - the demon of ego (ahaṅkāra)
Compound type : tatpurusha (ahaṅkāra+piśāca)
- ahaṅkāra – ego, sense of 'I-ness' (ahaṅkāra)
noun (masculine) - piśāca – demon, goblin, evil spirit
noun (masculine)
Note: Possessive, indicating ownership of the `śaktayaḥ`.
शक्तयः (śaktayaḥ) - powers, energies, faculties
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of śakti
śakti - power, energy, faculty, strength, divine feminine power (śakti)
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: Subject of the second clause.
अन्यस्य (anyasya) - of another, of something else
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Contrasted with `ahaṅkārapiśācasya`.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates the attribution to `anyasya`.
अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha
anagha - sinless, faultless, pure
`a` (not) + `agha` (sin, fault)
Compound type : nan-tatpurusha (a+agha)
- a – not, un-, without
indeclinable - agha – sin, fault, evil, distress
noun (neuter)
Note: Addresses the listener (Rama, often addressed this way in Yoga Vasistha).