योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-1, verse-24

नेदं नेदमिति व्यर्थप्रलापैर्नोपशाम्यति ।
संकल्पजनकैर्दृश्यव्याधिः प्रत्युत वर्धते ॥ २४ ॥

nedaṃ nedamiti vyarthapralāpairnopaśāmyati ,
saṃkalpajanakairdṛśyavyādhiḥ pratyuta vardhate 24

24. na idam na idam iti vyarthapralāpaiḥ na upaśāmyati
saṅkalpajanakaiḥ dṛśyavyādhiḥ pratyuta vardhate

24. idam na idam na iti vyarthapralāpaiḥ [ayam vyādhiḥ] na
upaśāmyati saṅkalpajanakaiḥ dṛśyavyādhiḥ pratyuta vardhate

24. It (the perceivable world, or its disease) does not cease by means of vain utterances such as "not this, not this." On the contrary, the ailment of the perceivable world (dṛśya), generated by mental volitions (saṅkalpa), actually intensifies.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• इदम् (idam) - this

• न (na) - not

• इदम् (idam) - this

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

• व्यर्थप्रलापैः (vyarthapralāpaiḥ) - by useless babblings, by vain utterances

• न (na) - not

• उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - subsides, ceases, becomes quiet

• सङ्कल्पजनकैः (saṅkalpajanakaiḥ) - by the things that generate mental volitions (saṅkalpa) (by those generating mental volitions/desires, by the producers of resolve)

• दृश्यव्याधिः (dṛśyavyādhiḥ) - the disease of the perceivable, the ailment of the visible world (dṛśya)

• प्रत्युत (pratyuta) - on the contrary, rather, but rather

• वर्धते (vardhate) - increases, grows, thrives

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to something like 'this world' or 'this perception'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to something like 'this world' or 'this perception'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

(indeclinable)

व्यर्थप्रलापैः (vyarthapralāpaiḥ) - by useless babblings, by vain utterances

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vyarthapralāpa

vyarthapralāpa - useless talk, vain babbling, meaningless utterance

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vyartha+pralāpa)

• vyartha – useless, meaningless, vain
  adjective (masculine)
• pralāpa – babbling, incoherent talk, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  From root lap (to speak) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lap (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

उपशाम्यति (upaśāmyati) - subsides, ceases, becomes quiet

(verb)

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

From root śam with prefix upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)

सङ्कल्पजनकैः (saṅkalpajanakaiḥ) - by the things that generate mental volitions (saṅkalpa) (by those generating mental volitions/desires, by the producers of resolve)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṅkalpajanaka

saṅkalpajanaka - generating saṅkalpa, causing resolve/desire

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+janaka)

• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, will, desire, mental volition
  noun (masculine)
  From root kḷp with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• janaka – producer, generator, father, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jan + Nvul suffix (kṛt).
  Root: jan (class 1)

Note: Modifies an implied agent or cause.

दृश्यव्याधिः (dṛśyavyādhiḥ) - the disease of the perceivable, the ailment of the visible world (dṛśya)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛśyavyādhi

dṛśyavyādhi - disease of the perceivable/visible

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+vyādhi)

• dṛśya – visible, perceivable, object of sight
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root dṛś + yat suffix
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• vyādhi – disease, sickness, ailment
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

प्रत्युत (pratyuta) - on the contrary, rather, but rather

(indeclinable)

वर्धते (vardhate) - increases, grows, thrives

(verb)

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

From root vṛdh.

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

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