योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-81, verse-103
द्रुमो बीजतयैवाशु न संत्यक्तसमस्थितिः ।
तिष्ठत्यपगतस्पन्दस्त्यागात्यागपरोऽणुकः ॥ १०३ ॥
तिष्ठत्यपगतस्पन्दस्त्यागात्यागपरोऽणुकः ॥ १०३ ॥
drumo bījatayaivāśu na saṃtyaktasamasthitiḥ ,
tiṣṭhatyapagataspandastyāgātyāgaparo'ṇukaḥ 103
tiṣṭhatyapagataspandastyāgātyāgaparo'ṇukaḥ 103
103.
drumaḥ bījatayā eva āśu na saṃtyaktasamastithiḥ
tiṣṭhati apagataspandaḥ tyāgātyāgaparaḥ aṇukaḥ
tiṣṭhati apagataspandaḥ tyāgātyāgaparaḥ aṇukaḥ
103.
drumaḥ bījatayā eva āśu saṃtyaktasamastithiḥ na (asti)
(saḥ) apagataspandaḥ tyāgātyāgaparaḥ aṇukaḥ tiṣṭhati
(saḥ) apagataspandaḥ tyāgātyāgaparaḥ aṇukaḥ tiṣṭhati
103.
The tree, existing as a seed, immediately (āśu) does not abandon its state of equilibrium (samastithi). It remains motionless (apagataspanda), a subtle entity (aṇuka) solely focused on both abandonment and non-abandonment (tyāgātyāgapara).
Words meanings summery:
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- द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree
- बीजतया (bījatayā) - by its seed-nature, as a seed
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
- आशु (āśu) - quickly, immediately, rapidly
- न (na) - not, no
- संत्यक्तसमस्तिथिः (saṁtyaktasamastithiḥ) - one who has not abandoned the state of equilibrium
- तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, abides
- अपगतस्पन्दः (apagataspandaḥ) - motionless, whose vibration has departed
- त्यागात्यागपरः (tyāgātyāgaparaḥ) - intent on both renunciation and non-renunciation
- अणुकः (aṇukaḥ) - a subtle particle, a minute entity
Words meanings and morphology
द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of druma
druma - tree, wood
बीजतया (bījatayā) - by its seed-nature, as a seed
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of bījatā
bījatā - seed-nature, the state of being a seed
From bīja (seed) + -tā suffix.
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
आशु (āśu) - quickly, immediately, rapidly
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
संत्यक्तसमस्तिथिः (saṁtyaktasamastithiḥ) - one who has not abandoned the state of equilibrium
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃtyaktasamastithi
saṁtyaktasamastithi - one who has abandoned equilibrium, having given up a balanced state
Bahuvrīhi compound: saṃtyakta (abandoned) + samasthiti (equilibrium). This compound is then negated by the preceding 'na'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃtyakta+samasthiti)
- saṃtyakta – abandoned, given up
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From sam-tyaj (to abandon completely).
Prefix: sam
Root: tyaj (class 1) - samasthiti – state of equilibrium, balanced state
noun (feminine)
Compound: sama (equal, balanced) + sthiti (state, standing).
तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, abides
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of sthā
Present indicative
3rd person singular present active
Root: sthā (class 1)
अपगतस्पन्दः (apagataspandaḥ) - motionless, whose vibration has departed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of apagataspanda
apagataspanda - motionless, without vibration, tranquil
Bahuvrīhi compound: apagata (departed) + spanda (vibration, motion).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (apagata+spanda)
- apagata – departed, gone away
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From apa-gam (to go away).
Prefix: apa
Root: gam (class 1) - spanda – vibration, motion, tremor
noun (masculine)
त्यागात्यागपरः (tyāgātyāgaparaḥ) - intent on both renunciation and non-renunciation
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tyāgātyāgapara
tyāgātyāgapara - intent on renunciation and non-renunciation, focused on both letting go and not letting go
Compound: tyāga (renunciation) + atyāga (non-renunciation) + para (intent on). It is a dvandva compound (tyāgātyāga) which is then combined with 'para' in a tatpuruṣa compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tyāga+atyāga+para)
- tyāga – renunciation, abandonment
noun (masculine)
From root tyaj (to abandon).
Root: tyaj (class 1) - atyāga – non-renunciation, non-abandonment
noun (masculine)
Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: a (not) + tyāga (renunciation). - para – intent on, devoted to, supreme
adjective (masculine)
अणुकः (aṇukaḥ) - a subtle particle, a minute entity
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aṇuka
aṇuka - a subtle particle, a minute entity, atomic
Diminutive or emphatic form of aṇu (atom, subtle).