योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-150, verse-16

अहो नु चित्रमेतेन मिथ्याज्ञानेन वल्गता ।
नीतः सर्वार्थशून्येन पदवीं कामिमामहम् ॥ १६ ॥

aho nu citrametena mithyājñānena valgatā ,
nītaḥ sarvārthaśūnyena padavīṃ kāmimāmaham 16

16. aho nu citram etena mithyā-jñānena valgatā
nītaḥ sarva-artha-śūnyena padavīm kāmimām aham

16. aho nu citram etena valgatā sarva-artha-śūnyena
mithyā-jñānena aham kāmimām padavīm nītaḥ

16. Oh, indeed, how astonishing! I have been led to this desired state by this false knowledge (mithyā-jñāna), which parades itself and is devoid of all true purpose.

16. הוי, איזה פלא מוזר! הידע המוטעה והמשתולל הזה, שאין בו שום ממשות, הוליך אותי אל המצב הזה!

Words meanings summery:

• अहो (aho) - Oh! (Oh! Ah! Alas!)

• नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then, but)

• चित्रम् (citram) - astonishing (wonderful, astonishing, strange; painting, picture)

• एतेन (etena) - by this (false knowledge) (by this, by him)

• मिथ्या-ज्ञानेन (mithyā-jñānena) - by this false knowledge (mithyā-jñāna) (by false knowledge, by erroneous understanding)

• वल्गता (valgatā) - which parades itself (by the strutting, by the moving about)

• नीतः (nītaḥ) - I have been led (led, conducted, guided)

• सर्व-अर्थ-शून्येन (sarva-artha-śūnyena) - which is devoid of all true purpose (by that which is devoid of all purpose/meaning)

• पदवीम् (padavīm) - state (path, way, state, condition, rank)

• कामिमाम् (kāmimām) - desired (desirable, desired)

• अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

Words meanings and morphology

अहो (aho) - Oh! (Oh! Ah! Alas!)

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed (indeed, now, then, but)

(indeclinable)

चित्रम् (citram) - astonishing (wonderful, astonishing, strange; painting, picture)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - wonderful, astonishing, strange, variegated; a picture, painting

Note: Functions here as an exclamation 'How astonishing!'

एतेन (etena) - by this (false knowledge) (by this, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'mithyā-jñānena'.

मिथ्या-ज्ञानेन (mithyā-jñānena) - by this false knowledge (mithyā-jñāna) (by false knowledge, by erroneous understanding)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mithyā-jñāna

mithyā-jñāna - false knowledge, erroneous understanding, illusion

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mithyā+jñāna)

• mithyā – falsely, wrongly, in vain; falsehood, illusion
  indeclinable
• jñāna – knowledge, understanding, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

वल्गता (valgatā) - which parades itself (by the strutting, by the moving about)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of valgat

valgat - strutting, moving about, prancing, active

Present Active Participle

Derived from root valg (to leap, prance, move).

Root: valg (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mithyā-jñānena'.

नीतः (nītaḥ) - I have been led (led, conducted, guided)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīta

nīta - led, carried, guided, brought

Past Passive Particple

Derived from root nī (to lead).

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham', functioning as a predicate participle.

सर्व-अर्थ-शून्येन (sarva-artha-śūnyena) - which is devoid of all true purpose (by that which is devoid of all purpose/meaning)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sarva-artha-śūnya

sarva-artha-śūnya - devoid of all purpose, lacking all meaning/wealth

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+artha+śūnya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, object, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• śūnya – empty, void, devoid of, null
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mithyā-jñānena'.

पदवीम् (padavīm) - state (path, way, state, condition, rank)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of padavī

padavī - path, road, way, position, state, rank

कामिमाम् (kāmimām) - desired (desirable, desired)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāmima

kāmima - desirous, desirable, lovely

Derived from root kām (to desire).

Root: kām (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'padavīm'.

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

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