योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-15, verse-5

न तथा सुखयन्त्येताः पीयूषरसवीचयः ।
यथातिमधुरास्वादः संतोषो दोषनाशनः ॥ ५ ॥

na tathā sukhayantyetāḥ pīyūṣarasavīcayaḥ ,
yathātimadhurāsvādaḥ saṃtoṣo doṣanāśanaḥ 5

5. na tathā sukhayanti etāḥ pīyūṣarasavīcayaḥ
yathā atimadhurāsvādaḥ santoṣaḥ doṣanāśanaḥ

5. pīyūṣarasavīcayaḥ etāḥ na tathā sukhayanti
yathā atimadhurāsvādaḥ doṣanāśanaḥ santoṣaḥ

5. Waves of nectar-juice do not bring as much happiness as the exceedingly sweet experience of contentment (santoṣa), which destroys all imperfections.

5. גלי משקה האלמוות אינם מעניקים אושר כזה כמו שביעות הרצון, שטעמה מתוק מדבש והיא מכלה את כל הפגמים.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, to that extent

• सुखयन्ति (sukhayanti) - they please, they make happy

• एताः (etāḥ) - referring to waves of nectar-juice (these)

• पीयूषरसवीचयः (pīyūṣarasavīcayaḥ) - waves of nectar-juice

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• अतिमधुरास्वादः (atimadhurāsvādaḥ) - extremely sweet taste/experience

• सन्तोषः (santoṣaḥ) - contentment, satisfaction

• दोषनाशनः (doṣanāśanaḥ) - destroyer of faults/defects

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, to that extent

(indeclinable)

सुखयन्ति (sukhayanti) - they please, they make happy

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sukhayati

causative

derived from noun sukha 'happiness' with causative suffix -ya, then conjugated in present active third person plural

Root: sukha

एताः (etāḥ) - referring to waves of nectar-juice (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this

पीयूषरसवीचयः (pīyūṣarasavīcayaḥ) - waves of nectar-juice

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pīyūṣarasavīci

pīyūṣarasavīci - wave of nectar-juice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pīyūṣa+rasa+vīci)

• pīyūṣa – nectar
  noun (masculine)
• rasa – juice, essence, taste
  noun (masculine)
• vīci – wave
  noun (feminine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

अतिमधुरास्वादः (atimadhurāsvādaḥ) - extremely sweet taste/experience

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atimadhurāsvāda

atimadhurāsvāda - extremely sweet taste

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+madhura+āsvāda)

• ati – very, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• madhura – sweet, pleasant
  adjective (masculine)
• āsvāda – taste, enjoyment, experience
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: svād

सन्तोषः (santoṣaḥ) - contentment, satisfaction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of santoṣa

santoṣa - contentment, satisfaction

derived from root tuṣ 'to be pleased' with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

दोषनाशनः (doṣanāśanaḥ) - destroyer of faults/defects

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of doṣanāśana

doṣanāśana - destroyer of faults

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (doṣa+nāśana)

• doṣa – fault, defect, impurity
  noun (masculine)
• nāśana – destroying, causing to perish; a destroyer
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root naś 'to perish, to destroy'
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: agrees with santoṣaḥ

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