योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-58, verse-3

सम्यग्ज्ञानामृतापूर्णा मतिर्नारमतास्य सा ।
पञ्चभूतमयेऽमान्ये दृश्येऽस्मिन्पेलवात्मनि ॥ ३ ॥

samyagjñānāmṛtāpūrṇā matirnāramatāsya sā ,
pañcabhūtamaye'mānye dṛśye'sminpelavātmani 3

3. samyak jñāna amṛta āpūrṇā matiḥ na aramata asya sā
pañca bhūta maye amānye dṛśye asmin pelava ātmani

3. asya samyak jñāna amṛta āpūrṇā sā matiḥ pañca bhūta maye amānye asmin pelava ātmani dṛśye na aramata.

3. His intellect (mati), replete with the nectar of perfect knowledge, found no delight in this contemptible visible world (dṛśya) – which is composed of the five elements and is of a fragile nature (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• सम्यक् (samyak) - perfect (proper, right, complete, perfect)

• ज्ञान (jñāna) - knowledge (knowledge, wisdom)

• अमृत (amṛta) - nectar (nectar, immortality)

• आपूर्णा (āpūrṇā) - replete (full, filled with, replete)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - intellect (mati) (mind, intellect, thought, opinion (mati))

• न (na) - not

• अरमत (aramata) - found delight (she delighted, she rejoiced)

• अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Kacha's intellect) (his, of this)

• सा (sā) - that (intellect) (she, that (feminine singular))

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• भूत (bhūta) - elements (five elements: earth, water, fire, air, ether) (element, being, created thing)

• मये (maye) - composed of (made of, consisting of)

• अमान्ये (amānye) - contemptible (not to be honored, contemptible, not worthy of respect)

• दृश्ये (dṛśye) - in this visible world (dṛśya) (in the visible world, in the sight, in what is seen (dṛśya))

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (visible world) (in this)

• पेलव (pelava) - fragile (tender, soft, delicate, fragile)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - of a fragile nature (ātman) (in the self, in its nature)

Words meanings and morphology

सम्यक् (samyak) - perfect (proper, right, complete, perfect)

(indeclinable)

Also functions as an adjective.

Root: añc (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adverb modifying `jñāna` within the compound.

ज्ञान (jñāna) - knowledge (knowledge, wisdom)

(noun)

neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding, realization

From root √jñā (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Part of the compound `samyagjñānāmṛtāpūrṇā`.

अमृत (amṛta) - nectar (nectar, immortality)

(noun)

neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - immortal, nectar, ambrosia, immortality

Past Passive Participle

From 'a' (not) + 'mṛta' (dead).

Prefix: a

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound `samyagjñānāmṛtāpūrṇā`.

आपूर्णा (āpūrṇā) - replete (full, filled with, replete)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āpūrṇa

āpūrṇa - full, complete, filled with

Past Passive Participle

From root √pṝ (to fill) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: pṝ (class 9)

Note: `samyak-jñāna-amṛta-āpūrṇā` (Bahuvrīhi compound) - 'whose (intellect) is full of the nectar of perfect knowledge'.

मतिः (matiḥ) - intellect (mati) (mind, intellect, thought, opinion (mati))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, intellect, thought, opinion, understanding (mati)

From root √man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अरमत (aramata) - found delight (she delighted, she rejoiced)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of ram

imperfect middle

From root √ram (1st class, Atmanepada). Augmented past tense.

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Used with `na` to mean 'did not delight'.

अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Kacha's intellect) (his, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Kacha.

सा (sā) - that (intellect) (she, that (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to `matiḥ`.

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(indeclinable)

Cardinal numeral.

Note: Functions as adjective, first part of the compound `pañcabhūtamaye`.

भूत (bhūta) - elements (five elements: earth, water, fire, air, ether) (element, being, created thing)

(noun)

neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, created, past

Past Passive Participle

From root √bhū (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound `pañcabhūtamaye`.

मये (maye) - composed of (made of, consisting of)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of maya

maya - made of, consisting of, full of (suffix)

Suffix -maya.

Note: `pañca-bhūta-maye` - 'made of the five elements'. Agrees with `dṛśye`.

अमान्ये (amānye) - contemptible (not to be honored, contemptible, not worthy of respect)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of amānya

amānya - not to be honored, contemptible, unworthy of regard

Gerundive

From 'a' (not) + 'mānya' (to be honored), derived from root √man.

Prefix: a

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `dṛśye`.

दृश्ये (dṛśye) - in this visible world (dṛśya) (in the visible world, in the sight, in what is seen (dṛśya))

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, object of sight, the phenomenal world (dṛśya)

Gerundive

From root √dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (visible world) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with `dṛśye`.

पेलव (pelava) - fragile (tender, soft, delicate, fragile)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of pelava

pelava - tender, soft, delicate, fragile, subtle

Note: First part of the compound `pelavātmani`.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - of a fragile nature (ātman) (in the self, in its nature)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)

Root: an (class 2)

Note: `pelava-ātmani` (Bahuvrīhi compound, locative) - 'in that whose nature is fragile'. Agrees with `dṛśye`.

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