योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-6, verse-3

यस्याज्ञानात्मनोऽज्ञस्य देह एवात्मभावना ।
उदितेति रुषैवाक्षरिपवोऽभिभवन्ति तम् ॥ ३ ॥

yasyājñānātmano'jñasya deha evātmabhāvanā ,
uditeti ruṣaivākṣaripavo'bhibhavanti tam 3

3. yasya ajñānātmanaḥ ajñasya dehaḥ eva ātma-bhāvanā
uditā iti ruṣā eva akṣa-ripavaḥ abhibhavanti tam

3. yasya ajñānātmanaḥ ajñasya dehaḥ eva ātma-bhāvanā uditā iti,
akṣa-ripavaḥ ruṣā eva tam abhibhavanti.

3. For the ignorant individual, whose intrinsic nature (ātman) is rooted in ignorance (ajñāna), and for whom the conviction has arisen that the body (deha) itself is the self (ātman) – his hostile senses (akṣaripavaḥ), impelled by passion, overpower him.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - of whom, whose

• अज्ञानात्मनः (ajñānātmanaḥ) - of the ignorant self, of the one whose self is ignorance

• अज्ञस्य (ajñasya) - of the ignorant one

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body

• एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

• आत्म-भावना (ātma-bhāvanā) - notion of the self, idea of the self

• उदिता (uditā) - arisen, manifested

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

• रुषा (ruṣā) - by anger, by passion

• एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

• अक्ष-रिपवः (akṣa-ripavaḥ) - sense-enemies, hostile senses

• अभिभवन्ति (abhibhavanti) - they overpower, they overcome

• तम् (tam) - him, that one

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - of whom, whose

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Relative pronoun.

अज्ञानात्मनः (ajñānātmanaḥ) - of the ignorant self, of the one whose self is ignorance

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ajñānātman

ajñānātman - ignorant self, one whose self is ignorance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ajñāna+ātman)

• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience
  noun (neuter)
  Negation of jñāna (knowledge) with prefix a-.
  Prefix: a
• ātman – self, soul, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'ajñasya'.

अज्ञस्य (ajñasya) - of the ignorant one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ajña

ajña - ignorant, foolish, unknowing

Derived from root √jñā (to know) with negative prefix a-.

Prefix: a

Root: jñā (class 9)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, corporeal frame

एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

आत्म-भावना (ātma-bhāvanā) - notion of the self, idea of the self

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātma-bhāvanā

ātma-bhāvanā - the idea of the self, meditation on the self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+bhāvanā)

• ātman – self, soul, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)
• bhāvanā – conception, idea, notion, feeling, meditation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √bhū (to be, exist).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

उदिता (uditā) - arisen, manifested

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udita

udita - risen, appeared, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √i (to go) with prefix ud-.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'ātma-bhāvanā'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

रुषा (ruṣā) - by anger, by passion

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ruṣ

ruṣ - anger, wrath, passion

एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अक्ष-रिपवः (akṣa-ripavaḥ) - sense-enemies, hostile senses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of akṣa-ripu

akṣa-ripu - enemy of the senses, hostile sense

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (akṣa+ripu)

• akṣa – sense organ, eye, dice
  noun (masculine)
• ripu – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)

अभिभवन्ति (abhibhavanti) - they overpower, they overcome

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of abhibhav

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhū (class 1)

तम् (tam) - him, that one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.