योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-1, chapter-19, verse-9
विकल्पकल्पितारम्भं दुर्विलारसं दुरास्पदम् ।
शैशवं शासनायैव पुरुषस्य न शान्तये ॥ ९ ॥
शैशवं शासनायैव पुरुषस्य न शान्तये ॥ ९ ॥
vikalpakalpitārambhaṃ durvilārasaṃ durāspadam ,
śaiśavaṃ śāsanāyaiva puruṣasya na śāntaye 9
śaiśavaṃ śāsanāyaiva puruṣasya na śāntaye 9
9.
vikalpa kalpita ārambham durvilārasam durāspadam
śaiśavam śāsanāya eva puruṣasya na śāntaye
śaiśavam śāsanāya eva puruṣasya na śāntaye
9.
vikalpa kalpita ārambham durvilārasam durāspadam
śaiśavam puruṣasya śāsanāya eva na śāntaye
śaiśavam puruṣasya śāsanāya eva na śāntaye
9.
Childhood (śaiśavam), whose undertakings are conceived by false notions (vikalpakalpitārambham), whose essence is disagreeable (durvilārasam), and which is difficult to manage (durāspadam), exists only for a person's (puruṣasya) discipline (śāsanāya), not for his peace (śāntaye).
Words meanings summery:
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- विकल्पकल्पितारम्भम् (vikalpakalpitārambham) - whose undertakings are imagined by false notions, whose beginning is conceived by indecision
- दुर्विलारसम् (durvilārasam) - whose essence is disagreeable, having a wicked taste/flavor
- दुरास्पदम् (durāspadam) - difficult to manage, a troublesome place, hard to obtain
- शैशवम् (śaiśavam) - childhood
- शासनाय (śāsanāya) - for discipline, for governing, for instruction
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, merely
- पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a person, of man
- न (na) - not
- शान्तये (śāntaye) - for peace, for tranquility, for quietude
Words meanings and morphology
विकल्पकल्पितारम्भम् (vikalpakalpitārambham) - whose undertakings are imagined by false notions, whose beginning is conceived by indecision
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vikalpakalpitārambha
vikalpakalpitārambha - having undertakings imagined by false notions; whose beginning is conceived by indecision
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vikalpa+kalpita+ārambha)
- vikalpa – false notion, doubt, indecision, alternative
noun (masculine) - kalpita – imagined, fabricated, created
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root kḷp- (to be well-ordered, to be suitable)
Root: kḷp (class 1) - ārambha – beginning, undertaking, enterprise
noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'śaiśavam'.
दुर्विलारसम् (durvilārasam) - whose essence is disagreeable, having a wicked taste/flavor
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of durvilārasa
durvilārasa - disagreeable essence/taste; having a wicked flavor/enjoyment
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+vilāsa+rasa)
- dur – bad, difficult, wicked
indeclinable - vilāsa – play, sport, enjoyment
noun (masculine) - rasa – essence, taste, juice, pleasure
noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'śaiśavam'.
दुरास्पदम् (durāspadam) - difficult to manage, a troublesome place, hard to obtain
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of durāspada
durāspada - difficult to approach/manage; troublesome; bad refuge/place
Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+āspada)
- dur – bad, difficult, hard
indeclinable - āspada – place, seat, object, position, refuge
noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies 'śaiśavam'.
शैशवम् (śaiśavam) - childhood
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śaiśava
śaiśava - childhood, infancy
Note: Subject of the sentence.
शासनाय (śāsanāya) - for discipline, for governing, for instruction
(noun)
Dative, neuter, singular of śāsana
śāsana - disciplining, governing, instruction, command
Root: śās (class 2)
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, merely
(indeclinable)
पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a person, of man
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - person, man, human being, the cosmic person (puruṣa)
Note: Possessive, linked to 'śāsanāya' and 'śāntaye'.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
Note: Negation particle.
शान्तये (śāntaye) - for peace, for tranquility, for quietude
(noun)
Dative, feminine, singular of śānti
śānti - peace, tranquility, quietude, cessation, calm
Note: Opposed to 'śāsanāya'.