योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-29, verse-22

विद्यन्त एवेह न ते महात्मन् दुराधयो न क्षयमाप्नुवन्ति ।
ये सङ्गमेनोत्तममानसानां निशातमांसीव निशाकरेण ॥ २२ ॥

vidyanta eveha na te mahātman durādhayo na kṣayamāpnuvanti ,
ye saṅgamenottamamānasānāṃ niśātamāṃsīva niśākareṇa 22

22. vidyante eva iha na te mahātman durādhayaḥ na kṣayam āpnuvanti
ye saṅgamena uttamamānasānāṃ niśātatamāṃsi iva niśākareṇa

22. mahātman,
iha te durādhayaḥ na eva vidyante,
na (ca) kṣayam āpnuvanti,
ye uttamamānasānām saṅgamena niśākareṇa niśātatamāṃsi iva (vinaśyanti)

22. O great soul, those evil intentions (durādhayaḥ) do not exist here at all, nor do they gradually perish, just as intense darknesses are completely dispelled by the moon (niśākara) for those who are in association with excellent-minded individuals.

Words meanings summery:

• विद्यन्ते (vidyante) - they exist, they are found (meaning: they persist) (they exist, they are found)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, even

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• न (na) - not, no

• ते (te) - those

• महात्मन् (mahātman) - O great soul, O noble one

• दुराधयः (durādhayaḥ) - evil intentions, bad thoughts, wicked designs, afflictions

• न (na) - not, no

• क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, decay, end, loss

• आप्नुवन्ति (āpnuvanti) - they attain, they reach, they obtain

• ये (ye) - referring to 'evil intentions' (durādhayaḥ) (which, those which)

• सङ्गमेन (saṅgamena) - by association, by contact, by union

• उत्तममानसानाम् (uttamamānasānām) - of excellent-minded ones, of those with noble minds

• निशाततमांसि (niśātatamāṁsi) - intense darknesses, keen darknesses

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• निशाकरेण (niśākareṇa) - by the moon

Words meanings and morphology

विद्यन्ते (vidyante) - they exist, they are found (meaning: they persist) (they exist, they are found)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (lat) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, even

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

महात्मन् (mahātman) - O great soul, O noble one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

दुराधयः (durādhayaḥ) - evil intentions, bad thoughts, wicked designs, afflictions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of durādhi

durādhi - evil intention, wicked thought, affliction, distress

Prefix: dur

Root: ādhā

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, decay, end, loss

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, decay, end, loss, decline

From root kṣi 'to perish, decay'.

Root: kṣi

आप्नुवन्ति (āpnuvanti) - they attain, they reach, they obtain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of āp

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

ये (ye) - referring to 'evil intentions' (durādhayaḥ) (which, those which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what

सङ्गमेन (saṅgamena) - by association, by contact, by union

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṅgama

saṅgama - meeting, union, association, contact

From sam-gam 'to come together'.

Prefix: sam

Root: gam

उत्तममानसानाम् (uttamamānasānām) - of excellent-minded ones, of those with noble minds

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of uttamamanas

uttamamanas - excellent-minded, noble-minded

Compound type : karmadharaya (uttama+manas)

• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought, heart
  noun (neuter)

निशाततमांसि (niśātatamāṁsi) - intense darknesses, keen darknesses

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of niśātatamas

niśātatamas - intense darkness

Compound type : karmadharaya (niśāta+tamas)

• niśāta – sharpened, keen, intense, removed, destroyed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śo / śā 'to sharpen, destroy'.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: śā
• tamas – darkness, gloom, ignorance
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

निशाकरेण (niśākareṇa) - by the moon

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of niśākara

niśākara - moon (literally 'night-maker')

Compound type : tatpurusha (niśā+kara)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• kara – maker, doer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ

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