योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-29, verse-5

राज्येभ्यो भोगपूगेभ्यश्चिन्तावद्भ्यो मुनीश्वर ।
निरस्तचिन्ताकलिता वरमेकान्तशीलता ॥ ५ ॥

rājyebhyo bhogapūgebhyaścintāvadbhyo munīśvara ,
nirastacintākalitā varamekāntaśīlatā 5

5. rājyebhyaḥ bhogapūgebhyaḥ ca cintāvadbhyaḥ
munīśvara nirastacintākalitā varam ekāntaśīlatā

5. munīśvara,
cintāvadbhyaḥ rājyebhyaḥ ca bhogapūgebhyaḥ nirastacintākalitā ekāntaśīlatā varam

5. O great sage (munīśvara), a solitary nature (ekāntaśīlatā) free from anxieties is superior to kingdoms and all sorts of enjoyments (bhogapūga), which are themselves full of worries.

5. מעדיף אני את חיי ההתבודדות והפרישות, המשוחררים מכל דאגה, על פני ממלכות ושפע מנעמים המלווים בחרדות, הוי מנהיג הַמּוּנִים (הפרושים הקדושים).

Words meanings summery:

• राज्येभ्यः (rājyebhyaḥ) - from kingdoms, from states

• भोगपूगेभ्यः (bhogapūgebhyaḥ) - from multitudes of enjoyments, from groups of pleasures

• च (ca) - and

• चिन्तावद्भ्यः (cintāvadbhyaḥ) - full of worries, causing anxiety, anxious

• मुनीश्वर (munīśvara) - O great sage, O lord of ascetics

• निरस्तचिन्ताकलिता (nirastacintākalitā) - free from worries (endowed with banished worries, freedom from anxiety)

• वरम् (varam) - better, preferable, excellent

• एकान्तशीलता (ekāntaśīlatā) - habit/nature of solitude, solitary nature

Words meanings and morphology

राज्येभ्यः (rājyebhyaḥ) - from kingdoms, from states

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of rājya

rājya - kingdom, state, realm, sovereignty

From `rājan` (king) with suffix `ya`

Root: rāj (class 1)

भोगपूगेभ्यः (bhogapūgebhyaḥ) - from multitudes of enjoyments, from groups of pleasures

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of bhogapūga

bhogapūga - a multitude of enjoyments/sensual pleasures

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhoga+pūga)

• bhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, sensual gratification, possession, experience
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhuj` (to enjoy, eat, possess)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• pūga – multitude, heap, collection, crowd, mass
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunctive particle

Note: Connects `rājyebhyaḥ` and `bhogapūgebhyaḥ`.

चिन्तावद्भ्यः (cintāvadbhyaḥ) - full of worries, causing anxiety, anxious

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, plural of cintāvat

cintāvat - full of anxiety, worried, thoughtful

Possessive adjective from `cintā` (worry) + `matup` suffix

मुनीश्वर (munīśvara) - O great sage, O lord of ascetics

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of munīśvara

munīśvara - chief of sages, great ascetic

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+īśvara)

• muni – sage, ascetic, seer, silent one
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• īśvara – lord, master, controller, supreme being
  noun (masculine)
  From root `īś` (to rule, command)
  Root: īś (class 2)

निरस्तचिन्ताकलिता (nirastacintākalitā) - free from worries (endowed with banished worries, freedom from anxiety)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirastacintākalita

nirastacintākalita - endowed with dismissed worries, free from anxiety

Compound adjective

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nirasta+cintā+kalita)

• nirasta – thrown away, rejected, expelled, banished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From `nis-as` (to throw out)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: as (class 4)
• cintā – thought, worry, anxiety, consideration
  noun (feminine)
  From root `cit` (to think, perceive)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• kalita – measured, calculated, reckoned, adorned, furnished with, connected with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `kal` (to count, reckon) or `kal` (to move)
  Root: kal (class 1)

वरम् (varam) - better, preferable, excellent

(indeclinable)

Often used as an indeclinable adverb meaning 'better' or 'preferably'.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Functions as an adverb 'better'.

एकान्तशीलता (ekāntaśīlatā) - habit/nature of solitude, solitary nature

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ekāntaśīlatā

ekāntaśīlatā - the habit or nature of being solitary or secluded, solitude

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ekānta+śīlatā)

• ekānta – solitude, secluded place, exclusively, absolutely
  noun (masculine)
  From `eka` (one) + `anta` (end, side)
• śīlatā – nature, disposition, character, habit
  noun (feminine)
  Abstract noun from `śīla` (nature, character)

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