योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-15, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
संतोषो हि परं श्रेयः संतोषः सुखमुच्यते संतुष्टः परमभ्येति विश्राममरिसूदन ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
saṃtoṣo hi paraṃ śreyaḥ saṃtoṣaḥ sukhamucyate saṃtuṣṭaḥ paramabhyeti viśrāmamarisūdana 1

1. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca | santoṣaḥ hi param śreyaḥ santoṣaḥ sukham
ucyate santuṣṭaḥ param abhyeti viśrāmam arisūdana || 1 ||

1. śrī vasiṣṭha uvāca he arisūdana,
santoṣaḥ hi param śreyaḥ santoṣaḥ sukham ucyate santuṣṭaḥ param viśrāmam abhyeti 1

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Contentment (santoṣa) is indeed the supreme good; contentment is declared to be happiness. A contented person attains ultimate tranquility (viśrāma), O destroyer of enemies.

Words meanings summery:

• श्री (śrī) - sacred title (used before a revered name) (auspicious, prosperity, goddess Lakṣmī, glory, beauty, wealth, sacred title)

• वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• सन्तोषः (santoṣaḥ) - contentment (santoṣa) (contentment, satisfaction)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, for, because)

• परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good (good, welfare, prosperity, bliss, merit)

• सन्तोषः (santoṣaḥ) - contentment (santoṣa) (contentment, satisfaction)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, joy, comfort)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is declared (is said, is called)

• सन्तुष्टः (santuṣṭaḥ) - a contented person (contented, satisfied (person))

• परम् (param) - the supreme (state or goal) (highest, supreme goal, ultimate)

• अभ्येति (abhyeti) - attains (approaches, attains, reaches)

• विश्रामम् (viśrāmam) - tranquility (viśrāma), repose (rest, repose, tranquility, cessation)

• अरिसूदन (arisūdana) - O destroyer of enemies (referring to Rāma) (O destroyer of enemies (vocative))

Words meanings and morphology

श्री (śrī) - sacred title (used before a revered name) (auspicious, prosperity, goddess Lakṣmī, glory, beauty, wealth, sacred title)

(indeclinable)

Note: Honorific prefix.

वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Sage Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - most excellent, best; Name of a famous sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

From root vac (to speak), perfect 3rd person singular active.

Root: vac (class 2)

सन्तोषः (santoṣaḥ) - contentment (santoṣa) (contentment, satisfaction)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of santoṣa

santoṣa - contentment, satisfaction, delight

Derived from sam + tuṣ (to be pleased).

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, next

Note: Agrees with 'śreyaḥ'.

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good (good, welfare, prosperity, bliss, merit)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - good, welfare, prosperity, bliss

सन्तोषः (santoṣaḥ) - contentment (santoṣa) (contentment, satisfaction)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of santoṣa

santoṣa - contentment, satisfaction, delight

Derived from sam + tuṣ (to be pleased).

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, joy, comfort)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, comfort, pleasure

Note: Predicate nominative with 'ucyate'.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is declared (is said, is called)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac

Present Passive

From root vac (to speak), present 3rd person singular passive.

Root: vac (class 2)

सन्तुष्टः (santuṣṭaḥ) - a contented person (contented, satisfied (person))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of santuṣṭa

santuṣṭa - contented, satisfied

Past Passive Participle

From sam + tuṣ (to be pleased), past passive participle. Used as a noun here.

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Functions as a noun here, meaning 'a contented one'.

परम् (param) - the supreme (state or goal) (highest, supreme goal, ultimate)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, next

Note: Object of 'abhyeti'.

अभ्येति (abhyeti) - attains (approaches, attains, reaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of i

Present Active

From root i (to go) with prefix abhi-. Present 3rd person singular active.

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

विश्रामम् (viśrāmam) - tranquility (viśrāma), repose (rest, repose, tranquility, cessation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśrāma

viśrāma - rest, repose, cessation, tranquility

From vi + śram (to be weary).

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Object of 'abhyeti'.

अरिसूदन (arisūdana) - O destroyer of enemies (referring to Rāma) (O destroyer of enemies (vocative))

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+sūdana)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• sūdana – destroyer, killer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root sūd (to destroy, kill).
  Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Addressed to Rāma.

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