योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-131, verse-28

अत्याश्चर्यमनष्टोऽयं परमात्सदनात्स्वयम् ।
नानात्वबुद्ध्या नानैव जीवोऽहमिति ताम्यति ॥ २८ ॥

atyāścaryamanaṣṭo'yaṃ paramātsadanātsvayam ,
nānātvabuddhyā nānaiva jīvo'hamiti tāmyati 28

28. atyāścaryam anaṣṭaḥ ayam paramāt sadanāt svayam
nānātvabuddhyā nānā eva jīvaḥ aham iti tāmyati

28. ayam atyāścaryam anaṣṭaḥ svayam paramāt sadanāt
nānātvabuddhyā nānā eva aham jīvaḥ iti tāmyati

28. This is extremely astonishing: this (individual soul) is not destroyed and originates by itself from its abode, the Supreme Self (paramātman). Yet, by the intellect (buddhi) that perceives diversity, it suffers, thinking, 'I am distinct, I am merely an individual soul (jīva).'

Words meanings summery:

• अत्याश्चर्यम् (atyāścaryam) - extremely wonderful, very amazing, great wonder

• अनष्टः (anaṣṭaḥ) - not destroyed, imperishable, indestructible

• अयम् (ayam) - this (individual soul) (this, this one)

• परमात् (paramāt) - from the Supreme Self

• सदनात् (sadanāt) - from its abode (from the abode, from the dwelling)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, oneself, spontaneously

• नानात्वबुद्ध्या (nānātvabuddhyā) - by the intellect of diversity/multiplicity

• नाना (nānā) - various, diverse, separate, different

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely, certainly

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, thinking that

• ताम्यति (tāmyati) - becomes distressed, suffers, becomes weary

Words meanings and morphology

अत्याश्चर्यम् (atyāścaryam) - extremely wonderful, very amazing, great wonder

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of atyāścarya

atyāścarya - great wonder, extreme astonishment

Compound type : tatpurusha (ati+āścarya)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding, very
  indeclinable
• āścarya – wonder, surprise, astonishing, marvellous
  noun (neuter)

Note: Can also be adverbial, but here seems to be the subject of implied 'is'.

अनष्टः (anaṣṭaḥ) - not destroyed, imperishable, indestructible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anaṣṭa

anaṣṭa - not lost, not destroyed, imperishable

Past Passive Participle

Negated past passive participle of root naś.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+naṣṭa)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• naṣṭa – lost, destroyed, perished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of the root naś (to perish, to be lost).
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'ayam'

अयम् (ayam) - this (individual soul) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the jīva

परमात् (paramāt) - from the Supreme Self

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - Supreme Self, ultimate reality (paramātman)

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+ātman)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Ablative of paramātman, with final 't' due to sandhi before 'sadanāt'

सदनात् (sadanāt) - from its abode (from the abode, from the dwelling)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sadana

sadana - abode, dwelling, seat

Root: sad (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, oneself, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

नानात्वबुद्ध्या (nānātvabuddhyā) - by the intellect of diversity/multiplicity

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nānātvabuddhi

nānātvabuddhi - intellect of diversity, perception of multiplicity

Compound type : tatpurusha (nānātva+buddhi)

• nānātva – diversity, multiplicity, difference
  noun (neuter)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception (buddhi)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

नाना (nānā) - various, diverse, separate, different

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adjectivally to describe 'jīva' or the state of 'aham'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely, certainly

(indeclinable)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul, living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul, living being, life (jīva)

Root: jīv (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, thinking that

(indeclinable)

ताम्यति (tāmyati) - becomes distressed, suffers, becomes weary

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of tāmy

Root: tam (class 4)

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