योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-98, verse-43

न क्वचित्स्थितिमायान्ति केचिद्धर्मपरायणाः ।
एवंविधा सा वितता रघूद्वह महाटवी ॥ ४३ ॥

na kvacitsthitimāyānti keciddharmaparāyaṇāḥ ,
evaṃvidhā sā vitatā raghūdvaha mahāṭavī 43

43. na kvacit sthitim āyānti kecit dharmaparāyaṇāḥ
| evaṃvidhā sā vitatā raghūdvaha mahāṭavī ||

43. raghūdvaha,
kecit dharmaparāyaṇāḥ kvacit sthitim na āyānti evaṃvidhā sā vitatā mahāṭavī

43. Some, committed to the natural law (dharma), do not find stability anywhere. O descendant of Raghu (Raghu), such is that vast, pervasive great forest (mahāṭavī).

43. חלקם, המוקדשים לחוק היושר (דְהַרְמָה), אינם מוצאים מנוחה יציבה בשום מקום. כזהו היער הענק הזה, הוי רָאגְהוּדְוַהָה.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, sometimes, in some place

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - stability, state, condition

• आयान्ति (āyānti) - they attain, they come to, they reach

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• धर्मपरायणाः (dharmaparāyaṇāḥ) - committed to the natural law (dharma) (devoted to dharma, intent on dharma)

• एवंविधा (evaṁvidhā) - of this kind, such

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• वितता (vitatā) - vast, extensive, spread out

• रघूद्वह (raghūdvaha) - O Rama (O carrier of the Raghu lineage, O descendant of Raghu)

• महाटवी (mahāṭavī) - (metaphor for the world or saṃsāra) (great forest, great wilderness)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, sometimes, in some place

(indeclinable)

From 'kva' (where) + 'cid' (indefinite suffix).

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - stability, state, condition

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, staying, state, stability, firm position

From root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

आयान्ति (āyānti) - they attain, they come to, they reach

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of āyā

Present active indicative

From root 'yā' (to go) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, what, which

'kecit' is derived from 'ka' (interrogative pronoun) + 'cid' (an indeclinable suffix for indefiniteness).

धर्मपरायणाः (dharmaparāyaṇāḥ) - committed to the natural law (dharma) (devoted to dharma, intent on dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmaparāyaṇa

dharmaparāyaṇa - devoted to dharma, intent on virtue/law

Compound of 'dharma' (duty, law) + 'parāyaṇa' (devoted to, intent on).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+parāyaṇa)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• parāyaṇa – devoted to, intent on, ultimate goal
  adjective

एवंविधा (evaṁvidhā) - of this kind, such

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of evaṃvidha

evaṁvidha - of this kind, such

Compound of 'evam' (thus, so) + 'vidha' (kind, sort).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (evam+vidha)

• evam – thus, so, in this manner
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Feminine nominative singular of 'tad'.

वितता (vitatā) - vast, extensive, spread out

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vitata

vitata - spread out, extensive, vast, diffused

Past Passive Participle

From root 'tan' (to stretch) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: tan (class 8)

रघूद्वह (raghūdvaha) - O Rama (O carrier of the Raghu lineage, O descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghūdvaha

raghūdvaha - carrier of Raghu, descendant of Raghu

Compound of 'raghu' (name of a king, an ancestor of Rama) + 'udvaha' (carrier, supporter).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (raghu+udvaha)

• raghu – swift, name of a king
  proper noun (masculine)
• udvaha – bearing, carrying, supporting
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vah' (to carry) with prefix 'ut'.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: vah (class 1)

महाटवी (mahāṭavī) - (metaphor for the world or saṃsāra) (great forest, great wilderness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahāṭavī

mahāṭavī - great forest, vast wilderness

Compound of 'mahā' (great) + 'aṭavī' (forest).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+aṭavī)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• aṭavī – forest, wilderness
  noun (feminine)

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