योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-37

भ्रमन्मनःपिशाचेऽस्मिन्कल्लोलजलदाकुले ।
संसाररात्रितिमिरे स्वात्मैवापूर्णचन्द्रमाः ॥ ३७ ॥

bhramanmanaḥpiśāce'sminkallolajaladākule ,
saṃsārarātritimire svātmaivāpūrṇacandramāḥ 37

37. bhraman manaḥpiśāce asmin kallolajaladākule
saṃsārarātritimire svātmā eva apūrṇacandramāḥ

37. svātmā eva apūrṇacandramāḥ bhraman manaḥpiśāce
asmin kallolajaladākule saṃsārarātritimire

37. Within this mind, which is like a wandering demon (manaḥpiśāca) agitated by surging waves and clouds, and within the darkness of the night of worldly existence (saṃsāra), one's own self (ātman) is indeed an incomplete moon.

Words meanings summery:

• भ्रमन् (bhraman) - wandering, moving, roaming, revolving

• मनःपिशाचे (manaḥpiśāce) - in the demon-like mind, in the ghost of a mind

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• कल्लोलजलदाकुले (kallolajaladākule) - agitated by waves and clouds

• संसाररात्रितिमिरे (saṁsārarātritimire) - in the darkness of the night of worldly existence (saṃsāra)

• स्वात्मा (svātmā) - one's own self (ātman), the individual self (ātman)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, certainly

• अपूर्णचन्द्रमाः (apūrṇacandramāḥ) - indicating limited illumination or an imperfect state within saṃsāra (an incomplete moon, a waxing/waning moon)

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रमन् (bhraman) - wandering, moving, roaming, revolving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhramat

bhramat - wandering, moving, revolving, confused

Present Active Participle

From root 'bhram' (1st class) + 'śatṛ' suffix, declined as masculine nominative singular.

Root: bhram (class 1)

मनःपिशाचे (manaḥpiśāce) - in the demon-like mind, in the ghost of a mind

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of manaḥpiśāca

manaḥpiśāca - mind-demon, ghost-like mind

Compound. 'manas' (mind) + 'piśāca' (demon/ghost).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (manas+piśāca)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• piśāca – demon, goblin, ghoul
  noun (masculine)

Note: The base 'manas' is neuter, but here 'manaḥpiśāca' takes the gender of 'piśāca' (masculine).

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'manaḥpiśāce'.

कल्लोलजलदाकुले (kallolajaladākule) - agitated by waves and clouds

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kallolajaladākula

kallolajaladākula - agitated by waves and clouds

Compound. 'kallola' (wave) + 'jalada' (cloud) + 'ākula' (agitated).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kallola+jalada+ākula)

• kallola – large wave, surge
  noun (masculine)
• jalada – cloud (lit. 'water-giver')
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: jala
  Root: dā (class 3)
• ākula – agitated, confused, perplexed, filled with
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥpiśāce' and 'asmin'.

संसाररात्रितिमिरे (saṁsārarātritimire) - in the darkness of the night of worldly existence (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃsārarātritimira

saṁsārarātritimira - darkness of the night of worldly existence (saṃsāra)

Compound. 'saṃsāra' + 'rātri' + 'timira'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+rātri+timira)

• saṃsāra – worldly existence, cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)
• timira – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the 'saṃsāra' context in which the 'ātman' is found.

स्वात्मा (svātmā) - one's own self (ātman), the individual self (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own self (ātman), the individual soul (ātman)

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'ātman' (self).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied 'is').

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, certainly

(indeclinable)

particle

अपूर्णचन्द्रमाः (apūrṇacandramāḥ) - indicating limited illumination or an imperfect state within saṃsāra (an incomplete moon, a waxing/waning moon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apūrṇacandramas

apūrṇacandramas - incomplete moon, not full moon

Compound of 'a' (negation), 'pūrṇa' (full, complete), and 'candramas' (moon).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (a+pūrṇa+candramas)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix (nañ-samāsa)
• pūrṇa – full, complete, perfect
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'pṛ' (to fill) + 'kta'
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• candramas – moon
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'svātmā'.

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