योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-14, verse-20

अविचारिणमेकान्तवनद्रुमसधर्मकम् ।
अक्षमं साधुकार्येषु दूरे कुरु रघूद्वह ॥ २० ॥

avicāriṇamekāntavanadrumasadharmakam ,
akṣamaṃ sādhukāryeṣu dūre kuru raghūdvaha 20

20. avicāriṇam ekāntavanadrumasadharmakam
akṣamam sādhukāryeṣu dūre kuru raghūdvaha

20. raghūdvaha avicāriṇam ekāntavanadrumasadharmakam
akṣamam sādhukāryeṣu dūre kuru

20. O scion of Raghu (raghūdvaha), keep far away the thoughtless (avicārin) person, who resembles a solitary forest tree and is incompetent in noble actions.

20. התרחק מאדם חסר חקירה תבונית, הדומה לעץ ביער מבודד ואינו מסוגל לעשות מעשים טובים, רַגְהוּדְוַוה (פאר שושלת רגהו).

Words meanings summery:

• अविचारिणम् (avicāriṇam) - the thoughtless one, the indiscriminate one

• एकान्तवनद्रुमसधर्मकम् (ekāntavanadrumasadharmakam) - like a solitary forest tree, having the nature of a solitary forest tree

• अक्षमम् (akṣamam) - incapable, incompetent, unable

• साधुकार्येषु (sādhukāryeṣu) - in noble deeds, in good works, in righteous actions

• दूरे (dūre) - far away, at a distance

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make, place, put

• रघूद्वह (raghūdvaha) - O descendant of Raghu, O best of the Raghus

Words meanings and morphology

अविचारिणम् (avicāriṇam) - the thoughtless one, the indiscriminate one

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avicārin

avicārin - thoughtless, inconsiderate, indiscreet

Derived from 'a-vicāra' with '-in' suffix.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vicārin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vicārin – thinking, discriminating, reflective
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from 'vicāra'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

एकान्तवनद्रुमसधर्मकम् (ekāntavanadrumasadharmakam) - like a solitary forest tree, having the nature of a solitary forest tree

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ekāntavanadrumasadharmaka

ekāntavanadrumasadharmaka - resembling a solitary forest tree in nature

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ekānta+vana+druma+sadharmaka)

• ekānta – solitary, secluded, lonely
  adjective
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)
• sadharmaka – having the same quality or nature, similar
  adjective

अक्षमम् (akṣamam) - incapable, incompetent, unable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akṣama

akṣama - incapable, unable, incompetent, impatient

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣama)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kṣama – able, capable, patient, enduring
  adjective
  From root 'kṣam' (to be patient, to be able).
  Root: kṣam (class 1)

साधुकार्येषु (sādhukāryeṣu) - in noble deeds, in good works, in righteous actions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sādhukārya

sādhukārya - good work, noble deed, righteous action

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sādhu+kārya)

• sādhu – good, virtuous, righteous, noble
  adjective
• kārya – work, action, duty, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) as a gerundive, then used as a noun.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

दूरे (dūre) - far away, at a distance

(indeclinable)

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, place, put

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

रघूद्वह (raghūdvaha) - O descendant of Raghu, O best of the Raghus

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghūdvaha

raghūdvaha - one who bears the lineage of Raghu, a descendant or leader of the Raghu dynasty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raghu+udvaha)

• raghu – name of a celebrated king, an ancestor of Rama
  proper noun (masculine)
• udvaha – bearer, carrier, leading, excelling
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vah' (to carry) with prefix 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

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