योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-110, verse-20
लघु दीर्घं करोत्येव सत्येऽसत्तां प्रयच्छति ।
कटुतां नयति स्वादु रिपुं नयति मित्रताम् ॥ २० ॥
कटुतां नयति स्वादु रिपुं नयति मित्रताम् ॥ २० ॥
laghu dīrghaṃ karotyeva satye'sattāṃ prayacchati ,
kaṭutāṃ nayati svādu ripuṃ nayati mitratām 20
kaṭutāṃ nayati svādu ripuṃ nayati mitratām 20
20.
laghu dīrgham karoti eva satye asattām prayacchati
| kaṭutām nayati svādu ripum nayati mitratām
| kaṭutām nayati svādu ripum nayati mitratām
20.
manaḥ (implied) laghu dīrgham karoti eva satye asattām
prayacchati svādu kaṭutām nayati ripum mitratām nayati
prayacchati svādu kaṭutām nayati ripum mitratām nayati
20.
It (the mind) makes the short long, and gives unreality (asattā) to reality (satya). It transforms the sweet into bitter, and turns an enemy into a friend.
Words meanings summery:
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- लघु (laghu) - something short or small (small, short, light, quick)
- दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long, large, extensive
- करोति (karoti) - makes, does, creates
- एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, just
- सत्ये (satye) - in truth, in reality
- असत्ताम् (asattām) - non-existence, unreality, false appearance
- प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - gives, confers, grants
- कटुताम् (kaṭutām) - bitterness, acridity
- नयति (nayati) - leads, guides, brings, turns into
- स्वादु (svādu) - something sweet (as a taste) (sweet, pleasant, delicious)
- रिपुम् (ripum) - enemy, foe
- नयति (nayati) - leads, guides, brings, turns into
- मित्रताम् (mitratām) - friendship, alliance
Words meanings and morphology
लघु (laghu) - something short or small (small, short, light, quick)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of laghu
laghu - small, short, light, quick, trivial
दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long, large, extensive
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dīrgha
dīrgha - long, large, extensive, deep
करोति (karoti) - makes, does, creates
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
एव (eva) - only, alone, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
सत्ये (satye) - in truth, in reality
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - truth, reality, real
असत्ताम् (asattām) - non-existence, unreality, false appearance
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of asattā
asattā - non-existence, unreality
Derived from asat (non-existent) with suffix -tā (state of being)
प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - gives, confers, grants
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prayaccha
Present stem of root yam with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: yam (class 1)
कटुताम् (kaṭutām) - bitterness, acridity
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kaṭutā
kaṭutā - bitterness, acridity, sharpness
Derived from kaṭu (bitter) with suffix -tā (state of being)
नयति (nayati) - leads, guides, brings, turns into
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nī
Root: nī (class 1)
स्वादु (svādu) - something sweet (as a taste) (sweet, pleasant, delicious)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of svādu
svādu - sweet, pleasant, delicious, agreeable
रिपुम् (ripum) - enemy, foe
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ripu
ripu - enemy, foe, adversary
नयति (nayati) - leads, guides, brings, turns into
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nī
Root: nī (class 1)
मित्रताम् (mitratām) - friendship, alliance
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mitratā
mitratā - friendship, amity, alliance
Derived from mitra (friend) with suffix -tā (state of being)