योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-46, verse-8

अनागतानां भोगानामवाञ्छनमकृत्रिमम् ।
आगतानां च संभोग इति पण्डितलक्षणम् ॥ ८ ॥

anāgatānāṃ bhogānāmavāñchanamakṛtrimam ,
āgatānāṃ ca saṃbhoga iti paṇḍitalakṣaṇam 8

8. anāgatānām bhogānām avāñchanam akṛtrimam
āgatānām ca saṃbhogaḥ iti paṇḍitalakṣaṇam

8. anāgatānām bhogānām akṛtrimam avāñchanam
ca āgatānām saṃbhogaḥ iti paṇḍitalakṣaṇam

8. The genuine absence of desire for enjoyments that have not yet arrived, and the full experience of those that have come – this is indeed the characteristic of a wise person.

Words meanings summery:

• अनागतानाम् (anāgatānām) - of enjoyments that have not yet arrived (future) (of those not arrived, of future things)

• भोगानाम् (bhogānām) - of enjoyments (of enjoyments, of experiences)

• अवाञ्छनम् (avāñchanam) - the absence of desire (non-desire, not wishing)

• अकृत्रिमम् (akṛtrimam) - genuine, natural (natural, genuine, unartificial)

• आगतानाम् (āgatānām) - of enjoyments that have arrived (present) (of those arrived, of present things)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• संभोगः (saṁbhogaḥ) - full experience/enjoyment (enjoyment, experience, sexual intercourse)

• इति (iti) - this is (marking the definition of `paṇḍitalakṣaṇam`) (thus, so, in this manner (marks direct speech or thought, or introduces definition))

• पण्डितलक्षणम् (paṇḍitalakṣaṇam) - the characteristic of a wise person (characteristic of a wise person)

Words meanings and morphology

अनागतानाम् (anāgatānām) - of enjoyments that have not yet arrived (future) (of those not arrived, of future things)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of anāgata

anāgata - not come, not arrived, future, not obtained

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Compound of `na` (negation) + `āgata` (P.P.P. of `ā-gam`).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+āgata)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• āgata – come, arrived, attained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā-' and 'kta' suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `bhogānām`.

भोगानाम् (bhogānām) - of enjoyments (of enjoyments, of experiences)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, experience, pleasure, food, possession

From root `bhuj` (to enjoy).

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अवाञ्छनम् (avāñchanam) - the absence of desire (non-desire, not wishing)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avāñchana

avāñchana - not wishing, not desiring, indifference

Compound of `na` (negation) + `vāñchana` (desiring). `vāñchana` is from root `vāñch` + `lyuṭ`.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+vāñchana)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• vāñchana – desiring, wishing
  noun (neuter)
  Nominalization of verb
  Derived from root 'vāñch' (to desire) with `lyuṭ` suffix.
  Root: vāñch (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अकृत्रिमम् (akṛtrimam) - genuine, natural (natural, genuine, unartificial)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṛtrima

akṛtrima - natural, genuine, unartificial, not made

Compound of `na` (negation) + `kṛtrima` (artificial).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+kṛtrima)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• kṛtrima – artificial, made, factitious
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies `avāñchanam`.

आगतानाम् (āgatānām) - of enjoyments that have arrived (present) (of those arrived, of present things)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, obtained, present

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā-' and 'kta' suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `bhogānām` (implied).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

संभोगः (saṁbhogaḥ) - full experience/enjoyment (enjoyment, experience, sexual intercourse)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbhoga

saṁbhoga - enjoyment, experience, possession, sexual union

From `sam-bhuj` (to enjoy together, experience fully).

Prefix: sam

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Subject of the sentence (along with `avāñchanam`).

इति (iti) - this is (marking the definition of `paṇḍitalakṣaṇam`) (thus, so, in this manner (marks direct speech or thought, or introduces definition))

(indeclinable)

पण्डितलक्षणम् (paṇḍitalakṣaṇam) - the characteristic of a wise person (characteristic of a wise person)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paṇḍitalakṣaṇa

paṇḍitalakṣaṇa - characteristic of a wise person, mark of a scholar

Compound `paṇḍita` + `lakṣaṇa`.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (paṇḍita+lakṣaṇa)

• paṇḍita – wise, learned, scholar, pundit
  noun (masculine)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, definition
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'lakṣ' (to perceive, mark).
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Predicate nominative.

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