योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-1, chapter-13, verse-22
मनोरमा कर्षति चित्तवृत्तिं कदर्थसाध्या क्षणभङ्गुरा च ।
व्यालावलीगात्रविवृत्तदेहा श्वभ्रोत्थिता पुष्पलतेव लक्ष्मीः ॥ २२ ॥
व्यालावलीगात्रविवृत्तदेहा श्वभ्रोत्थिता पुष्पलतेव लक्ष्मीः ॥ २२ ॥
manoramā karṣati cittavṛttiṃ kadarthasādhyā kṣaṇabhaṅgurā ca ,
vyālāvalīgātravivṛttadehā śvabhrotthitā puṣpalateva lakṣmīḥ 22
vyālāvalīgātravivṛttadehā śvabhrotthitā puṣpalateva lakṣmīḥ 22
22.
manoramā karṣati cittavṛttim
kadartha-sādhyā kṣaṇa-bhaṅgurā ca
vyāla-āvalī-gātra-vivṛtta-dehā
śvabhra-utthitā puṣpa-latā iva lakṣmīḥ
kadartha-sādhyā kṣaṇa-bhaṅgurā ca
vyāla-āvalī-gātra-vivṛtta-dehā
śvabhra-utthitā puṣpa-latā iva lakṣmīḥ
22.
Wealth (lakṣmī) is alluring, difficult to attain through improper means, momentary, and fragile. It is like a flower creeper emerging from a pit, its body entwined with a multitude of snakes, captivating the mind's inclinations.
Words meanings summery:
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- मनोरमा (manoramā) - alluring (charming, beautiful, lovely, attractive, pleasing to the mind)
- कर्षति (karṣati) - captivates (draws, pulls, attracts, captivates, drags)
- चित्तवृत्तिम् (cittavṛttim) - the mind's inclinations (inclination of the mind, mental modification, thought waves)
- कदर्थ-साध्या (kadartha-sādhyā) - difficult to attain through improper means (attainable by bad means, achievable through wrongful purposes, difficult to acquire properly)
- क्षण-भङ्गुरा (kṣaṇa-bhaṅgurā) - momentary and fragile (momentary, fleeting, perishable, fragile)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- व्याल-आवली-गात्र-विवृत्त-देहा (vyāla-āvalī-gātra-vivṛtta-dehā) - its body entwined with a multitude of snakes (having a body entwined by a multitude of snakes, whose form is surrounded by rows of serpents)
- श्वभ्र-उत्थिता (śvabhra-utthitā) - emerging from a pit (risen from a pit, emerging from an abyss)
- पुष्प-लता (puṣpa-latā) - a flower creeper (flower creeper, flowering vine)
- इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if, similar to)
- लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - wealth (lakṣmī) (wealth, prosperity, fortune, beauty, the goddess Lakṣmī)
Words meanings and morphology
मनोरमा (manoramā) - alluring (charming, beautiful, lovely, attractive, pleasing to the mind)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of manorama
manorama - charming, beautiful, lovely, attractive, pleasing to the mind
Compound type : bahuvrihi (manas+rama)
- manas – mind, intellect, thought, desire
noun (neuter)
Root: man (class 4) - rama – pleasing, delighting
adjective
From root ram (to delight)
Root: ram (class 1)
कर्षति (karṣati) - captivates (draws, pulls, attracts, captivates, drags)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of karṣati
Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
चित्तवृत्तिम् (cittavṛttim) - the mind's inclinations (inclination of the mind, mental modification, thought waves)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of cittavṛtti
cittavṛtti - inclination of the mind, mental modification, thought waves
Compound type : tatpurusha (citta+vṛtti)
- citta – mind, thought, intellect
noun (neuter)
past passive participle
from root cit (to perceive, think)
Root: cit (class 1) - vṛtti – course of action, mode of being, modification, activity, inclination
noun (feminine)
from root vṛt (to turn, to be)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
कदर्थ-साध्या (kadartha-sādhyā) - difficult to attain through improper means (attainable by bad means, achievable through wrongful purposes, difficult to acquire properly)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kadarthasādhyā
kadarthasādhyā - attainable by bad means, achievable through wrongful purposes
Compound type : tatpurusha (kadartha+sādhyā)
- kadartha – evil purpose, bad meaning, improper means
noun (masculine) - sādhya – to be accomplished, achievable, attainable
adjective
gerundive (future passive participle)
from root sādh (to accomplish, to effect)
Root: sādh (class 5)
क्षण-भङ्गुरा (kṣaṇa-bhaṅgurā) - momentary and fragile (momentary, fleeting, perishable, fragile)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣaṇabhaṅgura
kṣaṇabhaṅgura - momentary, fleeting, perishable, fragile
Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣaṇa+bhaṅgura)
- kṣaṇa – moment, instant
noun (masculine) - bhaṅgura – fragile, brittle, perishable
adjective
from root bhañj (to break)
Root: bhañj (class 7)
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
व्याल-आवली-गात्र-विवृत्त-देहा (vyāla-āvalī-gātra-vivṛtta-dehā) - its body entwined with a multitude of snakes (having a body entwined by a multitude of snakes, whose form is surrounded by rows of serpents)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vyālāvalīgātravivṛttadehā
vyālāvalīgātravivṛttadehā - having a body entwined by a multitude of snakes
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vyāla+āvalī+gātra+vivṛtta+deha)
- vyāla – serpent, snake
noun (masculine) - āvalī – row, range, multitude, series
noun (feminine) - gātra – limb, body
noun (neuter) - vivṛtta – turned, rolled, revolved, entwined, uncovered
adjective
past passive participle
from vi-vṛt
Prefix: vi
Root: vṛt (class 1) - deha – body, form
noun (masculine)
श्वभ्र-उत्थिता (śvabhra-utthitā) - emerging from a pit (risen from a pit, emerging from an abyss)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śvabhrotthitā
śvabhrotthitā - risen from a pit, emerging from an abyss
Compound type : tatpurusha (śvabhra+utthita)
- śvabhra – pit, hole, abyss, cavern
noun (neuter) - utthita – risen, emerged, standing up
adjective
past passive participle
from ud-sthā
Prefix: ud
Root: sthā (class 1)
पुष्प-लता (puṣpa-latā) - a flower creeper (flower creeper, flowering vine)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of puṣpalatā
puṣpalatā - flower creeper, flowering vine
Compound type : tatpurusha (puṣpa+latā)
- puṣpa – flower, blossom
noun (neuter) - latā – creeper, vine
noun (feminine)
इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if, similar to)
(indeclinable)
लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - wealth (lakṣmī) (wealth, prosperity, fortune, beauty, the goddess Lakṣmī)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of lakṣmī
lakṣmī - wealth, prosperity, fortune, beauty, the goddess Lakṣmī