योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-16, verse-25

विचारशमसत्सङ्गसंतोषवति मानवे ।
प्रवर्तन्ते प्रपूर्णेन्दौ सौन्दर्याद्या गुणा इव ॥ २५ ॥

vicāraśamasatsaṅgasaṃtoṣavati mānave ,
pravartante prapūrṇendau saundaryādyā guṇā iva 25

25. vicāraśamasatsaṅgasaṃtoṣavati mānave pravartante
prapūrṇe indau saundaryādyāḥ guṇāḥ iva

25. vicāraśamasatsaṅgasaṃtoṣavati mānave
saundaryādyāḥ guṇāḥ prapūrṇe indau iva pravartante

25. In a person who possesses reflection, inner peace, good company (satsaṅga), and contentment, qualities like beauty manifest, much like they do in the radiant full moon.

25. באדם שניחן בהתבוננות, שלווה, חברת צדיקים ושביעות רצון, מתפתחות כל איכויות היופי והחן, כשם שהן מתגלות בירח המלא.

Words meanings summery:

• विचारशमसत्सङ्गसंतोषवति (vicāraśamasatsaṅgasaṁtoṣavati) - in one possessing inquiry, tranquility, good association, and contentment

• मानवे (mānave) - in a human being, in a person

• प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - they manifest, they arise, they proceed

• प्रपूर्णे (prapūrṇe) - in the fully complete, in the radiant

• इन्दौ (indau) - in the moon

• सौन्दर्याद्याः (saundaryādyāḥ) - beauty and other (qualities)

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, virtues

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

विचारशमसत्सङ्गसंतोषवति (vicāraśamasatsaṅgasaṁtoṣavati) - in one possessing inquiry, tranquility, good association, and contentment

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vicāraśamasatsaṅgasaṃtoṣavat

vicāraśamasatsaṅgasaṁtoṣavat - possessing discernment, tranquility, good company (satsaṅga), and contentment

Formed by adding the possessive suffix -vat to a compound noun.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vicāra+śama+satsaṅga+saṃtoṣa)

• vicāra – reflection, inquiry, discernment
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)
• śama – tranquility, inner peace, quietude
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• satsaṅga – good company, association with the wise
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sañj (class 1)
• saṃtoṣa – contentment, satisfaction
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying 'mānave'.

मानवे (mānave) - in a human being, in a person

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mānava

mānava - human being, descendant of Manu

Root: man (class 4)

प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - they manifest, they arise, they proceed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pra-vṛt

Present Tense, Middle Voice

3rd person plural, present tense, middle voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

प्रपूर्णे (prapūrṇe) - in the fully complete, in the radiant

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of prapūrṇa

prapūrṇa - fully complete, full, radiant

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix 'pra' and root 'pṛ' (to fill) with kta suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: pṛ (class 9)

इन्दौ (indau) - in the moon

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon, drop, soma

Root: und (class 7)

सौन्दर्याद्याः (saundaryādyāḥ) - beauty and other (qualities)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saundaryādya

saundaryādya - starting with beauty, beauty and so on

Formed from 'saundarya' + 'ādya' (beginning with/etc.).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saundarya+ādya)

• saundarya – beauty, charm
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from sundara (beautiful)
• ādya – first, beginning with, and so on
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'guṇāḥ'.

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, virtues

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, strand, constituent

Note: Subject of the sentence.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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