योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-33, verse-15

लोभमोहरुषां यस्य तनुतानुदिनं भवेत् ।
यथाशास्त्रं विहरति स्वस्वकर्मसु सज्जनः ॥ १५ ॥

lobhamoharuṣāṃ yasya tanutānudinaṃ bhavet ,
yathāśāstraṃ viharati svasvakarmasu sajjanaḥ 15

15. lobhamoharuṣām yasya tanutā anudinam bhavet
yathāśāstraṃ viharati svasvakarmasu sajjanaḥ

15. yasya lobhamoharuṣām anudinam tanutā bhavet
sajjanaḥ yathāśāstraṃ svasvakarmasu viharati

15. A virtuous person, whose greed, delusion, and anger diminish day by day, performs their own duties (karma) according to scriptural injunctions.

15. אדם שבקשת הבצע, האשליה והכעס אצלו פוחתים מיום ליום, והוא פועל בהתאם לכתבי החכמה בחובותיו – הוא אדם ישר ונעלה.

Words meanings summery:

• लोभमोहरुषाम् (lobhamoharuṣām) - of greed, delusion, and anger

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• तनुता (tanutā) - diminution, decrease

• अनुदिनम् (anudinam) - day by day, daily

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, may occur

• यथाशास्त्रं (yathāśāstraṁ) - according to scripture, in conformity with sacred texts

• विहरति (viharati) - performs (duties) (acts, performs, wanders, enjoys)

• स्वस्वकर्मसु (svasvakarmasu) - in his own duties, in their respective actions

• सज्जनः (sajjanaḥ) - a good person, a virtuous person

Words meanings and morphology

लोभमोहरुषाम् (lobhamoharuṣām) - of greed, delusion, and anger

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of lobhamoharuṣā

lobhamoharuṣā - greed, delusion, and anger

compound noun

Compound type : dvandva (lobha+moha+ruṣā)

• lobha – greed
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lubh (class 4)
• moha – delusion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• ruṣā – anger
  noun (feminine)
  Root: ruṣ (class 1)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: refers to 'sajjanaḥ'

तनुता (tanutā) - diminution, decrease

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanutā

tanutā - state of being small, thinness, diminution

derived from 'tanu' (thin, small) + suffix '-tā'

Note: subject of 'bhavet'

अनुदिनम् (anudinam) - day by day, daily

(indeclinable)

avyayībhāva compound: 'anu' (after, repeatedly) + 'dina' (day)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (anu+dina)

• anu – after, along, repeatedly
  indeclinable
  prefix/preposition
• dina – day
  noun (neuter)

Note: functions adverbially

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, may occur

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

root verb

Root: bhū (class 1)

यथाशास्त्रं (yathāśāstraṁ) - according to scripture, in conformity with sacred texts

(indeclinable)

avyayībhāva compound: 'yathā' (as, according to) + 'śāstra' (scripture)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śāstra)

• yathā – as, according to, in such a way
  indeclinable
• śāstra – scripture, sacred text, treatise, rule
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)

Note: functions adverbially

विहरति (viharati) - performs (duties) (acts, performs, wanders, enjoys)

(verb)

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

verb with prefix 'vi-'

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

स्वस्वकर्मसु (svasvakarmasu) - in his own duties, in their respective actions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of svasvakarma

svasvakarma - one's own duty/action

compound: 'sva' (one's own) repeated for emphasis, then combined with 'karma'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+sva+karma)

• sva – one's own
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• sva – one's own
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• karma – action, duty, ritual (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सज्जनः (sajjanaḥ) - a good person, a virtuous person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sajjana

sajjana - good person, virtuous individual

karmadhāraya compound: 'sat' (good, virtuous) + 'jana' (person)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+jana)

• sat – good, virtuous, existent, real
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  participle from 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• jana – person, individual, creature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: subject of 'viharati'

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