योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-82, verse-22

अनात्मनि शरीरादावात्मभावनमङ्ग यत् ।
सूर्याद्यालोकदुर्भेदं हार्दं तद्दारुणं तमः ॥ २२ ॥

anātmani śarīrādāvātmabhāvanamaṅga yat ,
sūryādyālokadurbhedaṃ hārdaṃ taddāruṇaṃ tamaḥ 22

22. anātmani śarīra-ādau ātma-bhāvanam aṅga yat
sūrya-ādi-āloka-durbhedam hārdam tat dāruṇam tamaḥ

22. aṅga yat anātmani śarīra-ādau ātma-bhāvanam,
tat sūrya-ādi-āloka-durbhedam hārdam dāruṇam tamaḥ.

22. O dear one, that identification of the self (ātman) with what is not the self (anātman), such as the body and so forth—that is a terrible, inner darkness (tamas), difficult to penetrate even by the light of the sun and other sources.

Words meanings summery:

• अनात्मनि (anātmani) - in the non-self, in what is not the self

• शरीर-आदौ (śarīra-ādau) - in the body and so forth, in the body etc.

• आत्म-भावनम् (ātma-bhāvanam) - the conception of self, the identification as self

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one, friend, O part

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• सूर्य-आदि-आलोक-दुर्भेदम् (sūrya-ādi-āloka-durbhedam) - difficult to pierce even by the light of the sun and others

• हार्दम् (hārdam) - inner, heartfelt, related to the heart

• तत् (tat) - that

• दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - terrible, dreadful, cruel

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, ignorance

Words meanings and morphology

अनात्मनि (anātmani) - in the non-self, in what is not the self

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anātman

anātman - non-self, not the self

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ātman)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

शरीर-आदौ (śarīra-ādau) - in the body and so forth, in the body etc.

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śarīra-ādi

śarīra-ādi - body etc., beginning with the body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarīra+ādi)

• śarīra – body, corporeal form
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, start, and so forth, etc.
  noun (masculine)

आत्म-भावनम् (ātma-bhāvanam) - the conception of self, the identification as self

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātma-bhāvana

ātma-bhāvana - conception of self, identification as self, feeling of self

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ātman+bhāvana)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• bhāvana – conception, contemplation, causing to be, imagination
  noun (neuter)
  Nomen actionis from causative of bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one, friend, O part

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body, constituent part, dear one (vocative)

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which

सूर्य-आदि-आलोक-दुर्भेदम् (sūrya-ādi-āloka-durbhedam) - difficult to pierce even by the light of the sun and others

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sūrya-ādi-āloka-durbheda

sūrya-ādi-āloka-durbheda - difficult to penetrate by the light of the sun etc.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sūrya+ādi+āloka+durbheda)

• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so forth
  noun (masculine)
• āloka – light, luster, sight
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)
• durbheda – difficult to pierce, impenetrable, difficult to distinguish
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: dur
  Root: bhid (class 7)

हार्दम् (hārdam) - inner, heartfelt, related to the heart

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hārda

hārda - inner, heartfelt, cordial, related to the heart

Derived from hṛd (heart)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - terrible, dreadful, cruel

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, cruel, harsh, severe

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness, ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, ignorance, inertia, gloom

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