योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-38, verse-5
पूजाक्रमेषु सर्वेषु देहगेहं पवित्रकम् ।
त्याज्यं देहावबोधात्म परं यत्नात्पवित्रकम् ॥ ५ ॥
त्याज्यं देहावबोधात्म परं यत्नात्पवित्रकम् ॥ ५ ॥
pūjākrameṣu sarveṣu dehagehaṃ pavitrakam ,
tyājyaṃ dehāvabodhātma paraṃ yatnātpavitrakam 5
tyājyaṃ dehāvabodhātma paraṃ yatnātpavitrakam 5
5.
pūjākrameṣu sarveṣu dehageham pavitrakam
tyājyam dehavabodhātma param yatnāt pavitrakam
tyājyam dehavabodhātma param yatnāt pavitrakam
5.
sarveṣu pūjākrameṣu dehageham pavitrakam [asti] tu
dehavabodhātma param yatnāt tyājyam [tat] pavitrakam [asti]
dehavabodhātma param yatnāt tyājyam [tat] pavitrakam [asti]
5.
Among all methods of worship, the 'body-house' (deha-geham) is considered pure. However, the self (ātman) that identifies with the understanding of the body (dehavabodhātma) must be abandoned with great effort; that is the supreme (param) purification.
Words meanings summery:
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- पूजाक्रमेषु (pūjākrameṣu) - in all methods of worship (in the methods of worship, in the steps of adoration)
- सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all (methods of worship) (in all, in all of them)
- देहगेहम् (dehageham) - the body considered as a house (for the self) (body-house)
- पवित्रकम् (pavitrakam) - is considered pure/holy (pure, sacred, holy)
- त्याज्यम् (tyājyam) - must be abandoned/discarded (to be abandoned, to be given up, to be discarded)
- देहवबोधात्म (dehavabodhātma) - the self (ātman) that identifies itself with the understanding of the body (one whose self (ātman) is the understanding of the body, body-conscious self)
- परम् (param) - supreme (as in highest purification) (supreme, highest, ultimate; very, exceedingly)
- यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with great effort (by effort, with exertion, diligently)
- पवित्रकम् (pavitrakam) - purification (as a result of abandoning body-identification) (pure, sacred, holy; means of purification)
Words meanings and morphology
पूजाक्रमेषु (pūjākrameṣu) - in all methods of worship (in the methods of worship, in the steps of adoration)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of pūjākrama
pūjākrama - method/order of worship, ritual procedure
Compound type : tatpurusha (pūjā+krama)
- pūjā – worship, adoration, reverence
noun (feminine) - krama – step, order, sequence, method
noun (masculine)
Root: kram (class 1)
सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all (methods of worship) (in all, in all of them)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, entire
देहगेहम् (dehageham) - the body considered as a house (for the self) (body-house)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dehageha
dehageha - body-house (metaphor for the physical body)
Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+geha)
- deha – body
noun (masculine) - geha – house, dwelling, home
noun (neuter)
पवित्रकम् (pavitrakam) - is considered pure/holy (pure, sacred, holy)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pavitraka
pavitraka - pure, holy, sacred; a purificatory means
diminutive/emphatic form of pavitra
त्याज्यम् (tyājyam) - must be abandoned/discarded (to be abandoned, to be given up, to be discarded)
(gerundive)
देहवबोधात्म (dehavabodhātma) - the self (ātman) that identifies itself with the understanding of the body (one whose self (ātman) is the understanding of the body, body-conscious self)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dehavabodhātman
dehavabodhātman - one whose self is the understanding of the body, body-conscious soul
Compound type : bahuvrihi (deha+avabodha+ātman)
- deha – body
noun (masculine) - avabodha – understanding, comprehension, perception
noun (masculine)
from ava-budh (to understand)
Prefix: ava
Root: budh (class 1) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine)
परम् (param) - supreme (as in highest purification) (supreme, highest, ultimate; very, exceedingly)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, another
यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with great effort (by effort, with exertion, diligently)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of yatna
yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor
Root: yat (class 1)
पवित्रकम् (pavitrakam) - purification (as a result of abandoning body-identification) (pure, sacred, holy; means of purification)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pavitraka
pavitraka - pure, holy, sacred; a purificatory means
diminutive/emphatic form of pavitra