योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-32

यो यथाशास्त्रमारब्धं स्वधर्मनुमतिष्ठति ।
भाजनं भवति श्रीमान्स यथाशास्त्रमायुषः ॥ ३२ ॥

yo yathāśāstramārabdhaṃ svadharmanumatiṣṭhati ,
bhājanaṃ bhavati śrīmānsa yathāśāstramāyuṣaḥ 32

32. yaḥ yathāśāstram ārabdham svadharmam anutiṣṭhati
bhājanam bhavati śrīmān saḥ yathāśāstram āyuṣaḥ

32. yaḥ yathāśāstram ārabdham svadharmam anutiṣṭhati,
saḥ śrīmān (janāḥ) yathāśāstram āyuṣaḥ bhājanam bhavati.

32. Whoever duly performs their own duty (svadharma), which has been commenced according to the scriptures, that fortunate person becomes worthy of a lifespan (āyus) that is also in accordance with the scriptures.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• यथाशास्त्रम् (yathāśāstram) - according to scripture, according to rule

• आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - undertaken, commenced, begun

• स्वधर्मम् (svadharmam) - one's own duty, one's intrinsic nature (svadharma)

• अनुतिष्ठति (anutiṣṭhati) - performs, practices, follows

• भाजनम् (bhājanam) - recipient, vessel, worthy, deserving

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - prosperous, glorious, fortunate, blessed

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• यथाशास्त्रम् (yathāśāstram) - according to scripture, according to rule

• आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of lifespan, of life

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

यथाशास्त्रम् (yathāśāstram) - according to scripture, according to rule

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śāstra)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• śāstra – scripture, sacred text, rule, doctrine
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

आरब्धम् (ārabdham) - undertaken, commenced, begun

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ārabdha

ārabdha - begun, commenced, undertaken, seized

Past Passive Participle

From ā-√rabh (to begin, undertake) + -ta

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies svadharmam.

स्वधर्मम् (svadharmam) - one's own duty, one's intrinsic nature (svadharma)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svadharma

svadharma - one's own natural law, one's own duty, particular constitution, proper function (svadharma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+dharma)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue (dharma)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of anutiṣṭhati.

अनुतिष्ठति (anutiṣṭhati) - performs, practices, follows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anu-√sthā

Present active indicative

root sthā (1st class) + -a + -ti. anu is prefix.

Prefix: anu

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject is yaḥ.

भाजनम् (bhājanam) - recipient, vessel, worthy, deserving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhājana

bhājana - recipient, vessel, container, deserving, worthy

Note: Predicate nominative for śrīmān.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present active indicative

root bhū (1st class) + -a + -ti

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject is saḥ śrīmān.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - prosperous, glorious, fortunate, blessed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - possessing splendor/fortune/prosperity, glorious, fortunate

Possessive suffix -mat

Note: Refers to saḥ.

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative/anaphoric pronoun)

Note: Correlative pronoun to yaḥ.

यथाशास्त्रम् (yathāśāstram) - according to scripture, according to rule

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śāstra)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• śāstra – scripture, sacred text, rule, doctrine
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of lifespan, of life

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, vital power, duration of life, lifespan

Note: Connects with bhājanam (deserving of lifespan).

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