योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-59, verse-2

तिर्यञ्चः पशवो मूढा ये न तुष्यन्त्यसाधवः ।
भोगैः कृपणसर्वस्वैरादिमध्यान्तपेलवैः ॥ २ ॥

tiryañcaḥ paśavo mūḍhā ye na tuṣyantyasādhavaḥ ,
bhogaiḥ kṛpaṇasarvasvairādimadhyāntapelavaiḥ 2

2. tirañcaḥ paśavaḥ mūḍhāḥ ye na tuṣyanti asādhavaḥ
bhogaiḥ kṛpaṇasarvasvaiḥ ādimadhyāntapelavaiḥ

2. ye tirañcaḥ mūḍhāḥ paśavaḥ asādhavaḥ ādimadhyāntapelavaiḥ
kṛpaṇasarvasvaiḥ bhogaiḥ na tuṣyanti

2. Animals, foolish beasts, and the wicked, who are never satisfied by transient pleasures (bhoga) that are the be-all and end-all for the miserable, and which are inherently frail in their beginning, middle, and end.

Words meanings summery:

• तिरञ्चः (tirañcaḥ) - animals, irrational beings

• पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals, beasts

• मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - foolish, bewildered, stupid

• ये (ye) - who, which

• न (na) - not, no

• तुष्यन्ति (tuṣyanti) - are satisfied, rejoice

• असाधवः (asādhavaḥ) - the wicked, dishonest, impious

• भोगैः (bhogaiḥ) - by enjoyments, pleasures, experiences

• कृपणसर्वस्वैः (kṛpaṇasarvasvaiḥ) - by what is everything to the wretched, by the all-important to the miserable

• आदिमध्यान्तपेलवैः (ādimadhyāntapelavaiḥ) - by those that are frail in the beginning, middle, and end

Words meanings and morphology

तिरञ्चः (tirañcaḥ) - animals, irrational beings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tiryañc

tiryañc - going obliquely, horizontal; an animal, irrational being

पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals, beasts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - cattle, animal, beast

मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - foolish, bewildered, stupid

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mūḍha

mūḍha - foolish, bewildered, stupid

Past Passive Participle

From √muh (to be bewildered)

Root: muh (class 4)

ये (ye) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ya

ya - who, which

Relative pronoun

Note: Refers to tirañcaḥ, paśavaḥ, mūḍhāḥ, and asādhavaḥ.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तुष्यन्ति (tuṣyanti) - are satisfied, rejoice

(verb)

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

Present active

3rd person plural present active of √tuṣ (class 4)

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

असाधवः (asādhavaḥ) - the wicked, dishonest, impious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asādhu

asādhu - bad, wicked, dishonest

a (negation) + sādhu

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sādhu)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• sādhu – good, virtuous, righteous
  adjective (masculine)

भोगैः (bhogaiḥ) - by enjoyments, pleasures, experiences

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, experience, possession

From √bhuj (to enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

कृपणसर्वस्वैः (kṛpaṇasarvasvaiḥ) - by what is everything to the wretched, by the all-important to the miserable

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kṛpaṇasarvasva

kṛpaṇasarvasva - the entire possession/wealth of the miserable

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kṛpaṇa+sarvasva)

• kṛpaṇa – miserable, wretched, poor
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: kṛp (class 1)
• sarvasva – all one's property, one's whole fortune, everything
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies bhogaiḥ.

आदिमध्यान्तपेलवैः (ādimadhyāntapelavaiḥ) - by those that are frail in the beginning, middle, and end

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ādimadhyāntapelava

ādimadhyāntapelava - frail/weak in beginning, middle, and end

Compound where ādi, madhya, and anta specify the condition of pelava

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ādi+madhya+anta+pelava)

• ādi – beginning, commencement
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, central
  adjective (neuter)
• anta – end, conclusion, boundary
  noun (masculine)
• pelava – frail, weak, tender, delicate
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies bhogaiḥ.

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