योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-89, verse-49

न चाल्यते मेरुरिव वरशापबलैरपि ।
देहो हि वरशापाभ्यामन्यत्वमिव गच्छति ।
ननु धीरं मनो राजन्विजिगीषुतया स्थितम् ॥ ४९ ॥

na cālyate meruriva varaśāpabalairapi ,
deho hi varaśāpābhyāmanyatvamiva gacchati ,
nanu dhīraṃ mano rājanvijigīṣutayā sthitam 49

49. na cālyate meruḥ iva varaśāpabalaiḥ
api dehaḥ hi varaśāpābhyām
anyatvam iva gacchati nanu dhīram
manaḥ rājan vijigīṣutayā sthitam

49. rājan nanu dhīram manaḥ meruḥ iva varaśāpabalaiḥ api na cālyate.
dehaḥ hi varaśāpābhyām anyatvam iva gacchati.
[dhīram manaḥ] vijigīṣutayā sthitam.

49. The [steadfast mind] is not shaken, like Mount Meru, even by the power of boons and curses. Indeed, the body, by boons and curses, seems to undergo a transformation. O King, is it not true that the steadfast mind remains fixed with a desire for victory?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• चाल्यते (cālyate) - is shaken (is moved, is shaken)

• मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (Mount Meru (mythical mountain))

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• वरशापबलैः (varaśāpabalaiḥ) - by the power of boons and curses (by the powers of boons and curses)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also)

• देहः (dehaḥ) - body (body, form)

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

• वरशापाभ्याम् (varaśāpābhyām) - by boons and curses (by boons and curses (dual))

• अन्यत्वम् (anyatvam) - otherness, transformation (otherness, difference, change)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• गच्छति (gacchati) - becomes, undergoes (goes, moves, attains, becomes)

• ननु (nanu) - is it not true that (indeed, surely, is it not?, but)

• धीरम् (dhīram) - steadfast (steadfast, firm, wise)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• विजिगीषुतया (vijigīṣutayā) - with a desire for victory (by the desire for victory, with a spirit of conquest)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - fixed, established (situated, fixed, established, standing)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

चाल्यते (cālyate) - is shaken (is moved, is shaken)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of cāl

Present passive indicative, causative

Causative of root `cal` (to move).

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Subject is implicitly `manaḥ`.

मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (Mount Meru (mythical mountain))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru, a mythical mountain, the central peak of the world

Note: Used in comparison.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

वरशापबलैः (varaśāpabalaiḥ) - by the power of boons and curses (by the powers of boons and curses)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of varaśāpabala

varaśāpabala - power of boons and curses

Dvanda compound 'varaśāpa' (boon-curse), then Tatpurusha 'bala' (power) of it.

Compound type : tatpurusha (varaśāpa+bala)

• varaśāpa – boon and curse
  noun (masculine)
  Dvandva compound.
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the agent by which the passive action is done.

अपि (api) - even (even, also)

(indeclinable)

देहः (dehaḥ) - body (body, form)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person, shape

From root `dih` (to smear, form).

Root: dih (class 1)

Note: Subject of `gacchati`.

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

वरशापाभ्याम् (varaśāpābhyām) - by boons and curses (by boons and curses (dual))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of varaśāpa

varaśāpa - boon and curse

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : dvandva (vara+śāpa)

• vara – boon, wish, blessing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)
• śāpa – curse, imprecation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śap (class 1)

अन्यत्वम् (anyatvam) - otherness, transformation (otherness, difference, change)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyatva

anyatva - otherness, difference, distinctness, transformation

Derived from `anya` (other) with suffix `-tva`.

Note: Object of `gacchati`.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

गच्छति (gacchati) - becomes, undergoes (goes, moves, attains, becomes)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Root: gam (class 1)

ननु (nanu) - is it not true that (indeed, surely, is it not?, but)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative/affirmative particle.

धीरम् (dhīram) - steadfast (steadfast, firm, wise)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhīra

dhīra - steadfast, firm, resolute, wise, courageous, calm

Note: Qualifies `manaḥ`.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, understanding

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

n-stem noun.

Root: rāj (class 1)

विजिगीषुतया (vijigīṣutayā) - with a desire for victory (by the desire for victory, with a spirit of conquest)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vijigīṣutā

vijigīṣutā - desire for victory, ambition for conquest

From `vijigīṣu` (desirous of victory) + suffix `-tā` (feminine abstract noun). `vijigīṣu` is a desiderative derivative of `ji` (to conquer) with prefix `vi-`.

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Indicates the manner or cause.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - fixed, established (situated, fixed, established, standing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, fixed, established, existing, situated

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for `manaḥ`.

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