योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-61, verse-3

नेहन्ते प्रकृतादन्यत्ते नान्यत्स्थावरो यथा ।
रमन्ते स्वसदाचारैः स्वार्थेभ्यः पादपा यथा ॥ ३ ॥

nehante prakṛtādanyatte nānyatsthāvaro yathā ,
ramante svasadācāraiḥ svārthebhyaḥ pādapā yathā 3

3. na īhante prakṛtāt anyat te na anyat sthāvaraḥ yathā
ramante sva-sad-ācāraiḥ sva-arthebhyaḥ pādapāḥ yathā

3. (te) prakṛtāt anyat na īhante,
yathā sthāvaraḥ na anyat (īhate).
(te) sva-sad-ācāraiḥ ramante,
yathā pādapāḥ sva-arthebhyaḥ (ramante).

3. They do not strive for anything other than what is naturally appropriate for them, just as an immovable being (a mountain) does not (strive for anything else). They delight in their own good conduct (dharma), like trees (exist for) their own natural purposes.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• ईहन्ते (īhante) - they strive for (they strive, they endeavor, they wish)

• प्रकृतात् (prakṛtāt) - from what is naturally appropriate for them (from the natural, from the established, from the original)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - anything other (other, another)

• ते (te) - they (they, those)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else (other, another)

• स्थावरः (sthāvaraḥ) - an immovable being (like a mountain) (immovable, stationary, a mountain, a tree)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as)

• रमन्ते (ramante) - they delight in (they delight, they sport)

• स्व-सद्-आचारैः (sva-sad-ācāraiḥ) - in their own good conduct (dharma) (by their own good conduct/practices)

• स्व-अर्थेभ्यः (sva-arthebhyaḥ) - for their own natural purposes (for their own purposes/benefits, for their own meaning)

• पादपाः (pādapāḥ) - trees (trees (lit. foot-drinkers))

• यथा (yathā) - like (just as, as)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

ईहन्ते (īhante) - they strive for (they strive, they endeavor, they wish)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of īh

present middle

root īh (1A)

Root: īh (class 1)

प्रकृतात् (prakṛtāt) - from what is naturally appropriate for them (from the natural, from the established, from the original)

(adjective)

Ablative, singular of prakṛta

prakṛta - natural, original, established, done

Past Passive Participle

from pra + kṛ (8U) + kta

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as a substantive, 'from that which is established/natural'.

अन्यत् (anyat) - anything other (other, another)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

ते (te) - they (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'great persons' from verse 1.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else (other, another)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

स्थावरः (sthāvaraḥ) - an immovable being (like a mountain) (immovable, stationary, a mountain, a tree)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthāvara

sthāvara - stationary, immovable, fixed; a mountain, a tree

root sthā (1P) + varac

Root: sthā (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as)

(indeclinable)

रमन्ते (ramante) - they delight in (they delight, they sport)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of ram

present middle

root ram (1A)

Root: ram (class 1)

स्व-सद्-आचारैः (sva-sad-ācāraiḥ) - in their own good conduct (dharma) (by their own good conduct/practices)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sva-sad-ācāra

sva-sad-ācāra - own good conduct, own virtuous practices

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+sat+ācāra)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• sat – good, virtuous, existing, true
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  root as (2P) + śatṛ
  Root: as (class 2)
• ācāra – conduct, custom, practice, (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  from ā + car (1P) + ghañ
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Instrumental case used to denote the means or object of delight.

स्व-अर्थेभ्यः (sva-arthebhyaḥ) - for their own natural purposes (for their own purposes/benefits, for their own meaning)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of sva-artha

sva-artha - own purpose, own meaning, own benefit, self-interest

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+artha)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, benefit
  noun (masculine)
  root ṛ (to go) + than
  Root: ṛ

Note: Dative case indicating purpose or goal.

पादपाः (pādapāḥ) - trees (trees (lit. foot-drinkers))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pādapa

pādapa - tree (lit. one who drinks with roots/feet)

from pāda + pa (drinker)

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot, root, ray
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinker, protector
  noun (masculine)
  root pā (to drink) + ka
  Root: pā (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - like (just as, as)

(indeclinable)

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