योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-55, verse-37

अर्जुन उवाच ।
किमुत्था देवदेवेश क्षीयते वासना कथम् ।
श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
मौर्ख्यमोहसमुत्थाना त्वनात्मन्यात्मभावना ।
आत्मज्ञानान्महाबोधाद्विलयं याति वासना ॥ ३७ ॥

arjuna uvāca ,
kimutthā devadeveśa kṣīyate vāsanā katham ,
śrībhagavānuvāca ,
maurkhyamohasamutthānā tvanātmanyātmabhāvanā ,
ātmajñānānmahābodhādvilayaṃ yāti vāsanā 37

37. arjuna uvāca kim utthā devadeveśa kṣīyate
vāsanā katham śrī bhagavān uvāca
maurkkhyamohasamutthānā tu anātmani ātmabhāvanā
ātmajñānāt mahābodhāt vilayam yāti vāsanā

37. arjuna uvāca devadeveśa vāsanā kim utthā
katham kṣīyate śrī bhagavān uvāca anātmani
ātmabhāvanā tu maurkkhyamohasamutthānā
ātmajñānāt mahābodhāt vāsanā vilayam yāti

37. Arjuna asked: O Lord of gods, from what does a latent impression (vāsanā) arise, and how is it destroyed? The Blessed Lord said: The notion of self in the non-self arises from ignorance and delusion. Through the knowledge of the self (ātman) and great enlightenment, this latent impression (vāsanā) attains dissolution.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna, the name of the Pandava prince

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• किम् (kim) - what? from what? how?

• उत्था (utthā) - arising, produced from

• देवदेवेश (devadeveśa) - O Lord (referring to Krishna) (O Lord of gods)

• क्षीयते (kṣīyate) - is destroyed, wanes, diminishes

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, subtle desire, habit

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

• श्री (śrī) - epithet for the Lord (holy, sacred, glorious, prosperity)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Blessed Lord, worshipful one

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मौर्क्ख्यमोहसमुत्थाना (maurkkhyamohasamutthānā) - arising from ignorance and delusion

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• अनात्मनि (anātmani) - in the non-self

• आत्मभावना (ātmabhāvanā) - the notion/conception of self

• आत्मज्ञानात् (ātmajñānāt) - from the knowledge of the self

• महाबोधात् (mahābodhāt) - from great enlightenment/awakening

• विलयम् (vilayam) - dissolution, merging, disappearance

• याति (yāti) - goes, attains, proceeds

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, subtle desire, habit

Words meanings and morphology

अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna, the name of the Pandava prince

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna, white, clear

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what? from what? how?

(interrogative pronoun)

उत्था (utthā) - arising, produced from

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utthā

utthā - arising, produced from

derived from ut + sthā

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

देवदेवेश (devadeveśa) - O Lord (referring to Krishna) (O Lord of gods)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of devadeveśa

devadeveśa - lord of gods, supreme deity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+deva+īśa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

क्षीयते (kṣīyate) - is destroyed, wanes, diminishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṣī

Root: kṣī (class 9)

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, subtle desire, habit

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, tendency, subtle desire, habit, perfume

कथम् (katham) - how? in what manner?

(indeclinable)

श्री (śrī) - epithet for the Lord (holy, sacred, glorious, prosperity)

(noun)

feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, glory, beauty, wealth, sacred, holy

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Blessed Lord, worshipful one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, worshipful, divine, the Lord

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

मौर्क्ख्यमोहसमुत्थाना (maurkkhyamohasamutthānā) - arising from ignorance and delusion

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of maurkkhyamohasamutthāna

maurkkhyamohasamutthāna - arising from folly and delusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maurkkhya+moha+samutthāna)

• maurkkhya – ignorance, folly, stupidity
  noun (neuter)
• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
• samutthāna – arising, springing up, origin
  noun
  derived from sam + ut + sthā
  Prefixes: sam+ut
  Root: sthā (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अनात्मनि (anātmani) - in the non-self

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anātman

anātman - non-self, not the soul

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+ātman)

• na – not, non
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

आत्मभावना (ātmabhāvanā) - the notion/conception of self

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātmabhāvanā

ātmabhāvanā - conception of self, self-consciousness, identification with the self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+bhāvanā)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• bhāvanā – notion, conception, feeling, thought, imagination
  noun (feminine)

आत्मज्ञानात् (ātmajñānāt) - from the knowledge of the self

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ātmajñāna

ātmajñāna - self-knowledge, knowledge of the self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+jñāna)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, intelligence
  noun (neuter)

महाबोधात् (mahābodhāt) - from great enlightenment/awakening

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mahābodha

mahābodha - great awakening, perfect knowledge, enlightenment

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bodha)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• bodha – awakening, knowledge, perception, enlightenment
  noun (masculine)

विलयम् (vilayam) - dissolution, merging, disappearance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vilaya

vilaya - dissolution, melting, merging, disappearance

Prefix: vi

Root: lī (class 4)

याति (yāti) - goes, attains, proceeds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, subtle desire, habit

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, tendency, subtle desire, habit, perfume