योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-6, verse-57

शून्योदितात्मा दोषेशो जयत्यज्ञानचन्द्रमाः ।
अज्ञानेन्दोः प्रसादेन वासनामृतशालिना ॥ ५७ ॥

śūnyoditātmā doṣeśo jayatyajñānacandramāḥ ,
ajñānendoḥ prasādena vāsanāmṛtaśālinā 57

57. śūnyoditātmā doṣeśaḥ jayati ajñānacandramāḥ
ajñānendoḥ prasādena vāsanāmṛtaśālinā

57. śūnyoditātmā doṣeśaḥ ajñānacandramāḥ jayati.
vāsanāmṛtaśālinā ajñānendoḥ prasādena.

57. The moon of ignorance (ajñāna), whose essence (ātman) arises from voidness and which is the lord of all faults, triumphs! By the favor (prasāda) of this moon of ignorance, which abounds in the nectar of latent impressions (vāsanā)...

Words meanings summery:

• शून्योदितात्मा (śūnyoditātmā) - whose essence/nature arises from emptiness/voidness

• दोषेशः (doṣeśaḥ) - lord of faults/vices

• जयति (jayati) - triumphs, is victorious, conquers

• अज्ञानचन्द्रमाः (ajñānacandramāḥ) - the moon of ignorance (ajñāna)

• अज्ञानेन्दोः (ajñānendoḥ) - of the moon of ignorance (ajñāna)

• प्रसादेन (prasādena) - by the grace, favor, clarity, serenity

• वासनामृतशालिना (vāsanāmṛtaśālinā) - endowed with the nectar of latent impressions (vāsanā)

Words meanings and morphology

शून्योदितात्मा (śūnyoditātmā) - whose essence/nature arises from emptiness/voidness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūnyoditātman

śūnyoditātman - having its self/nature (ātman) arisen (udita) from emptiness/void (śūnya)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śūnya+udita+ātman)

• śūnya – empty, void, zero, non-existent
  adjective (neuter)
• udita – risen, appeared, spoken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root i (to go) with ud, meaning 'risen'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective describing 'ajñānacandramāḥ'.

दोषेशः (doṣeśaḥ) - lord of faults/vices

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣeśa

doṣeśa - lord (īśa) of faults/vices (doṣa)

Compound type : tatpurusha (doṣa+īśa)

• doṣa – fault, defect, vice, impurity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: duṣ (class 4)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

जयति (jayati) - triumphs, is victorious, conquers

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular present active.

Root: ji (class 1)

अज्ञानचन्द्रमाः (ajñānacandramāḥ) - the moon of ignorance (ajñāna)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajñānacandramas

ajñānacandramas - the moon (candramas) of ignorance (ajñāna)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ajñāna+candramas)

• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance (ajñāna)
  noun (neuter)
• candramas – moon
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'jayati'. The term ajñāna is used.

अज्ञानेन्दोः (ajñānendoḥ) - of the moon of ignorance (ajñāna)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ajñānendu

ajñānendu - the moon (indu) of ignorance (ajñāna)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ajñāna+indu)

• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance (ajñāna)
  noun (neuter)
• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)

Note: The term ajñāna is used.

प्रसादेन (prasādena) - by the grace, favor, clarity, serenity

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - grace, favor, clarity, serenity, prasāda

Root: sad (class 1)

वासनामृतशालिना (vāsanāmṛtaśālinā) - endowed with the nectar of latent impressions (vāsanā)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāsanāmṛtaśālin

vāsanāmṛtaśālin - possessing (śālin) the nectar (amṛta) of latent impressions (vāsanā)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vāsanā+amṛta+śālin)

• vāsanā – latent impression, mental predisposition, subtle desire (vāsanā)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• amṛta – nectar, immortality, ambrosia
  noun (neuter)
• śālin – possessing, endowed with, characterized by
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Suffix -in added to a noun to denote possession.

Note: Adjective modifying 'ajñānendoḥ' via 'prasādena'.

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