योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-7, verse-25

अधःकरोति निष्यन्दं चन्द्रमाह्लादनं प्रिय ।
न तथा सुखयत्येषा चेतस्त्रिभुवनेशिता ॥ २५ ॥

adhaḥkaroti niṣyandaṃ candramāhlādanaṃ priya ,
na tathā sukhayatyeṣā cetastribhuvaneśitā 25

25. adhaḥ karoti niṣyandam candrāhlādanam priya |
na tathā sukhayati eṣā cetaḥ tribhuvaneśitā ||

25. priya,
eṣā candrāhlādanam niṣyandam adhaḥ karoti tribhuvaneśitā tathā cetaḥ na sukhayati

25. Dear one, this [affection] surpasses the moon's delight (āhlādana) and its soothing flow (niṣyanda). Not even the sovereignty over the three worlds (tribhuvana) delights the mind (cetas) as much.

Words meanings summery:

• अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below, inferior

• करोति (karoti) - makes, does, performs

• निष्यन्दम् (niṣyandam) - soothing flow (like nectar) (flow, stream, exudation, essence, nectar)

• चन्द्राह्लादनम् (candrāhlādanam) - the moon's delight, the refreshing quality of the moon

• प्रिय (priya) - dear one, beloved

• न (na) - not, no

• तथा (tathā) - as much, in the same way (so, thus, in that manner)

• सुखयति (sukhayati) - pleases, delights, makes happy

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, heart, consciousness

• त्रिभुवनेशिता (tribhuvaneśitā) - lordship over the three worlds, sovereignty of the three worlds

Words meanings and morphology

अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below, inferior

(indeclinable)

करोति (karoti) - makes, does, performs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

निष्यन्दम् (niṣyandam) - soothing flow (like nectar) (flow, stream, exudation, essence, nectar)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niṣyanda

niṣyanda - flow, stream, exudation, dropping, nectar

from ni-syand (to flow down)

Prefix: ni

Root: syand (class 1)

चन्द्राह्लादनम् (candrāhlādanam) - the moon's delight, the refreshing quality of the moon

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of candrāhlādana

candrāhlādana - moon's delight, moon's gladdening effect

compound of candra and āhlādana

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (candra+āhlādana)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• āhlādana – delighting, gladdening, refreshing
  noun (neuter)
  from ā-hlād (to gladden)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hlād (class 1)

प्रिय (priya) - dear one, beloved

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - as much, in the same way (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

सुखयति (sukhayati) - pleases, delights, makes happy

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sukh

Denominative verb

from sukha (happiness) with nic suffix

Root: sukh (class 10)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, heart, consciousness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

त्रिभुवनेशिता (tribhuvaneśitā) - lordship over the three worlds, sovereignty of the three worlds

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tribhuvaneśitā

tribhuvaneśitā - lordship of the three worlds, sovereignty over the three realms

compound of tribhuvana and īśitā

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tribhuvana+īśitā)

• tribhuvana – the three worlds (heaven, earth, and hell, or heaven, earth, and atmosphere)
  noun (neuter)
• īśitā – lordship, sovereignty, power
  noun (feminine)
  from īś (to be master)
  Root: īś (class 2)

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