योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-12, verse-15

दुरन्तेयं किल विषयविषूचिका यदि न चिकित्स्यते
तन्नितरां नरकनगरनिकरफलानुबन्धिनी तत्तत्करोति ॥ १५ ॥

duranteyaṃ kila viṣayaviṣūcikā yadi na cikitsyate tannitarāṃ
narakanagaranikaraphalānubandhinī tattatkaroti 15

15. dur-antā iyam kila viṣaya-viṣūcikā yadi na cikitsyate tat
nitarām naraka-nagara-nikara-phala-anubandhinī tat tat karoti

15. kila iyam viṣaya-viṣūcikā dur-antā.
yadi na cikitsyate,
tat (sā) nitarām naraka-nagara-nikara-phala-anubandhinī.
(sā) tat tat karoti.

15. Indeed, this 'cholera of sense objects' (viṣaya-viṣūcikā) is dreadful. If it is not treated, it will certainly lead to a multitude of hellish cities. It inevitably brings about such consequences.

Words meanings summery:

• दुर्-अन्ता (dur-antā) - dreadful, terrible, difficult to end

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• किल (kila) - indeed, surely, they say

• विषय-विषूचिका (viṣaya-viṣūcikā) - cholera of sense objects (viṣaya-viṣūcikā), mental sickness caused by objects of desire

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

• न (na) - not, no

• चिकित्स्यते (cikitsyate) - is treated, is healed, is remedied

• तत् (tat) - then, in that case, therefore

• नितराम् (nitarām) - certainly, entirely, exceedingly, very much

• नरक-नगर-निकर-फल-अनुबन्धिनी (naraka-nagara-nikara-phala-anubandhinī) - invariably connected with the results of a collection of hellish cities

• तत् (tat) - that, it, such (emphasized)

• तत् (tat) - that, it, such (emphasized)

• करोति (karoti) - does, makes, causes, brings about

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्-अन्ता (dur-antā) - dreadful, terrible, difficult to end

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duranta

duranta - dreadful, terrible, having a bad end, difficult to end

Compound type : Tatpurusha (dus+anta)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, conclusion, boundary
  noun (masculine)

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here, it

किल (kila) - indeed, surely, they say

(indeclinable)

विषय-विषूचिका (viṣaya-viṣūcikā) - cholera of sense objects (viṣaya-viṣūcikā), mental sickness caused by objects of desire

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viṣaya-viṣūcikā

viṣaya-viṣūcikā - cholera of sense objects, a severe mental affliction akin to cholera caused by attachment to worldly objects

Compound type : Tatpurusha (viṣaya+viṣūcikā)

• viṣaya – object of sense, sphere, domain, subject matter
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
• viṣūcikā – cholera, a severe intestinal disease characterized by vomiting and diarrhoea
  noun (feminine)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

चिकित्स्यते (cikitsyate) - is treated, is healed, is remedied

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of cikits

Desiderative/Passive verb

Desiderative stem of √cit, used as a verb in passive voice.

Root: cit (class 1)

तत् (tat) - then, in that case, therefore

(indeclinable)

नितराम् (nitarām) - certainly, entirely, exceedingly, very much

(indeclinable)

नरक-नगर-निकर-फल-अनुबन्धिनी (naraka-nagara-nikara-phala-anubandhinī) - invariably connected with the results of a collection of hellish cities

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of naraka-nagara-nikara-phala-anubandhin

naraka-nagara-nikara-phala-anubandhin - connected with the fruit (results) of a multitude of hell-cities

Compound type : Tatpurusha (naraka+nagara+nikara+phala+anubandhin)

• naraka – hell, infernal region, underworld
  noun (masculine)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• nikara – multitude, collection, heap, host, mass
  noun (masculine)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward, effect
  noun (neuter)
• anubandhin – connected with, following, consequential, relating to, dependent on
  adjective
  From root √bandh (to bind) with prefix 'anu'.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bandh (class 9)

तत् (tat) - that, it, such (emphasized)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

तत् (tat) - that, it, such (emphasized)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Repetition for emphasis, meaning 'those (very) consequences'.

करोति (karoti) - does, makes, causes, brings about

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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