महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-14, chapter-19, verse-30
निर्वेदस्तु न गन्तव्यो युञ्जानेन कथंचन ।
योगमेकान्तशीलस्तु यथा युञ्जीत तच्छृणु ॥३०॥
योगमेकान्तशीलस्तु यथा युञ्जीत तच्छृणु ॥३०॥
30. nirvedastu na gantavyo yuñjānena kathaṁcana ,
yogamekāntaśīlastu yathā yuñjīta tacchṛṇu.
yogamekāntaśīlastu yathā yuñjīta tacchṛṇu.
30.
nirvedaḥ tu na gantavyaḥ yuñjānena kathaṃcana
yogam ekāntaśīlaḥ tu yathā yuñjīta tat śṛṇu
yogam ekāntaśīlaḥ tu yathā yuñjīta tat śṛṇu
30.
yuñjānena kathaṃcana nirvedaḥ tu na gantavyaḥ
ekāntaśīlaḥ tu yathā yogam yuñjīta tat śṛṇu
ekāntaśīlaḥ tu yathā yogam yuñjīta tat śṛṇu
30.
However, one who is engaged in spiritual discipline (yoga) should never fall into despondency. Now, listen to how one who is dedicated to solitary practice (yoga) should apply it.
Words meanings summery:
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- निर्वेदः (nirvedaḥ) - dispassion, detachment, indifference, despondency, disillusionment
- तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, on the other hand
- न (na) - not, no
- गन्तव्यः (gantavyaḥ) - to be gone to, to be approached, to be attained, to be experienced
- युञ्जानेन (yuñjānena) - by one who is practicing (yoga), by one who is uniting
- कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, somehow or other, ever, at all
- योगम् (yogam) - the spiritual discipline (yoga) itself (union, spiritual discipline, method, practice)
- एकान्तशीलः (ekāntaśīlaḥ) - one whose nature is solitude, devoted to seclusion, practicing alone
- तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, on the other hand
- यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way
- युञ्जीत (yuñjīta) - one should practice (yoga), one should unite, one should apply
- तत् (tat) - that, it
- शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear
Words meanings and morphology
निर्वेदः (nirvedaḥ) - dispassion, detachment, indifference, despondency, disillusionment
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirveda
nirveda - dispassion, detachment, disgust, despondency, indifference
Prefix: nis
Root: vid (class 6)
तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
गन्तव्यः (gantavyaḥ) - to be gone to, to be approached, to be attained, to be experienced
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gantavya
gantavya - to be gone, to be attained, proper to be gone to
Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
Formed from root 'gam' with suffix 'tavya'.
Root: gam (class 1)
युञ्जानेन (yuñjānena) - by one who is practicing (yoga), by one who is uniting
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of yuñjāna
yuñjāna - one who is uniting, practicing (yoga), applying
Present Middle Participle
Formed from root 'yuj' with suffix 'śānac'.
Root: yuj (class 7)
कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, somehow or other, ever, at all
(indeclinable)
योगम् (yogam) - the spiritual discipline (yoga) itself (union, spiritual discipline, method, practice)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yoga
yoga - union, spiritual discipline, method, application, effort, meditation
Root: yuj (class 7)
एकान्तशीलः (ekāntaśīlaḥ) - one whose nature is solitude, devoted to seclusion, practicing alone
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ekāntaśīla
ekāntaśīla - devoted to solitude, solitary in nature, living in seclusion, one whose habit is seclusion
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ekānta+śīla)
- ekānta – solitude, seclusion, exclusive, ultimate, single-minded
noun/adjective (masculine) - śīla – nature, character, habit, practice, conduct
noun (neuter)
तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way
(indeclinable)
युञ्जीत (yuñjīta) - one should practice (yoga), one should unite, one should apply
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of yuj
Root: yuj (class 7)
तत् (tat) - that, it
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this, it
शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of śru
Root: śru (class 5)