योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-6, verse-18

यथाप्राप्तार्थसंतुष्टो यो गर्हितमुपेक्षते ।
साधुसंगमसच्छास्त्रपरः शीघ्रं स मुच्यते ॥ १८ ॥

yathāprāptārthasaṃtuṣṭo yo garhitamupekṣate ,
sādhusaṃgamasacchāstraparaḥ śīghraṃ sa mucyate 18

18. yathāprāptārthasaṃtuṣṭaḥ yaḥ garhitam upekṣate
sādhusaṃgamasacchāstraparaḥ śīghram saḥ mucyate

18. yaḥ yathāprāptārthasaṃtuṣṭaḥ garhitam upekṣate
sādhusaṃgamasacchāstraparaḥ saḥ śīghram mucyate

18. The person who is content with what they have received, ignores what is censurable, and is devoted to the company of virtuous people and good scriptures, that person is quickly liberated (mokṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• यथाप्राप्तार्थसंतुष्टः (yathāprāptārthasaṁtuṣṭaḥ) - one who is contented with what is obtained

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• गर्हितम् (garhitam) - censured, blameworthy, contemptible thing

• उपेक्षते (upekṣate) - disregards, ignores, overlooks

• साधुसंगमसच्छास्त्रपरः (sādhusaṁgamasacchāstraparaḥ) - devoted to the company of the virtuous and good scriptures

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• सः (saḥ) - he, that person

• मुच्यते (mucyate) - is liberated, is released

Words meanings and morphology

यथाप्राप्तार्थसंतुष्टः (yathāprāptārthasaṁtuṣṭaḥ) - one who is contented with what is obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yathāprāptārthasaṃtuṣṭa

yathāprāptārthasaṁtuṣṭa - contented with what has been obtained

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yathāprāpta+artha+saṃtuṣṭa)

• yathāprāpta – as obtained, as acquired
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From yathā (as) + prāp (to obtain)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• artha – object, thing, meaning, purpose, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• saṃtuṣṭa – contented, satisfied
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam-tuṣ (to be pleased)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'yaḥ'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whatever

Note: Relative pronoun, subject of upekṣate.

गर्हितम् (garhitam) - censured, blameworthy, contemptible thing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of garhita

garhita - censured, blamed, contemptible, blameworthy

Past Passive Participle

From garh (to blame, censure)

Root: garh (class 1)

Note: Object of upekṣate.

उपेक्षते (upekṣate) - disregards, ignores, overlooks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of upekṣ

Present Tense, 3rd Person Singular

From upa-īkṣ (to look at, wait for; with upa it gets the sense of disregard)

Prefix: upa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

साधुसंगमसच्छास्त्रपरः (sādhusaṁgamasacchāstraparaḥ) - devoted to the company of the virtuous and good scriptures

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhusaṃgamasacchāstrapara

sādhusaṁgamasacchāstrapara - one who is devoted to or intent upon the company of virtuous people and good scriptures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sādhusaṃgama+sacchāstra+para)

• sādhusaṃgama – company of the virtuous
  noun (masculine)
• sacchāstra – good scripture, true scripture
  noun (neuter)
  From sat (good, true) + śāstra
• para – supreme, superior, devoted to, intent on
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

Note: Modifies 'yaḥ'.

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying mucyate.

सः (saḥ) - he, that person

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yaḥ'.

मुच्यते (mucyate) - is liberated, is released

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of muc

Present Tense, 3rd Person Singular, Passive Voice

From root muc (class 6), passive form

Root: muc (class 6)

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