योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-91, verse-51

यदा पुनरहं पञ्चभूतानीत्येव भासयन् ।
भवामि जड एवाहं तदा चेतामि किं किल ॥ ५१ ॥

yadā punarahaṃ pañcabhūtānītyeva bhāsayan ,
bhavāmi jaḍa evāhaṃ tadā cetāmi kiṃ kila 51

51. yadā punaḥ aham pañcabhūtāni iti eva bhāsayant
bhavāmi jaḍaḥ eva aham tadā cetāmi kim kila

51. On the other hand, when I merely perceive myself as the five elements, I become inert. How, then, can I truly be conscious?

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, on the other hand, moreover

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पञ्चभूतानि (pañcabhūtāni) - the five elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation

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

• भासयन्त् (bhāsayant) - illuminating, making appear, causing to shine

• भवामि (bhavāmi) - I become, I am

• जडः (jaḍaḥ) - inert, dull, unconscious, lifeless

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

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• चेतामि (cetāmi) - I perceive, I am conscious, I think

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, how?

• किल (kila) - indeed, surely, a particle of emphasis or interrogation

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, on the other hand, moreover

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

पञ्चभूतानि (pañcabhūtāni) - the five elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pañcabhūta

pañcabhūta - the five elements

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pañcan+bhūta)

• pañcan – five
  numeral
• bhūta – element, being, past
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, merely

(indeclinable)

भासयन्त् (bhāsayant) - illuminating, making appear, causing to shine

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāsayant

bhāsayant - illuminating, making appear

Present Active Participle

Causal form of root bhās

Root: bhās (class 1)

भवामि (bhavāmi) - I become, I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

जडः (jaḍaḥ) - inert, dull, unconscious, lifeless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - inert, dull, unconscious

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, merely

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

चेतामि (cetāmi) - I perceive, I am conscious, I think

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of cit

Root verb, class 1 or 10

Root: cit (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, how?

(interrogative pronoun)

किल (kila) - indeed, surely, a particle of emphasis or interrogation

(indeclinable)

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