योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-96, verse-22
अहं वेदनमात्रात्मा कानि देहेन्द्रियाणि मे ।
लब्धात्मानमिति स्वच्छं प्रविलुम्पन्ति नापदः ॥ २२ ॥
लब्धात्मानमिति स्वच्छं प्रविलुम्पन्ति नापदः ॥ २२ ॥
ahaṃ vedanamātrātmā kāni dehendriyāṇi me ,
labdhātmānamiti svacchaṃ pravilumpanti nāpadaḥ 22
labdhātmānamiti svacchaṃ pravilumpanti nāpadaḥ 22
22.
aham vedana-mātra-ātmā kāni deha-indriyāṇi me
labdha-ātmānam iti svaccham pravilumpanti na āpadaḥ
labdha-ātmānam iti svaccham pravilumpanti na āpadaḥ
22.
aham vedana-mātra-ātmā me deha-indriyāṇi kāni iti
svaccham labdha-ātmānam pravilumpanti na āpadaḥ
svaccham labdha-ātmānam pravilumpanti na āpadaḥ
22.
"I am the self (ātman) that is merely pure awareness; what are these bodies and senses to me?" Calamities do not plunder or destroy a pure person who has thus realized their true self (ātman).
Words meanings summery:
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- अहम् (aham) - I
- वेदन-मात्र-आत्मा (vedana-mātra-ātmā) - whose self is merely awareness, consisting only of awareness
- कानि (kāni) - what?
- देह-इन्द्रियाणि (deha-indriyāṇi) - bodies and senses
- मे (me) - to me, for me, my
- लब्ध-आत्मानम् (labdha-ātmānam) - one who has realized the self
- इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, saying this
- स्वच्छम् (svaccham) - pure, clear, limpid
- प्रविलुम्पन्ति (pravilumpanti) - they destroy, plunder, tear apart
- न (na) - not, no
- आपदः (āpadaḥ) - calamities, misfortunes, dangers
Words meanings and morphology
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of mad
mad - I
वेदन-मात्र-आत्मा (vedana-mātra-ātmā) - whose self is merely awareness, consisting only of awareness
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vedana-mātra-ātman
vedana-mātra-ātman - whose self is merely awareness
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vedana+mātra+ātman)
- vedana – knowing, perception, sensation, awareness
noun (neuter)
Derived from root 'vid' (to know)
Root: vid (class 2) - mātra – mere, only, exclusively
indeclinable - ātman – self, soul, spirit, the supreme spirit
noun (masculine)
Note: Used here as an adjective for 'aham'.
कानि (kāni) - what?
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of kim
kim - who, what, which
देह-इन्द्रियाणि (deha-indriyāṇi) - bodies and senses
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of deha-indriya
deha-indriya - body and sense organs
Compound type : dvandva (deha+indriya)
- deha – body
noun (masculine) - indriya – sense organ, faculty
noun (neuter)
मे (me) - to me, for me, my
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of mad
mad - I
लब्ध-आत्मानम् (labdha-ātmānam) - one who has realized the self
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of labdha-ātman
labdha-ātman - one who has obtained/realized the self
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (labdha+ātman)
- labdha – obtained, gained, realized
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'labh' (to obtain)
Root: labh (class 1) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, the supreme spirit
noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to a person who has attained self-realization.
इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, saying this
(indeclinable)
स्वच्छम् (svaccham) - pure, clear, limpid
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of svaccha
svaccha - pure, clear, limpid, spotless
Note: Agreeing with 'labdha-ātmānam'.
प्रविलुम्पन्ति (pravilumpanti) - they destroy, plunder, tear apart
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of pravilump
Prefixes: pra+vi
Root: lup (class 6)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
आपदः (āpadaḥ) - calamities, misfortunes, dangers
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of āpad
āpad - calamity, misfortune, danger
Prefix: ā
Root: pad (class 4)