योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-113, verse-32
सनितम्बस्तनी चित्रे न स्त्री स्त्रीधर्मिणी यथा ।
तथैवाकारचिन्तेयं कर्तुं योग्या न किंचन ॥ ३२ ॥
तथैवाकारचिन्तेयं कर्तुं योग्या न किंचन ॥ ३२ ॥
sanitambastanī citre na strī strīdharmiṇī yathā ,
tathaivākāracinteyaṃ kartuṃ yogyā na kiṃcana 32
tathaivākāracinteyaṃ kartuṃ yogyā na kiṃcana 32
32.
sa-nitamba-stanī citre na strī strī-dharmiṇī yathā
tathā eva ākāra-cintā iyam kartum yogyā na kiṃcana
tathā eva ākāra-cintā iyam kartum yogyā na kiṃcana
32.
yathā citre sa-nitamba-stanī strī strī-dharmiṇī na,
tathā eva iyam ākāra-cintā kiṃcana kartum yogyā na.
tathā eva iyam ākāra-cintā kiṃcana kartum yogyā na.
32.
Just as a woman depicted in a painting, even though she has hips and breasts, is not a real woman possessing the characteristics of a woman (strī-dharma), similarly, this thought of a form (or mental construct) is not capable of achieving anything whatsoever.
Words meanings summery:
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- स-नितम्ब-स्तनी (sa-nitamba-stanī) - having hips and breasts
- चित्रे (citre) - in a picture, in a painting, in a drawing
- न (na) - not, no
- स्त्री (strī) - a woman
- स्त्री-धर्मिणी (strī-dharmiṇī) - possessing the characteristics (dharma) of a woman
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, even
- आकार-चिन्ता (ākāra-cintā) - thought of form, conception of shape, mental construct of a form
- इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)
- कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform
- योग्या (yogyā) - capable, fit, worthy
- न (na) - not, no
- किंचन (kiṁcana) - nothing whatsoever (due to preceding 'na') (anything whatsoever)
Words meanings and morphology
स-नितम्ब-स्तनी (sa-nitamba-stanī) - having hips and breasts
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sa-nitamba-stana
sa-nitamba-stana - having hips and breasts
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+nitamba+stana)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable - nitamba – buttocks, hips, prominent part
noun (masculine) - stana – breast
noun (masculine)
चित्रे (citre) - in a picture, in a painting, in a drawing
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of citra
citra - picture, painting, drawing, variegated
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
स्त्री (strī) - a woman
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of strī
strī - woman, female
स्त्री-धर्मिणी (strī-dharmiṇī) - possessing the characteristics (dharma) of a woman
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of strī-dharmin
strī-dharmin - possessing the qualities of a woman
Derived from 'strī-dharma' (nature/characteristic of a woman) with the suffix '-in' meaning 'possessing'.
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (strī+dharma)
- strī – woman, female
noun (feminine) - dharmin – possessing qualities, having a characteristic
adjective (masculine)
Derived from 'dharma' with suffix '-in'.
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, even
(indeclinable)
आकार-चिन्ता (ākāra-cintā) - thought of form, conception of shape, mental construct of a form
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ākāra-cintā
ākāra-cintā - thought of form, contemplation of shape
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ākāra+cintā)
- ākāra – form, shape, appearance, figure
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛ (class 8) - cintā – thought, thinking, contemplation, concern
noun (feminine)
Root: cit (class 10)
इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive form of the root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
योग्या (yogyā) - capable, fit, worthy
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yogya
yogya - suitable, fit, proper, capable, worthy
Gerundive
Root 'yuj' with suffix '-ya'
Root: yuj (class 7)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
किंचन (kiṁcana) - nothing whatsoever (due to preceding 'na') (anything whatsoever)
(indeclinable)