Skip to content
אתר זה לא תומך בגרסאות ישנות של אינטרנט אקספלורר
מומלץ להשתמש בדפדפן גוגל כרום או פיירפוקס מוזילה
(או באינטרנט אקספלורר / edge עדכני)
Enjoy Learning Sanskrit tips, tools, resources and more...
1,26

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-12

अहंकारः कलङ्काय बुद्धयः परिपेलवाः ।
क्रिया दुष्फलदायिन्यो लीलाः स्त्रीनिष्ठतां गताः ॥ १२ ॥
ahaṃkāraḥ kalaṅkāya buddhayaḥ paripelavāḥ ,
kriyā duṣphaladāyinyo līlāḥ strīniṣṭhatāṃ gatāḥ 12
12. ahaṅkāraḥ kalaṅkāya buddhayaḥ paripélavāḥ kriyāḥ
duṣphala-dāyinyaḥ līlāḥ strī-niṣṭhatām gatāḥ
12. ahaṅkāraḥ kalaṅkāya (asti)
buddhayaḥ paripélavāḥ (santi) kriyāḥ
duṣphala-dāyinyaḥ (santi) līlāḥ
strī-niṣṭhatām gatāḥ (santi)
12. Ego (ahaṅkāra) leads to degradation. Intellects are fragile. Actions bring forth adverse results. Amusements have devolved into fixation on women.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego, egoism, self-conceit
  • कलङ्काय (kalaṅkāya) - for a blemish, for disgrace, leads to degradation
  • बुद्धयः (buddhayaḥ) - intellects, understandings, faculties of discrimination
  • परिप्éलवाः (paripélavāḥ) - very tender, fragile, delicate, unsteady
  • क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, deeds, activities
  • दुष्फल-दायिन्यः (duṣphala-dāyinyaḥ) - giving bad results, bearing evil fruit, producing adverse consequences
  • लीलाः (līlāḥ) - playful activities, sport, pastime, amusement
  • स्त्री-निष्ठताम् (strī-niṣṭhatām) - to devotion to women, to attachment to women, to fixation on women
  • गताः (gatāḥ) - have devolved into, have become fixated on (gone, reached, become)

Words meanings and morphology

अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego, egoism, self-conceit
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra
ahaṅkāra - ego, egoism, self-conceit, the sense of 'I'
From 'aham' (I) + 'kāra' (making, doing)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aham+kāra)
  • aham – I
    pronoun
    First person singular pronoun
  • kāra – maker, doer, act of making, causing
    noun (masculine)
    From root kṛ (to do, make)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
कलङ्काय (kalaṅkāya) - for a blemish, for disgrace, leads to degradation
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of kalaṅka
kalaṅka - stain, blemish, disgrace, defilement, calumny
Root: kal
Note: Dative case indicating purpose or result.
बुद्धयः (buddhayaḥ) - intellects, understandings, faculties of discrimination
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment, perception, reason
From root budh (to know, perceive)
Root: budh (class 1)
परिप्éलवाः (paripélavāḥ) - very tender, fragile, delicate, unsteady
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of paripélava
paripélava - very tender, delicate, fragile, soft, unsteady
Compound type : karmadhāraya (pari+pélava)
  • pari – completely, entirely, around, very
    indeclinable
    Prefix indicating completeness or intensity
  • pélava – tender, delicate, soft, feeble, fickle
    adjective
    Root: pel
Note: Agrees with 'buddhayaḥ'.
क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, deeds, activities
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kriyā
kriyā - action, deed, activity, performance, religious rite
From root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
दुष्फल-दायिन्यः (duṣphala-dāyinyaḥ) - giving bad results, bearing evil fruit, producing adverse consequences
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of duṣphala-dāyin
duṣphala-dāyin - giving bad results, bearing evil fruit, yielding unfortunate consequences
Compound of 'duṣphala' (bad fruit/result) and 'dāyin' (giver)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+phala+dāyin)
  • dus – bad, evil, difficult (prefix)
    indeclinable
    Prefix indicating adversity or difficulty
  • phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
    noun (neuter)
    Root: phal (class 1)
  • dāyin – giving, granting, causing, bestowing
    adjective
    Agent Noun/Adjective
    From root dā (to give) with -in suffix
    Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Agrees with 'kriyāḥ'.
लीलाः (līlāḥ) - playful activities, sport, pastime, amusement
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of līlā
līlā - play, sport, amusement, pastime, graceful movement
Root: lī (class 4)
स्त्री-निष्ठताम् (strī-niṣṭhatām) - to devotion to women, to attachment to women, to fixation on women
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of strī-niṣṭhatā
strī-niṣṭhatā - devotion to women, attachment to women, dependence on women
From 'strī-niṣṭha' (devoted to women) with 'tā' (abstract noun suffix)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+niṣṭhatā)
  • strī – woman, wife, female
    noun (feminine)
  • niṣṭhatā – devotion, adherence, faithfulness, firmness, dependence
    noun (feminine)
    From 'niṣṭha' (standing firm, devoted to) with 'tā' suffix
    Prefix: ni
    Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Object of motion or transformation with 'gatāḥ'.
गताः (gatāḥ) - have devolved into, have become fixated on (gone, reached, become)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of gata
gata - gone, moved, reached, become, attained, fallen into
Past Passive Participle
From root gam (to go) with kta suffix
Root: gam (class 1)