योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-13, verse-22

मनोरमा कर्षति चित्तवृत्तिं कदर्थसाध्या क्षणभङ्गुरा च ।
व्यालावलीगात्रविवृत्तदेहा श्वभ्रोत्थिता पुष्पलतेव लक्ष्मीः ॥ २२ ॥

manoramā karṣati cittavṛttiṃ kadarthasādhyā kṣaṇabhaṅgurā ca ,
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

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.

22. למראית עין היא מושכת את פעילות המחשבות, אך השיגה כרוך בסבל והיא חולפת כהרף עין. העושר (לַקְשְׁמִי) דומה למטפס פרחים הצומח מתוך בור עמוק ומפותל סביב גופו של נחש ארסי.

Words meanings summery:

• 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

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