योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-17, verse-16

भीषयत्यपि धीरं मामन्धयत्यपि सेक्षणम् ।
खेदयत्यपि सानन्दं तृष्णाकृष्णेव शर्वरी ॥ १६ ॥

bhīṣayatyapi dhīraṃ māmandhayatyapi sekṣaṇam ,
khedayatyapi sānandaṃ tṛṣṇākṛṣṇeva śarvarī 16

16. bhīṣayati api dhīram mām andhayati api sekṣaṇam
khedayati api sānandam tṛṣṇā kṛṣṇā iva śarvarī

16. Craving, like a dark (kṛṣṇā) night (śarvarī), frightens even a steadfast person like me, blinds even me who possesses vision, and brings sorrow even to me who is joyful.

16. התשוקה, כמו לילה אפל, מפחידה אפילו אדם שקול שכמותי, מעוורת את עיניו של בעל ראייה, ומעציבה אפילו אדם מאושר.

Words meanings summery:

• भीषयति (bhīṣayati) - frightens, terrifies, intimidates

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• धीरम् (dhīram) - firm, steadfast, courageous, patient

• माम् (mām) - me, to me

• अन्धयति (andhayati) - blinds, makes blind

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• सेक्षणम् (sekṣaṇam) - with eyes, possessing vision, having sight

• खेदयति (khedayati) - causes distress, wearies, exhausts

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• सानन्दम् (sānandam) - with joy, joyful, blissful

• तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving, thirst, desire, longing

• कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - dark, black, dark-skinned

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• शर्वरी (śarvarī) - night, darkness

Words meanings and morphology

भीषयति (bhīṣayati) - frightens, terrifies, intimidates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhīṣ

Causative

causative stem of root bhī

Root: bhī (class 3)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

धीरम् (dhīram) - firm, steadfast, courageous, patient

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhīra

dhīra - firm, steadfast, courageous, patient, calm

माम् (mām) - me, to me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

अन्धयति (andhayati) - blinds, makes blind

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of andh

Causative

causative stem of root andh

Root: andh (class 10)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

सेक्षणम् (sekṣaṇam) - with eyes, possessing vision, having sight

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sa-īkṣaṇa

sa-īkṣaṇa - with eyes, possessing vision, having sight

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+īkṣaṇa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing, looking
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root īkṣ
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

खेदयति (khedayati) - causes distress, wearies, exhausts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of khed

Causative

causative stem of root khid

Root: khid (class 6)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

सानन्दम् (sānandam) - with joy, joyful, blissful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sa-ānanda

sa-ānanda - with joy, joyful, blissful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+ānanda)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• ānanda – joy, happiness, bliss
  noun (masculine)

तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā) - craving, thirst, desire, longing

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - craving, thirst, desire, longing

कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - dark, black, dark-skinned

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛṣṇā

kṛṣṇā - dark, black, dark-skinned

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

शर्वरी (śarvarī) - night, darkness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śarvarī

śarvarī - night, darkness

Previous Verse Next Verse