योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-20, verse-5

ते ते दोषा दुरारम्भास्तत्र तं तादृशाशयम् ।
तद्रूपं प्रतिलुम्पन्ति दुष्टास्तेनैव ये मुने ॥ ५ ॥

te te doṣā durārambhāstatra taṃ tādṛśāśayam ,
tadrūpaṃ pratilumpanti duṣṭāstenaiva ye mune 5

5. te te doṣāḥ durārambhāḥ tatra tam tādr̥śāśayam
tadrūpam pratilumpanti duṣṭāḥ tena eva ye mune

5. mune,
ye te te doṣāḥ durārambhāḥ tena eva duṣṭāḥ,
(te) tatra tam tādr̥śāśayam tadrūpam pratilumpanti

5. O sage, those very faults, which have wicked beginnings and are themselves corrupt, indeed corrupt such a person (puruṣa) who possesses such a disposition and nature.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those

• ते (te) - emphasizes the preceding 'te' (those, very)

• दोषाः (doṣāḥ) - faults, defects, evils

• दुरारम्भाः (durārambhāḥ) - with evil beginnings, having destructive undertakings

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

• तम् (tam) - him, that (person)

• ताद्र्̥शाशयम् (tādr̥śāśayam) - having such a disposition, of such an intention

• तद्रूपम् (tadrūpam) - that form, of that nature

• प्रतिलुम्पन्ति (pratilumpanti) - they obstruct, they corrupt, they destroy

• दुष्टाः (duṣṭāḥ) - wicked, corrupt, evil

• तेन (tena) - by that, by it

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, very, only

• ये (ye) - who, which (plural)

• मुने (mune) - O sage

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

ते (te) - emphasizes the preceding 'te' (those, very)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Used here for emphasis.

दोषाः (doṣāḥ) - faults, defects, evils

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, vice, error, evil

Root: duṣ (class 4)

दुरारम्भाः (durārambhāḥ) - with evil beginnings, having destructive undertakings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of durārambha

durārambha - having bad beginnings, difficult to begin, evil undertaking

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+ārambha)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• ārambha – beginning, undertaking, enterprise, effort
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him, that (person)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

ताद्र्̥शाशयम् (tādr̥śāśayam) - having such a disposition, of such an intention

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tādr̥śāśaya

tādr̥śāśaya - having such an intention or disposition

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tādr̥śa+āśaya)

• tādr̥śa – such, of that kind, similar to that
  adjective
• āśaya – intention, disposition, opinion, mind, abode
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)

तद्रूपम् (tadrūpam) - that form, of that nature

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tadrūpa

tadrūpa - that form, of that nature, similar in form

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tad+rūpa)

• tad – that, he, she, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

प्रतिलुम्पन्ति (pratilumpanti) - they obstruct, they corrupt, they destroy

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pratilump

Prefix: prati

Root: lup (class 6)

दुष्टाः (duṣṭāḥ) - wicked, corrupt, evil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of duṣṭa

duṣṭa - wicked, corrupt, bad, spoilt, sinful

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root duṣ

Root: duṣ (class 4)

तेन (tena) - by that, by it

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, very, only

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - who, which (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

मुने (mune) - O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, silent one

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