योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-14, verse-4

वयं परिमिताकारपरिनिष्ठितनिश्चयाः ।
संसाराभ्रतडित्पुञ्जे मुने नायुषि निर्वृताः ॥ ४ ॥

vayaṃ parimitākārapariniṣṭhitaniścayāḥ ,
saṃsārābhrataḍitpuñje mune nāyuṣi nirvṛtāḥ 4

4. vayam parimitākāra-pariniṣṭhita-niścayāḥ
saṃsāra-abhra-taḍit-puñje mune na āyuṣi nirvṛtāḥ

4. O sage, we whose conviction is firmly rooted in our limited individual form, find no contentment in this life, which is like a cluster of lightning flashes in the cloud of transmigration (saṃsāra).

4. מורה יקר (מוּנִי), אנו, שכלואים בצורות מוגבלות וברעיונות מצומצמים, איננו מוצאים שום נחמה או שלווה באורך החיים הזה, שהוא כהבזק ברק בתוך ענני ה-סַמְסָארָה (סבך הקיום התופעתי).

Words meanings summery:

• वयम् (vayam) - We, us

• परिमिताकार-परिनिष्ठित-निश्चयाः (parimitākāra-pariniṣṭhita-niścayāḥ) - whose conviction is firmly fixed on their limited form

• संसार-अभ्र-तडित्-पुञ्जे (saṁsāra-abhra-taḍit-puñje) - in the cluster of lightning flashes of the cloud of transmigration

• मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

• न (na) - not, no

• आयुषि (āyuṣi) - in life, in duration, in span of life

• निर्वृताः (nirvṛtāḥ) - content, satisfied, at peace, ceased

Words meanings and morphology

वयम् (vayam) - We, us

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

परिमिताकार-परिनिष्ठित-निश्चयाः (parimitākāra-pariniṣṭhita-niścayāḥ) - whose conviction is firmly fixed on their limited form

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parimitākāra-pariniṣṭhita-niścaya

parimitākāra-pariniṣṭhita-niścaya - one whose firm resolve is on their limited form

Compound type : bahuvrihi (parimita+ākāra+pariniṣṭhita+niścaya)

• parimita – measured, limited, confined
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from pari- + √mā
  Prefix: pari
  Root: mā (class 3)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, nature, internal state
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• pariniṣṭhita – firmly established, fixed, complete
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from pari-ni- + √sthā
  Prefixes: pari+ni
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• niścaya – firm conviction, certainty, resolve, determination
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ni- + √ci
  Prefix: ni
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Compound adjective, agreeing with 'vayam'.

संसार-अभ्र-तडित्-पुञ्जे (saṁsāra-abhra-taḍit-puñje) - in the cluster of lightning flashes of the cloud of transmigration

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃsārābhra-taḍit-puñja

saṁsārābhra-taḍit-puñja - cluster of lightning in the cloud of saṃsāra

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+abhra+taḍit+puñja)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cyclic existence, worldly life
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from sam- + √sṛ
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• taḍit – lightning, flash of lightning
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from √taḍ
  Root: taḍ (class 1)
• puñja – heap, mass, cluster, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes the transient nature of life (āyuṣi).

मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, saint

Root: man (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आयुषि (āyuṣi) - in life, in duration, in span of life

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, duration of life, age

Root: i (class 2)

निर्वृताः (nirvṛtāḥ) - content, satisfied, at peace, ceased

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirvṛta

nirvṛta - content, happy, at peace, ceased, tranquil

Past Passive Participle

Derived from nir- + √vṛt

Prefix: nir

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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