योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-65, verse-14

स मद्भर्ताद्य निर्वाणमीहमानो दिवानिशम् ।
राजा राज्ञेव मनसा मनो जेतुं प्रबुध्यते ॥ १४ ॥

sa madbhartādya nirvāṇamīhamāno divāniśam ,
rājā rājñeva manasā mano jetuṃ prabudhyate 14

14. saḥ matbhartā adya nirvāṇam īhamānaḥ divāniśam
rājā rājñā iva manasā manaḥ jetum prabudhyate

14. adya saḥ matbhartā divāniśam nirvāṇam īhamānaḥ,
rājā rājñā iva,
manasā manaḥ jetum prabudhyate

14. My husband, desiring final liberation (nirvāṇa) day and night, now awakens to conquer his mind with his own mind, as if one king were conquering another.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (one)

• मत्भर्ता (matbhartā) - my husband

• अद्य (adya) - today, now, at this time

• निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - liberation, emancipation, extinction (of desires)

• ईहमानः (īhamānaḥ) - desiring, striving for, endeavoring

• दिवानिशम् (divāniśam) - day and night, constantly

• राजा (rājā) - a king, ruler

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by a king, with a king

• इव (iva) - as, like, as if

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind, intellect

• जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to overcome

• प्रबुध्यते (prabudhyate) - awakens, strives, becomes alert

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मत्भर्ता (matbhartā) - my husband

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matbhartṛ

matbhartṛ - my husband

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+bhartṛ)

• mad – my, mine
  pronoun
  From asmad (I), used as a prefix in compounds meaning 'my'.
• bhartṛ – husband, maintainer, lord
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root bhṛ (to bear, support).
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

अद्य (adya) - today, now, at this time

(indeclinable)

निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - liberation, emancipation, extinction (of desires)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirvāṇa

nirvāṇa - liberation, emancipation, extinction (of desires), supreme bliss

From root vā (to blow) with prefix nir- (out), literally 'extinction, blowing out'.

Prefix: nir

Root: vā (class 2)

ईहमानः (īhamānaḥ) - desiring, striving for, endeavoring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īhamāna

īhamāna - desiring, striving for, endeavoring

Present Middle Participle

Present participle (śānac) of root īh (to strive).

Root: īh (class 1)

दिवानिशम् (divāniśam) - day and night, constantly

(indeclinable)

A dvandva compound used adverbially.

Compound type : dvandva (divā+niśā)

• divā – by day, during the day
  indeclinable
• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)

राजा (rājā) - a king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by a king, with a king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

इव (iva) - as, like, as if

(indeclinable)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind, intellect

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer, to overcome

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root ji (to conquer).

Root: ji (class 1)

प्रबुध्यते (prabudhyate) - awakens, strives, becomes alert

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prabudh

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 4)

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