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4,24

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-24, verse-2

स्वाश्रयं प्रथमं देहं कृतघ्ना नाशयन्ति ये ।
ते कुकार्यमहाकोशा दुर्जयाः स्वेन्द्रियारयः ॥ २ ॥
svāśrayaṃ prathamaṃ dehaṃ kṛtaghnā nāśayanti ye ,
te kukāryamahākośā durjayāḥ svendriyārayaḥ 2
2. svāśrayam prathamam deham kṛtaghnāḥ nāśayanti ye
te kukārya-mahā-kośāḥ durjayāḥ sva-indriya-arayāḥ
2. ye kṛtaghnāḥ prathamam svāśrayam deham nāśayanti,
te sva-indriya-arayāḥ kukārya-mahā-kośāḥ durjayāḥ
2. Those ungrateful individuals who first destroy their own body, which is their primary support, are indeed great treasuries of wicked actions; their very own senses are unconquerable enemies.

Words meanings summery:

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  • स्वाश्रयम् (svāśrayam) - their own primary support (one's own support, self-reliance)
  • प्रथमम् (prathamam) - primary, first (in importance) (first, foremost, principal)
  • देहम् (deham) - the physical body (body)
  • कृतघ्नाः (kṛtaghnāḥ) - those who are ungrateful (individuals) (ungrateful, unthankful (plural))
  • नाशयन्ति (nāśayanti) - they ruin, bring to an end (they destroy, cause to perish)
  • ये (ye) - those who (who, which (plural))
  • ते (te) - those (individuals) (they, those (plural))
  • कुकार्य-महा-कोशाः (kukārya-mahā-kośāḥ) - vast repositories of wicked actions (great treasuries of evil deeds)
  • दुर्जयाः (durjayāḥ) - difficult to overcome (difficult to conquer, invincible, unconquerable)
  • स्व-इन्द्रिय-अरयाः (sva-indriya-arayāḥ) - their very own senses, acting as enemies (their own senses as enemies; enemies which are their own senses)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वाश्रयम् (svāśrayam) - their own primary support (one's own support, self-reliance)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of svāśraya
svāśraya - self-supporting, one's own refuge or basis
Compound 'sva' (own) + 'āśraya' (support).
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+āśraya)
  • sva – own, one's own
    pronoun (masculine)
  • āśraya – support, shelter, refuge, abode
    noun (masculine)
    From root śri (to lean on) with prefix ā.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: śri (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'deham'.
प्रथमम् (prathamam) - primary, first (in importance) (first, foremost, principal)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of prathama
prathama - first, foremost, principal
Superlative form of 'pra'.
Note: Agrees with 'deham'.
देहम् (deham) - the physical body (body)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of deha
deha - body, corporeal frame
From root dih (to smear, heap up).
Root: dih (class 1)
Note: Object of 'nāśayanti'.
कृतघ्नाः (kṛtaghnāḥ) - those who are ungrateful (individuals) (ungrateful, unthankful (plural))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtaghna
kṛtaghna - ungrateful, one who destroys or denies good deeds
Compound 'kṛta' (done, good deed) + 'ghna' (destroying).
Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛta+ghna)
  • kṛta – done, made, performed; good deed, benefit
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root kṛ (to do, make).
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • ghna – slayer, destroyer, killer (suffix)
    suffix (masculine)
    From root han (to strike, kill).
    Root: han (class 2)
Note: Subject of the relative clause 'ye kṛtaghnāḥ nāśayanti'.
नाशयन्ति (nāśayanti) - they ruin, bring to an end (they destroy, cause to perish)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of nāśaya
causative, present tense, active voice
Third person plural, present tense, active voice, parasmaipada of causative root 'nāśaya' (from naś).
Root: naś (class 4)
Note: Verb for 'kṛtaghnāḥ'.
ये (ye) - those who (who, which (plural))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
Masculine nominative plural form of the relative pronoun.
Note: Refers to 'kṛtaghnāḥ'.
ते (te) - those (individuals) (they, those (plural))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)
Masculine nominative plural form of the demonstrative pronoun, often used as a correlative to 'yad'.
Note: Refers back to the individuals described by 'ye kṛtaghnāḥ'.
कुकार्य-महा-कोशाः (kukārya-mahā-kośāḥ) - vast repositories of wicked actions (great treasuries of evil deeds)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kukārya-mahā-kośa
kukārya-mahā-kośa - a great treasury of evil deeds
Compound 'ku-kārya' (evil action) + 'mahā' (great) + 'kośa' (treasury).
Compound type : tatpurusha (ku+kārya+mahā+kośa)
  • ku – bad, evil, vile, difficult (prefix)
    prefix
  • kārya – action, deed, work, duty; to be done
    noun (neuter)
    Gerundive
    From root kṛ (to do).
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • kośa – treasury, casket, sheath, reservoir
    noun (masculine)
    Root: kuś (class 9)
Note: Predicate for 'te'.
दुर्जयाः (durjayāḥ) - difficult to overcome (difficult to conquer, invincible, unconquerable)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of durjaya
durjaya - difficult to conquer, invincible
gerundive/adjective
'dur' (difficult) + 'jaya' (conquest). Formed with the kṛtya suffix -ya.
Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+jaya)
  • dur – bad, difficult, hard
    prefix
  • jaya – victory, conquest, triumph
    noun (masculine)
    From root ji (to conquer).
    Root: ji (class 1)
Note: Adjective for 'sva-indriya-arayāḥ'.
स्व-इन्द्रिय-अरयाः (sva-indriya-arayāḥ) - their very own senses, acting as enemies (their own senses as enemies; enemies which are their own senses)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sva-indriya-ari
sva-indriya-ari - one's own sense-enemies
Compound 'sva' (own) + 'indriya' (senses) + 'ari' (enemy).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+indriya+ari)
  • sva – own, one's own
    pronoun (masculine)
  • indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
    noun (neuter)
    From Indra, meaning 'belonging to Indra' or 'power, faculty'.
  • ari – enemy, foe, opponent
    noun (masculine)
    From root ṛ (to go, move, attack).
    Root: ṛ (class 1)
Note: Subject for the predicate 'durjayāḥ'.