योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-4

किमन्यैः शास्त्रसंदर्भैः क्रियतामिदमेव तु ।
यद्यत्स्वाद्विह तत्सर्वं दृश्यतां विषवह्निवत् ॥ ४ ॥

kimanyaiḥ śāstrasaṃdarbhaiḥ kriyatāmidameva tu ,
yadyatsvādviha tatsarvaṃ dṛśyatāṃ viṣavahnivat 4

4. kim anyaiḥ śāstrasaṃdarbhaiḥ kriyatām idam eva tu
yat yat svādu iha tat sarvam dṛśyatām viṣavahnivat

4. anyaiḥ śāstrasaṃdarbhaiḥ kim idam eva tu kriyatām
yat yat svādu iha tat sarvam viṣavahnivat dṛśyatām

4. What is the use of other scriptural treatises? Let only this be done: whatever is pleasant in this world, let all of it be regarded like poison and fire.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - What use (is there)? (what? (interrogative pronoun/particle), what use?)

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by/with other (scriptural treatises). (by/with others.)

• शास्त्रसंदर्भैः (śāstrasaṁdarbhaiḥ) - by/with scriptural compositions, treatises.

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - Let it be done.

• इदम् (idam) - this.

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just.

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however.

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which.

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which.

• स्वादु (svādu) - sweet, pleasant, delicious.

• इह (iha) - here, in this world.

• तत् (tat) - all that (which is sweet). (that, it.)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire.

• दृश्यताम् (dṛśyatām) - Let it be seen, let it be regarded.

• विषवह्निवत् (viṣavahnivat) - like poison and fire.

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - What use (is there)? (what? (interrogative pronoun/particle), what use?)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative, but often used as an indeclinable 'what use?'.

अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by/with other (scriptural treatises). (by/with others.)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another.

Adjectival pronoun.

Note: Qualifies 'śāstrasaṃdarbhaiḥ'.

शास्त्रसंदर्भैः (śāstrasaṁdarbhaiḥ) - by/with scriptural compositions, treatises.

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śāstrasaṃdarbha

śāstrasaṁdarbha - scriptural composition, collection of scriptures, treatise.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstra+saṃdarbha)

• śāstra – scripture, treatise, rule
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• saṃdarbha – composition, compilation, treatise, context
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dṛbh with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dṛbh (class 1)

Note: Used with 'kim' to mean "what use with X".

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - Let it be done.

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Present Passive Imperative, 3rd Person Singular.

Root kṛ (8th class) in passive voice, Present Imperative, ātmanepada, 3rd singular ending -tām.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इदम् (idam) - this.

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here.

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

Note: Subject for 'kriyatām'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just.

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however.

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle.

Note: Provides emphasis or a slight contrast.

यत् (yat) - whatever, which.

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever.

Relative pronoun, neuter singular nominative. Repetition (yat yat) indicates 'whatever single thing'.

Note: The 'yat' is repeated for emphasis, 'whatever (single thing)'.

यत् (yat) - whatever, which.

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever.

Relative pronoun, neuter singular nominative. Repetition (yat yat) indicates 'whatever single thing'.

Note: Used in conjunction with the preceding 'yat'.

स्वादु (svādu) - sweet, pleasant, delicious.

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svādu

svādu - sweet, pleasant, delicious, agreeable.

Neuter singular nominative of adjective ending in -u.

इह (iha) - here, in this world.

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place or time.

तत् (tat) - all that (which is sweet). (that, it.)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it.

Correlative demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire.

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire.

Indefinite pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

Note: Qualifies 'tat'.

दृश्यताम् (dṛśyatām) - Let it be seen, let it be regarded.

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive Imperative, 3rd Person Singular.

Root dṛś (1st class) in passive voice, Present Imperative, ātmanepada, 3rd singular ending -tām.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विषवह्निवत् (viṣavahnivat) - like poison and fire.

(indeclinable)

Formed by suffix -vat to the compound viṣavahni.

Compound type : dvandva (viṣa+vahni)

• viṣa – poison
  noun (neuter)
• vahni – fire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vah (class 1)

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