योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-19, verse-27

संहृष्टो भुवनं भोक्तमिन्दुमादातुमम्बरात् ।
वाञ्छते येन मौर्ख्येण तत्सुखाय कथं भवेत् ॥ २७ ॥

saṃhṛṣṭo bhuvanaṃ bhoktamindumādātumambarāt ,
vāñchate yena maurkhyeṇa tatsukhāya kathaṃ bhavet 27

27. saṃhṛṣṭaḥ bhuvanaṃ bhoktum indum ādātum ambarāt
vāñchate yena maurkhyeṇa tat sukhāya kathaṃ bhavet

27. yena maurkhyeṇa saṃhṛṣṭaḥ bhuvanaṃ bhoktum ambarāt indum ādātum vāñchate,
tat sukhāya kathaṃ bhavet

27. How can something lead to happiness if it is desired with the kind of foolishness by which one might, being greatly overjoyed, wish to consume the entire world or snatch the moon from the sky?

Words meanings summery:

• संहृष्टः (saṁhṛṣṭaḥ) - greatly delighted, elated, overjoyed, full of joy

• भुवनं (bhuvanaṁ) - world, universe, being, existence

• भोक्तुम् (bhoktum) - to eat, to enjoy, to consume

• इन्दुम् (indum) - moon, drop, spot

• आदातुम् (ādātum) - to take, to seize, to acquire

• अम्बरात् (ambarāt) - from the sky, from the atmosphere, from clothing

• वाञ्छते (vāñchate) - desires, wishes, longs for

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom, with which

• मौर्ख्येण (maurkhyeṇa) - by foolishness, by stupidity, by ignorance

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, for joy, for comfort

• कथम् (katham) - how? in what way?

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should it be, would it be, it might be

Words meanings and morphology

संहृष्टः (saṁhṛṣṭaḥ) - greatly delighted, elated, overjoyed, full of joy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃhṛṣṭa

saṁhṛṣṭa - greatly delighted, elated, overjoyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛṣ (to be excited, glad) with prefix saṃ.

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

भुवनं (bhuvanaṁ) - world, universe, being, existence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhuvana

bhuvana - world, universe, dwelling, creature

Derived from root bhū (to be, exist).

Root: bhū (class 1)

भोक्तुम् (bhoktum) - to eat, to enjoy, to consume

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed with the suffix -tum.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

इन्दुम् (indum) - moon, drop, spot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon, drop, Soma

आदातुम् (ādātum) - to take, to seize, to acquire

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed from root dā (to give) with prefix ā (to, towards, back), meaning 'to take'.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

अम्बरात् (ambarāt) - from the sky, from the atmosphere, from clothing

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, clothing, space

वाञ्छते (vāñchate) - desires, wishes, longs for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vāñch

Present

ātmanepada, 3rd person singular.

Root: vāñch (class 1)

येन (yena) - by which, by whom, with which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Agrees with maurkhyeṇa.

मौर्ख्येण (maurkhyeṇa) - by foolishness, by stupidity, by ignorance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of maurkhya

maurkhya - foolishness, stupidity, ignorance

Derived from mūrkha (foolish).

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers to the action/desire described.

सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, for joy, for comfort

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, comfort, ease

कथम् (katham) - how? in what way?

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, should it be, would it be, it might be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Potential Mood

3rd person singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)