योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-16, verse-27

सकलगुणजयाशा यत्र बद्धा महद्भिस्तमरिमिह विजेतुं चित्तमभ्युत्थितोऽहम् ।
विगतरतितयान्तर्नाभिनन्दामि लक्ष्मीं जडमलिनविलासां मेघलेखामिवेन्दुः ॥ २७ ॥

sakalaguṇajayāśā yatra baddhā mahadbhistamarimiha vijetuṃ cittamabhyutthito'ham ,
vigataratitayāntarnābhinandāmi lakṣmīṃ jaḍamalinavilāsāṃ meghalekhāmivenduḥ 27

27. sakalaguṇajayāśā yatra baddhā mahadbhiḥ tam
arim iha vijetum cittam abhyutthitaḥ aham
vigataratitayā antaḥ na abhinandāmi lakṣmīm
jaḍamalinavilāsām meghalekhām iva induḥ

27. I have come forth here to conquer that enemy—the mind (citta)—in which the great ones have placed their hope for mastering all virtues. Due to my detachment (vigataratitā) within, I do not rejoice in prosperity (Lakṣmī), whose charm is dull and impure, just as the moon (indu) does not delight in a line of clouds.

27. קמתי כעת לנצח את האויב הזה – פעילות החשיבה – שריסונה הוא התקווה הגדולה של החכמים הדגולים לרכישת כל המעלות. מתוך אובדן כל תשוקה פנימית, אינני מברך עוד על העושר והתענוגות החומריים שחינם עמום ומשחית, כשם שהירח אינו שמח בענן אפל המכסה אותו.

Words meanings summery:

• सकलगुणजयाशा (sakalaguṇajayāśā) - the hope of conquering all qualities/virtues

• यत्र (yatra) - in which (mind) (where, in which)

• बद्धा (baddhā) - bound, fixed, placed

• महद्भिः (mahadbhiḥ) - by the great ones, by the wise

• तम् (tam) - that (referring to the mind) (that)

• अरिम् (arim) - enemy

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• विजेतुम् (vijetum) - to conquer, to overcome

• चित्तम् (cittam) - the mind

• अभ्युत्थितः (abhyutthitaḥ) - arisen, stood up, ready, resolved

• अहम् (aham) - I

• विगतरतितया (vigataratitayā) - due to the absence of delight/attachment, due to detachment

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, internally

• न (na) - not

• अभिनन्दामि (abhinandāmi) - I rejoice in, I welcome, I approve

• लक्ष्मीम् (lakṣmīm) - prosperity, wealth, goddess Lakṣmī

• जडमलिनविलासाम् (jaḍamalinavilāsām) - whose charm/allure is dull and impure

• मेघलेखाम् (meghalekhām) - a line of clouds, a cloud-streak

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• इन्दुः (induḥ) - the moon

Words meanings and morphology

सकलगुणजयाशा (sakalaguṇajayāśā) - the hope of conquering all qualities/virtues

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sakalaguṇajayāśā

sakalaguṇajayāśā - hope for victory over all qualities/virtues

Compound type : tatpurusha (sakala+guṇa+jaya+āśā)

• sakala – all, entire, complete
  adjective
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute
  noun (masculine)
• jaya – victory, conquest
  noun (masculine)
  from root ji + suff. a
  Root: ji (class 1)
• āśā – hope, desire
  noun (feminine)

यत्र (yatra) - in which (mind) (where, in which)

(indeclinable)

Note: refers to 'cittam'

बद्धा (baddhā) - bound, fixed, placed

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fixed, attached

Past Passive Participle

from root bandh + suff. ta

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: agrees with 'sakalaguṇajayāśā'

महद्भिः (mahadbhiḥ) - by the great ones, by the wise

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, noble, wise, eminent person

Note: agent of 'baddhā'

तम् (tam) - that (referring to the mind) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: refers to 'cittam' and 'arim'

अरिम् (arim) - enemy

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ari

ari - enemy, foe

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

विजेतुम् (vijetum) - to conquer, to overcome

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

from vi- (upasarga) + root ji + suff. tumun

Prefix: vi

Root: ji (class 1)

चित्तम् (cittam) - the mind

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought

Past Passive Participle

from root cit + suff. ta, used as noun

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: object of 'vijetum'

अभ्युत्थितः (abhyutthitaḥ) - arisen, stood up, ready, resolved

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyutthita

abhyutthita - risen, stood up, prepared, ready, resolved

Past Passive Participle

from abhi-ud- (upasargas) + root sthā + suff. ta

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: agrees with 'aham'

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

विगतरतितया (vigataratitayā) - due to the absence of delight/attachment, due to detachment

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vigataratitā

vigataratitā - state of having lost delight/attachment, detachment

from vigata-rati + suff. tā

Compound type : bahuvrihi-tatpurusha (vigata+rati)

• vigata – gone away, disappeared, absent
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi- (upasarga) + root gam + suff. ta
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• rati – delight, pleasure, attachment, love
  noun (feminine)

Note: expresses cause or reason

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, internally

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अभिनन्दामि (abhinandāmi) - I rejoice in, I welcome, I approve

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of abhinand

Prefix: abhi

Root: nand (class 1)

लक्ष्मीम् (lakṣmīm) - prosperity, wealth, goddess Lakṣmī

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lakṣmī

lakṣmī - prosperity, wealth, fortune, goddess Lakṣmī

जडमलिनविलासाम् (jaḍamalinavilāsām) - whose charm/allure is dull and impure

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jaḍamalinavilāsā

jaḍamalinavilāsā - having dull and impure charm/allure

Compound type : karmadharaya-bahuvrihi (jaḍa+malina+vilāsa)

• jaḍa – dull, inert, ignorant, stupid
  adjective
• malina – impure, dirty, stained, dark
  adjective
• vilāsa – charm, grace, play, dalliance, allure
  noun (masculine)
  from vi- (upasarga) + root las + suff. a
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)

Note: agrees with 'lakṣmīm'

मेघलेखाम् (meghalekhām) - a line of clouds, a cloud-streak

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of meghalekhā

meghalekhā - a line of clouds, cloud-streak

Compound type : tatpurusha (megha+lekhā)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
• lekhā – line, streak, drawing
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

इन्दुः (induḥ) - the moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon, drop, spot

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