योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-57

बह्वेव वह्निबहुना स्वल्पेनाल्पं प्रपश्यति ।
वातपित्तादियोगेन बहिरन्तश्च संभ्रमम् ॥ ५७ ॥

bahveva vahnibahunā svalpenālpaṃ prapaśyati ,
vātapittādiyogena bahirantaśca saṃbhramam 57

57. bahū eva vahni-bahunā svalpena alpaṃ prapaśyati
vāta-pitta-ādi-yogena bahiḥ antaḥ ca saṃbhramam

57. (janaḥ) vahni-bahunā bahū eva (lakṣayati) svalpena (ca) alpaṃ prapaśyati.
(tathā) vāta-pitta-ādi-yogena bahiḥ ca antaḥ ca saṃbhramam prapaśyati.

57. One perceives much as great and little as small, corresponding to much or little 'fire' (vahni). Through the combination of vāta, pitta, and other humors (doṣas), one experiences confusion both externally and internally.

Words meanings summery:

• बहू (bahū) - great (quantity) (much, many, great)

• एव (eva) - indeed, very much so (indeed, only, just, merely, very)

• वह्नि-बहुना (vahni-bahunā) - by abundant 'fire' or energy (referring to digestive/metabolic energy) (by much fire, by abundant fire)

• स्वल्पेन (svalpena) - by a small amount (of fire/energy) (by little, by a small amount)

• अल्पं (alpaṁ) - little (quantity) (little, small)

• प्रपश्यति (prapaśyati) - perceives (things) (perceives, sees, observes)

• वात-पित्त-आदि-योगेन (vāta-pitta-ādi-yogena) - by the combination of the humors (doṣas) vāta, pitta, and others (by the combination of vāta, pitta, etc.)

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - externally (outside, externally)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - internally (inside, internally)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• संभ्रमम् (saṁbhramam) - confusion (confusion, delusion, agitation, bewilderment)

Words meanings and morphology

बहू (bahū) - great (quantity) (much, many, great)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, great

Note: Functions adverbially, 'as much'.

एव (eva) - indeed, very much so (indeed, only, just, merely, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

वह्नि-बहुना (vahni-bahunā) - by abundant 'fire' or energy (referring to digestive/metabolic energy) (by much fire, by abundant fire)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vahni-bahu

vahni-bahu - abundant fire, great fire

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vahni+bahu)

• vahni – fire, Agni, digestive fire
  noun (masculine)
• bahu – much, many, great, abundant
  adjective

Note: Describes the means or cause.

स्वल्पेन (svalpena) - by a small amount (of fire/energy) (by little, by a small amount)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svalpa

svalpa - small, little, few

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+alpa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective

Note: Describes the means or cause, parallel to vahni-bahunā.

अल्पं (alpaṁ) - little (quantity) (little, small)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of alpa

alpa - little, small, few

Note: Object of perception. Functions adverbially, 'as little'.

प्रपश्यति (prapaśyati) - perceives (things) (perceives, sees, observes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Active

root dṛś, 4th class (divādi), present tense, parasmaipada. prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 4)

Note: Subject is implied, 'one'.

वात-पित्त-आदि-योगेन (vāta-pitta-ādi-yogena) - by the combination of the humors (doṣas) vāta, pitta, and others (by the combination of vāta, pitta, etc.)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāta-pitta-ādi-yoga

vāta-pitta-ādi-yoga - combination of vāta, pitta, and others

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāta-pitta-ādi+yoga)

• vāta – wind, air, one of the three doṣas (humors)
  noun (masculine)
• pitta – bile, gall, one of the three doṣas (humors)
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and others
  noun (masculine)
• yoga – union, conjunction, combination, discipline, (yoga)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Indicates the cause or means of confusion.

बहिः (bahiḥ) - externally (outside, externally)

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - internally (inside, internally)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'bahiḥ' and 'antaḥ'.

संभ्रमम् (saṁbhramam) - confusion (confusion, delusion, agitation, bewilderment)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃbhrama

saṁbhrama - confusion, delusion, agitation, bewilderment, error

from sam-bhram (to wander, to be confused)

Prefix: sam

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Object of the implied verb of perception/experience.

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