योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-22

दुःखितस्य निशा कल्पः सुखितस्यैव च क्षणः ।
क्षणः स्वप्ने भवेत्कल्पः कल्पश्च भवति क्षणः ॥ २२ ॥

duḥkhitasya niśā kalpaḥ sukhitasyaiva ca kṣaṇaḥ ,
kṣaṇaḥ svapne bhavetkalpaḥ kalpaśca bhavati kṣaṇaḥ 22

22. duḥkhitasya niśā kalpaḥ sukhitasya eva ca kṣaṇaḥ
kṣaṇaḥ svapne bhavet kalpaḥ kalpaḥ ca bhavati kṣaṇaḥ

22. duḥkhitasya niśā kalpaḥ ca sukhitasya eva kṣaṇaḥ.
svapne kṣaṇaḥ kalpaḥ bhavet ca kalpaḥ kṣaṇaḥ bhavati.

22. For a sorrowful person, a night feels like an eon (kalpa), while for a happy person, it is just a moment. In a dream, a moment can become an eon (kalpa), and an eon (kalpa) can become a moment.

Words meanings summery:

• दुःखितस्य (duḥkhitasya) - of the sorrowful, of the suffering one

• निशा (niśā) - night

• कल्पः (kalpaḥ) - eon, cosmic period, a day of Brahmā

• सुखितस्य (sukhitasya) - of the happy, of the joyful one

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• च (ca) - and, also

• क्षणः (kṣaṇaḥ) - moment, instant

• क्षणः (kṣaṇaḥ) - moment, instant

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in sleep

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should be, would be

• कल्पः (kalpaḥ) - eon, cosmic period, a day of Brahmā

• कल्पः (kalpaḥ) - eon, cosmic period, a day of Brahmā

• च (ca) - and, also

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• क्षणः (kṣaṇaḥ) - moment, instant

Words meanings and morphology

दुःखितस्य (duḥkhitasya) - of the sorrowful, of the suffering one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of duḥkhita

duḥkhita - sorrowful, suffering, distressed, unhappy

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'duḥkh' (to suffer, grieve) with the past passive participle suffix 'ita'.

Root: duḥkh (class 1)

Note: Used as a substantive here, meaning 'of a sorrowful person'.

निशा (niśā) - night

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niśā

niśā - night

कल्पः (kalpaḥ) - eon, cosmic period, a day of Brahmā

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpa

kalpa - eon, cosmic period, a day of Brahmā, proper manner, rule, ordinance

Root: kḷp (class 1)

सुखितस्य (sukhitasya) - of the happy, of the joyful one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sukhita

sukhita - happy, joyful, pleased, comfortable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'sukh' (to be happy) with the past passive participle suffix 'ita'.

Root: sukh

Note: Used as a substantive here, meaning 'of a happy person'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

क्षणः (kṣaṇaḥ) - moment, instant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, leisure, opportunity

Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)

क्षणः (kṣaṇaḥ) - moment, instant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, leisure, opportunity

Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream, in sleep

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice (vidhiliṅ lakara).

Root: bhū (class 1)

कल्पः (kalpaḥ) - eon, cosmic period, a day of Brahmā

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpa

kalpa - eon, cosmic period, a day of Brahmā, proper manner, rule, ordinance

Root: kḷp (class 1)

कल्पः (kalpaḥ) - eon, cosmic period, a day of Brahmā

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpa

kalpa - eon, cosmic period, a day of Brahmā, proper manner, rule, ordinance

Root: kḷp (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice (laṭ lakara).

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्षणः (kṣaṇaḥ) - moment, instant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, leisure, opportunity

Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)

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