योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-39, verse-32
स्वभावमात्रायत्तेऽस्मिन्बन्धमोक्षक्रमे नृणाम् ।
कदर्थनेत्यहो मोहाद्गोष्पदेऽप्युदधिभ्रमः ॥ ३२ ॥
कदर्थनेत्यहो मोहाद्गोष्पदेऽप्युदधिभ्रमः ॥ ३२ ॥
svabhāvamātrāyatte'sminbandhamokṣakrame nṛṇām ,
kadarthanetyaho mohādgoṣpade'pyudadhibhramaḥ 32
kadarthanetyaho mohādgoṣpade'pyudadhibhramaḥ 32
32.
svabhāvamātrāyatte asmin bandhamokṣakrame nṛṇām
kadarthanā iti aho mohāt goṣpade api udadhibhramaḥ
kadarthanā iti aho mohāt goṣpade api udadhibhramaḥ
32.
aho nṛṇām asmin svabhāvamātrāyatte bandhamokṣakrame
mohāt kadarthanā iti goṣpade api udadhibhramaḥ
mohāt kadarthanā iti goṣpade api udadhibhramaḥ
32.
Oh, what a profound error, born of delusion (moha)! For humans, regarding this process of bondage and liberation (mokṣa) which depends entirely on one's intrinsic nature (svabhāva), it is like mistaking a cow's hoof-print for an ocean.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वभावमात्रायत्ते (svabhāvamātrāyatte) - dependent solely on one's intrinsic nature (svabhāva)
- अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this
- बन्धमोक्षक्रमे (bandhamokṣakrame) - in the process/sequence of bondage and liberation (mokṣa)
- नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of humans, for humans
- कदर्थना (kadarthanā) - distortion, misinterpretation, error, futility
- इति (iti) - thus, so; marks the end of a quote or thought
- अहो (aho) - oh! alas! indeed!
- मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion; owing to illusion
- गोष्पदे (goṣpade) - in a cow's hoof-print; in a cow's footprint
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- उदधिभ्रमः (udadhibhramaḥ) - illusion of an ocean; ocean-like delusion
Words meanings and morphology
स्वभावमात्रायत्ते (svabhāvamātrāyatte) - dependent solely on one's intrinsic nature (svabhāva)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of svabhāvamātrāyatta
svabhāvamātrāyatta - dependent only on one's intrinsic nature
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svabhāva+mātra+āyatta)
- svabhāva – intrinsic nature, innate disposition, inherent property
noun (masculine)
From sva (own) + bhāva (state of being)
Prefix: su
Root: bhū (class 1) - mātra – only, merely, solely
indeclinable/adjective (neuter) - āyatta – dependent, subject to, resting on
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From √yat (to strive, exert) with ā
Prefix: ā
Root: yat (class 1)
अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
बन्धमोक्षक्रमे (bandhamokṣakrame) - in the process/sequence of bondage and liberation (mokṣa)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of bandhamokṣakrama
bandhamokṣakrama - sequence of bondage and liberation
Compound type : dvaṃdva-tatpuruṣa (bandha+mokṣa+krama)
- bandha – bondage, fetter, tie
noun (masculine)
From √bandh (to bind)
Root: bandh (class 9) - mokṣa – liberation, emancipation
noun (masculine)
From √muc (to free)
Root: muc (class 6) - krama – sequence, order, process
noun (masculine)
From √kram (to step, proceed)
Root: kram (class 1)
नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of humans, for humans
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ
nṛ - man, human being
कदर्थना (kadarthanā) - distortion, misinterpretation, error, futility
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kadarthanā
kadarthanā - distortion, wrong meaning, misinterpretation, futility, abuse, great mistake
From 'kad' (bad, evil) + 'arthana' (request, meaning)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kad+arthanā)
- kad – bad, evil, contemptible (prefix)
indeclinable - arthanā – request, meaning, purpose
noun (feminine)
From √arth (to seek, ask)
Root: arth (class 10)
इति (iti) - thus, so; marks the end of a quote or thought
(indeclinable)
अहो (aho) - oh! alas! indeed!
(indeclinable)
मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion; owing to illusion
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of moha
moha - delusion, confusion, infatuation
From √muh (to be bewildered)
Root: muh (class 4)
गोष्पदे (goṣpade) - in a cow's hoof-print; in a cow's footprint
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of goṣpada
goṣpada - cow's hoof-print, footprint of a cow
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (go+pada)
- go – cow, ox, cattle
noun (masculine) - pada – foot, step, mark, trace
noun (neuter)
Root: pad (class 4)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
उदधिभ्रमः (udadhibhramaḥ) - illusion of an ocean; ocean-like delusion
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of udadhibhrama
udadhibhrama - illusion of an ocean
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (udadhi+bhrama)
- udadhi – ocean, sea
noun (masculine)
From ud (up) + dhā (to place) + i
Prefix: ud
Root: dhā (class 3) - bhrama – illusion, error, confusion, wandering
noun (masculine)
From √bhram (to wander, err)
Root: bhram (class 1)