योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-1, chapter-30, verse-4
विकल्पेभ्यो लुठन्त्येताश्चान्तःकरणवृत्तयः ।
श्वभ्रेभ्य इव सारङ्गास्तुच्छालम्बविडम्बिताः ॥ ४ ॥
श्वभ्रेभ्य इव सारङ्गास्तुच्छालम्बविडम्बिताः ॥ ४ ॥
vikalpebhyo luṭhantyetāścāntaḥkaraṇavṛttayaḥ ,
śvabhrebhya iva sāraṅgāstucchālambaviḍambitāḥ 4
śvabhrebhya iva sāraṅgāstucchālambaviḍambitāḥ 4
4.
vikalpebhyas luṭhanti etāḥ ca antaḥkaraṇavṛttayaḥ
śvabhrebhyas iva sāreṅgāḥ tucchālambaviḍambitāḥ
śvabhrebhyas iva sāreṅgāḥ tucchālambaviḍambitāḥ
4.
ca etāḥ antaḥkaraṇavṛttayaḥ vikalpebhyas luṭhanti,
tucchālambaviḍambitāḥ sāreṅgāḥ śvabhrebhyas iva (luṭhanti)
tucchālambaviḍambitāḥ sāreṅgāḥ śvabhrebhyas iva (luṭhanti)
4.
And these modifications of the inner organ (antaḥkaraṇa) tumble about due to false notions, just like deer from chasms, having been deceived by relying on trivial support.
Words meanings summery:
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- विकल्पेभ्यस् (vikalpebhyas) - from doubts, from alternatives, from false notions
- लुठन्ति (luṭhanti) - they roll, tumble, fall
- एताः (etāḥ) - these
- च (ca) - and
- अन्तःकरणवृत्तयः (antaḥkaraṇavṛttayaḥ) - activities/modifications of the inner organ
- श्वभ्रेभ्यस् (śvabhrebhyas) - from pits, from chasms
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- सारेङ्गाः (sāreṅgāḥ) - deer
- तुच्छालम्बविडम्बिताः (tucchālambaviḍambitāḥ) - deluded/deceived by trifling support
Words meanings and morphology
विकल्पेभ्यस् (vikalpebhyas) - from doubts, from alternatives, from false notions
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, plural of vikalpa
vikalpa - doubt, uncertainty, alternative, option, false notion, mental construct
From root kḷp with prefix vi-
Prefix: vi
Root: kḷp (class 1)
लुठन्ति (luṭhanti) - they roll, tumble, fall
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of luṭh
Root: luṭh (class 1)
एताः (etāḥ) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of etas
etas - this, these
Demonstrative pronoun
Note: Refers to 'antaḥkaraṇavṛttayaḥ'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
अन्तःकरणवृत्तयः (antaḥkaraṇavṛttayaḥ) - activities/modifications of the inner organ
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of antaḥkaraṇavṛtti
antaḥkaraṇavṛtti - modification of the inner organ; activities of the mind
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (antaḥkaraṇa+vṛtti)
- antaḥkaraṇa – inner organ, mind, intellect
noun (neuter)
From root kṛ with prefix antar-
Prefix: antar
Root: kṛ (class 8) - vṛtti – modification, activity, function, state
noun (feminine)
From root vṛt
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
श्वभ्रेभ्यस् (śvabhrebhyas) - from pits, from chasms
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, plural of śvabhra
śvabhra - pit, chasm, abyss, hole
Note: Part of simile.
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
Particle of comparison
सारेङ्गाः (sāreṅgāḥ) - deer
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sāraṅga
sāraṅga - deer, cuckoo, elephant, bee, cloud, etc. (often means spotted or variegated)
Note: Part of simile.
तुच्छालम्बविडम्बिताः (tucchālambaviḍambitāḥ) - deluded/deceived by trifling support
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tucchālambaviḍambita
tucchālambaviḍambita - deluded by trifling support; mocked by empty reliance
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tuccha+ālamba+viḍambita)
- tuccha – empty, trifling, insignificant, worthless
adjective (masculine) - ālamba – support, reliance, basis, object
noun (masculine)
From root lamb with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: lamb (class 1) - viḍambita – deluded, deceived, mocked, disappointed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root viḍamb
Root: viḍamb (class 10)
Note: Qualifies 'sāraṅgāḥ'.