योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-78, verse-23

त्यज संरम्भमारम्भो नायं तव विराजते ।
विषये हि प्रवर्तन्ते धीमन्तः स्वार्थसाधकाः ॥ २३ ॥

tyaja saṃrambhamārambho nāyaṃ tava virājate ,
viṣaye hi pravartante dhīmantaḥ svārthasādhakāḥ 23

23. tyaja saṃrambham ārambhaḥ na ayam tava virājate
viṣaye hi pravartante dhīmantaḥ svārthasādhakāḥ

23. saṃrambham tyaja.
ayam ārambhaḥ tava na virājate.
hi dhīmantaḥ svārthasādhakāḥ viṣaye pravartante.

23. Abandon your aggressive zeal; such an undertaking does not befit you. Indeed, the wise, who skillfully pursue their own objectives (svārtha), proceed in these matters.

Words meanings summery:

• त्यज (tyaja) - abandon, give up, relinquish

• संरम्भम् (saṁrambham) - impetuosity, vehemence, fury, rage

• आरम्भः (ārambhaḥ) - undertaking, enterprise, beginning, effort

• न (na) - not, no

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• विराजते (virājate) - shines, appears glorious, suits, befits

• विषये (viṣaye) - In the context of pursuing objectives or affairs. (in the matter, in the sphere, in the pursuit)

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for, because

• प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - engage, act, proceed, begin

• धीमन्तः (dhīmantaḥ) - intelligent ones, wise people

• स्वार्थसाधकाः (svārthasādhakāḥ) - those who achieve their own aims, self-interested achievers

Words meanings and morphology

त्यज (tyaja) - abandon, give up, relinquish

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of tyaj

Imperative Mood, Parasmaipada, 2nd Person Singular

From root tyaj (class 1, Parasmaipada, transitive verb)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

संरम्भम् (saṁrambham) - impetuosity, vehemence, fury, rage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃrambha

saṁrambha - vehemence, impetuosity, rage, wrath, pride, great energy

Derived from the root rambh with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: rambh (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'tyaja'.

आरम्भः (ārambhaḥ) - undertaking, enterprise, beginning, effort

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārambha

ārambha - beginning, undertaking, enterprise, effort

Derived from the root rambh with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: rambh (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'virājate'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative singular

Note: Refers to 'ārambhaḥ'.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive singular

Note: Possessive adjective, qualifying 'ārambhaḥ'.

विराजते (virājate) - shines, appears glorious, suits, befits

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Ātmanepada, 3rd Person Singular

From root rāj (class 1, Ātmanepada) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

विषये (viṣaye) - In the context of pursuing objectives or affairs. (in the matter, in the sphere, in the pursuit)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - object of sense, sphere, domain, matter, subject, affair

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle, also indicating reason.

प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - engage, act, proceed, begin

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pravart

Present Tense, Ātmanepada, 3rd Person Plural

From root vṛt (class 1, Ātmanepada) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

धीमन्तः (dhīmantaḥ) - intelligent ones, wise people

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, clever, sagacious

Possessive suffix -mat added to dhī (intellect)

Note: Subject of 'pravartante'.

स्वार्थसाधकाः (svārthasādhakāḥ) - those who achieve their own aims, self-interested achievers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svārthasādhaka

svārthasādhaka - one who achieves one's own purpose, successful in one's own affairs, one who accomplishes self-interest

Compound of svārtha (own aim) and sādhaka (achiever)

Compound type : tatpurusha (svārtha+sādhaka)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• sādhaka – achiever, accomplisher, effective, conducive to success
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sādh (to accomplish) with the agentive suffix -aka
  Root: sādh (class 10)

Note: Used as an adjective or in apposition to 'dhīmantaḥ'.

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