योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-2

अवदातोऽवदातस्य विचारस्य महाशयः ।
जडसङ्गोज्झितो योग्यः शरदिन्दोर्यथा नभः ॥ २ ॥

avadāto'vadātasya vicārasya mahāśayaḥ ,
jaḍasaṅgojjhito yogyaḥ śaradindoryathā nabhaḥ 2

2. avadātaḥ avadātasya vicārasya mahāśayaḥ jaḍasaṅgaḥ
ujjhitaḥ yogyaḥ śaradindoḥ yathā nabhaḥ

2. mahāśayaḥ avadātaḥ,
avadātasya vicārasya jaḍasaṅgaḥ ujjhitaḥ yogyaḥ,
yathā nabhaḥ śaradindoḥ

2. A noble-minded individual, whose discernment (vicāra) is pure and who is free from the association with inertness, is worthy, just as the clear sky is worthy of the autumn moon.

Words meanings summery:

• अवदातः (avadātaḥ) - pure (referring to the noble-minded individual's intellect) (pure, clear, white)

• अवदातस्य (avadātasya) - of the pure (referring to the discernment) (of the pure, of the clear)

• विचारस्य (vicārasya) - of discernment (of thought, of deliberation, of discernment, of consideration)

• महाशयः (mahāśayaḥ) - noble-minded individual (noble-minded, magnanimous, great receptacle)

• जडसङ्गः (jaḍasaṅgaḥ) - association with inertness or ignorance (association with inertness, attachment to dullness/ignorance)

• उज्झितः (ujjhitaḥ) - free from (abandoned, forsaken, cast off, free from)

• योग्यः (yogyaḥ) - worthy (suitable, worthy, fit, able)

• शरदिन्दोः (śaradindoḥ) - of the autumn moon

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky (sky, atmosphere, cloud)

Words meanings and morphology

अवदातः (avadātaḥ) - pure (referring to the noble-minded individual's intellect) (pure, clear, white)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avadāta

avadāta - pure, clear, white, clean

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dai' (to purify, cleanse) with prefix 'ava' (down, away) and 'ta' suffix, meaning 'purified' or 'made clear'.

Prefix: ava

Root: dai (class 1)

अवदातस्य (avadātasya) - of the pure (referring to the discernment) (of the pure, of the clear)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of avadāta

avadāta - pure, clear, white, clean

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dai' (to purify, cleanse) with prefix 'ava' (down, away) and 'ta' suffix, meaning 'purified' or 'made clear'.

Prefix: ava

Root: dai (class 1)

विचारस्य (vicārasya) - of discernment (of thought, of deliberation, of discernment, of consideration)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - deliberation, investigation, discrimination, discernment, thought

Derived from root 'car' (to move, wander) with prefix 'vi' (apart, asunder).

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

महाशयः (mahāśayaḥ) - noble-minded individual (noble-minded, magnanimous, great receptacle)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāśaya

mahāśaya - magnanimous, noble-minded; a great soul; a great receptacle or reservoir

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+āśaya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• āśaya – abode, receptacle, intention, thought, mind, heart, meaning
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)

जडसङ्गः (jaḍasaṅgaḥ) - association with inertness or ignorance (association with inertness, attachment to dullness/ignorance)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaḍasaṅga

jaḍasaṅga - attachment to inert matter or ignorance

Compound type : tatpurusha (jaḍa+saṅga)

• jaḍa – inert, dull, inanimate, ignorant, cold
  adjective (masculine)
• saṅga – contact, attachment, association, union
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'sañj' (to cling to, attach) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sañj (class 1)

उज्झितः (ujjhitaḥ) - free from (abandoned, forsaken, cast off, free from)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ujjhita

ujjhita - abandoned, forsaken, cast off, rejected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'ujjh' (to abandon, forsake).

Root: ujjh (class 6)

योग्यः (yogyaḥ) - worthy (suitable, worthy, fit, able)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yogya

yogya - fit, proper, suitable, worthy, capable, able

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yuj' (to join, connect, apply) with suffix '-ya'.

Root: yuj (class 7)

शरदिन्दोः (śaradindoḥ) - of the autumn moon

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śaradindu

śaradindu - autumn moon

Compound type : tatpurusha (śarat+indu)

• śarat – autumn
  noun (feminine)
• indu – moon, drop, spot
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky (sky, atmosphere, cloud)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud, space

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