योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-15, verse-41
अवस्थित इव स्वस्थः प्रतिबिम्बेषु भास्करः ।
संत्यक्तलोककर्मापि बुद्ध एवाप्रबुद्धधीः ॥ ४१ ॥
संत्यक्तलोककर्मापि बुद्ध एवाप्रबुद्धधीः ॥ ४१ ॥
avasthita iva svasthaḥ pratibimbeṣu bhāskaraḥ ,
saṃtyaktalokakarmāpi buddha evāprabuddhadhīḥ 41
saṃtyaktalokakarmāpi buddha evāprabuddhadhīḥ 41
41.
avasthitaḥ iva svasthaḥ pratibimbeṣu bhāskaraḥ
saṃtyaktalokakarmā api buddhaḥ eva aprabuddhadhīḥ
saṃtyaktalokakarmā api buddhaḥ eva aprabuddhadhīḥ
41.
bhāskaraḥ pratibimbeṣu svasthaḥ avasthitaḥ iva (asti).
saṃtyaktalokakarmā api buddhaḥ aprabuddhadhīḥ eva (bhavati).
saṃtyaktalokakarmā api buddhaḥ aprabuddhadhīḥ eva (bhavati).
41.
Just as the sun (bhāskara) remains steady, as it were, within its reflections, so too the awakened one (buddha), even having renounced worldly actions (karma), indeed appears to possess an unawakened intellect.
Words meanings summery:
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- अवस्थितः (avasthitaḥ) - situated, standing, remaining, steady
- इव (iva) - as, like, as it were
- स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - self-abiding, healthy, firm, at ease
- प्रतिबिम्बेषु (pratibimbeṣu) - in its reflections (in reflections, in images)
- भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun (bhāskara) (the sun, sun-maker)
- संत्यक्तलोककर्मा (saṁtyaktalokakarmā) - having renounced worldly actions (karma) (having completely abandoned worldly actions)
- अपि (api) - even though (even, also, although)
- बुद्धः (buddhaḥ) - the awakened one (buddha) (awakened one, enlightened one)
- एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, precisely
- अप्रबुद्धधीः (aprabuddhadhīḥ) - appears to possess an unawakened intellect (of an unawakened intellect, having an unawakened mind)
Words meanings and morphology
अवस्थितः (avasthitaḥ) - situated, standing, remaining, steady
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avasthita
avasthita - placed, situated, standing, abiding, steady, firm
Past Passive Participle
From root sthā with prefix ava-.
Prefix: ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'bhāskaraḥ'.
इव (iva) - as, like, as it were
(indeclinable)
Particle expressing comparison or approximation.
स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - self-abiding, healthy, firm, at ease
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svastha
svastha - abiding in oneself, self-reliant, healthy, well, firm, tranquil
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sva+stha)
- sva – self, own
pronoun (masculine) - stha – standing, abiding, situated in
adjective
Derived from root sthā (to stand).
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'bhāskaraḥ'.
प्रतिबिम्बेषु (pratibimbeṣu) - in its reflections (in reflections, in images)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of pratibimba
pratibimba - reflection, image, counterpart
Prefix: prati
Root: bimb
Note: Indicates the location or medium where the bhāskara is reflected.
भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun (bhāskara) (the sun, sun-maker)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāskara
bhāskara - sun, sun-maker, producing light
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhās+kara)
- bhās – light, luster, splendor
noun (feminine) - kara – making, producing, causing, a maker
adjective
From root kṛ (to do, make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Subject of the first implied clause.
संत्यक्तलोककर्मा (saṁtyaktalokakarmā) - having renounced worldly actions (karma) (having completely abandoned worldly actions)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃtyaktalokakarman
saṁtyaktalokakarman - one who has completely abandoned worldly actions
Compound type : bahuvrihi (samtyakta+loka+karman)
- samtyakta – completely abandoned, forsaken
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root tyaj with prefix sam-.
Prefix: sam
Root: tyaj (class 1) - loka – world, people
noun (masculine)
Root: lok (class 1) - karman – action, deed, work, ritual
noun (neuter)
From root kṛ (to do, make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies 'buddhaḥ'.
अपि (api) - even though (even, also, although)
(indeclinable)
Particle expressing inclusion or concession.
Note: Indicates concession.
बुद्धः (buddhaḥ) - the awakened one (buddha) (awakened one, enlightened one)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of buddha
buddha - awakened, enlightened, known, perceived; an enlightened person
Past Passive Participle
From root budh (to wake, know). Used substantively.
Root: budh (class 1)
Note: Subject of the second clause.
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, precisely
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
Note: Emphasizes the similarity to an unawakened intellect.
अप्रबुद्धधीः (aprabuddhadhīḥ) - appears to possess an unawakened intellect (of an unawakened intellect, having an unawakened mind)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aprabuddhadhī
aprabuddhadhī - having an unawakened intellect, whose mind is not enlightened
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+prabuddha+dhī)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - prabuddha – awakened, enlightened
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root budh with prefix pra-.
Prefix: pra
Root: budh (class 1) - dhī – intellect, mind, understanding
noun (feminine)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'buddhaḥ'.