योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-23, verse-43

अशङ्कितोपसंप्राप्ता ग्रामयात्रा यथाध्वगैः ।
प्रेक्ष्यन्ते तद्वदेव ज्ञैर्व्यवहारमयाः क्रियाः ॥ ४३ ॥

aśaṅkitopasaṃprāptā grāmayātrā yathādhvagaiḥ ,
prekṣyante tadvadeva jñairvyavahāramayāḥ kriyāḥ 43

43. aśaṅkita-upasaṃprāptā grāma-yātrā yathā adhvagaiḥ
prekṣyante tadvat eva jñaiḥ vyavahāramayāḥ kriyāḥ

43. yathā adhvagaiḥ aśaṅkita-upasaṃprāptā grāma-yātrā prekṣyante,
tadvat eva jñaiḥ vyavahāramayāḥ kriyāḥ prekṣyante

43. Just as travelers observe a village journey that has unexpectedly come upon them, similarly, worldly actions (kriyā) are observed by the enlightened ones (jña).

43. כשם שעוברי אורח צופים בחגיגה כפרית שנקלעה בדרכם באקראי, כך מביטים החכמים בפעולות והנהגות העולם.

Words meanings summery:

• अशङ्कित-उपसंप्राप्ता (aśaṅkita-upasaṁprāptā) - unexpectedly arrived at, gained without forethought

• ग्राम-यात्रा (grāma-yātrā) - village journey, visit to a village

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• अध्वगैः (adhvagaiḥ) - by travelers, by wayfarers

• प्रेक्ष्यन्ते (prekṣyante) - are observed, are seen, are beheld

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner, so

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• ज्ञैः (jñaiḥ) - by the knowers, by the enlightened ones

• व्यवहारमयाः (vyavahāramayāḥ) - consisting of worldly activities, made of actions

• क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, deeds, activities

Words meanings and morphology

अशङ्कित-उपसंप्राप्ता (aśaṅkita-upasaṁprāptā) - unexpectedly arrived at, gained without forethought

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśaṅkita-upasaṃprāpta

aśaṅkita-upasaṁprāpta - having arrived unexpectedly, obtained without doubt/fear

Past Passive Participle

Compound: 'a' (negation) + 'śaṅkita' (feared/expected) + 'upasaṃprāpta' (arrived at). 'upasaṃprāpta' is from upa-sam-pra-√āp (to obtain).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+śaṅkita+upasaṃprāpta)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• śaṅkita – doubted, feared, expected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √śaṅk (to doubt, fear).
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)
• upasaṃprāpta – attained, reached, arrived at
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √āp (to obtain, reach) with prefixes 'upa', 'sam', 'pra'.
  Prefixes: upa+sam+pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

ग्राम-यात्रा (grāma-yātrā) - village journey, visit to a village

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of grāma-yātrā

grāma-yātrā - a visit to a village, journey to a village

Compound of 'grāma' (village) and 'yātrā' (journey).

Compound type : tatpurusha (grāma+yātrā)

• grāma – village, community, multitude
  noun (masculine)
• yātrā – journey, travel, procession, festival, theatrical performance, undertaking
  noun (feminine)
  From root √yā (to go) + -trā suffix.
  Root: yā (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

अध्वगैः (adhvagaiḥ) - by travelers, by wayfarers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of adhva-ga

adhva-ga - traveler, wayfarer, going on a road

Compound of 'adhvan' (road, way) and 'ga' (going). 'ga' is from √gam (to go).

Compound type : tatpurusha (adhvan+ga)

• adhvan – road, path, journey, way
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, a goer
  noun (masculine)
  nominal suffix
  From root √gam (to go) + -a suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)

प्रेक्ष्यन्ते (prekṣyante) - are observed, are seen, are beheld

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of prekṣ

Passive voice, present tense

Root √īkṣ (to see) with prefix 'pra-'. 'pra-īkṣ' becomes 'prekṣ'.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner, so

(indeclinable)

From pronoun 'tad' + suffix '-vat' (like, similar to).

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

ज्ञैः (jñaiḥ) - by the knowers, by the enlightened ones

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jña

jña - knowing, skilled in, a knower, an enlightened person

From root √jñā (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

व्यवहारमयाः (vyavahāramayāḥ) - consisting of worldly activities, made of actions

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vyavahāramaya

vyavahāramaya - consisting of practical life/actions, worldly, characterized by activity

Compound of 'vyavahāra' (conduct, business, transaction, worldly activity) and suffix '-maya' (made of, consisting of).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vyavahāra+maya)

• vyavahāra – conduct, dealing, transaction, worldly activity, usage, custom
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-ava-√hṛ (to take apart, deal with, conduct oneself).
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix (masculine)
  Primary suffix forming adjectives.

क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, deeds, activities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kriyā

kriyā - action, deed, activity, rite, practice

From root √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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