योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-1, chapter-27, verse-33
सर्वत्र पाषाणमया महीध्रा मृदा मही दारुभिरेव वृक्षाः ।
मांसैर्जनाः पौरुषबद्धभावा नापूर्वमस्तीह विकारहीनम् ॥ ३३ ॥
मांसैर्जनाः पौरुषबद्धभावा नापूर्वमस्तीह विकारहीनम् ॥ ३३ ॥
sarvatra pāṣāṇamayā mahīdhrā mṛdā mahī dārubhireva vṛkṣāḥ ,
māṃsairjanāḥ pauruṣabaddhabhāvā nāpūrvamastīha vikārahīnam 33
māṃsairjanāḥ pauruṣabaddhabhāvā nāpūrvamastīha vikārahīnam 33
33.
sarvatra pāṣāṇamayāḥ mahīdhrāḥ
mṛdā mahī dārubhiḥ eva vṛkṣāḥ
māṃsaiḥ janāḥ pauruṣabaddhabhāvāḥ
na apūrvam asti iha vikārahīnam
mṛdā mahī dārubhiḥ eva vṛkṣāḥ
māṃsaiḥ janāḥ pauruṣabaddhabhāvāḥ
na apūrvam asti iha vikārahīnam
33.
sarvatra mahīdhrāḥ pāṣāṇamayāḥ (bhavanti),
mahī mṛdā (bhavati),
vṛkṣāḥ dārubhiḥ eva (bhavanti).
janāḥ māṃsaiḥ pauruṣabaddhabhāvāḥ (bhavanti).
iha vikārahīnam apūrvam na asti.
mahī mṛdā (bhavati),
vṛkṣāḥ dārubhiḥ eva (bhavanti).
janāḥ māṃsaiḥ pauruṣabaddhabhāvāḥ (bhavanti).
iha vikārahīnam apūrvam na asti.
33.
Everywhere, mountains are made of stone; the earth is of clay; and trees are certainly made of wood. People are composed of flesh, bound by their inherent masculine nature (puruṣa) or efforts. Here, nothing exists that is truly new or free from modification.
Words meanings summery:
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- सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places
- पाषाणमयाः (pāṣāṇamayāḥ) - made of stone, stony
- महीध्राः (mahīdhrāḥ) - mountains (literally: earth-bearers)
- मृदा (mṛdā) - by clay, of clay
- मही (mahī) - earth, ground
- दारुभिः (dārubhiḥ) - by woods, with timbers
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
- वृक्षाः (vṛkṣāḥ) - trees
- मांसैः (māṁsaiḥ) - by flesh, with flesh
- जनाः (janāḥ) - people
- पौरुषबद्धभावाः (pauruṣabaddhabhāvāḥ) - whose nature/disposition is bound by masculine nature/effort (puruṣa)
- न (na) - not
- अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented, new, not existed before
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- इह (iha) - here, in this world
- विकारहीनम् (vikārahīnam) - free from change, devoid of modification
Words meanings and morphology
सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places
(indeclinable)
Adverb formed from 'sarva' (all) + suffix 'tra'.
पाषाणमयाः (pāṣāṇamayāḥ) - made of stone, stony
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṣāṇamaya
pāṣāṇamaya - made of stone, stony, rocky
From 'pāṣāṇa' (stone) + suffix 'maya' (made of).
Note: Predicate adjective for 'mahīdhrāḥ'.
महीध्राः (mahīdhrāḥ) - mountains (literally: earth-bearers)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahīdhra
mahīdhra - mountain (literally 'earth-bearer')
Compound type : Upapada Tatpurusha (mahī+dhra)
- mahī – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - dhra – bearing, holding (suffix)
suffix (masculine/feminine/neuter)
From root dhṛ (to bear)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Subject of the first clause.
मृदा (mṛdā) - by clay, of clay
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of mṛd
mṛd - clay, earth, soil
मही (mahī) - earth, ground
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mahī
mahī - earth, ground, land
Note: Subject of the second clause.
दारुभिः (dārubhiḥ) - by woods, with timbers
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of dāru
dāru - wood, timber, tree
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
वृक्षाः (vṛkṣāḥ) - trees
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa
vṛkṣa - tree
Note: Subject of the third (sub)clause.
मांसैः (māṁsaiḥ) - by flesh, with flesh
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of māṃsa
māṁsa - flesh, meat
जनाः (janāḥ) - people
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jana
jana - person, man, people, creature
From root jan (to be born, produce)
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Subject of the fourth clause.
पौरुषबद्धभावाः (pauruṣabaddhabhāvāḥ) - whose nature/disposition is bound by masculine nature/effort (puruṣa)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pauruṣabaddhabhāva
pauruṣabaddhabhāva - whose nature is bound by puruṣa, whose disposition is fixed by human effort/manliness
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (pauruṣa+baddha+bhāva)
- pauruṣa – masculine nature, manliness, human effort, principle of puruṣa (puruṣa)
noun (neuter)
From puruṣa (man, cosmic person) + aṇ (suffix) - baddha – bound, tied, fixed, engaged
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root bandh (to bind)
Root: bandh (class 9) - bhāva – state, nature, disposition, feeling, existence
noun (masculine)
From root bhū (to be, exist)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'janāḥ'.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अपूर्वम् (apūrvam) - unprecedented, new, not existed before
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of apūrva
apūrva - unprecedented, new, not existed before, unique
From 'a' (negation) + 'pūrva' (former, before).
Compound type : Nañ-Tatpurusha (a+pūrva)
- a – not, non-
prefix - pūrva – former, prior, preceding, old
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Note: Subject of 'asti'.
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present Active
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Verb for 'apūrvam'.
इह (iha) - here, in this world
(indeclinable)
विकारहीनम् (vikārahīnam) - free from change, devoid of modification
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vikārahīna
vikārahīna - free from change/modification, devoid of imperfection
From 'vikāra' (change, modification) + 'hīna' (devoid of).
Compound type : Tatpurusha (vikāra+hīna)
- vikāra – change, transformation, modification, alteration
noun (masculine)
From root kṛ (to do, make) with prefix vi.
Prefix: vi
Root: kṛ (class 8) - hīna – devoid of, lacking, abandoned, inferior
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root hā (to abandon, quit)
Root: hā (class 3)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'apūrvam'.