योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-23, verse-36

संचारयन्क्रियाङ्गुल्या कोणकेष्वर्कदीपिकाम् ।
जगत्सद्मनि कार्पण्यात्क्व किमस्तीति वीक्षते ॥ ३६ ॥

saṃcārayankriyāṅgulyā koṇakeṣvarkadīpikām ,
jagatsadmani kārpaṇyātkva kimastīti vīkṣate 36

36. saṃcārayan kriyā-aṅgulyā koṇakeṣu arka-dīpikām
jagat-sadmani kārpaṇyāt kva kim asti iti vīkṣate

36. saṃcārayan kriyā-aṅgulyā arka-dīpikām koṇakeṣu
jagat-sadmani kārpaṇyāt kva kim asti iti vīkṣate

36. Wielding the sun as a lamp with its active finger, it surveys every corner, driven by a miserly nature, searching in the house of the world to see what exists where.

36. בעזרת אצבע הַפְּעֻלָּה הוא מזיז את מנורת השמש אל הפינות בבית העולם, ומתבונן בקמצנות לראות מה נמצא איפה.

Words meanings summery:

• संचारयन् (saṁcārayan) - moving, causing to move, wielding, spreading

• क्रिया-अङ्गुल्या (kriyā-aṅgulyā) - with the finger of action, by the active finger

• कोणकेषु (koṇakeṣu) - in the corners

• अर्क-दीपिकाम् (arka-dīpikām) - the sun-lamp, the lamp of the sun

• जगत्-सद्मनि (jagat-sadmani) - in the house of the world, in the world's abode

• कार्पण्यात् (kārpaṇyāt) - from miserliness, out of greed, due to stinginess

• क्व (kva) - where, in what place

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

• वीक्षते (vīkṣate) - he sees, he looks, he observes, he surveys

Words meanings and morphology

संचारयन् (saṁcārayan) - moving, causing to move, wielding, spreading

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃcārayat

saṁcārayat - moving, wielding, causing to move, spreading

Present Active Participle

Causative of root car (to move) with prefix saṃ

Prefix: sam

Root: car (class 1)

क्रिया-अङ्गुल्या (kriyā-aṅgulyā) - with the finger of action, by the active finger

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kriyā-aṅgulī

kriyā-aṅgulī - finger of action, active finger

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kriyā+aṅgulī)

• kriyā – action, activity, performance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• aṅgulī – finger, toe
  noun (feminine)

कोणकेषु (koṇakeṣu) - in the corners

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of koṇaka

koṇaka - corner, angle

Derived from koṇa (corner) with suffix -ka

अर्क-दीपिकाम् (arka-dīpikām) - the sun-lamp, the lamp of the sun

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of arka-dīpikā

arka-dīpikā - sun-lamp, lamp of the sun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (arka+dīpikā)

• arka – sun, ray, praise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: arc (class 1)
• dīpikā – lamp, light
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root dīp (to shine) with suffix -ikā
  Root: dīp (class 4)

जगत्-सद्मनि (jagat-sadmani) - in the house of the world, in the world's abode

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat-sadman

jagat-sadman - house of the world, world's abode

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+sadman)

• jagat – world, universe, what moves
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -at
  Root: gam (class 1)
• sadman – house, abode, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sad (class 1)

कार्पण्यात् (kārpaṇyāt) - from miserliness, out of greed, due to stinginess

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kārpaṇya

kārpaṇya - miserliness, stinginess, meanness, wretchedness

Derived from kṛpaṇa (miserly) with suffix -ya

क्व (kva) - where, in what place

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Also can be an indeclinable 'why, how'

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

वीक्षते (vīkṣate) - he sees, he looks, he observes, he surveys

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of īkṣ

Prefix: vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Middle voice form for īkṣ (ātmanepada)

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