योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-11, verse-29

व्यवसायकथावाक्यैर्यावत्तत्रानुवर्णितम् ।
न विश्राम्यति ते तावद्धृदि पांसुर्यथा ह्रदे ॥ २९ ॥

vyavasāyakathāvākyairyāvattatrānuvarṇitam ,
na viśrāmyati te tāvaddhṛdi pāṃsuryathā hrade 29

29. vyavasāya-kathā-vākyaiḥ yāvat tatra anuvarṇitam
na viśrāmyati te tāvat hṛdi pāṃsuḥ yathā hrade

29. yathā pāṃsuḥ hrade (na viśrāmyati),
tathā tāvat yāvat vyavasāya-kathā-vākyaiḥ tatra anuvarṇitam te hṛdi na viśrāmyati

29. Until what has been thoroughly expounded there by means of these definitive narratives settles in your heart, just as dust settles in a lake, you will not achieve mental repose.

29. כל עוד מה שמתואר בדברים אלה לא ישקע בלבך, לא תשקוט רוחך, כשם שאבק במים אינו נח עד שהוא שוקע בקרקעית האגם.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यवसाय-कथा-वाक्यैः (vyavasāya-kathā-vākyaiḥ) - by means of definitive narrative statements, by words of philosophical discourse

• यावत् (yāvat) - until, as long as

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

• अनुवर्णितम् (anuvarṇitam) - described, expounded, narrated

• न (na) - not, no

• विश्राम्यति (viśrāmyati) - rests, settles down, finds repose

• ते (te) - your, to you

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, until then

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

• पांसुः (pāṁsuḥ) - dust, sand

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• ह्रदे (hrade) - in the lake, in the pond

Words meanings and morphology

व्यवसाय-कथा-वाक्यैः (vyavasāya-kathā-vākyaiḥ) - by means of definitive narrative statements, by words of philosophical discourse

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vyavasāya-kathā-vākya

vyavasāya-kathā-vākya - statement of decisive narrative, philosophical discourse

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyavasāya+kathā+vākya)

• vyavasāya – determination, conviction, philosophical conclusion, business
  noun (masculine)
  From 'vi-ava-sī' (to make effort, resolve)
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: so (class 4)
• kathā – story, narrative, tale
  noun (feminine)
• vākya – word, sentence, speech
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'vac' (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

यावत् (yāvat) - until, as long as

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

(indeclinable)

अनुवर्णितम् (anuvarṇitam) - described, expounded, narrated

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anuvarṇita

anuvarṇita - described, expounded, detailed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'varṇ' (to describe) with prefix 'anu'

Prefix: anu

Root: varṇ (class 10)

Note: Used here as a substantive referring to 'that which has been described'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विश्राम्यति (viśrāmyati) - rests, settles down, finds repose

(verb)

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

From root 'śram' (to be weary) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, until then

(indeclinable)

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart, in the mind

(noun)

Locative, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, interior

पांसुः (pāṁsuḥ) - dust, sand

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṃsu

pāṁsu - dust, sand, grit

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

ह्रदे (hrade) - in the lake, in the pond

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hrada

hrada - lake, pond, deep pool

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