योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-114, verse-77
विदितकौतुकसङ्घसमिद्धया यदि करोषि सदैव सुशीलया ।
वरधिया गतप्राकृतिकक्रियस्तदसि केन सहानुपमीयसे ॥ ७७ ॥
वरधिया गतप्राकृतिकक्रियस्तदसि केन सहानुपमीयसे ॥ ७७ ॥
viditakautukasaṅghasamiddhayā yadi karoṣi sadaiva suśīlayā ,
varadhiyā gataprākṛtikakriyastadasi kena sahānupamīyase 77
varadhiyā gataprākṛtikakriyastadasi kena sahānupamīyase 77
77.
vidita-kautuka-saṅgha-samiddhayā
yadi karoṣi sadā eva suśīlayā
vara dhiyā gata-prākṛtika-kriyaḥ
tat asi kena saha anupamīyase
yadi karoṣi sadā eva suśīlayā
vara dhiyā gata-prākṛtika-kriyaḥ
tat asi kena saha anupamīyase
77.
yadi (tvam) sadā eva vidita-kautuka-saṅgha-samiddhayā suśīlayā vara dhiyā gata-prākṛtika-kriyaḥ karoṣi,
tat kena saha asi anupamīyase?
tat kena saha asi anupamīyase?
77.
If you always perform your actions with a superior intellect that is well-disposed and illuminated by the knowledge of countless wonders, having transcended actions arising from (material) nature (prakṛti), then with whom can you be compared?
Words meanings summery:
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- विदित-कौतुक-सङ्घ-समिद्धया (vidita-kautuka-saṅgha-samiddhayā) - by an intellect/mind illumined by a multitude of known wonders/curiosities
- यदि (yadi) - if
- करोषि (karoṣi) - you do, you make, you act
- सदा (sadā) - always, ever
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, even
- सुशीलया (suśīlayā) - by a good-natured/well-behaved (intellect)
- वर (vara) - superior, excellent, best
- धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, by mind, by understanding
- गत-प्राकृतिक-क्रियः (gata-prākṛtika-kriyaḥ) - one whose actions arising from (material) nature (prakṛti) are transcended (whose natural actions are transcended/gone)
- तत् (tat) - then, that (referring to the consequence)
- असि (asi) - you are
- केन (kena) - by whom, with whom
- सह (saha) - with, along with
- अनुपमीयसे (anupamīyase) - are you compared, can you be compared
Words meanings and morphology
विदित-कौतुक-सङ्घ-समिद्धया (vidita-kautuka-saṅgha-samiddhayā) - by an intellect/mind illumined by a multitude of known wonders/curiosities
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of vidita-kautuka-saṅgha-samiddha
vidita-kautuka-saṅgha-samiddha - illumined by a known multitude of curiosities
Compound. vidita (known, PPP of vid) + kautuka (curiosity) + saṅgha (multitude) + samiddha (illumined, PPP of sam-indh).
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vidita+kautuka+saṅgha+samiddha)
- vidita – known, understood, perceived
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root vid (to know, perceive)
Root: vid (class 2) - kautuka – curiosity, wonder, eagerness, festive ceremony
noun (neuter)
from kutūhala or kutu. - saṅgha – multitude, collection, assembly, group
noun (masculine)
from sam-han (to strike together)
Prefix: sam
Root: han (class 2) - samiddha – inflamed, kindled, illumined, prosperous
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root indh (to kindle) with prefix sam.
Prefix: sam
Root: indh (class 7)
Note: Modifies dhiyā.
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
Subordinating conjunction.
करोषि (karoṣi) - you do, you make, you act
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of kṛ
Present active
2nd person singular active indicative
Root: kṛ (class 8)
सदा (sadā) - always, ever
(indeclinable)
Adverb of time.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, even
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
सुशीलया (suśīlayā) - by a good-natured/well-behaved (intellect)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of suśīla
suśīla - well-behaved, good-natured, virtuous, pure
Compound of su (good) + śīla (nature, conduct).
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (su+śīla)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable
Prefix indicating excellence. - śīla – character, conduct, habit, nature, virtue
noun (neuter)
from root śī (to lie, rest)
Root: śī (class 2)
Note: Modifies dhiyā.
वर (vara) - superior, excellent, best
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of vara
vara - best, excellent, superior, boon
From root vṛ (to choose).
Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: Agrees with and precedes dhiyā.
धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, by mind, by understanding
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī
dhī - intellect, mind, understanding, thought, wisdom
From root dhyā (to meditate) or dhā (to place).
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Main instrument of action.
गत-प्राकृतिक-क्रियः (gata-prākṛtika-kriyaḥ) - one whose actions arising from (material) nature (prakṛti) are transcended (whose natural actions are transcended/gone)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gata-prākṛtika-kriya
gata-prākṛtika-kriya - one whose actions arising from (material) nature are transcended
Bahuvrihi compound. gata (gone, PPP) + prākṛtika (of prakṛti) + kriya (action).
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (gata+prākṛtika+kriya)
- gata – gone, past, departed, attained
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1) - prākṛtika – natural, inherent, material, arising from prakṛti
adjective (masculine)
derived from prakṛti (material nature) - kriya – action, deed, ritual, activity
noun (masculine)
From root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Refers to the implied subject (you).
तत् (tat) - then, that (referring to the consequence)
(indeclinable)
Demonstrative pronoun, neuter nominative/accusative singular. Often used adverbially.
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as
Present active
2nd person singular active indicative
Root: as (class 2)
केन (kena) - by whom, with whom
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
Interrogative pronoun, masculine/neuter instrumental singular.
Note: Used with saha to mean 'with whom'.
सह (saha) - with, along with
(indeclinable)
Takes instrumental case.
अनुपमीयसे (anupamīyase) - are you compared, can you be compared
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of upamā
Present middle passive
2nd person singular middle (Ātmanepada) indicative, passive sense (an-upa-mā). Root mā (to measure) with prefix upa and passive infix īya and negative an-.
Prefix: upa
Root: mā (class 2)
Note: Passive form of upamā (to compare) with negative prefix an-.