योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-4, verse-45

अहमर्थे प्रविसृते संसारो ह्यनुभूयते ।
नान्तर्भूय परिक्षीणे लोचनस्येव तारके ॥ ४५ ॥

ahamarthe pravisṛte saṃsāro hyanubhūyate ,
nāntarbhūya parikṣīṇe locanasyeva tārake 45

45. aham-arthe pravisṛte saṃsāraḥ hi anubhūyate
na antar-bhūya parikṣīṇe locanasya iva tārake

45. hi,
aham-arthe pravisṛte (sati),
saṃsāraḥ anubhūyate.
antar-bhūya parikṣīṇe (aham-arthe sati),
na (anubhūyate),
locanasya tārake iva.

45. Indeed, when the ego-sense (ahaṅkāra) is expanded, the cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra) is experienced. This experience does not occur when the ego-sense has become internally absorbed and completely dwindled, just as (perception does not occur) when the pupil of an eye is exhausted.

45. כאשר תחושת ה'אני' מתפשטת, נחווה סבך הקיום התופעתי (סַמְסָארָה); אך כשהיא מתכנסת פנימה ונעלמת, כמו אישון העין, הוא נעלם.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम्-अर्थे (aham-arthe) - in the ego-sense (ahaṅkāra) (in the object of "I", in the ego-sense, in the meaning of "I")

• प्रविसृते (pravisṛte) - when the ego-sense is expanded or manifest (when spread out, when expanded, when diffused)

• संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (the cycle of rebirth, worldly existence, transmigration)

• हि (hi) - indeed, emphasizing the statement (indeed, certainly, because)

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - the worldly existence is perceived or felt (is experienced, is perceived)

• न (na) - negation (not, no)

• अन्तर्-भूय (antar-bhūya) - when the ego-sense has dissolved or merged inwards (having entered within, having dissolved internally)

• परिक्षीणे (parikṣīṇe) - when the ego-sense is completely dwindled or weakened (when diminished, when exhausted, when wasted away)

• लोचनस्य (locanasya) - referring to the eye as an organ of perception (of the eye)

• इव (iva) - indicating comparison (like, as, as it were)

• तारके (tārake) - the pupil of the eye (pupil of the eye, a star)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम्-अर्थे (aham-arthe) - in the ego-sense (ahaṅkāra) (in the object of "I", in the ego-sense, in the meaning of "I")

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aham-artha

aham-artha - the sense of 'I', ego, the object of 'I'

Compound type : tatpurusha (aham+artha)

• aham – I, myself
  pronoun
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, sense
  noun (masculine)

प्रविसृते (pravisṛte) - when the ego-sense is expanded or manifest (when spread out, when expanded, when diffused)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pravisṛta

pravisṛta - spread out, expanded, diffused, manifest

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-vi-√sṛ (to spread, extend).

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'aham-arthe'.

संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (the cycle of rebirth, worldly existence, transmigration)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence

From sam-√sṛ (to flow together, run through).

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, emphasizing the statement (indeed, certainly, because)

(indeclinable)

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - the worldly existence is perceived or felt (is experienced, is perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of anubhū

Present Tense, third person singular, passive voice

Derived from √bhū (to be, to become) with prefix anu-.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - negation (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अन्तर्-भूय (antar-bhūya) - when the ego-sense has dissolved or merged inwards (having entered within, having dissolved internally)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from antar-√bhū (to become inward, dissolve). Formed with suffix -ya after prefixes.

Prefix: antar

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially, describing the state of 'aham-arthe'.

परिक्षीणे (parikṣīṇe) - when the ego-sense is completely dwindled or weakened (when diminished, when exhausted, when wasted away)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of parikṣīṇa

parikṣīṇa - diminished, exhausted, wasted away, completely destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pari-√kṣi (to waste away, diminish).

Prefix: pari

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Refers to 'aham-arthe' implied.

लोचनस्य (locanasya) - referring to the eye as an organ of perception (of the eye)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of locana

locana - eye, seeing

From √loc (to see, perceive).

Root: loc (class 10)

इव (iva) - indicating comparison (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

तारके (tārake) - the pupil of the eye (pupil of the eye, a star)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tāraka

tāraka - pupil of the eye, star, saving, crossing over

Note: Agrees with 'parikṣīṇe' in locative singular.

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