योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-53, verse-28

यथेहाहं तथेहास्ति घटादीहापि मर्कटः ।
स्वमीहैवं तथाम्भोधिः किमहंतां प्रति ग्रहः ॥ २८ ॥

yathehāhaṃ tathehāsti ghaṭādīhāpi markaṭaḥ ,
svamīhaivaṃ tathāmbhodhiḥ kimahaṃtāṃ prati grahaḥ 28

28. yathā iha aham tathā iha asti ghaṭādiḥ iha api markaṭaḥ
svam iha evam tathā ambudhiḥ kim ahaṃtām prati grahaḥ

28. aham iha yathā asti,
tathā ghaṭādiḥ iha api asti,
markaṭaḥ api iha (asti).
svam ambudhiḥ evam tathā (asti).
kim ahaṃtām prati grahaḥ

28. Just as I am present here, so too are objects like pots present here, and even a monkey is present here. Similarly, an ocean is perceived as 'mine' here. What is this attachment (graha) to the sense of 'I-ness' (ahaṅkāra)?

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• घटादिः (ghaṭādiḥ) - pot and so on, beginning with a pot, etc.

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• मर्कटः (markaṭaḥ) - monkey

• स्वम् (svam) - one's own, mine

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• अम्बुधिः (ambudhiḥ) - ocean, sea

• किम् (kim) - introduces an interrogative clause, expressing 'why is this?' (what? why?)

• अहंताम् (ahaṁtām) - to 'I-ness', to egoism

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, regarding

• ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - grasping, attachment, seizure

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

root verb

Root: as (class 2)

घटादिः (ghaṭādiḥ) - pot and so on, beginning with a pot, etc.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghaṭādi

ghaṭādi - pot and so on, beginning with a pot, etc.

Compound type : tatpurusha (ghaṭa+ādi)

• ghaṭa – pot, jar
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
  adjective (masculine)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

मर्कटः (markaṭaḥ) - monkey

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of markaṭa

markaṭa - monkey, ape

स्वम् (svam) - one's own, mine

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, own, my, his, her, their; self, soul

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

अम्बुधिः (ambudhiḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambudhi

ambudhi - ocean, sea, cloud

किम् (kim) - introduces an interrogative clause, expressing 'why is this?' (what? why?)

(indeclinable)

अहंताम् (ahaṁtām) - to 'I-ness', to egoism

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ahaṃtā

ahaṁtā - 'I-ness', egoism, self-conceit

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, regarding

(preposition)

ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - grasping, attachment, seizure

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of graha

graha - grasping, seizing, attachment, planet, house (of a planet)

Root: grah (class 9)

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