योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-7, verse-3

ये समुद्योगमुत्सृज्य स्थिता दैवपरायणाः ।
ते धर्ममर्थं कामं च नाशयन्त्यात्मविद्विषः ॥ ३ ॥

ye samudyogamutsṛjya sthitā daivaparāyaṇāḥ ,
te dharmamarthaṃ kāmaṃ ca nāśayantyātmavidviṣaḥ 3

3. ye samudyogam utsṛjya sthitāḥ daivaparāyaṇāḥ te
dharmam artham kāmam ca nāśayanti ātma-vidviṣaḥ

3. ye samudyogam utsṛjya daivaparāyaṇāḥ sthitāḥ,
te ātma-vidviṣaḥ dharmam artham kāmam ca nāśayanti

3. Those who abandon great effort and rely solely on destiny (daivam), they are enemies to themselves (ātma-vidviṣaḥ), destroying (their chances for) righteousness (dharma), prosperity, and pleasure.

3. אלה שזונחים את המאמץ ונסמכים רק על הגורל הורסים את חוק טבעם (הַדְהַרְמָה), את רווחתם ואת מאווייהם, ובכך הופכים לאויבי עצמם.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those individuals (who (plural), those who)

• समुद्योगम् (samudyogam) - diligent and organized endeavor (great effort, exertion, enterprise, preparation)

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having neglected or ceased to perform (having abandoned, having given up, having renounced)

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - remaining in a state of, having become (having stood, being, situated)

• दैवपरायणाः (daivaparāyaṇāḥ) - those who have made destiny their ultimate resort (relying on destiny, dependent on fate)

• ते (te) - those very people (they)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - moral and ethical conduct, one's prescribed duty (righteousness, duty, virtue, natural law (dharma))

• अर्थम् (artham) - economic well-being or material success (purpose, meaning, wealth, prosperity, material gain)

• कामम् (kāmam) - sensual enjoyment or fulfillment of legitimate desires (desire, wish, pleasure, love)

• च (ca) - connects the list of objects (and, also)

• नाशयन्ति (nāśayanti) - they undermine or make impossible to achieve (they destroy, cause to perish, ruin)

• आत्म-विद्विषः (ātma-vidviṣaḥ) - those who act against their own best interests (self-haters, enemies of themselves)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those individuals (who (plural), those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

समुद्योगम् (samudyogam) - diligent and organized endeavor (great effort, exertion, enterprise, preparation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudyoga

samudyoga - combined effort, great exertion, enterprise

Compound of 'sam' (together), 'ud' (up), and √yuj ('to join, apply').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sam+ud+yoga)

• sam – together, with, completely
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• ud – up, forth
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• yoga – union, conjunction, application, effort, spiritual discipline (yoga)
  noun (masculine)
  From root √yuj.
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Object of 'utsṛjya'.

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having neglected or ceased to perform (having abandoned, having given up, having renounced)

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

From verb root √sṛj ('to create, emit') with prefix 'ut'.

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - remaining in a state of, having become (having stood, being, situated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, being in a certain state

Past Passive Participle

From root √sthā ('to stand').

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used here to indicate a state or condition.

दैवपरायणाः (daivaparāyaṇāḥ) - those who have made destiny their ultimate resort (relying on destiny, dependent on fate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daivaparāyaṇa

daivaparāyaṇa - having destiny as the chief object, devoted to fate, relying on destiny

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'daiva' (destiny) + 'parāyaṇa' (ultimate resort, dependent on).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daiva+parāyaṇa)

• daiva – divine, relating to the gods, fate, destiny
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'deva'.
• parāyaṇa – chief object, ultimate aim, dependent on, devoted to
  adjective

ते (te) - those very people (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - moral and ethical conduct, one's prescribed duty (righteousness, duty, virtue, natural law (dharma))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, moral law, duty, virtue, constitution, natural law (dharma), intrinsic nature

From root √dhṛ ('to uphold, support').

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'nāśayanti'.

अर्थम् (artham) - economic well-being or material success (purpose, meaning, wealth, prosperity, material gain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - aim, purpose, object, meaning, wealth, prosperity

Note: Object of 'nāśayanti'.

कामम् (kāmam) - sensual enjoyment or fulfillment of legitimate desires (desire, wish, pleasure, love)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure, sensual enjoyment

From root √kam ('to desire').

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'nāśayanti'.

च (ca) - connects the list of objects (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

नाशयन्ति (nāśayanti) - they undermine or make impossible to achieve (they destroy, cause to perish, ruin)

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice (causative)

Causative stem of root √naś ('to perish, be lost'). Formed as √nāśi.

Root: naś (class 4)

आत्म-विद्विषः (ātma-vidviṣaḥ) - those who act against their own best interests (self-haters, enemies of themselves)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ātma-vidviṣ

ātma-vidviṣ - hostile to oneself, self-hating

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'ātman' (self) + 'vidviṣ' (hating, hostile).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+vidviṣ)

• ātman – Self, soul, spirit, individual essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• vidviṣ – hating, hostile, enemy
  adjective
  Derived from root √dviṣ ('to hate') with 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dviṣ (class 2)

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