योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-54, verse-15

पुष्पाक्रान्तौ करस्पन्दयत्नः पुत्रोपयुज्यते ।
तदप्युपकरोत्यस्मिन्न संकल्पपरिक्षये ॥ १५ ॥

puṣpākrāntau karaspandayatnaḥ putropayujyate ,
tadapyupakarotyasminna saṃkalpaparikṣaye 15

15. puṣpa-ākrāntau kara-spanda-yatnaḥ putra upayujyate
tat api upakaroti asmin na saṃkalpa-parikṣaye

15. putra,
puṣpa-ākrāntau kara-spanda-yatnaḥ upayujyate tat api asmin saṃkalpa-parikṣaye na upakaroti

15. Son, for pressing (or handling) flowers, the effort of a hand's movement is indeed employed. However, even that (slight physical effort) is not helpful in this complete dissipation of resolve (saṃkalpa).

15. בני, אפילו כדי למעוך פרח נדרש מאמץ קל של הזזת היד; אך אפילו מאמץ כזה אינו נחוץ כדי לכלות את המחשבות הדמיוניות.

Words meanings summery:

• पुष्प-आक्रान्तौ (puṣpa-ākrāntau) - in the context of an attack (or pressing) on flowers (in the pressing/handling of flowers)

• कर-स्पन्द-यत्नः (kara-spanda-yatnaḥ) - effort of hand movement

• पुत्र (putra) - O son

• उपयुज्यते (upayujyate) - is indeed employed (is employed, is used, is useful)

• तत् (tat) - even that (slight physical effort) (that, even that)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• उपकरोति (upakaroti) - is helpful (helps, benefits, is useful)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (context of dissipation) (in this)

• न (na) - not, no

• संकल्प-परिक्षये (saṁkalpa-parikṣaye) - in the complete destruction/dissipation of resolve

Words meanings and morphology

पुष्प-आक्रान्तौ (puṣpa-ākrāntau) - in the context of an attack (or pressing) on flowers (in the pressing/handling of flowers)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of puṣpa-ākrānti

puṣpa-ākrānti - attack/pressing/handling of flowers

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṣpa+ākrānti)

• puṣpa – flower
  noun (neuter)
• ākrānti – attack, assault, pressing, handling
  noun (feminine)
  From ā-kram
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Denotes the circumstance.

कर-स्पन्द-यत्नः (kara-spanda-yatnaḥ) - effort of hand movement

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kara-spanda-yatna

kara-spanda-yatna - effort of hand movement

Compound type : tatpurusha (kara+spanda+yatna)

• kara – hand
  noun (masculine)
• spanda – tremor, vibration, movement
  noun (masculine)
  From root √spand
  Root: spand (class 1)
• yatna – effort, exertion
  noun (masculine)
  From root √yat
  Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Subject of upayujyate.

पुत्र (putra) - O son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

उपयुज्यते (upayujyate) - is indeed employed (is employed, is used, is useful)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of upayuj

Passive voice formation.

Prefix: upa

Root: yuj (class 7)

तत् (tat) - even that (slight physical effort) (that, even that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

उपकरोति (upakaroti) - is helpful (helps, benefits, is useful)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of upakṛ

Prefix: upa

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (context of dissipation) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Nullifies upakaroti.

संकल्प-परिक्षये (saṁkalpa-parikṣaye) - in the complete destruction/dissipation of resolve

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃkalpa-parikṣaya

saṁkalpa-parikṣaya - complete destruction, dissipation of resolve

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃkalpa+parikṣaya)

• saṃkalpa – resolve, intention, mental construct (saṃkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-kḷp
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• parikṣaya – complete destruction, decay, dissipation
  noun (masculine)
  From pari-kṣi
  Prefix: pari
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Nullifies upakaroti.

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