योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-1, chapter-21, verse-31
भूतपञ्चकसंघट्टसंस्थानं ललनाभिधम् ।
रसादभिपतत्वेतत्कथं नाम धियान्वितः ॥ ३१ ॥
रसादभिपतत्वेतत्कथं नाम धियान्वितः ॥ ३१ ॥
bhūtapañcakasaṃghaṭṭasaṃsthānaṃ lalanābhidham ,
rasādabhipatatvetatkathaṃ nāma dhiyānvitaḥ 31
rasādabhipatatvetatkathaṃ nāma dhiyānvitaḥ 31
31.
bhūta-pañcaka-saṃghaṭṭa-saṃsthānam lalanā-abhidham
rasāt abhipatatu etat katham nāma dhiyā-anvitaḥ
rasāt abhipatatu etat katham nāma dhiyā-anvitaḥ
31.
dhiyā-anvitaḥ nāma katham bhūta-pañcaka-saṃghaṭṭa-saṃsthānam
lalanā-abhidham etat rasāt abhipatatu
lalanā-abhidham etat rasāt abhipatatu
31.
How can a wise person, endowed with intelligence, pursue with passion (rasa) this form, called 'woman', which is merely a composite structure of the five elements (bhūta)?
Words meanings summery:
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- भूत-पञ्चक-संघट्ट-संस्थानम् (bhūta-pañcaka-saṁghaṭṭa-saṁsthānam) - a structure formed by the combination of the five elements
- ललना-अभिधम् (lalanā-abhidham) - named 'woman', called 'woman'
- रसात् (rasāt) - from emotion, from passion, from taste, from desire
- अभिपततु (abhipatatu) - let it fall upon, let it rush towards, let it approach eagerly
- एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)
- कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why
- नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, an emphatic particle
- धिया-अन्वितः (dhiyā-anvitaḥ) - endowed with intelligence, wise
Words meanings and morphology
भूत-पञ्चक-संघट्ट-संस्थानम् (bhūta-pañcaka-saṁghaṭṭa-saṁsthānam) - a structure formed by the combination of the five elements
(noun)
neuter, singular of bhūta-pañcaka-saṃghaṭṭa-saṃsthāna
bhūta-pañcaka-saṁghaṭṭa-saṁsthāna - a structure or form created by the aggregation or combination of the five (gross) elements
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+pañcaka+saṃghaṭṭa+saṃsthāna)
- bhūta – element, being, creature, past
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle (when used as 'become')
Derived from the root 'bhū' (to be, to become). In this context, it refers to the five gross elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether).
Root: bhū (class 1) - pañcaka – a group of five, consisting of five
noun (neuter)
Derived from 'pañcan' (five) with the suffix '-ka'. - saṃghaṭṭa – collision, combination, union, aggregation
noun (masculine)
Derived from 'sam-ghaṭṭ' (to join, to combine).
Prefix: sam
Root: ghaṭṭ (class 10) - saṃsthāna – form, shape, structure, constitution, state, arrangement
noun (neuter)
Derived from 'sam-sthā' (to stand together, to exist).
Prefix: sam
Root: sthā (class 1)
ललना-अभिधम् (lalanā-abhidham) - named 'woman', called 'woman'
(adjective)
neuter, singular of lalanā-abhidha
lalanā-abhidha - that which is named 'woman'
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lalanā+abhidhā)
- lalanā – a woman, a beautiful woman
noun (feminine) - abhidhā – name, appellation, expression
noun (feminine)
Derived from 'abhi-dhā' (to place, to utter).
Prefix: abhi
Root: dhā (class 3)
रसात् (rasāt) - from emotion, from passion, from taste, from desire
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of rasa
rasa - juice, sap, taste, essence, emotion, passion, aesthetic sentiment, mercury
अभिपततु (abhipatatu) - let it fall upon, let it rush towards, let it approach eagerly
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of abhipat
Prefix: abhi
Root: pat (class 1)
एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, that
कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why
(indeclinable)
नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, an emphatic particle
(indeclinable)
धिया-अन्वितः (dhiyā-anvitaḥ) - endowed with intelligence, wise
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhiyā-anvita
dhiyā-anvita - endowed with intelligence, wise, intelligent
Compound type : tatpurusha (dhī+anvita)
- dhī – intelligence, understanding, wisdom, thought
noun (feminine) - anvita – accompanied, endowed with, possessed of, connected with
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from 'anu-i' (to follow, to go after).
Prefix: anu
Root: i (class 2)