योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-65, verse-9

देहनाम्नोऽहमित्यन्तो मुच्यते स्वं प्रपद्यते ।
श्रीराम उवाच ।
अहो नु विषमो मोहो जीवस्यास्योपजायते ॥ ९ ॥

dehanāmno'hamityanto mucyate svaṃ prapadyate ,
śrīrāma uvāca ,
aho nu viṣamo moho jīvasyāsyopajāyate 9

9. dehanāmnaḥ aham iti antaḥ mucyate svam prapadyate śrīrāmaḥ
uvāca aho nu viṣamaḥ mohaḥ jīvasya asya upajāyate

9. dehanāmnaḥ aham iti antaḥ mucyate svam prapadyate śrīrāmaḥ
uvāca aho nu asya jīvasya viṣamaḥ mohaḥ upajāyate

9. The ego (ahaṅkāra), which is known by the name 'body', becomes liberated (mokṣa) and attains its true self. Shri Rama said: 'Oh, indeed, what a terrible delusion (moha) arises for this individual soul (jīva)!'

Words meanings summery:

• देहनाम्नः (dehanāmnaḥ) - related to the ego's identification with the body (of the body-name, related to the name 'body')

• अहम् (aham) - I, ego, the sense of 'I'

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

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - Here refers to the ego (ahaṅkāra), the 'I-sense' that identifies with the body (end, limit, conclusion, ego (ahaṅkāra))

• मुच्यते (mucyate) - is liberated, is released, becomes free

• स्वम् (svam) - one's own self, true nature

• प्रपद्यते (prapadyate) - attains, reaches, takes refuge in

• श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Lord Rama, Shri Rama

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अहो (aho) - oh!, alas!, indeed!

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

• विषमः (viṣamaḥ) - terrible, severe (difficult, uneven, formidable, terrible)

• मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion, confusion, infatuation

• जीवस्य (jīvasya) - of the individual soul, of the living being

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• उपजायते (upajāyate) - arises, is produced, occurs

Words meanings and morphology

देहनाम्नः (dehanāmnaḥ) - related to the ego's identification with the body (of the body-name, related to the name 'body')

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dehanāman

dehanāman - having the body as a name, named body

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+nāman)

• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)
• nāman – name, appellation
  noun (neuter)

अहम् (aham) - I, ego, the sense of 'I'

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, my, self

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

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - Here refers to the ego (ahaṅkāra), the 'I-sense' that identifies with the body (end, limit, conclusion, ego (ahaṅkāra))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, border, proximity, edge, interior, ego

मुच्यते (mucyate) - is liberated, is released, becomes free

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of mucyate

Root: muc (class 6)

स्वम् (svam) - one's own self, true nature

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, own property, one's self, relative, kin

प्रपद्यते (prapadyate) - attains, reaches, takes refuge in

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of prapadyate

Root 'pad' (to go, fall) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

श्रीरामः (śrīrāmaḥ) - Lord Rama, Shri Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama, a revered figure in Hinduism

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (lit) of uvāca

Perfect tense (lit) form of root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

अहो (aho) - oh!, alas!, indeed!

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then

(indeclinable)

विषमः (viṣamaḥ) - terrible, severe (difficult, uneven, formidable, terrible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, difficult, formidable, dangerous, terrible, severe

मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion, confusion, infatuation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, illusion, confusion, infatuation, bewilderment

From root 'muh' (to be deluded).

Root: muh (class 4)

जीवस्य (jīvasya) - of the individual soul, of the living being

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, existing, individual soul, life, spirit

Root: jīv (class 1)

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'jīvasya'.

उपजायते (upajāyate) - arises, is produced, occurs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of upajāyate

Root 'jan' (to be born) with prefix 'upa'. Middle voice.

Prefix: upa

Root: jan (class 4)