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.

15. אכן, מגפת התשוקות החושיות הזו הרסנית ביותר, ואם אינה מטופלת, היא מובילה בהכרח לרשת של עולמות גיהנום ומביאה על האדם תלאות רבות.

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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