योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-61, verse-6

नवस्तबकभाविन्या लतयेव वनद्रुमाः ।
समाः समरसाः सौम्याः सततं साधुसाधवः ॥ ६ ॥

navastabakabhāvinyā latayeva vanadrumāḥ ,
samāḥ samarasāḥ saumyāḥ satataṃ sādhusādhavaḥ 6

6. navastabakabhāvinyā latayā iva vanadrumāḥ
samāḥ samarasāḥ saumyāḥ satatam sādhusādhavaḥ

6. navastabakabhāvinyā latayā iva vanadrumāḥ samāḥ samarasāḥ saumyāḥ satatam sādhusādhavaḥ.

6. Just as forest trees are enhanced by a creeper bearing fresh clusters of blossoms, so too are these virtuous individuals constantly equitable, harmonious, gentle, and truly virtuous.

6. כעצי היער המעוטרים במטפס המצמיח אשכולות פרחים רעננים, הם שווי נפש, שלווים, עדינים וצדיקים בין צדיקים בכל עת.

Words meanings summery:

• नवस्तबकभाविन्या (navastabakabhāvinyā) - by the one endowed with new clusters of flowers

• लतया (latayā) - by a creeper, by a vine

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वनद्रुमाः (vanadrumāḥ) - forest trees

• समाः (samāḥ) - equal, even, uniform, same, impartial

• समरसाः (samarasāḥ) - having equal essence, harmonious, uniform in feeling, impartial

• सौम्याः (saumyāḥ) - gentle, mild, placid, moon-like, benevolent

• सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• साधुसाधवः (sādhusādhavaḥ) - truly good people, virtuous people

Words meanings and morphology

नवस्तबकभाविन्या (navastabakabhāvinyā) - by the one endowed with new clusters of flowers

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of navastabakabhāvin

navastabakabhāvin - endowed with new clusters of flowers, bearing fresh blossoms

adjectival derivative

Compound of nava (new) + stabaka (cluster) + bhāvin (possessing, becoming), from root bhū.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nava+stabaka+bhāvin)

• nava – new, fresh, young
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• stabaka – cluster, bunch (of flowers), blossom
  noun (masculine)
• bhāvin – becoming, existing, endowed with, having
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Present Active Participle derivative
  From root 'bhū' (to be, become) + -in (suffix).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Adjective in the instrumental case, modifying 'latayā'.

लतया (latayā) - by a creeper, by a vine

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of latā

latā - creeper, vine, tendril

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वनद्रुमाः (vanadrumāḥ) - forest trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vanadruma

vanadruma - forest tree

Compound of vana (forest) and druma (tree).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vana+druma)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• druma – tree
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dru

समाः (samāḥ) - equal, even, uniform, same, impartial

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sama

sama - equal, even, uniform, same, impartial

Note: This adjective describes the implied subject (the virtuous people).

समरसाः (samarasāḥ) - having equal essence, harmonious, uniform in feeling, impartial

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samarasa

samarasa - having equal essence/flavor, harmonious, uniform in feeling, impartial

Compound of sama (equal) and rasa (essence, taste, feeling).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sama+rasa)

• sama – equal, same
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• rasa – essence, taste, juice, feeling, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ras (class 1)

Note: This adjective describes the implied subject.

सौम्याः (saumyāḥ) - gentle, mild, placid, moon-like, benevolent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, placid, benevolent, auspicious, moon-like

Derived from soma (moon).

Note: This adjective describes the implied subject.

सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of 'satata' used adverbially.

साधुसाधवः (sādhusādhavaḥ) - truly good people, virtuous people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sādhusādhu

sādhusādhu - truly good people, excellent good people

Compound of sādhu (good, virtuous) as an adjective and sādhu (good person, sage) as a noun.

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (sādhu+sādhu)

• sādhu – good, virtuous, upright, saintly
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  From root 'sādh' (to accomplish, succeed).
  Root: sādh (class 5)
• sādhu – a good person, a sage, a virtuous individual
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'sādh' (to accomplish, succeed).
  Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: This noun describes the implied subject (the virtuous people).

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