योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-12, verse-29
मनोहंभावबुद्ध्यादि यत्किंचिन्नाम वेदनम् ।
अविद्यां विद्धि यत्नेन पौरुषेणाशु नश्यति ॥ २९ ॥
अविद्यां विद्धि यत्नेन पौरुषेणाशु नश्यति ॥ २९ ॥
manohaṃbhāvabuddhyādi yatkiṃcinnāma vedanam ,
avidyāṃ viddhi yatnena pauruṣeṇāśu naśyati 29
avidyāṃ viddhi yatnena pauruṣeṇāśu naśyati 29
29.
manohaṃbhāvabuddhyādi yat kiñcit nāma vedanam
avidyām viddhi yatnena pauruṣeṇa āśu naśyati
avidyām viddhi yatnena pauruṣeṇa āśu naśyati
29.
yat kiñcit nāma manohaṃbhāvabuddhyādi vedanam
avidyām viddhi yatnena pauruṣeṇa āśu naśyati
avidyām viddhi yatnena pauruṣeṇa āśu naśyati
29.
Whatever knowing or perception exists by name, such as the mind, ego (ahaṅkāra), intellect, and so forth, know that to be ignorance (avidyā). Through diligent effort and human endeavor (pauruṣa), it quickly perishes.
Words meanings summery:
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- मनोहंभावबुद्ध्यादि (manohaṁbhāvabuddhyādi) - mind, ego, intellect, and so forth
- यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, whatever, some
- नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, verily, as it were
- वेदनम् (vedanam) - knowing, perception, consciousness, knowledge
- अविद्याम् (avidyām) - ignorance (avidyā), nescience
- विद्धि (viddhi) - know! understand!
- यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, with exertion, diligently
- पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human effort, by manliness, by personal valor (pauruṣa)
- आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately
- नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, disappears, is lost
Words meanings and morphology
मनोहंभावबुद्ध्यादि (manohaṁbhāvabuddhyādi) - mind, ego, intellect, and so forth
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manohaṃbhāvabuddhyādi
manohaṁbhāvabuddhyādi - mind, egoism (ahaṅkāra), intellect, etc.
Compound type : dvandva (manas+ahambhāva+buddhi+ādi)
- manas – mind, intellect, thought
noun (neuter) - ahambhāva – egoism, sense of 'I', ego (ahaṅkāra)
noun (masculine) - buddhi – intellect, understanding, reason
noun (feminine)
action noun
Root: budh (class 1) - ādi – beginning, and so forth, etc.
indeclinable
यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, whatever, some
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcid
kiṁcid - anything, whatever, some
Note: Used as an indefinite pronoun/adjective.
नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, verily, as it were
(indeclinable)
वेदनम् (vedanam) - knowing, perception, consciousness, knowledge
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vedana
vedana - act of knowing, perception, consciousness, knowledge
action noun
Root: vid (class 2)
अविद्याम् (avidyām) - ignorance (avidyā), nescience
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of avidyā
avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance, false knowledge
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)
- a – not, non-, un-
prefix - vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
noun (feminine)
Root: vid (class 2)
विद्धि (viddhi) - know! understand!
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)
यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, with exertion, diligently
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna
yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, diligence
Root: yat (class 1)
पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human effort, by manliness, by personal valor (pauruṣa)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of pauruṣa
pauruṣa - manliness, valor, human effort, personal strength
Derived from 'puruṣa' + 'aṇ' suffix.
आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately
(indeclinable)
नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes, disappears, is lost
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of naś
Root: naś (class 4)