योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-48

दीर्घदौरात्म्यवलया निपातफलपातया ।
न देहलतया कार्यं किंचिदस्ति विवेकिनः ॥ ४८ ॥

dīrghadaurātmyavalayā nipātaphalapātayā ,
na dehalatayā kāryaṃ kiṃcidasti vivekinaḥ 48

48. dīrghadaurātmyavalayā nipātaphalapātayā na
dehalatayā kāryam kiṃcit asti vivekinaḥ

48. For a discerning person (vivekin), there is no purpose (kārya) whatsoever to be achieved from the body-creeper, which is encircled by prolonged wickedness (daurātmya) and whose fruits are merely its own downfall and ruin.

48. בעל הבחנה תבונית אינו מוצא כל תועלת בזמורת הגוף הזו, המלופפת ברוע מתמשך ומצמיחה פירות של מפלה.

Words meanings summery:

• दीर्घदौरात्म्यवलया (dīrghadaurātmyavalayā) - encircled by prolonged wickedness (by that which has a long circle of wickedness)

• निपातफलपातया (nipātaphalapātayā) - whose fruits are merely its own downfall and ruin (by that whose fruit-fall is downfall, whose fruits are ruin)

• न (na) - not, no

• देहलतया (dehalatayā) - from the body, metaphorically a creeper (by the body-creeper)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - purpose (work, action, duty, purpose, what is to be done)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - whatsoever, any (anything, something)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• विवेकिनः (vivekinaḥ) - for a discerning person (for the discerning one, of the discerning one)

Words meanings and morphology

दीर्घदौरात्म्यवलया (dīrghadaurātmyavalayā) - encircled by prolonged wickedness (by that which has a long circle of wickedness)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dīrghadaurātmyavalaya

dīrghadaurātmyavalaya - having a long circle of wickedness

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dīrgha+daurātmya+valaya)

• dīrgha – long, extensive, prolonged
  adjective (masculine)
• daurātmya – wickedness, depravity, evil nature
  noun (neuter)
  abstract noun from durātman
• valaya – circle, ring, bracelet, enclosure
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: val (class 1)

Note: Refers to dehalatayā.

निपातफलपातया (nipātaphalapātayā) - whose fruits are merely its own downfall and ruin (by that whose fruit-fall is downfall, whose fruits are ruin)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nipātaphalapāta

nipātaphalapāta - having the fall of fruit as its fall (or fall-fruit-fall)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nipāta+phala+pāta)

• nipāta – fall, downfall, destruction, dropping
  noun (masculine)
  from root pat with ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: pat (class 1)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: phal (class 1)
• pāta – fall, falling, descent
  noun (masculine)
  from root pat
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Refers to dehalatayā.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

negative particle

Note: Negates the existence of kāryam.

देहलतया (dehalatayā) - from the body, metaphorically a creeper (by the body-creeper)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dehalatā

dehalatā - body-creeper, the body compared to a creeper

Compound type : karmadhāraya (deha+latā)

• deha – body, corporeal form
  noun (masculine)
  from root dih (to smear, heap up)
  Root: dih (class 4)
• latā – creeper, vine, tendril
  noun (feminine)

Note: Denotes the means or source.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - purpose (work, action, duty, purpose, what is to be done)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be performed, work, action, purpose

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of asti.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - whatsoever, any (anything, something)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kimcid

kimcid - anything, something, a certain

`kim` + `cid`

Note: Agrees with kāryam.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

विवेकिनः (vivekinaḥ) - for a discerning person (for the discerning one, of the discerning one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vivekin

vivekin - discerning, discriminate, wise, person of discernment

from root vic (to discern)

Prefix: vi

Root: vic (class 7)

Note: Used in a dative sense here (for whom).

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