योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-1, chapter-26, verse-23
दिशोऽपि हि न दृश्यन्ते देशोऽप्यन्यापदेशभाक् ।
शैला अपि विशीर्यन्ते कैवास्था मादृशे जने ॥ २३ ॥
शैला अपि विशीर्यन्ते कैवास्था मादृशे जने ॥ २३ ॥
diśo'pi hi na dṛśyante deśo'pyanyāpadeśabhāk ,
śailā api viśīryante kaivāsthā mādṛśe jane 23
śailā api viśīryante kaivāsthā mādṛśe jane 23
23.
diśaḥ api hi na dṛśyante deśaḥ api anya-apadeśa-bhāk
śailāḥ api viśīryante kā eva āsthā mādṛśe jane
śailāḥ api viśīryante kā eva āsthā mādṛśe jane
23.
diśaḥ api hi na dṛśyante deśaḥ api anya-apadeśa-bhāk
śailāḥ api viśīryante mādṛśe jane kā eva āsthā
śailāḥ api viśīryante mādṛśe jane kā eva āsthā
23.
Indeed, even the directions (diś) are not clearly seen, and even places (deśa) assume a different form. Even mountains crumble away. What stability or confidence (āsthā) then can there be in a being like me?
Words meanings summery:
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- दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky
- अपि (api) - even, also
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
- न (na) - not, no
- दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear
- देशः (deśaḥ) - place, region, country
- अपि (api) - even, also
- अन्य-अपदेश-भाक् (anya-apadeśa-bhāk) - taking on another name/form, assuming a different guise
- शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains
- अपि (api) - even, also
- विशीर्यन्ते (viśīryante) - crumble away, waste away, are disintegrated
- का (kā) - what (feminine)
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- आस्था (āsthā) - confidence, trust, stability, reliance
- मादृशे (mādṛśe) - in one like me, in a person like me
- जने (jane) - in a person, in a being
Words meanings and morphology
दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of diś
diś - direction, quarter of the sky
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
देशः (deśaḥ) - place, region, country
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deśa
deśa - place, region, country
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
अन्य-अपदेश-भाक् (anya-apadeśa-bhāk) - taking on another name/form, assuming a different guise
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anya-apadeśa-bhāj
anya-apadeśa-bhāj - having another name or pretext, assuming another guise, changing identity
From root bhāj (to possess, share).
Compound type : tatpurusha then karmadhāraya (anya+apadeśa+bhāj)
- anya – other, another
adjective (masculine) - apadeśa – name, pretext, designation, indication
noun (masculine)
Prefix: apa
Root: diś (class 6) - bhāj – possessing, sharing, partaking of
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root bhaj.
Root: bhaj (class 1)
शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śaila
śaila - mountain, rock, hill
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
विशीर्यन्ते (viśīryante) - crumble away, waste away, are disintegrated
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vi-śṝ
Prefix: vi
Root: śṝ (class 9)
का (kā) - what (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kim
kim - what, who, which
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
आस्था (āsthā) - confidence, trust, stability, reliance
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of āsthā
āsthā - confidence, trust, stability, firm belief, effort
Prefix: ā
Root: sthā (class 1)
मादृशे (mādṛśe) - in one like me, in a person like me
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of mādṛś
mādṛś - like me, similar to me
Note: Agrees with 'jane'.
जने (jane) - in a person, in a being
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of jana
jana - person, human being, creature, folk