योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-29, verse-7

यद्वद्दूरगतं वस्तु नादर्शे प्रतिबिम्बति ।
पदार्थवासना तद्वदनभ्यासान्न जायते ॥ ७ ॥

yadvaddūragataṃ vastu nādarśe pratibimbati ,
padārthavāsanā tadvadanabhyāsānna jāyate 7

7. yadvat dūragatam vastu na ādarśe pratibimbati
padārthavāsanā tadvat anabhyāsāt na jāyate

7. yadvat dūragatam vastu ādarśe na pratibimbati,
tadvat padārthavāsanā anabhyāsāt na jāyate

7. Just as a distant object is not reflected in a mirror, similarly, the latent impressions (vāsanā) of worldly objects do not arise without proper practice.

7. כשם שאובייקט הרחוק מן המראה אינו משתקף בה, כך גם רשמי התשוקה לחפצים אינם נוצרים ללא תרגול והרגל מתמשכים.

Words meanings summery:

• यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, as, like

• दूरगतम् (dūragatam) - gone far, distant, remote

• वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing, substance

• न (na) - not, no

• आदर्शे (ādarśe) - in a mirror

• प्रतिबिम्बति (pratibimbati) - reflects, is reflected, appears as a reflection

• पदार्थवासना (padārthavāsanā) - latent impression of objects, tendency concerning things

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner

• अनभ्यासात् (anabhyāsāt) - from lack of practice, due to non-practice

• न (na) - not, no

• जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, takes place

Words meanings and morphology

यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

From yad (pronoun) + vat (suffix forming adverbs of manner).

दूरगतम् (dūragatam) - gone far, distant, remote

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dūragata

dūragata - gone far, remote, distant

Past Passive Participle

From dūra (distance) + gata (gone, PPP of gam).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dūra+gata)

• dūra – distance, farness, remoteness
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived at, past, elapsed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root gam- 'to go'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here substantively, qualifying 'vastu'.

वस्तु (vastu) - object, thing, substance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - object, thing, substance, essence, wealth

Root: vas (class 10)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

आदर्शे (ādarśe) - in a mirror

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādarśa

ādarśa - mirror, reflection, looking-glass

From ā-dṛś- (to look at).

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रतिबिम्बति (pratibimbati) - reflects, is reflected, appears as a reflection

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pratibimb

From prati (prefix) + bimb (to reflect).

Prefix: prati

Root: bimb (class 1)

पदार्थवासना (padārthavāsanā) - latent impression of objects, tendency concerning things

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of padārthavāsanā

padārthavāsanā - latent impression (vāsanā) of objects (padārtha)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (padārtha+vāsanā)

• padārtha – object, thing, meaning of a word
  noun (masculine)
• vāsanā – impression, latent tendency, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root vas- 'to dwell, to perfume'.
  Root: vas (class 1)

तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner

(indeclinable)

From tad (pronoun) + vat (suffix forming adverbs of manner).

अनभ्यासात् (anabhyāsāt) - from lack of practice, due to non-practice

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of anabhyāsa

anabhyāsa - non-practice, lack of repetition, unfamiliarity

Negation (an) of abhyāsa.

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+abhyāsa)

• an – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, study
  noun (masculine)
  From abhi-ās (to sit near, to apply oneself to).
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: ās (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, takes place

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

From root jan. In middle voice here.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Root jan (4th class, jāya- stem).

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