योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-2, chapter-9, verse-37
पूर्वे चेद्धनतां याता नाभ्यासात्तव वासना ।
वर्धिष्यते तु नेदानीमपि तात सुखी भव ॥ ३७ ॥
वर्धिष्यते तु नेदानीमपि तात सुखी भव ॥ ३७ ॥
pūrve ceddhanatāṃ yātā nābhyāsāttava vāsanā ,
vardhiṣyate tu nedānīmapi tāta sukhī bhava 37
vardhiṣyate tu nedānīmapi tāta sukhī bhava 37
37.
pūrve cet ghanatām yātā na abhyāsāt tava vāsanā
vardhiṣyate tu na idānīm api tāta sukhī bhava
vardhiṣyate tu na idānīm api tāta sukhī bhava
37.
tāta pūrve cet tava vāsanā abhyāsāt na ghanatām yātā
(tarhi) idānīm api tu na vardhiṣyate (ataḥ) sukhī bhava
(tarhi) idānīm api tu na vardhiṣyate (ataḥ) sukhī bhava
37.
O my dear one (tāta), if your latent mental tendencies (vāsanā) have already become strong in the past, without the influence of practice (abhyāsa), then they will certainly not increase now. Be happy even now.
Words meanings summery:
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- पूर्वे (pūrve) - in the former, in the past
- चेत् (cet) - if
- घनताम् (ghanatām) - strength (density, solidity, strength)
- याता (yātā) - become (gone, reached, become)
- न (na) - not, no
- अभ्यासात् (abhyāsāt) - from practice, due to practice
- तव (tava) - your, of you
- वासना (vāsanā) - impression, predisposition, latent tendency
- वर्धिष्यते (vardhiṣyate) - will increase, will grow
- तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
- न (na) - not, no
- इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time
- अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover
- तात (tāta) - O dear one (father, dear one)
- सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyful, comfortable
- भव (bhava) - be, become
Words meanings and morphology
पूर्वे (pūrve) - in the former, in the past
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, singular of pūrva
pūrva - former, previous, prior, ancient
चेत् (cet) - if
(indeclinable)
घनताम् (ghanatām) - strength (density, solidity, strength)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ghanatā
ghanatā - density, solidity, thickness, firmness, strength
From ghana + tā (suffix for abstract noun)
याता (yātā) - become (gone, reached, become)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yāta
yāta - gone, moved, reached, attained, become
Past Passive Participle
From root yā
Root: yā (class 2)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अभ्यासात् (abhyāsāt) - from practice, due to practice
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of abhyāsa
abhyāsa - practice, repetition, study, exercise
From abhi + as (to throw, to cast)
Prefix: abhi
Root: as (class 4)
तव (tava) - your, of you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of tvad
tvad - you
वासना (vāsanā) - impression, predisposition, latent tendency
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā
vāsanā - impression, mental trace, latent tendency, predisposition
From root vās (to dwell, to perfume) + anā suffix
Root: vās (class 1)
वर्धिष्यते (vardhiṣyate) - will increase, will grow
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of vṛdh
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover
(indeclinable)
तात (tāta) - O dear one (father, dear one)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta
tāta - father; term of endearment for son, friend, or pupil; dear one
सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyful, comfortable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhin
sukhin - happy, joyful, comfortable, possessing happiness
From sukha + in (possessive suffix)
भव (bhava) - be, become
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)