योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-5

विषमा विषयाभोगाः प्रविचार्य पुनःपुनः ।
उपरिष्टात्परित्यज्य सेव्यमानाः सुखावहाः ॥ ५ ॥

viṣamā viṣayābhogāḥ pravicārya punaḥpunaḥ ,
upariṣṭātparityajya sevyamānāḥ sukhāvahāḥ 5

5. viṣamāḥ viṣayābhogāḥ pravicārya punaḥ punaḥ
upariṣṭāt parityajya sevyamānāḥ sukhāvahāḥ

5. viṣayābhogāḥ viṣamāḥ punaḥ punaḥ pravicārya
upariṣṭāt parityajya sevyamānāḥ sukhāvahāḥ

5. The enjoyments of sense objects are dangerous. After repeatedly considering them and finally abandoning them, it is only then that if they are still engaged with, they truly bring happiness.

Words meanings summery:

• विषमाः (viṣamāḥ) - dangerous. (difficult, dangerous, uneven, unpleasant.)

• विषयाभोगाः (viṣayābhogāḥ) - enjoyments of objects, sense pleasures.

• प्रविचार्य (pravicārya) - having considered thoroughly, having pondered.

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly.

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly.

• उपरिष्टात् (upariṣṭāt) - finally. (finally, at the end, from above.)

• परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having renounced.

• सेव्यमानाः (sevyamānāḥ) - (if they are still) being engaged with. (being enjoyed, being served, being pursued.)

• सुखावहाः (sukhāvahāḥ) - bringing happiness, conducive to happiness.

Words meanings and morphology

विषमाः (viṣamāḥ) - dangerous. (difficult, dangerous, uneven, unpleasant.)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, unequal, difficult, dangerous, bad, wicked.

Feminine plural nominative of an adjective.

Prefix: vi

Root: sam (class 1)

विषयाभोगाः (viṣayābhogāḥ) - enjoyments of objects, sense pleasures.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viṣayābhoga

viṣayābhoga - enjoyment of objects, sense pleasure.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣaya+ābhoga)

• viṣaya – object of sense, sphere, domain
  noun (masculine)
• ābhoga – enjoyment, fullness, scope, curve
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhuj (7th class) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

प्रविचार्य (pravicārya) - having considered thoroughly, having pondered.

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund).

Formed from root car (1st class) with upasargas pra and vi, and suffix -ya.

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Describes an action preceding the main verb.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly.

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly.

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

उपरिष्टात् (upariṣṭāt) - finally. (finally, at the end, from above.)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having renounced.

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund).

Formed from root tyaj (1st class) with prefix pari, and suffix -ya.

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

सेव्यमानाः (sevyamānāḥ) - (if they are still) being engaged with. (being enjoyed, being served, being pursued.)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sevya

sevya - to be served, to be enjoyed, to be pursued.

Present Passive Participle.

Formed from root sev (1st class) in passive voice with suffix -māna. Masculine plural nominative.

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adjective describing the sense-objects.

सुखावहाः (sukhāvahāḥ) - bringing happiness, conducive to happiness.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sukhāvaha

sukhāvaha - bringing happiness, causing joy, conducive to happiness.

Formed by suffix -ā-vaha from sukha + vah. Masculine plural nominative.

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (sukha+āvaha)

• sukha – happiness, joy, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• āvaha – bringing, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root vah (1st class) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'viṣayābhogāḥ'.

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