योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-38

प्रकृतव्यवहारेहानियतीर्निंयतेर्वशात् ।
प्राज्ञाः समभिवर्तन्ते नाभिमानमहातमः ॥ ३८ ॥

prakṛtavyavahārehāniyatīrniṃyatervaśāt ,
prājñāḥ samabhivartante nābhimānamahātamaḥ 38

38. prakṛtavyavahārehāniyatīḥ niyateḥ vaśāt
prājñāḥ samabhivartante na abhimānamahātamaḥ

38. prājñāḥ niyateḥ vaśāt prakṛtavyavahārehāniyatīḥ
samabhivartante abhimānamahātamaḥ na

38. The wise ones conform well to the rules governing activity and striving that arise naturally, by the power of destiny (niyati), and not to the great darkness of ego (abhimāna).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रकृतव्यवहारेहानियतीः (prakṛtavyavahārehāniyatīḥ) - the rules governing activity and striving that arise naturally (rules of natural activity and striving)

• नियतेः (niyateḥ) - of destiny (niyati) (of destiny, from destiny)

• वशात् (vaśāt) - by the power (of) (by the power, from the power, owing to the power)

• प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - the wise ones (the wise ones, the knowing ones)

• समभिवर्तन्ते (samabhivartante) - they conform well to (they conform, they move, they behave)

• न (na) - not, no

• अभिमानमहातमः (abhimānamahātamaḥ) - the great darkness of ego (abhimāna) (the great darkness of ego)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रकृतव्यवहारेहानियतीः (prakṛtavyavahārehāniyatīḥ) - the rules governing activity and striving that arise naturally (rules of natural activity and striving)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prakṛtavyavahārehāniyati

prakṛtavyavahārehāniyati - rules concerning natural activity and desire

Compound type : tatpurusha (prakṛta+vyavahāra+īhā+niyati)

• prakṛta – done, made, natural, original
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-√kṛ (to do, make)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vyavahāra – conduct, practice, custom, activity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• īhā – desire, wish, effort, striving
  noun (feminine)
• niyati – destiny, fate, rule, regulation
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Object of samabhivartante.

नियतेः (niyateḥ) - of destiny (niyati) (of destiny, from destiny)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of niyati

niyati - destiny, fate, necessity, rule, regulation

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

वशात् (vaśāt) - by the power (of) (by the power, from the power, owing to the power)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, subjection

Note: Used instrumentally/causally, 'by means of, due to'.

प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - the wise ones (the wise ones, the knowing ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prājña

prājña - wise, knowing, intelligent

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject of the verb.

समभिवर्तन्ते (samabhivartante) - they conform well to (they conform, they move, they behave)

(verb)

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

From √vṛt (to turn, exist) with upasargas sam and abhi

Prefixes: sam+abhi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: sam-abhi-vṛt often implies 'to turn towards completely, to conform'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अभिमानमहातमः (abhimānamahātamaḥ) - the great darkness of ego (abhimāna) (the great darkness of ego)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhimānamahātamasa

abhimānamahātamasa - the great darkness of ego

Compound type : tatpurusha (abhimāna+mahātamas)

• abhimāna – ego, pride, conceit
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: abhi
• mahātamas – great darkness, profound ignorance
  noun (masculine)

Note: The accusative form here implies it is what the wise do not conform to or turn towards.

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