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.

25. אהוב, השלטון בשלושת העולמות אינו מעניק שמחה לחשיבה כפי שמעניקה אהבה זו, אשר גורמת אף לטיפות האור המשמח של הירח לחוויר לעומתה.

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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