योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-62, verse-23

प्रष्टव्योऽहं त्वया राम दैवपौरुषनिर्णयः ।
मदुक्तं पौरुषं पाल्यं त्वयेति नियतिः स्थिता ॥ २३ ॥

praṣṭavyo'haṃ tvayā rāma daivapauruṣanirṇayaḥ ,
maduktaṃ pauruṣaṃ pālyaṃ tvayeti niyatiḥ sthitā 23

23. praṣṭavyaḥ ahaṃ tvayā rāma daiva-pauruṣa-nirṇayaḥ
mat-uktaṃ pauruṣaṃ pālyaṃ tvayā iti niyatiḥ sthitā

23. rāma,
tvayā ahaṃ daiva-pauruṣa-nirṇayaḥ praṣṭavyaḥ.
tvayā mat-uktaṃ pauruṣaṃ pālyam iti niyatiḥ sthitā.

23. O Rama, I am to be questioned by you regarding the determination (nirṇaya) of destiny (daiva) and human effort (pauruṣa). It is a fixed rule (niyati) that the human effort (pauruṣa) I have taught is to be followed by you.

23. עליך לשאול אותי, רָאמָה, על ההכרעה בין גורל (דַאיְוָוה) למאמץ אישי ובשומעך דברי עליך לפעול שכן החוקיות הקוסמית נקבעה כך.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रष्टव्यः (praṣṭavyaḥ) - to be questioned, to be asked

• अहं (ahaṁ) - I

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• दैव-पौरुष-निर्णयः (daiva-pauruṣa-nirṇayaḥ) - the decision/determination concerning destiny and human effort

• मत्-उक्तं (mat-uktaṁ) - spoken by me, taught by me

• पौरुषं (pauruṣaṁ) - human effort, manliness

• पाल्यं (pālyaṁ) - to be protected, to be observed, to be followed

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

• नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - destiny, fate, natural law

• स्थिता (sthitā) - established, fixed, existing

Words meanings and morphology

प्रष्टव्यः (praṣṭavyaḥ) - to be questioned, to be asked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praṣṭavya

praṣṭavya - to be questioned, to be asked

Gerundive

root prach + tavya

Prefix: pra

Root: prach (class 6)

अहं (ahaṁ) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper name, often referring to Lord Rama)

दैव-पौरुष-निर्णयः (daiva-pauruṣa-nirṇayaḥ) - the decision/determination concerning destiny and human effort

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daiva-pauruṣa-nirṇaya

daiva-pauruṣa-nirṇaya - the determination of destiny and human effort

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daiva+pauruṣa+nirṇaya)

• daiva – relating to gods, divine, destiny, fate
  adjective/noun (neuter)
• pauruṣa – human effort, manliness, prowess
  noun (masculine)
• nirṇaya – decision, determination, ascertainment
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nir
  Root: ṇī (class 1)

मत्-उक्तं (mat-uktaṁ) - spoken by me, taught by me

(adjective)

neuter, singular of mat-ukta

mat-ukta - spoken by me

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+ukta)

• mad – by me (form of asmad in compounds)
  pronoun
• ukta – spoken, said
  adjective (past passive participle) (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root vac + kta
  Root: vac (class 2)

पौरुषं (pauruṣaṁ) - human effort, manliness

(noun)

neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human effort, manliness, prowess

पाल्यं (pālyaṁ) - to be protected, to be observed, to be followed

(adjective)

neuter, singular of pālya

pālya - to be protected, to be observed, to be followed

Gerundive

root pāl + ya

Root: pāl (class 10)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - destiny, fate, natural law

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - destiny, fate, natural law, fixed order

स्थिता (sthitā) - established, fixed, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, placed, established, fixed

Past Passive Participle

root sthā + kta

Root: sthā (class 1)

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