योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-11, verse-13

यथा घटपटाद्यर्थान्पश्यस्येवं शरीरकम् ।
तथाहन्त्वमनोबुद्धिवेदनाद्यपि पश्य हे ॥ १३ ॥

yathā ghaṭapaṭādyarthānpaśyasyevaṃ śarīrakam ,
tathāhantvamanobuddhivedanādyapi paśya he 13

13. yathā ghaṭapaṭādyarthān paśyasi evam śarīrakam
tathā ahantvamanobuddhivendanādi api paśya he

13. he! yathā ghaṭapaṭādyarthān paśyasi,
evam śarīrakam api (paśya).
tathā ahantvamanobuddhivendanādi api paśya.

13. O (dear one)! Just as you perceive objects like pots and clothes, similarly, perceive also your body, sense of self (ahantva), mind, intellect, and feelings.

13. כפי שאתה רואה חפצים כמו כד או בגד, הביט כך גם בגוף! וכמו כן, התבונן בתחושת האגו, במחשבות, בתבונה ובתחושות, הוי חבר.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• घटपटाद्यर्थान् (ghaṭapaṭādyarthān) - objects like pots and clothes

• पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see, you perceive

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner, similarly

• शरीरकम् (śarīrakam) - the body

• तथा (tathā) - so, in that manner, similarly

• अहन्त्वमनोबुद्धिवेन्दनादि (ahantvamanobuddhivendanādi) - the sense of 'I' (ahantva), mind, intellect, feelings, etc.

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• पश्य (paśya) - see! perceive!

• हे (he) - O! (vocative particle)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

घटपटाद्यर्थान् (ghaṭapaṭādyarthān) - objects like pots and clothes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ghaṭapaṭādyartha

ghaṭapaṭādyartha - objects such as pots and clothes

Compound of 'ghaṭa' (pot) + 'paṭa' (cloth) + 'ādi' (etc.) + 'artha' (object)

Compound type : dvandva (ghaṭa+paṭa+ādi+artha)

• ghaṭa – pot, jar, pitcher
  noun (masculine)
• paṭa – cloth, garment, canvas
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable
• artha – object, thing, purpose, meaning
  noun (masculine)

पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see, you perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of paś

Present active indicative

From root 'dṛś' (which uses 'paśya' stem in present tense)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

शरीरकम् (śarīrakam) - the body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarīraka

śarīraka - body (often used as a diminutive or affectionate form of śarīra)

From 'śarīra' (body) + diminutive suffix 'ka'

तथा (tathā) - so, in that manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

अहन्त्वमनोबुद्धिवेन्दनादि (ahantvamanobuddhivendanādi) - the sense of 'I' (ahantva), mind, intellect, feelings, etc.

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ahantvamanobuddhivendanādi

ahantvamanobuddhivendanādi - the sense of 'I' (ego), mind, intellect, feelings, and so forth

Dvandva compound of 'ahantva' (I-ness) + 'manas' (mind) + 'buddhi' (intellect) + 'vedanā' (feeling) + 'ādi' (etc.)

Compound type : dvandva (ahantva+manas+buddhi+vedanā+ādi)

• ahantva – I-ness, egoity, the sense of being 'I'
  noun (neuter)
  From 'aham' (I) + suffix 'tva'
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, reason
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'budh' (to know)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• vedanā – feeling, sensation, perception, pain
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vid' (to know, to feel) + ṇac suffix
  Root: vid (class 2)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable

Note: Treated as a collective neuter singular.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

पश्य (paśya) - see! perceive!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of paś

Imperative active

From root 'dṛś' (which uses 'paśya' stem in present and imperative)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

हे (he) - O! (vocative particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to address someone.

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