योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-9, verse-15

ग्रामगो ग्राममाप्नोति पत्तनार्थी च पत्तनम् ।
यो यो यद्वासनस्तत्र स स प्रयतते सदा ॥ १५ ॥

grāmago grāmamāpnoti pattanārthī ca pattanam ,
yo yo yadvāsanastatra sa sa prayatate sadā 15

15. grāmagaḥ grāmam āpnoti pattanārthī ca pattanam |
yaḥ yaḥ yat vāsanaḥ tatra sa sa prayatate sadā ||

15. grāmagaḥ grāmam āpnoti pattanārthī ca pattanam yaḥ yaḥ yat vāsanaḥ,
sa sa tatra sadā prayatate

15. He who seeks a village reaches the village, and he who desires a city reaches the city. Whoever has a specific intrinsic tendency (vāsanā), that very person always strives for it.

15. מי ששם פעמיו לכפר מגיע לכפר, ומי שמבקש להגיע לעיר מגיע לעיר. כל אדם משקיע מאמץ תמיד בהתאם לרשמים הפנימיים המנחים אותו.

Words meanings summery:

• ग्रामगः (grāmagaḥ) - one who seeks a village (one who goes to a village, a village-goer)

• ग्रामम् (grāmam) - a village (village, community (accusative))

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, reaches (obtains, reaches, attains)

• पत्तनार्थी (pattanārthī) - one who desires a city (one who desires a city, city-seeker)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पत्तनम् (pattanam) - a city (city, town (accusative))

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which (masculine singular))

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which (masculine singular))

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what)

• वासनः (vāsanaḥ) - whose intrinsic tendency (vāsanā) is (whose tendency or impression (vāsanā) is of a certain kind)

• तत्र (tatra) - for that (purpose), in that matter (there, then, in that matter, for that)

• स (sa) - that very person (he, that (masculine singular))

• स (sa) - that very person (he, that (masculine singular))

• प्रयतते (prayatate) - strives (strives, endeavours, tries, exerts oneself)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

Words meanings and morphology

ग्रामगः (grāmagaḥ) - one who seeks a village (one who goes to a village, a village-goer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grāmaga

grāmaga - one who goes to a village, village-going

Compound of `grāma` (village) + `ga` (going).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (grāma+ga)

• grāma – village, community
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, leading to
  adjective (suffix) (masculine)
  From root `gam` (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of `āpnoti`.

ग्रामम् (grāmam) - a village (village, community (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of grāma

grāma - village, community, multitude

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains, reaches (obtains, reaches, attains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āp

present tense, 3rd person singular

From `ā` (towards) + root `āp` (to obtain), `nu` class (5th conjugation).

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

पत्तनार्थी (pattanārthī) - one who desires a city (one who desires a city, city-seeker)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pattanārthin

pattanārthin - desiring a city, seeking a city

Compound of `pattana` (city) + `arthin` (desiring, seeker).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pattana+arthin)

• pattana – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• arthin – seeker, desirous, suppliant
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  From `artha` (purpose, object) + `in` suffix.
  Root: ṛdh (class 5)

Note: Subject of implied `āpnoti`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

पत्तनम् (pattanam) - a city (city, town (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pattana

pattana - city, town

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Masculine nominative singular of `yad`.

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Masculine nominative singular of `yad`.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Neuter nominative/accusative singular of `yad`.

वासनः (vāsanaḥ) - whose intrinsic tendency (vāsanā) is (whose tendency or impression (vāsanā) is of a certain kind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsana

vāsana - having a vāsanā, filled with impressions/tendencies

Derived from `vāsanā` (impression, tendency) + `a` suffix.

तत्र (tatra) - for that (purpose), in that matter (there, then, in that matter, for that)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from `tad` (that).

स (sa) - that very person (he, that (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Masculine nominative singular of `tad`.

स (sa) - that very person (he, that (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Masculine nominative singular of `tad`.

प्रयतते (prayatate) - strives (strives, endeavours, tries, exerts oneself)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of yat

present tense, 3rd person singular (middle voice)

From `pra` (forth, forward) + root `yat` (to strive), middle voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

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