योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-201, verse-16

आशाविधुरितामात्मसंस्थितिं प्राक्तनीं तनौ ।
प्रविहस्य स्फुरत्सूक्तैः स्वस्थस्तिष्ठाम्यसंशयम् ॥ १६ ॥

āśāvidhuritāmātmasaṃsthitiṃ prāktanīṃ tanau ,
pravihasya sphuratsūktaiḥ svasthastiṣṭhāmyasaṃśayam 16

16. āśāvidhuritām ātmasaṃsthitim prāktanīm tanau
pravihasya sphuratsūktaiḥ svasthaḥ tiṣṭhāmi asaṃśayam

16. pravihasya tanau āśāvidhuritām prāktanīm ātmasaṃsthitim
sphuratsūktaiḥ svasthaḥ asaṃśayam tiṣṭhāmi

16. Having heartily ridiculed my former state of self-existence (ātman) in the body, which was tormented by desires, with brilliant words, I now remain doubtlessly at ease within myself (svastha).

Words meanings summery:

• आशाविधुरिताम् (āśāvidhuritām) - made miserable by hopes/desires

• आत्मसंस्थितिम् (ātmasaṁsthitim) - the state of the self (ātman), the intrinsic nature

• प्राक्तनीम् (prāktanīm) - former, previous, ancient

• तनौ (tanau) - in the body

• प्रविहस्य (pravihasya) - having laughed heartily, having ridiculed

• स्फुरत्सूक्तैः (sphuratsūktaiḥ) - with brilliant/shining words

• स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - self-abiding, at ease, healthy, self-possessed

• तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I remain, I stand, I abide

• असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

आशाविधुरिताम् (āśāvidhuritām) - made miserable by hopes/desires

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āśāvidhurita

āśāvidhurita - distressed by hopes, made miserable by desires

Past Passive Participle (derived adjective)

compound: āśā (hope, desire) + vidhurita (distressed)

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (āśā+vidhurita)

• āśā – hope, desire, wish
  noun (feminine)
  from root aś (to pervade, to attain)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: aś (class 5)
• vidhurita – distressed, afflicted, tormented
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi + dhū (to shake) + kta
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Agrees with ātmasaṃsthitim

आत्मसंस्थितिम् (ātmasaṁsthitim) - the state of the self (ātman), the intrinsic nature

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ātmasaṃsthiti

ātmasaṁsthiti - the state of the self (ātman), inherent nature, self-existence

Tatpuruṣa compound: ātman (self) + saṃsthiti (state, condition)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ātman+saṃsthiti)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• saṃsthiti – state, condition, existence, establishment
  noun (feminine)
  from sam + sthā (to stand) + kti
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of pravihasya

प्राक्तनीम् (prāktanīm) - former, previous, ancient

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāktanī

prāktanī - former, previous, ancient, relating to the past

feminine form of prāktana, from prāk (before) + tana suffix

Note: Agrees with ātmasaṃsthitim

तनौ (tanau) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, person, form

Root: tan

Note: Refers to the physical body

प्रविहस्य (pravihasya) - having laughed heartily, having ridiculed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root has (to laugh) with upasargas pra + vi

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: has (class 1)

स्फुरत्सूक्तैः (sphuratsūktaiḥ) - with brilliant/shining words

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sphuratsūkta

sphuratsūkta - brilliant words, shining verses

Tatpuruṣa compound: sphurat (shining) + sūkta (words)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sphurat+sūkta)

• sphurat – shining, brilliant, throbbing
  participle (masculine)
  present active participle
  from root sphur (to throb, to flash) + śatṛ
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• sūkta – well-spoken, good saying, hymn, verse
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from su + vac (to speak)
  Prefix: su
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Instrumental plural, referring to the means of ridiculing

स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - self-abiding, at ease, healthy, self-possessed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svastha

svastha - self-abiding, at ease, healthy, confident, well-established in oneself

compound: sva (self) + stha (standing)

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (implied) (sva+stha)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• stha – standing, being, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied 'I'

तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I remain, I stand, I abide

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

present active indicative

from root sthā, 1st class, reduplicated

Root: sthā (class 1)

असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, certainly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form (accusative neuter singular of adjective asaṃśaya)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃśaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty
  noun (masculine)
  from sam + śī (to lie) + a
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Adverb

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