योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-39

शीतवातातपादीनि द्वन्द्वदुःखानि राघव ।
ज्ञानशक्तिं विना केन सह्यतां यान्ति साधुषु ॥ ३९ ॥

śītavātātapādīni dvandvaduḥkhāni rāghava ,
jñānaśaktiṃ vinā kena sahyatāṃ yānti sādhuṣu 39

39. śītavātātāpādīni dvandvaduḥkhāni rāghava
jñānaśaktim vinā kena sahyatām yānti sādhuṣu

39. rāghava jñānaśaktim vinā śītavātātāpādīni
dvandvaduḥkhāni sādhuṣu kena sahyatām yānti

39. O Rāghava, without the power of knowledge (jñānaśakti), by whom among the wise (sādhus) can the dualistic experiences (dvandvas) such as cold, wind, and heat be endured?

39. הוי רָאמָה, ללא עוצמת הידע הרוחני, כיצד יוכלו החכמים להכיל את סבל הניגודים, כגון קור, רוח וחום?

Words meanings summery:

• शीतवातातापादीनि (śītavātātāpādīni) - cold, wind, heat, etc.

• द्वन्द्वदुःखानि (dvandvaduḥkhāni) - dualistic sufferings, pains of duality

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu)

• ज्ञानशक्तिम् (jñānaśaktim) - power of knowledge, faculty of wisdom

• विना (vinā) - without, except for

• केन (kena) - by whom, by what

• सह्यताम् (sahyatām) - endurance, toleration

• यान्ति (yānti) - they are attained, they are reached (in context of sahyatām meaning 'endurance is reached') (they go, they attain)

• साधुषु (sādhuṣu) - among the good, among the sages, among the wise

Words meanings and morphology

शीतवातातापादीनि (śītavātātāpādīni) - cold, wind, heat, etc.

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śītavātātāpādi

śītavātātāpādi - cold, wind, sun (heat) and so on

Compound type : dvandva (śīta+vāta+ātapa+ādi)

• śīta – cold, cool
  noun (neuter)
• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• ātapa – sunshine, heat
  noun (masculine)
  ā + tap
  Prefix: ā
  Root: tap (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  indeclinable

द्वन्द्वदुःखानि (dvandvaduḥkhāni) - dualistic sufferings, pains of duality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dvandvaduḥkha

dvandvaduḥkha - pain of duality, suffering from pairs of opposites

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvandva+duḥkha)

• dvandva – pair, couple, duality, pair of opposites
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – suffering, pain, misery, sorrow
  noun (neuter)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a name for Rāma

ज्ञानशक्तिम् (jñānaśaktim) - power of knowledge, faculty of wisdom

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jñānaśakti

jñānaśakti - power of knowledge, faculty of wisdom

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+śakti)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  from root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• śakti – power, energy, ability, strength
  noun (feminine)
  from root śak
  Root: śak (class 5)

विना (vinā) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

केन (kena) - by whom, by what

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

सह्यताम् (sahyatām) - endurance, toleration

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sahyatā

sahyatā - endurableness, tolerability, patience

from sahya (endurable) + tā (suffix)

यान्ति (yānti) - they are attained, they are reached (in context of sahyatām meaning 'endurance is reached') (they go, they attain)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

present indicative, active voice, 3rd person plural

from root yā

Root: yā (class 2)

साधुषु (sādhuṣu) - among the good, among the sages, among the wise

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, wise, holy man, sage

Root: sādh (class 5)

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