योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-64, verse-45

तेन जातेन मद्भर्त्रा बालेनैव सता पुरा ।
किंचिज्ज्ञेन सतैकेन तिष्ठतात्मालयेऽमले ॥ ४५ ॥

tena jātena madbhartrā bālenaiva satā purā ,
kiṃcijjñena sataikena tiṣṭhatātmālaye'male 45

45. tena jātena madbhartrā bālena eva satā purā
kiṃcijñena satā ekena tiṣṭhatā ātma-ālaye amale

45. purā madbhartrā tena bālena eva satā kiṃcijñena
ekena satā amale ātma-ālaye tiṣṭhatā

45. Long ago, my husband, having manifested as a mere child, a singular entity possessing little knowledge, resided in his pure abode of the self (ātman).

45. בעברי, כשבעלי היה עוד נער צעיר ויחיד, בעל ידיעה מועטה, והתגורר לבדו בביתו הטהור,

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that husband (the creator) (by him, by that)

• जातेन (jātena) - by him who was manifested (by one born, by one manifested, by one produced)

• मद्भर्त्रा (madbhartrā) - by my husband, the creator (by my husband, by my sustainer)

• बालेन (bālena) - by a mere child (in a nascent state) (by a child, by a young one)

• एव (eva) - merely (emphasizes the childlike state) (indeed, only, just, merely)

• सता (satā) - by him being (in that state) (by one being, existing)

• पुरा (purā) - long ago (referring to the time of creation) (formerly, anciently, previously)

• किंचिज्ञेन (kiṁcijñena) - by him who possessed little knowledge (by one who knows little, by one who is somewhat knowing)

• सता (satā) - by him being (in that state) (by one being, existing)

• एकेन (ekena) - by a singular entity, by one alone (by one, by a single one)

• तिष्ठता (tiṣṭhatā) - by him who was residing (by one standing, by one remaining, by one residing)

• आत्म-आलये (ātma-ālaye) - in his pure abode of the self (ātman) (in the abode of the self, in one's own dwelling)

• अमले (amale) - pure (describing the abode of the self) (pure, spotless, undefiled)

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that husband (the creator) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जातेन (jātena) - by him who was manifested (by one born, by one manifested, by one produced)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, manifested, occurred

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan (to be born, produce).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Acts as an adjective qualifying 'tena'.

मद्भर्त्रा (madbhartrā) - by my husband, the creator (by my husband, by my sustainer)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of madbhartṛ

madbhartṛ - my husband, my lord, my sustainer

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (mad+bhartṛ)

• mad – my
  pronoun
  Genitive singular of 'aham' (I).
• bhartṛ – husband, lord, master, sustainer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

बालेन (bālena) - by a mere child (in a nascent state) (by a child, by a young one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young, immature

Note: Qualifies `tena` via `satā`.

एव (eva) - merely (emphasizes the childlike state) (indeed, only, just, merely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

सता (satā) - by him being (in that state) (by one being, existing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, good, righteous

Present Active Participle

Present participle of the root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `tena`, indicating a state of being.

पुरा (purā) - long ago (referring to the time of creation) (formerly, anciently, previously)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

किंचिज्ञेन (kiṁcijñena) - by him who possessed little knowledge (by one who knows little, by one who is somewhat knowing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kiṃcijña

kiṁcijña - knowing a little, somewhat knowing

Compound type : tatpurusha (kiṃcit+jña)

• kiṃcit – something, a little, somewhat
  indeclinable
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies `tena` via `satā`.

सता (satā) - by him being (in that state) (by one being, existing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, good, righteous

Present Active Participle

Present participle of the root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `tena`, indicating a state of being.

एकेन (ekena) - by a singular entity, by one alone (by one, by a single one)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Qualifies `tena` via `satā`.

तिष्ठता (tiṣṭhatā) - by him who was residing (by one standing, by one remaining, by one residing)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, remaining, residing, existing

Present Active Participle

Present participle of the root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `tena`, indicating an action in progress.

आत्म-आलये (ātma-ālaye) - in his pure abode of the self (ātman) (in the abode of the self, in one's own dwelling)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātma-ālaya

ātma-ālaya - abode of the self, one's own dwelling

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (ātman+ālaya)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• ālaya – abode, dwelling, house, receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Refers to the creator's inner essence or spiritual dwelling.

अमले (amale) - pure (describing the abode of the self) (pure, spotless, undefiled)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of amala

amala - pure, clean, spotless, stainless, undefiled

Compound: a (negative prefix) + mala (dirt, impurity).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+mala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `ātma-ālaye`.

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