योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-27, verse-39

तत्तावद्युक्तियुद्धेन तान्प्रबोधयतामराः ।
यावदभ्यासवशतो भविष्यन्ति सवासनाः ॥ ३९ ॥

tattāvadyuktiyuddhena tānprabodhayatāmarāḥ ,
yāvadabhyāsavaśato bhaviṣyanti savāsanāḥ 39

39. tat tāvat yuktiyuddhena tān prabodhaya amarāḥ
yāvat abhyāsavaśataḥ bhaviṣyanti savāsanāḥ

39. amarāḥ tat tāvat yuktiyuddhena tān prabodhaya
yāvat abhyāsavaśataḥ savāsanāḥ bhaviṣyanti

39. Therefore, O immortals, awaken them with reasoning until, through the power of practice, they become imbued with (their own) latent tendencies (vāsanā).

39. לכן, אלים יקרים, ניהלו עמם קרב תחבולות והעירו אותם, עד שכוח ההרגל יגרום להם להילכד בתשוקות.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore (introducing a consequence or instruction) (that, therefore)

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, until, to such an extent

• युक्तियुद्धेन (yuktiyuddhena) - by a battle of arguments, by logical reasoning

• तान् (tān) - referring to the 'atyajñapuruṣāḥ' from verse 38 (them, those)

• प्रबोधय (prabodhaya) - awaken, enlighten, instruct

• अमराः (amarāḥ) - vocative address to the gods (O immortals, O gods)

• यावत् (yāvat) - until, as long as

• अभ्यासवशतः (abhyāsavaśataḥ) - by the power of practice, due to constant repetition

• भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will become, will be

• सवासनाः (savāsanāḥ) - fully possessing their latent tendencies (vāsanā) (imbued with latent tendencies, having impressions)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore (introducing a consequence or instruction) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, therefore

Note: Used here adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, until, to such an extent

(indeclinable)

युक्तियुद्धेन (yuktiyuddhena) - by a battle of arguments, by logical reasoning

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yuktiyuddha

yuktiyuddha - a battle of arguments, logical reasoning, debate

Compound type : tatpurusha (yukti+yuddha)

• yukti – reason, logic, propriety, device
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'yuj' (to join, to apply)
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (originally)
  From root 'yudh' (to fight)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

तान् (tān) - referring to the 'atyajñapuruṣāḥ' from verse 38 (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

प्रबोधय (prabodhaya) - awaken, enlighten, instruct

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of prabudh

Causal form of 'budh' with prefix 'pra'. Imperative Mood.

Causal stem 'bodhaya'.

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

अमराः (amarāḥ) - vocative address to the gods (O immortals, O gods)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of amara

amara - immortal, a god, a deity

From 'a' (not) + 'mara' (mortal, from root 'mṛ' - to die)

Compound type : nah-tatpurusha (a+mara)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• mara – mortal, dying
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'mṛ' (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

यावत् (yāvat) - until, as long as

(indeclinable)

अभ्यासवशतः (abhyāsavaśataḥ) - by the power of practice, due to constant repetition

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'abhyāsavaśa' (power of practice) + suffix 'tas' (from, by means of).

Compound type : tatpurusha (abhyāsa+vaśa)

• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, habit, study
  noun (masculine)
  From 'abhi' + 'as' (to throw, to cast) or 'abhya' + 'āsa' (sitting near, repetition)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)
• vaśa – will, control, power, subjugation
  noun (masculine)

भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will become, will be

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Tense

From root 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

सवासनाः (savāsanāḥ) - fully possessing their latent tendencies (vāsanā) (imbued with latent tendencies, having impressions)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of savāsanā

savāsanā - having latent impressions, possessing tendencies

From 'sa' (with) + 'vāsanā' (latent impression).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+vāsanā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• vāsanā – latent impression, mental imprint, subconscious tendency (vāsanā)
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vas' (to dwell, to perfume)
  Root: vas (class 1)

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