योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-1, chapter-28, verse-23
धनानि बान्धवा भृत्या मित्राणि विभवाश्च ये ।
विनाशभयभीतस्य सर्वं नीरसतां गतम् ॥ २३ ॥
विनाशभयभीतस्य सर्वं नीरसतां गतम् ॥ २३ ॥
dhanāni bāndhavā bhṛtyā mitrāṇi vibhavāśca ye ,
vināśabhayabhītasya sarvaṃ nīrasatāṃ gatam 23
vināśabhayabhītasya sarvaṃ nīrasatāṃ gatam 23
23.
dhanāni bāndhavāḥ bhṛtyāḥ mitrāṇi vibhavāḥ ca
ye vināśabhayabhītasya sarvam nīrasatām gatam
ye vināśabhayabhītasya sarvam nīrasatām gatam
23.
ye dhanāni bāndhavāḥ bhṛtyāḥ mitrāṇi ca vibhavāḥ
vināśabhayabhītasya sarvam nīrasatām gatam
vināśabhayabhītasya sarvam nīrasatām gatam
23.
For one who is terrified by the fear of destruction (vināśabhaya), all riches, relatives, servants, friends, and possessions have become devoid of meaning.
Words meanings summery:
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- धनानि (dhanāni) - riches, wealth, treasures
- बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives, kinsmen, friends
- भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants, dependents, hired persons
- मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends
- विभवाः (vibhavāḥ) - possessions, prosperity, power, grandeur
- च (ca) - and
- ये (ye) - which, those who
- विनाशभयभीतस्य (vināśabhayabhītasya) - of one terrified by the fear of destruction
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, the whole, everything
- नीरसताम् (nīrasatām) - to tastelessness, to insipidity, to lack of essence or joy
- गतम् (gatam) - become, turned into (gone, reached, attained, become)
Words meanings and morphology
धनानि (dhanāni) - riches, wealth, treasures
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of dhana
dhana - wealth, riches, property, money
बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives, kinsmen, friends
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bāndhava
bāndhava - relative, kinsman, friend
भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants, dependents, hired persons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhṛtya
bhṛtya - servant, dependant, one who is to be nourished
Gerundive
From root √bhṛ 'to bear, to support, to nourish'
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of mitra
mitra - friend, companion, ally; (personified) Mitra (Vedic deity)
विभवाः (vibhavāḥ) - possessions, prosperity, power, grandeur
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vibhava
vibhava - power, might, grandeur, prosperity, wealth, resources
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ये (ye) - which, those who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - which, what, who, whoever
विनाशभयभीतस्य (vināśabhayabhītasya) - of one terrified by the fear of destruction
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vināśabhayabhīta
vināśabhayabhīta - terrified by the fear of destruction
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vināśa+bhaya+bhīta)
- vināśa – destruction, annihilation, ruin
noun (masculine) - bhaya – fear, dread, terror
noun (neuter) - bhīta – terrified, frightened, scared
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root √bhī 'to fear'
Root: bhī (class 3)
Note: Functions as a noun in this context (e.g., 'for him who is terrified').
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, the whole, everything
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, whole, entire
नीरसताम् (nīrasatām) - to tastelessness, to insipidity, to lack of essence or joy
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of nīrasatā
nīrasatā - tastelessness, insipidity, dullness, lack of essence
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nīrasa+tā)
- nīrasa – tasteless, insipid, dull, without essence
adjective (masculine) - tā – suffix denoting state, condition, abstract quality
noun (feminine)
गतम् (gatam) - become, turned into (gone, reached, attained, become)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of gata
gata - gone, departed, reached, attained, come to be
Past Passive Participle
From root √gam 'to go, move'
Root: gam (class 1)