योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-57, verse-4

अहंभावपिशाचोऽयमज्ञानशिशुनामुना ।
अविद्यमान एवान्तः कल्पितस्तेन संस्थितः ॥ ४ ॥

ahaṃbhāvapiśāco'yamajñānaśiśunāmunā ,
avidyamāna evāntaḥ kalpitastena saṃsthitaḥ 4

4. ayam ahaṃbhāva-piśācaḥ ajñāna-śiśunā amunā
kalpitaḥ avidyamānaḥ eva antaḥ tena saṃsthitaḥ

4. ayam ahaṃbhāva-piśācaḥ ajñāna-śiśunā amunā
kalpitaḥ avidyamānaḥ eva antaḥ tena saṃsthitaḥ

4. This ego-sense (ahaṃbhāva)-demon, imagined by this child of ignorance (ajñāna), resides within, though not truly existing, established by that very ignorance.

4. שד תחושת האגו הזה בודה מליבו ילד הבורות. אף על פי שאינו קיים באמת בפנים, הוא ממשיך להתקיים בשל המחשבה הדמיונית הזו.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• अहंभाव-पिशाचः (ahaṁbhāva-piśācaḥ) - the demon of ego-sense, the ego-demon

• अज्ञान-शिशुना (ajñāna-śiśunā) - by the child of ignorance

• अमुना (amunā) - by this, by that

• कल्पितः (kalpitaḥ) - imagined, created, fabricated

• अविद्यमानः (avidyamānaḥ) - not existing, non-existent

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internally

• तेन (tena) - by that

• संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - established, situated, residing

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

अहंभाव-पिशाचः (ahaṁbhāva-piśācaḥ) - the demon of ego-sense, the ego-demon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṃbhāva-piśāca

ahaṁbhāva-piśāca - ego-sense demon, demon of egoism

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ahaṃbhāva+piśāca)

• ahaṃbhāva – egoism, ego-sense, self-conceit
  noun (masculine)
• piśāca – demon, goblin, ghoul
  noun (masculine)

अज्ञान-शिशुना (ajñāna-śiśunā) - by the child of ignorance

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ajñāna-śiśu

ajñāna-śiśu - child of ignorance

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ajñāna+śiśu)

• ajñāna – ignorance (ajñāna), want of knowledge
  noun (neuter)
• śiśu – child, infant
  noun (masculine)

अमुना (amunā) - by this, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (demonstrative pronoun)

कल्पितः (kalpitaḥ) - imagined, created, fabricated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpita

kalpita - imagined, created, fabricated, fictitious

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kḷp with suffix -ta.

Root: kḷp (class 1)

अविद्यमानः (avidyamānaḥ) - not existing, non-existent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avidyamāna

avidyamāna - not existing, non-existent, absent

Present Active Participle (negative)

Negative prefix 'a-' + present active participle of 'vid' (to be, exist).

Prefix: a

Root: vid (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, within, internally

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - established, situated, residing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - established, situated, standing, residing, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā with upasarga 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

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