योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-119, verse-41
यावद्विचारदहनेन समूलदाहं दग्धा न जर्जरलतेव बलादविद्या ।
शाखाप्रतानगहनानि बहूनि तावन्नानाविधानि सुखदुःखवनानि सूते ॥ ४१ ॥
शाखाप्रतानगहनानि बहूनि तावन्नानाविधानि सुखदुःखवनानि सूते ॥ ४१ ॥
yāvadvicāradahanena samūladāhaṃ dagdhā na jarjaralateva balādavidyā ,
śākhāpratānagahanāni bahūni tāvannānāvidhāni sukhaduḥkhavanāni sūte 41
śākhāpratānagahanāni bahūni tāvannānāvidhāni sukhaduḥkhavanāni sūte 41
41.
yāvat vicāradahanena samūladāham
dagdhā na jarjaralatā iva balāt avidyā
śākhāpratānagahanāni bahūni tāvat
nānāvidhāni sukhaduḥkhavanāni sūte
dagdhā na jarjaralatā iva balāt avidyā
śākhāpratānagahanāni bahūni tāvat
nānāvidhāni sukhaduḥkhavanāni sūte
41.
yāvat avidyā vicāradahanena balāt jarjaralatā iva samūladāham dagdhā na [bhavati],
tāvat [sā] bahūni nānāvidhāni śākhāpratānagahanāni sukhaduḥkhavanāni sūte
tāvat [sā] bahūni nānāvidhāni śākhāpratānagahanāni sukhaduḥkhavanāni sūte
41.
As long as ignorance (avidyā) is not forcibly burnt completely, roots and all, by the fire of discrimination, like a withered creeper, for so long it produces many dense thickets of branches and tendrils, which are various forests of happiness and sorrow.
Words meanings summery:
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- यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until
- विचारदहनेन (vicāradahanena) - by the fire of discrimination/inquiry
- समूलदाहम् (samūladāham) - completely burnt, burnt with its roots
- दग्धा (dagdhā) - burnt
- न (na) - not, no
- जर्जरलता (jarjaralatā) - withered creeper
- इव (iva) - like, as if
- बलात् (balāt) - forcibly, by force
- अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance (avidyā)
- शाखाप्रतानगहनानि (śākhāpratānagahanāni) - dense thickets of branches and tendrils
- बहूनि (bahūni) - many, numerous
- तावत् (tāvat) - so long, until then
- नानाविधानि (nānāvidhāni) - of various kinds
- सुखदुःखवनानि (sukhaduḥkhavanāni) - forests of happiness and sorrow
- सूते (sūte) - produces, gives birth to, creates
Words meanings and morphology
यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until
(indeclinable)
विचारदहनेन (vicāradahanena) - by the fire of discrimination/inquiry
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of vicāradahana
vicāradahana - fire of discrimination, burning of inquiry
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vicāra+dahana)
- vicāra – inquiry, discrimination, thought, consideration
noun (masculine)
Prefix: vi
Root: car (class 1) - dahana – burning, fire, cremation
noun (neuter)
Root: dah (class 1)
समूलदाहम् (samūladāham) - completely burnt, burnt with its roots
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of samūladāha
samūladāha - complete burning, burning with the roots
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sa+mūla+dāha)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable
prefix - mūla – root, origin, foundation
noun (neuter) - dāha – burning, combustion, conflagration
noun (masculine)
Root: dah (class 1)
Note: Functions adverbially, 'completely' or 'root and all'.
दग्धा (dagdhā) - burnt
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dagdha
dagdha - burnt, consumed by fire
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'dah' (to burn) with kta suffix.
Root: dah (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
जर्जरलता (jarjaralatā) - withered creeper
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jarjaralatā
jarjaralatā - withered or decrepit creeper
Compound type : karmadhāraya (jarjara+latā)
- jarjara – withered, decrepit, old, shattered
adjective - latā – creeper, vine, climbing plant
noun (feminine)
इव (iva) - like, as if
(indeclinable)
बलात् (balāt) - forcibly, by force
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of bala
bala - force, strength, power
अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance (avidyā)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā
avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance (avidyā)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
negative prefix - vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
noun (feminine)
Root: vid (class 2)
शाखाप्रतानगहनानि (śākhāpratānagahanāni) - dense thickets of branches and tendrils
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śākhāpratānagahana
śākhāpratānagahana - dense thicket of branches and tendrils
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śākhā+pratāna+gahana)
- śākhā – branch, limb
noun (feminine) - pratāna – tendril, sprout, spreading, expansion
noun (masculine)
Prefix: pra
Root: tan (class 8) - gahana – dense, deep, thicket, impenetrable place
noun (neuter)
बहूनि (bahūni) - many, numerous
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of bahu
bahu - many, much, numerous
तावत् (tāvat) - so long, until then
(indeclinable)
नानाविधानि (nānāvidhāni) - of various kinds
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of nānāvidha
nānāvidha - of various kinds, manifold, diverse
Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+vidha)
- nānā – various, diverse, manifold, different
indeclinable - vidha – kind, sort, manner, way
noun (masculine)
सुखदुःखवनानि (sukhaduḥkhavanāni) - forests of happiness and sorrow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of sukhaduḥkhavana
sukhaduḥkhavana - forest of happiness and sorrow
Compound type : dvandva (sukha+duḥkha+vana)
- sukha – happiness, pleasure, ease
noun (neuter) - duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering
noun (neuter) - vana – forest, wood, grove
noun (neuter)
सूते (sūte) - produces, gives birth to, creates
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of sū
Root: sū (class 2)