योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-8, verse-15

ये दुरन्ता महारम्भास्त्रिषु लोकेषु खेददाः ।
पुत्रस्नेहेन सन्तोऽपि कुर्वते तानसंशयम् ॥ १५ ॥

ye durantā mahārambhāstriṣu lokeṣu khedadāḥ ,
putrasnehena santo'pi kurvate tānasaṃśayam 15

15. ye durantāḥ mahārambhāḥ triṣu lokeṣu khedadāḥ
putrasnehena santaḥ api kurvate tān asaṃśayam

15. Even virtuous people, swayed by the affection for a son (putrasneha), undoubtedly undertake great and formidable tasks that cause distress in the three worlds.

15. את המעשים הגדולים, שקשה לסיימם וגורמים לצער בשלושת העולמות, אבות מבצעים אותם ללא ספק מתוך אהבת בניהם.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - who, which (plural)

• दुरन्ताः (durantāḥ) - difficult to end, having a bad end, formidable

• महारम्भाः (mahārambhāḥ) - great undertakings, huge enterprises

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds

• खेददाः (khedadāḥ) - causing distress, giving trouble

• पुत्रस्नेहेन (putrasnehena) - by son's affection, due to love for a son

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - good people, virtuous ones, existent ones

• अपि (api) - even, more than (even, also, moreover)

• कुर्वते (kurvate) - they do, they perform

• तान् (tān) - those undertakings (them (masculine plural))

• असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, undoubtedly

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - who, which (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to 'mahārambhāḥ'

दुरन्ताः (durantāḥ) - difficult to end, having a bad end, formidable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of duranta

duranta - difficult to end, having an evil end, formidable, endless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+anta)

• dur – bad, difficult, hard
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mahārambhāḥ'

महारम्भाः (mahārambhāḥ) - great undertakings, huge enterprises

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahārambha

mahārambha - great undertaking, vast enterprise, mighty endeavor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ārambha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ārambha – beginning, undertaking, enterprise
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix ā + root rabh (to begin)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the relative clause

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'lokeṣu'

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 10)

खेददाः (khedadāḥ) - causing distress, giving trouble

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khedada

khedada - causing distress, causing pain, troublesome

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (kheda+da)

• kheda – distress, pain, sorrow, trouble
  noun (masculine)
  From root khid (to be distressed)
  Root: khid (class 6)
• da – giving, bestowing, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent suffix
  From root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'mahārambhāḥ'

पुत्रस्नेहेन (putrasnehena) - by son's affection, due to love for a son

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of putrasneha

putrasneha - affection for a son, parental love for a child

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (putra+sneha)

• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)
• sneha – affection, love, tenderness, oiliness
  noun (masculine)
  From root snih (to be affectionate, oily)
  Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Indicates cause/reason

सन्तः (santaḥ) - good people, virtuous ones, existent ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sant

sant - being, existing, good, virtuous, righteous person

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'kurvate'

अपि (api) - even, more than (even, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

कुर्वते (kurvate) - they do, they perform

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Middle Indicative

Root kṛ, 8th class, ātm. pada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तान् (tān) - those undertakings (them (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Direct object of 'kurvate'

असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, undoubtedly

(indeclinable)

From a + saṃśaya

Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+saṃśaya)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix sam + root śī (to lie, doubt)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Adverbial use

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