योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-120, verse-20

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हा राजपुत्रेन्दुसमानकान्त संत्यज्य शुद्धान्तविलासिनीस्ताः ।
रतिं प्रयातोऽसि ममात्मजायां न सापि ते सुस्थिरतामुपेता ॥ २० ॥

hā rājaputrendusamānakānta saṃtyajya śuddhāntavilāsinīstāḥ ,
ratiṃ prayāto'si mamātmajāyāṃ na sāpi te susthiratāmupetā 20

20. hā rājaputrendusamānakānta saṃtyajya
śuddhāntavilāsinīḥ tāḥ |
ratim prayātaḥ asi mama ātmajāyām
na sā api te susthiratām upetā ||

20. hā rājaputrendusamānakānta tāḥ
śuddhāntavilāsinīḥ saṃtyajya mama
ātmajāyām ratim prayātaḥ asi
sā api te susthiratām na upetā

20. Alas, O prince, whose splendor was like the moon, having abandoned those pleasure-women of the harem, you sought delight in my daughter. But even she did not attain permanence for you.

20. אוי הנסיך, היפה והקורן כמו הירח! לאחר שנטשת את נשות הארמון המפוארות, מצאת אהבה ונחמה בבתי; אך אפילו היא לא נותרה עמך לאורך זמן.

Words meanings summery:

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हा (hā) - Alas! (alas, oh, ah)

राजपुत्रेन्दुसमानकान्त (rājaputrendusamānakānta) - O prince, whose splendor was like the moon (O prince, whose beauty is like the moon)

संत्यज्य (saṁtyajya) - having abandoned (having abandoned, having given up)

शुद्धान्तविलासिनीः (śuddhāntavilāsinīḥ) - those pleasure-women of the harem (pleasure-women of the harem, ladies of the inner apartments)

ताः (tāḥ) - those (those, them)

रतिम् (ratim) - delight (or pleasure) (pleasure, delight, love)

प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - gone (to seek delight) (gone forth, departed, proceeded)

असि (asi) - you are

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

आत्मजायाम् (ātmajāyām) - in my daughter (ātmajā) (in the daughter, concerning the daughter)

न (na) - not (not, no)

सा (sā) - even she (the daughter, or the pleasure with her) (she, that (feminine))

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

ते (te) - for you (dative) (to you, your, by you (dative/genitive/instrumental))

सुस्थिरताम् (susthiratām) - permanence (permanence, firmness, stability)

उपेता (upetā) - attained (permanence) (attained, reached, gone to)

Words meanings and morphology

हा (hā) - Alas! (alas, oh, ah)

(indeclinable)

राजपुत्रेन्दुसमानकान्त (rājaputrendusamānakānta) - O prince, whose splendor was like the moon (O prince, whose beauty is like the moon)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājaputrendusamānakānta

rājaputrendusamānakānta - O prince (rājaputra) whose beauty (kānta) is like (samāna) the moon (indu)

Bahuvrihi compound: 'one whose splendor (kānta) is similar (samāna) to the moon (indu) of princes (rājaputra)'. Used as an adjective in vocative.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (rājaputra+indu+samāna+kānta)

rājaputra – prince, king's son
noun (masculine)
Tatpurusha compound: rājan (king) + putra (son).
indu – moon, drop, spark
noun (masculine)
Root: und
samāna – similar, equal, same, like
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: sa
Root: mā
kānta – beautiful, pleasing, beloved, splendor
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root kam (to desire).
Root: kam (class 1)

संत्यज्य (saṁtyajya) - having abandoned (having abandoned, having given up)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from sam-tyaj + lyaP suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

शुद्धान्तविलासिनीः (śuddhāntavilāsinīḥ) - those pleasure-women of the harem (pleasure-women of the harem, ladies of the inner apartments)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śuddhāntavilāsinī

śuddhāntavilāsinī - pleasure-woman of the harem, lady of the inner apartments

Tatpurusha compound: śuddhānta (harem) + vilāsinī (pleasure-woman).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śuddhānta+vilāsinī)

śuddhānta – harem, inner apartments
noun (masculine)
vilāsinī – pleasure-woman, coquettish woman, beautiful woman
noun (feminine)
From root vilas (to play, sport, shine).
Prefix: vi
Root: las (class 1)

Note: Object of 'saṃtyajya'.

ताः (tāḥ) - those (those, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Feminine accusative plural of 'tad'.

Note: Agrees with 'śuddhāntavilāsinīḥ'.

रतिम् (ratim) - delight (or pleasure) (pleasure, delight, love)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - pleasure, delight, love, attachment, sexual intercourse

From root ram (to delight).

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Object of the implied verb 'sought/found'.

प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - gone (to seek delight) (gone forth, departed, proceeded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayāta

prayāta - gone forth, departed, proceeded, dead

Past Passive Participle

From pra-yā + kta suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (prince).

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative

Second person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Combined with 'prayātaḥ' to form 'you have gone' or 'you went'.

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Genitive singular of 'asmad'.

आत्मजायाम् (ātmajāyām) - in my daughter (ātmajā) (in the daughter, concerning the daughter)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of ātmajā

ātmajā - daughter (lit. 'self-born')

From ātman (self) + ja (born).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (ātman+ja)

ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual (ātman)
noun (masculine)
Root: at (class 1)
ja – born, produced from
adjective (masculine)
From root jan (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - even she (the daughter, or the pleasure with her) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Feminine nominative singular of 'tad'.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - for you (dative) (to you, your, by you (dative/genitive/instrumental))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad