योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-15, verse-3

संतोषशालिनी बुद्धी राम संसारवृत्तिषु ।
विषमास्वप्यनुद्विग्ना न कदाचन हीयते ॥ ३ ॥

saṃtoṣaśālinī buddhī rāma saṃsāravṛttiṣu ,
viṣamāsvapyanudvignā na kadācana hīyate 3

3. santoṣa śālinī buddhiḥ rāma saṃsāra vṛttiṣu |
viṣamāsu api anudvignā na kadācana hīyate || 3 ||

3. rāma,
santoṣa śālinī anudvignā buddhiḥ,
viṣamāsu api saṃsāra vṛttiṣu,
na kadācana hīyate 3

3. O Rāma, an intellect (buddhi) adorned with contentment (santoṣa) remains undisturbed even amidst the difficult circumstances of worldly life (saṃsāra), and it never deteriorates.

3. רָאמָה, התבונה הניחנת בשביעות רצון אינה נחרדת גם אל מול נסיבות הקיום הסוערות של הַסַּמְסָארָה (סבך הקיום התופעתי), ולא תיפול לעולם.

Words meanings summery:

• सन्तोष (santoṣa) - contentment (contentment, satisfaction)

• शालिनी (śālinī) - endowed with (possessing, adorned with, endowed with)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi) (intellect, mind, understanding)

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma (O Rāma (vocative))

• संसार (saṁsāra) - worldly life (worldly existence, transmigration)

• वृत्तिषु (vṛttiṣu) - in the circumstances (in the activities, in the conduct, in the modes of life, in the affairs)

• विषमासु (viṣamāsu) - in adverse ones (in difficult, adverse, uneven (circumstances))

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, and)

• अनुद्विग्ना (anudvignā) - undisturbed (unagitated, undisturbed, fearless)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever (with 'na', means never) (ever, at any time)

• हीयते (hīyate) - declines, deteriorates (is lost, is abandoned, fails, declines, dwindles)

Words meanings and morphology

सन्तोष (santoṣa) - contentment (contentment, satisfaction)

(noun)

masculine, singular of santoṣa

santoṣa - contentment, satisfaction, delight

Derived from sam + tuṣ (to be pleased).

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: First part of the compound 'santoṣaśālinī'.

शालिनी (śālinī) - endowed with (possessing, adorned with, endowed with)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śālin

śālin - possessing, endowed with, adorned with

Suffix -in.

Note: Describes 'buddhiḥ'.

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi) (intellect, mind, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, mind, understanding, perception

From root budh (to know, perceive).

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

राम (rāma) - O Rāma (O Rāma (vocative))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a Hindu deity and prince of Ayodhya)

Note: Addressed to Rāma.

संसार (saṁsāra) - worldly life (worldly existence, transmigration)

(noun)

masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - worldly existence, transmigration, cycle of birth and death

From sam + sṛ (to flow, move).

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: First part of the compound 'saṃsāravṛttiṣu'.

वृत्तिषु (vṛttiṣu) - in the circumstances (in the activities, in the conduct, in the modes of life, in the affairs)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of vṛtti

vṛtti - activity, conduct, mode of life, affairs, circumstances

From root vṛt (to be, to exist, to turn).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Last part of the compound 'saṃsāravṛttiṣu', showing its inflection.

विषमासु (viṣamāsu) - in adverse ones (in difficult, adverse, uneven (circumstances))

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, difficult, adverse, dangerous, unequal

Note: Describes 'vṛttiṣu'.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, and)

(indeclinable)

अनुद्विग्ना (anudvignā) - undisturbed (unagitated, undisturbed, fearless)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anudvigna

anudvigna - unagitated, undisturbed, tranquil

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Negative prefix 'an-' + ud-vigna (PPP of ud-vij, to be agitated).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+udvigna)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• udvigna – agitated, disturbed, anxious
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ud + vij (to tremble, to be agitated).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'buddhiḥ'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever (with 'na', means never) (ever, at any time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Combined with 'na' means 'never'.

हीयते (hīyate) - declines, deteriorates (is lost, is abandoned, fails, declines, dwindles)

(verb)

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

Present Passive

From root hā (to quit, to fail), present 3rd person singular passive/middle.

Root: hā (class 3)

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