योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-21, verse-36

आपातमात्ररमणेषु सुदुस्तरेषु भोगेषु नाहमलिपक्षतिचञ्चलेषु ।
ब्रह्मन्रमे मरणरोगजरादिभीत्या शाम्याम्यहं परमुपैमि पदं प्रयत्नात् ॥ ३६ ॥

āpātamātraramaṇeṣu sudustareṣu bhogeṣu nāhamalipakṣaticañcaleṣu ,
brahmanrame maraṇarogajarādibhītyā śāmyāmyahaṃ paramupaimi padaṃ prayatnāt 36

36. āpātamātraramaṇeṣu sudustareṣu bhogeṣu
na aham alipakṣaticañcaleṣu | brahman
rame maraṇarogajarādibhītyā śāmyāmi
aham param upaimi padam prayatnāt ||

36. brahman! aham āpātamātraramaṇeṣu sudustareṣu alipakṣaticañcaleṣu bhogeṣu na rame.
maraṇarogajarādibhītyā aham śāmyāmi (ca) prayatnāt param padam upaimi.

36. O Brahman! I do not revel in these worldly enjoyments which are pleasing only superficially, are exceedingly difficult to overcome, and are as ephemeral as the fluttering of a bee's wings. Fearing death, illness, old age, and so forth, I find peace; I strive with effort to attain the supreme state.

36. בְּרַהְמָן יקר, אינני מוצא עוד חדווה בתענוגות הנראים נעימים רק למראית עין, הקשים למעבר ומשתנים במהירות כמו רפרוף כנפי דבורה. מתוך פחד ממוות, ממחלות ומזקנה, אני נרגע ושואף בכל מאמציי להגיע אל המצב העליון.

Words meanings summery:

• आपातमात्ररमणेषु (āpātamātraramaṇeṣu) - delightful only at first contact, superficially pleasing

• सुदुस्तरेषु (sudustareṣu) - very difficult to cross, extremely difficult to overcome

• भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in enjoyments, in pleasures, in experiences

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अलिपक्षतिचञ्चलेषु (alipakṣaticañcaleṣu) - flickering/unsteady like a bee's wings

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman

• रमे (rame) - I delight, I rejoice

• मरणरोगजरादिभीत्या (maraṇarogajarādibhītyā) - due to the fear of death, disease, old age, and others

• शाम्यामि (śāmyāmi) - I become peaceful, I become calm, I cease

• अहम् (aham) - I

• परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest

• उपैमि (upaimi) - I approach, I attain, I go to

• पदम् (padam) - state, abode, position, step, foot

• प्रयत्नात् (prayatnāt) - by effort, with effort, carefully

Words meanings and morphology

आपातमात्ररमणेषु (āpātamātraramaṇeṣu) - delightful only at first contact, superficially pleasing

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of āpātamātraramaṇa

āpātamātraramaṇa - delightful only at first contact, momentarily pleasing

Compound type : karmadhāraya (āpāta+mātra+ramaṇa)

• āpāta – falling down, meeting, contact, first appearance
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-pat
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pat (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, size, measure
  indeclinable
• ramaṇa – delighting, playing, pleasing, charming
  adjective (neuter)
  Agent noun / adjective from root ram
  Root ram + ana suffix
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bhogeṣu

सुदुस्तरेषु (sudustareṣu) - very difficult to cross, extremely difficult to overcome

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of sudustara

sudustara - very difficult to cross or pass, extremely difficult to overcome

su (intensive) + dus (difficult) + tara (crossing)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dustara)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• dustara – difficult to cross, insurmountable
  adjective (neuter)
  From dus (difficult) + root tṝ (to cross)
  Prefix: dus
  Root: tṝ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bhogeṣu

भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in enjoyments, in pleasures, in experiences

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, experience, object of sense

From root bhuj (to enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of rame, śāmyāmi and upaimi

अलिपक्षतिचञ्चलेषु (alipakṣaticañcaleṣu) - flickering/unsteady like a bee's wings

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of alipakṣaticañcala

alipakṣaticañcala - unsteady like a bee's wing, fleeting

Compound type : upamiti-samāsa (ali+pakṣati+cañcala)

• ali – bee
  noun (masculine)
• pakṣati – wing (of a bird or insect), side, flank
  noun (feminine)
• cañcala – moving, unsteady, flickering, fickle
  adjective (neuter)
  From root cañc (to move)
  Root: cañc (class 1)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute Reality (brahman), the Supreme Being, priest, sacred word

Root: bṛh (class 1)

रमे (rame) - I delight, I rejoice

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ram

Present middle indicative

1st person singular present tense middle voice of root ram

Root: ram (class 1)

मरणरोगजरादिभीत्या (maraṇarogajarādibhītyā) - due to the fear of death, disease, old age, and others

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of maraṇarogajarādibhīti

maraṇarogajarādibhīti - fear of death, disease, old age, and other such things

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maraṇa+roga+jarā+ādi+bhīti)

• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  From root mṛ
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• roga – disease, sickness
  noun (masculine)
  From root ruj
  Root: ruj (class 6)
• jarā – old age, decay
  noun (feminine)
  From root jṝ
  Root: jṝ (class 9)
• ādi – and so forth, beginning with, et cetera
  indeclinable
• bhīti – fear, dread
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhī
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Indicates cause/reason

शाम्यामि (śāmyāmi) - I become peaceful, I become calm, I cease

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śam

Present active indicative

1st person singular present tense of root śam (class 4)

Root: śam (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of śāmyāmi and upaimi

परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, most excellent

उपैमि (upaimi) - I approach, I attain, I go to

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Present active indicative

1st person singular present tense of root i (to go) with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

पदम् (padam) - state, abode, position, step, foot

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, state, abode, word

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of upaimi

प्रयत्नात् (prayatnāt) - by effort, with effort, carefully

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

pra + yat (to strive) + na

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Used to indicate 'by means of' or 'due to'

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