योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-128, verse-25

ते तदान्तर्धिमायाते सर्परज्जुभ्रमोपमे ।
आधिभौतिकदेहेऽस्मिञ्छिष्यतेत्वातिवाहिकः ॥ २५ ॥

te tadāntardhimāyāte sarparajjubhramopame ,
ādhibhautikadehe'smiñchiṣyatetvātivāhikaḥ 25

25. te tadā antardhim āyāte sarparajjubhramopame
ādhibhautikadehe asmin śiṣyate tu ātivāhikaḥ

25. te sarparajjubhramopame antardhim āyāte (sati)
asmin ādhibhautikadehe tu ātivāhikaḥ śiṣyate

25. When those two [bodies], which are comparable to the illusion of a snake upon a rope, disappear, then in this material existence, only the subtle body (ātivāhika) remains.

25. כאשר התפיסה השגויה של הגוף הפיזי נעלמת, כמו התפוגגות האשליה של נחש בחבל, נותר רק הגוף המעודן.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those two

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अन्तर्धिम् (antardhim) - disappearance, concealment

• आयाते (āyāte) - having attained, having reached

• सर्परज्जुभ्रमोपमे (sarparajjubhramopame) - comparable to the illusion of a snake for a rope

• आधिभौतिकदेहे (ādhibhautikadehe) - in the physical body, in the material body, in this material existence

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• शिष्यते (śiṣyate) - remains, is left over

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• आतिवाहिकः (ātivāhikaḥ) - the subtle body, the transcendental body, the vehicle for the soul

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the implied gross and subtle bodies (sthūla-śarīra and sūkṣma-śarīra) as a dual entity.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

अन्तर्धिम् (antardhim) - disappearance, concealment

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of antardhi

antardhi - disappearance, concealment, vanishing

Note: Object of 'āyāte'.

आयाते (āyāte) - having attained, having reached

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of āyāta

āyāta - come, arrived, attained

Past Passive Participle

From verb root √yā (to go) with upasarga ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Past Passive Participle, agreeing with `te` and `sarparajjubhramopame`.

सर्परज्जुभ्रमोपमे (sarparajjubhramopame) - comparable to the illusion of a snake for a rope

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of sarparajjubhramopama

sarparajjubhramopama - comparable to the illusion of a snake for a rope

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarpa+rajju+bhrama+upama)

• sarpa – snake
  noun (masculine)
• rajju – rope
  noun (feminine)
• bhrama – illusion, delusion, error
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• upama – comparable, similar
  adjective
  Prefix: upa

Note: Adjective, agreeing with `te`.

आधिभौतिकदेहे (ādhibhautikadehe) - in the physical body, in the material body, in this material existence

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādhibhautikadeha

ādhibhautikadeha - physical body, material body, body related to material elements

Compound type : tatpurusha (ādhibhautika+deha)

• ādhibhautika – relating to material elements, physical
  adjective
  Derived from `adhibhūta` (the material world/elements)
  Prefix: adhi
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 1)

Note: Refers to the gross material body or existence.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with `ādhibhautikadehe`.

शिष्यते (śiṣyate) - remains, is left over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śiṣ

Passive present 3rd singular

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Its subject is `ātivāhikaḥ`.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes a contrast or continuation.

आतिवाहिकः (ātivāhikaḥ) - the subtle body, the transcendental body, the vehicle for the soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātivāhika

ātivāhika - subtle body, carrying the soul, vehicle of passage

From `ati-vaha` (to carry across, to lead beyond)

Prefix: ati

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Subject of `śiṣyate`.

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