योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-79, verse-7
लतागुल्माङ्कुरादीनां जात्यन्धानां तथैव च ।
अन्येषामप्यनक्षाणामालोकः क इवोत्तमः ॥ ७ ॥
अन्येषामप्यनक्षाणामालोकः क इवोत्तमः ॥ ७ ॥
latāgulmāṅkurādīnāṃ jātyandhānāṃ tathaiva ca ,
anyeṣāmapyanakṣāṇāmālokaḥ ka ivottamaḥ 7
anyeṣāmapyanakṣāṇāmālokaḥ ka ivottamaḥ 7
7.
latāgulmāṅkurādīnām jātyandhānām tathā eva ca
anyeṣām api anakṣāṇām ālokaḥ kaḥ iva uttamaḥ
anyeṣām api anakṣāṇām ālokaḥ kaḥ iva uttamaḥ
7.
latāgulmāṅkurādīnām jātyandhānām tathā ca eva
anyeṣām api anakṣāṇām ālokaḥ kaḥ iva uttamaḥ
anyeṣām api anakṣāṇām ālokaḥ kaḥ iva uttamaḥ
7.
What kind of light (or perception) is best for creepers, bushes, and sprouts, as well as for those who are born blind, and indeed, for all others who lack sensory organs?
Words meanings summery:
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- लतागुल्माङ्कुरादीनाम् (latāgulmāṅkurādīnām) - of creepers, bushes, sprouts, and others
- जात्यन्धानाम् (jātyandhānām) - of those born blind
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so
- एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
- च (ca) - and
- अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others
- अपि (api) - also, even
- अनक्षाणाम् (anakṣāṇām) - of those without senses (or eyes)
- आलोकः (ālokaḥ) - light, perception, sight
- कः (kaḥ) - who, what
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - best, excellent, supreme
Words meanings and morphology
लतागुल्माङ्कुरादीनाम् (latāgulmāṅkurādīnām) - of creepers, bushes, sprouts, and others
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of latāgulmāṅkurādi
latāgulmāṅkurādi - creepers, bushes, sprouts, and so on
Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpurusha (latā+gulma+aṅkura+ādi)
- latā – creeper, vine
noun (feminine) - gulma – bush, shrub
noun (masculine) - aṅkura – sprout, shoot
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
indeclinable
जात्यन्धानाम् (jātyandhānām) - of those born blind
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of jātyandha
jātyandha - born blind
From jāti (birth) and andha (blind)
Compound type : Tatpurusha (jāti+andha)
- jāti – birth, origin, species
noun (feminine) - andha – blind
adjective (masculine)
Note: Adjective used as a noun.
तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
अनक्षाणाम् (anakṣāṇām) - of those without senses (or eyes)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of anakṣa
anakṣa - without eyes/senses, sightless
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (an+akṣa)
- an – not, un- (negative prefix)
indeclinable - akṣa – eye, sense organ
noun (neuter)
Note: Adjective used as a noun.
आलोकः (ālokaḥ) - light, perception, sight
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āloka
āloka - light, seeing, appearance, perception
Derived from root lok (to see) with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: lok
कः (kaḥ) - who, what
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kim
kim - who, what, which
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - best, excellent, supreme
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of uttama
uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme