योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-19, verse-6

स्थातव्यं नेह भोगेषु विवेकरहितात्मना ।
उपलोदरसंजातपरिपीनान्धभेकवत् ॥ ६ ॥

sthātavyaṃ neha bhogeṣu vivekarahitātmanā ,
upalodarasaṃjātaparipīnāndhabhekavat 6

6. sthātavyam na iha bhogeṣu vivekarahita
ātmanā upalodarasamjātaparipīnāndhabhekavat

6. vivekarahita ātmanā iha bhogeṣu na sthātavyam
upalodarasamjātaparipīnāndhabhekavat

6. A person whose self (ātman) lacks discernment (viveka) should not remain here amidst worldly pleasures, just like a blind frog that has grown excessively fat from being born within the hollow of a stone.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थातव्यम् (sthātavyam) - one should remain (should be stood/abided, one should stay)

• न (na) - not, no

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this time

• भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in worldly pleasures/enjoyments (in enjoyments, in pleasures, in possessions)

• विवेकरहित (vivekarahita) - devoid of discrimination, lacking discernment

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by a mind/individual self (ātman) (by the self, by the soul, by the mind)

• उपलोदरसम्जातपरिपीनान्धभेकवत् (upalodarasamjātaparipīnāndhabhekavat) - like a blind frog, very fat, born from the belly of a stone

Words meanings and morphology

स्थातव्यम् (sthātavyam) - one should remain (should be stood/abided, one should stay)

(verbal adjective)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, at this time

(indeclinable)

भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in worldly pleasures/enjoyments (in enjoyments, in pleasures, in possessions)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, experience, possession

from root bhuj (to enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

विवेकरहित (vivekarahita) - devoid of discrimination, lacking discernment

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vivekarahita

vivekarahita - devoid of discrimination, without discernment

tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viveka+rahita)

• viveka – discrimination, discernment, discretion
  noun (masculine)
  from vi + vic
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vic (class 7)
• rahita – devoid of, abandoned, excluded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root rah (to abandon) + kta suffix
  Root: rah (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying ātmanā.

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by a mind/individual self (ātman) (by the self, by the soul, by the mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual self, mind, essence

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Agent of the passive sthātavyam.

उपलोदरसम्जातपरिपीनान्धभेकवत् (upalodarasamjātaparipīnāndhabhekavat) - like a blind frog, very fat, born from the belly of a stone

(indeclinable)

long karmadhāraya/bahuvrīhi compound with vat suffix

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/karmadhāraya (upala+udara+saṃjāta+paripīna+andha+bheka+vat)

• upala – stone, gem
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, interior, cavity
  noun (neuter)
• saṃjāta – born, produced, arisen
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from saṃ + jan + kta
  Prefix: sam
  Root: jan (class 4)
• paripīna – very fat, stout, plump
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from pari + pyāi (or pī) + kta
  Prefix: pari
  Root: pyāi (class 1)
• andha – blind, ignorant
  adjective (masculine)
• bheka – frog
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, as, similar to
  indeclinable
  adverbial suffix

Note: Functions as an adverbial comparison.

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