योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-23, verse-21
शब्दरूपरसस्पर्शगन्धबन्धुश्रियो यतः ।
अनयैव हि लभ्यन्ते तेनेयं ज्ञस्य लाभदा ॥ २१ ॥
अनयैव हि लभ्यन्ते तेनेयं ज्ञस्य लाभदा ॥ २१ ॥
śabdarūparasasparśagandhabandhuśriyo yataḥ ,
anayaiva hi labhyante teneyaṃ jñasya lābhadā 21
anayaiva hi labhyante teneyaṃ jñasya lābhadā 21
21.
śabdarūparasasparśagandhabandhuśriyaḥ yataḥ
anayā eva hi labhyante tena iyam jñasya lābhadā
anayā eva hi labhyante tena iyam jñasya lābhadā
21.
śabdarūparasasparśagandhabandhuśriyaḥ yataḥ
anayā eva hi labhyante tena iyam jñasya lābhadā
anayā eva hi labhyante tena iyam jñasya lābhadā
21.
Because indeed it is through this (intellect/mind) that sound, form, taste, touch, and smell, along with friends and prosperity, are obtained, therefore, this (intellect) is the giver of gain to the wise person.
Words meanings summery:
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- शब्दरूपरसस्पर्शगन्धबन्धुश्रियः (śabdarūparasasparśagandhabandhuśriyaḥ) - sounds, forms, tastes, touches, smells, friends, and prosperities
- यतः (yataḥ) - because (from which, whence, because)
- अनया (anayā) - by this (intellect/mind) (by this (feminine))
- एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizes the means (indeed, only, just, exactly)
- हि (hi) - indeed, emphasizing the reason (indeed, for, because)
- लभ्यन्ते (labhyante) - they are obtained, they are gained
- तेन (tena) - therefore, by this reason (by that, therefore, by him/it)
- इयम् (iyam) - referring to the intellect or mind (implied from context of surrounding verses in the text) (this (feminine))
- ज्ञस्य (jñasya) - of the wise, of the knowing
- लाभदा (lābhadā) - giver of gain, producer of profit
Words meanings and morphology
शब्दरूपरसस्पर्शगन्धबन्धुश्रियः (śabdarūparasasparśagandhabandhuśriyaḥ) - sounds, forms, tastes, touches, smells, friends, and prosperities
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of śabdarūparasasparśagandhabandhuśri
śabdarūparasasparśagandhabandhuśri - sound, form, taste, touch, smell, friend, prosperity
dvandva compound of seven elements
Compound type : dvandva (śabda+rūpa+rasa+sparśa+gandha+bandhu+śri)
- śabda – sound
noun (masculine)
Root: śabd (class 1) - rūpa – form, appearance, beauty
noun (neuter) - rasa – taste, flavor, essence
noun (masculine)
Root: ras (class 1) - sparśa – touch, contact
noun (masculine)
from spṛś (to touch)
Root: spṛś (class 6) - gandha – smell, odor, fragrance
noun (masculine)
Root: gandh (class 1) - bandhu – kinsman, friend, relative
noun (masculine)
from bandh (to bind)
Root: bandh (class 9) - śri – prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty
noun (feminine)
from śrī (to shine)
Root: śrī (class 1)
Note: Compound ending in feminine -ī, declension follows like nadī. Here plural, nominative.
यतः (yataḥ) - because (from which, whence, because)
(indeclinable)
adverbial suffix -tas from yad
अनया (anayā) - by this (intellect/mind) (by this (feminine))
(pronoun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this
एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizes the means (indeed, only, just, exactly)
(indeclinable)
particle
हि (hi) - indeed, emphasizing the reason (indeed, for, because)
(indeclinable)
particle
लभ्यन्ते (labhyante) - they are obtained, they are gained
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of labhyate
Present Indicative
Passive voice of labh
Root: labh (class 1)
Note: Forms the passive present 3rd person plural.
तेन (tena) - therefore, by this reason (by that, therefore, by him/it)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
Note: Used as an adverbial conjunction.
इयम् (iyam) - referring to the intellect or mind (implied from context of surrounding verses in the text) (this (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this
ज्ञस्य (jñasya) - of the wise, of the knowing
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of jña
jña - knowing, wise
from root jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)
लाभदा (lābhadā) - giver of gain, producer of profit
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of lābhadā
lābhadā - giving gain, bestowing profit
compound of lābha (gain) and dā (giving, from root dā)
Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (lābha+dā)
- lābha – gain, acquisition, profit
noun (masculine)
from labh (to obtain)
Root: labh (class 1) - dā – giving, bestowing
adjective (feminine)
from root dā (to give), feminine form
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Agrees with iyam.