योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-46, verse-6

नष्टे धनेऽथ दारादौ हर्षस्यावसरो हि कः ।
पारावलोकिनस्त्वेतैर्विरागं यान्ति साधवः ॥ ६ ॥

naṣṭe dhane'tha dārādau harṣasyāvasaro hi kaḥ ,
pārāvalokinastvetairvirāgaṃ yānti sādhavaḥ 6

6. naṣṭe dhane atha dārādau harṣasya avasaraḥ hi
kaḥ pārāvalokinaḥ tu etaiḥ virāgam yānti sādhavaḥ

6. dhane dārādau atha naṣṭe harṣasya kaḥ avasaraḥ
hi tu pārāvalokinaḥ sādhavaḥ etaiḥ virāgam yānti

6. When wealth, wife, and other possessions are lost, what indeed is the occasion for joy? Rather, the wise (sādhavaḥ), who look towards the ultimate shore (transcendence), attain detachment (virāga) through these very experiences.

Words meanings summery:

• नष्टे (naṣṭe) - when something is lost (lost, destroyed, ruined)

• धने (dhane) - when wealth is lost (in wealth, in property)

• अथ (atha) - and then, subsequently (then, and, moreover, now)

• दारादौ (dārādau) - when one's wife or other dear ones are lost (concerning wife and others, in the wife etc.)

• हर्षस्य (harṣasya) - the occasion for joy (of joy, of delight)

• अवसरः (avasaraḥ) - what opportunity for joy is there? (occasion, opportunity, chance)

• हि (hi) - what indeed is the occasion? (emphatic) (indeed, surely, for, because)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (occasion)? (who, what, which)

• पारावलोकिनः (pārāvalokinaḥ) - the wise who look to the ultimate shore (those who look at the other shore, those who are intent on transcendence)

• तु (tu) - but (introduces a contrast) (but, however, on the other hand)

• एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these very experiences/things (referring to loss of wealth, etc.) (by these (masc/neuter plural))

• विरागम् (virāgam) - detachment (virāga) (detachment, dispassion, aversion)

• यान्ति (yānti) - they attain (detachment) (they go, they attain, they reach)

• साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - the wise (sādhavaḥ) (the good, the virtuous, the wise, the sages)

Words meanings and morphology

नष्टे (naṣṭe) - when something is lost (lost, destroyed, ruined)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, perished, destroyed, vanished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'naś' (to perish) with 'kta' suffix.

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `dhane`.

धने (dhane) - when wealth is lost (in wealth, in property)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

Root: dhā (class 3)

अथ (atha) - and then, subsequently (then, and, moreover, now)

(indeclinable)

दारादौ (dārādau) - when one's wife or other dear ones are lost (concerning wife and others, in the wife etc.)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dārādi

dārādi - wife and so on, starting with wife

Compound `dāra` + `ādi`.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāra+ādi)

• dāra – wife
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dṝ (class 9)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on, others
  indeclinable

हर्षस्य (harṣasya) - the occasion for joy (of joy, of delight)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of harṣa

harṣa - joy, delight, pleasure, happiness

From root `hṛṣ` (to be glad, rejoice).

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

अवसरः (avasaraḥ) - what opportunity for joy is there? (occasion, opportunity, chance)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avasara

avasara - opportunity, occasion, chance, time, scope

From `ava-sṛ` (to go down, descend).

Prefix: ava

Root: sṛ (class 1)

हि (hi) - what indeed is the occasion? (emphatic) (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - what (occasion)? (who, what, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ka

ka - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

पारावलोकिनः (pārāvalokinaḥ) - the wise who look to the ultimate shore (those who look at the other shore, those who are intent on transcendence)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārāvalokin

pārāvalokin - looking to the other shore, contemplating the beyond, intent on final liberation

Agent noun

Compound `pāra` + `avalokin` (from `ava-lok` + `ini`).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāra+avalokin)

• pāra – the other shore, limit, end, transcendence
  noun (neuter)
• avalokin – one who sees/looks at, observer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root 'lok' (to see) with prefix 'ava-' and suffix '-in'.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `sādhavaḥ`.

तु (tu) - but (introduces a contrast) (but, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these very experiences/things (referring to loss of wealth, etc.) (by these (masc/neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the losses mentioned earlier.

विरागम् (virāgam) - detachment (virāga) (detachment, dispassion, aversion)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of virāga

virāga - detachment, dispassion, aversion, absence of worldly desire

From `vi-rañj` (to be colored, attracted) + `ghañ` suffix, negation `vi-`.

Prefix: vi

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Object of `yānti`.

यान्ति (yānti) - they attain (detachment) (they go, they attain, they reach)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present Active Indicative

Third person plural, present tense, active voice.

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Subject is `sādhavaḥ`.

साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - the wise (sādhavaḥ) (the good, the virtuous, the wise, the sages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, wise, holy man, sage

From root `sādh` (to accomplish, succeed).

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Subject of `yānti`.

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