योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-81

अन्येन रचितो देहो यक्षेणान्येन संश्रितः ।
दुःखमन्यस्य भोक्तान्यश्चित्रेयं मौर्ख्यचक्रिका ॥ ८१ ॥

anyena racito deho yakṣeṇānyena saṃśritaḥ ,
duḥkhamanyasya bhoktānyaścitreyaṃ maurkhyacakrikā 81

81. anyena racitaḥ dehaḥ yakṣeṇa anyena saṃśritaḥ duḥkham
anyasya bhoktā anyaḥ citrā iyam maurkʰyacakrikā

81. dehaḥ anyena racitaḥ anyena yakṣeṇa saṃśritaḥ anyaḥ
anyasya duḥkham bhoktā iyam maurkʰyacakrikā citrā

81. The body is created by one, inhabited by another spirit (yakṣa), and still another experiences its suffering. This cycle of ignorance (maurkʰyacakrikā) is truly astonishing.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्येन (anyena) - by another, by a different one

• रचितः (racitaḥ) - created, made, constructed

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• यक्षेण (yakṣeṇa) - by a spirit or sentient entity that animates the body (by a yakṣa, by a spirit, by a semi-divine being)

• अन्येन (anyena) - by another, by a different one

• संश्रितः (saṁśritaḥ) - inhabited, occupied (inhabited, resorted to, dependent on, taken refuge in)

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, sorrow, misery

• अन्यस्य (anyasya) - of another, belonging to another

• भोक्ता (bhoktā) - experiencer of suffering (enjoyer, experiencer, consumer)

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, a different one

• चित्रा (citrā) - astonishing, strange (strange, wonderful, variegated, diverse)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• मौर्क्ʰयचक्रिका (maurkʰyacakrikā) - cycle of delusion or ignorance (wheel of foolishness, cycle of ignorance)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्येन (anyena) - by another, by a different one

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

रचितः (racitaḥ) - created, made, constructed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of racita

racita - made, formed, arranged, constructed, created

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'rac' (to make, prepare) with suffix '-ta'

Root: rac (class 10)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, shape

यक्षेण (yakṣeṇa) - by a spirit or sentient entity that animates the body (by a yakṣa, by a spirit, by a semi-divine being)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of semi-divine beings, a spirit, a demon

From root 'yaj' (to worship), meaning 'worthy of worship' or 'a worshiper'

Root: yaj (class 1)

अन्येन (anyena) - by another, by a different one

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

संश्रितः (saṁśritaḥ) - inhabited, occupied (inhabited, resorted to, dependent on, taken refuge in)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśrita

saṁśrita - resorted to, attached to, dependent on, inhabited

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śri' (to resort to, serve) with upasarga 'sam' and suffix '-ta'

Prefix: sam

Root: śri (class 1)

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, sorrow, misery

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, sorrow, misery

अन्यस्य (anyasya) - of another, belonging to another

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

भोक्ता (bhoktā) - experiencer of suffering (enjoyer, experiencer, consumer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhoktṛ

bhoktṛ - enjoyer, experiencer, consumer, nourisher

Agent Noun

Derived from root 'bhuj' (to enjoy, eat) with agent suffix '-tṛ'

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, a different one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

चित्रा (citrā) - astonishing, strange (strange, wonderful, variegated, diverse)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citra

citra - clear, bright, variegated, wonderful, strange

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Feminine form, agreeing with 'maurkʰyacakrikā'.

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Feminine nominative singular of 'idam'.

मौर्क्ʰयचक्रिका (maurkʰyacakrikā) - cycle of delusion or ignorance (wheel of foolishness, cycle of ignorance)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maurkʰyacakrikā

maurkʰyacakrikā - wheel of ignorance/folly, cycle of delusion

Compound type : Tatpurusha (maurkʰya+cakrikā)

• maurkʰya – foolishness, ignorance, stupidity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'mūrkha' (foolish) with suffix '-ya'
• cakrikā – a small wheel, a discus, a cycle
  noun (feminine)
  Diminutive of 'cakra' (wheel)

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