योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-99, verse-4

एवं स्थिते मुने नास्ति साहंतादिजगत्त्रयम् ।
मूर्खबुद्धमिदं भाति यत्तद्ब्रह्मेति वेद्म्यहम् ॥ ४ ॥

evaṃ sthite mune nāsti sāhaṃtādijagattrayam ,
mūrkhabuddhamidaṃ bhāti yattadbrahmeti vedmyaham 4

4. evam sthite mune na asti sa ahaṃtā ādi jagat trayam
mūrkha-buddham idam bhāti yat tat brahma iti vedmi aham

4. mune,
evam sthite,
sa ahaṃtā ādi jagat trayam na asti.
mūrkha-buddham idam bhāti.
yat tat brahma iti aham vedmi.

4. O sage, in this state, the three worlds, along with the sense of ego (ahaṅkāra) and all that follows from it, do not truly exist. What appears to be these things is merely a perception of the ignorant mind; I know that to be Brahman.

4. מיוצב שכך, הוי מֻונִי (פרוש), שלושת העולמות על תחושת האגו שבהם אינם קיימים כלל. מה שנראה כעולם בעיני הסכלים, אני יודע שהוא אינו אלא הַבְּרַהְמָן.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, this being the case

• स्थिते (sthite) - being, established, existing (locative absolute construction)

• मुने (mune) - O sage!

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• स (sa) - with, accompanied by

• अहंता (ahaṁtā) - ego-sense, 'I'-ness

• आदि (ādi) - and so on, beginning with, et cetera

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• त्रयम् (trayam) - a triad, group of three, three

• मूर्ख-बुद्धम् (mūrkha-buddham) - perceived by a foolish mind, appearing to a foolish mind

• इदम् (idam) - this, this phenomenon

• भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

• यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

• तत् (tat) - that (demonstrative pronoun)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the absolute reality)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, this being the case

(indeclinable)

स्थिते (sthite) - being, established, existing (locative absolute construction)

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established, firm, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with kta suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction 'evam sthite' meaning 'this being established' or 'this being the case'.

मुने (mune) - O sage!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one, holy man

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (Laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

स (sa) - with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

अहंता (ahaṁtā) - ego-sense, 'I'-ness

(noun)

feminine, singular of ahaṃtā

ahaṁtā - egoity, egoism, sense of 'I', individuality

Abstract noun derived from 'aham' (I) with the suffix 'tā'.

Note: Forms part of the compound 'sāhaṃtādi'.

आदि (ādi) - and so on, beginning with, et cetera

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms part of the compound 'sāhaṃtādi' (with ego-sense and so on).

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, all that moves

Present active participle of root gam (to go), used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Forms part of the compound 'jagat-trayam' (the three worlds).

त्रयम् (trayam) - a triad, group of three, three

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of traya

traya - triad, group of three, three

Derived from tri (three).

Note: The compound 'sāhaṃtādi-jagat-trayam' means 'the three worlds with ego-sense and so on'.

मूर्ख-बुद्धम् (mūrkha-buddham) - perceived by a foolish mind, appearing to a foolish mind

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūrkha-buddha

mūrkha-buddha - foolish mind, perceived by a fool, object of a fool's understanding

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mūrkha+buddhi)

• mūrkha – foolish, stupid, ignorant
  adjective
• buddhi – intellect, mind, perception, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root budh (to know, understand).
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'idam'.

इदम् (idam) - this, this phenomenon

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

भाति (bhāti) - appears, shines, seems

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (Laṭ) of bhā

Root: bhā (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

तत् (tat) - that (demonstrative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Correlative to 'yat'.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the absolute reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, ultimate reality, the Supreme Being

Note: Used as a predicate nominative.

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (Laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

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