योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-21, verse-30

इत्येषा ललनाङ्गानामचिरेणैव भाविनी ।
स्थितिर्मया वः कथिता किं भ्रान्तिमनुधावथ ॥ ३० ॥

ityeṣā lalanāṅgānāmacireṇaiva bhāvinī ,
sthitirmayā vaḥ kathitā kiṃ bhrāntimanudhāvatha 30

30. iti eṣā lalanā-aṅgānām acireṇa eva bhāvinī
sthitiḥ mayā vaḥ kathitā kim bhrāntim anudhāvatha

30. mayā vaḥ lalanā-aṅgānām eṣā bhāvinī sthitiḥ
acireṇa eva iti kathitā kim bhrāntim anudhāvatha

30. I have thus quickly explained to you the ephemeral nature of women's bodies. Why do you then pursue such delusion (bhrānti)?

30. תיארתי לפניכם את גורלם הבלתי נמנע של איברי הנשים שיגיע תוך זמן קצר; מדוע אם כן אתם מוסיפים לרוץ אחר האשליה?

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• ललना-अङ्गानाम् (lalanā-aṅgānām) - of women's bodies/limbs

• अचिरेण (acireṇa) - quickly, without delay, soon

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very

• भाविनी (bhāvinī) - future, imminent, going to be

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - ephemeral nature, transient state (state, condition, permanence, stability, end, ephemeral nature)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• वः (vaḥ) - to you, for you, of you (plural)

• कथिता (kathitā) - told, narrated, spoken

• किम् (kim) - what, why, how, whether

• भ्रान्तिम् (bhrāntim) - delusion, error, confusion, wandering

• अनुधावथ (anudhāvatha) - you (plural) pursue/run after

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

ललना-अङ्गानाम् (lalanā-aṅgānām) - of women's bodies/limbs

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of lalanā-aṅga

lalanā-aṅga - a woman's body or limbs

Compound type : tatpurusha (lalanā+aṅga)

• lalanā – a woman, a beautiful woman, an alluring woman
  noun (feminine)
• aṅga – limb, body part, body, constituent
  noun (neuter)

अचिरेण (acireṇa) - quickly, without delay, soon

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of acira

acira - not long, short, recent

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'cira' (long). Used here in instrumental singular adverbially.

Note: Used adverbially.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very

(indeclinable)

भाविनी (bhāvinī) - future, imminent, going to be

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvin

bhāvin - future, imminent, being, existing, going to be

future active participle

Derived from the root 'bhū' (to be, to become) with the suffix '-in' forming an agent noun or participle, here used as an adjective.

Root: bhū (class 1)

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - ephemeral nature, transient state (state, condition, permanence, stability, end, ephemeral nature)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, state, condition, position, permanence, stability, duration, limit, end

Derived from the root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

वः (vaḥ) - to you, for you, of you (plural)

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular, plural)

कथिता (kathitā) - told, narrated, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, narrated, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'kath' (to speak, tell).

Root: kath (class 10)

किम् (kim) - what, why, how, whether

(indeclinable)

भ्रान्तिम् (bhrāntim) - delusion, error, confusion, wandering

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - delusion, error, confusion, mistake, wandering, revolution

Derived from the root 'bhram' (to wander, to err).

Root: bhram (class 1)

अनुधावथ (anudhāvatha) - you (plural) pursue/run after

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of anudhāv

Prefix: anu

Root: dhāv (class 1)

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