योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-10

कलाकलङ्कितो लोको बन्धवो भवबन्धनम् ।
भोगा भवमहारोगास्तृष्णाश्च मृगतृष्णिकाः ॥ १० ॥

kalākalaṅkito loko bandhavo bhavabandhanam ,
bhogā bhavamahārogāstṛṣṇāśca mṛgatṛṣṇikāḥ 10

10. kalā-kalaṅkitaḥ lokaḥ bandhavaḥ bhava-bandhanam
bhogāḥ bhava-mahārogāḥ tṛṣṇāḥ ca mṛgatṛṣṇikāḥ

10. lokaḥ kalā-kalaṅkitaḥ (asti)
bandhavaḥ bhava-bandhanam (asti)
bhogāḥ bhava-mahārogāḥ (santi)
ca tṛṣṇāḥ mṛgatṛṣṇikāḥ (santi)

10. People are tainted by imperfections. Relatives are a bondage to the cycle of existence (saṃsāra). Sensual enjoyments are great diseases of existence (saṃsāra), and desires are mere mirages.

10. העולם מוכתם במומים, קרובי המשפחה הם כבלים לסבך הקיום התופעתי, התענוגות הם תחלואים קשים של העולם, והתשוקות אינן אלא אשליות פאטה מורגנה.

Words meanings summery:

• कला-कलङ्कितः (kalā-kalaṅkitaḥ) - tainted by flaws, blemished by imperfections

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - people, world, mankind

• बन्धवः (bandhavaḥ) - relatives, kinsmen

• भव-बन्धनम् (bhava-bandhanam) - bondage of existence (saṃsāra), tie to the cycle of rebirth

• भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, sensual pleasures, experiences

• भव-महारोगाः (bhava-mahārogāḥ) - great diseases of existence (saṃsāra)

• तृष्णाः (tṛṣṇāḥ) - desires, cravings, thirsts

• च (ca) - and, also

• मृगतृष्णिकाः (mṛgatṛṣṇikāḥ) - mirages, deer's thirst (illusion)

Words meanings and morphology

कला-कलङ्कितः (kalā-kalaṅkitaḥ) - tainted by flaws, blemished by imperfections

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalā-kalaṅkita

kalā-kalaṅkita - tainted by flaws, blemished by imperfections, stained with defects

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalā+kalaṅkita)

• kalā – a small part, digit (of moon), flaw, imperfection, art, skill
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kal
• kalaṅkita – stained, blemished, disgraced, defiled
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from 'kalaṅka' (stain, blemish)

Note: Agrees with 'lokaḥ'.

लोकः (lokaḥ) - people, world, mankind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, mankind, realm

From root lok (to see, perceive)

Root: lok (class 10)

बन्धवः (bandhavaḥ) - relatives, kinsmen

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandhava

bandhava - relative, kinsman, friend

Derived from 'bandhu' (relative)

Root: bandh (class 1)

भव-बन्धनम् (bhava-bandhanam) - bondage of existence (saṃsāra), tie to the cycle of rebirth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhava-bandhana

bhava-bandhana - bondage of existence, tie to the cycle of rebirth, worldly attachment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhava+bandhana)

• bhava – existence, being, birth, world, (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bandhana – binding, bondage, tie, fetter
  noun (neuter)
  From root bandh (to bind) with -ana suffix
  Root: bandh (class 1)

भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, sensual pleasures, experiences

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, sensual pleasure, experience, possession

From root bhuj (to enjoy, eat)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

भव-महारोगाः (bhava-mahārogāḥ) - great diseases of existence (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhava-mahāroga

bhava-mahāroga - great diseases of existence, serious illnesses of worldly life

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhava+mahāroga)

• bhava – existence, being, birth, world, (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• mahāroga – great disease, serious illness
  noun (masculine)

तृष्णाः (tṛṣṇāḥ) - desires, cravings, thirsts

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - desire, craving, thirst, longing

From root tṛṣ (to thirst)

Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मृगतृष्णिकाः (mṛgatṛṣṇikāḥ) - mirages, deer's thirst (illusion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mṛgatṛṣṇikā

mṛgatṛṣṇikā - mirage, optical illusion, deer's thirst

Compound of 'mṛga' (deer) and 'tṛṣṇikā' (thirst, desire)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+tṛṣṇikā)

• mṛga – deer, animal
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛj
• tṛṣṇikā – thirst, craving, desire (diminutive/feminine of tṛṣṇā)
  noun (feminine)
  From root tṛṣ (to thirst) + nikā suffix
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

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