योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-10, verse-9
शीघ्रमुत्तिष्ठ भद्रं ते नियतं कार्यमाचर ।
न कालमतिवर्तन्ते महान्तः स्वेषु कर्मसु ॥ ९ ॥
न कालमतिवर्तन्ते महान्तः स्वेषु कर्मसु ॥ ९ ॥
śīghramuttiṣṭha bhadraṃ te niyataṃ kāryamācara ,
na kālamativartante mahāntaḥ sveṣu karmasu 9
na kālamativartante mahāntaḥ sveṣu karmasu 9
9.
śīghram uttiṣṭha bhadram te niyatam kāryam ācara
na kālam ativartante mahāntaḥ sveṣu karmasu
na kālam ativartante mahāntaḥ sveṣu karmasu
9.
śīghram uttiṣṭha te bhadram niyatam kāryam ācara
mahāntaḥ sveṣu karmasu kālam na ativartante
mahāntaḥ sveṣu karmasu kālam na ativartante
9.
Rise quickly; may good fortune be yours. Perform your prescribed duty. Great individuals do not disregard the proper time for their own actions (karma).
Words meanings summery:
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- शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately
- उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - rise up, stand up, awaken
- भद्रम् (bhadram) - welfare, good fortune, auspiciousness
- ते (te) - to you, for you, your
- नियतम् (niyatam) - fixed, prescribed, regular, restrained
- कार्यम् (kāryam) - duty, work, action, that which is to be done
- आचर (ācara) - perform, do, practice
- न (na) - not, no
- कालम् (kālam) - time, period, season
- अतिवर्तन्ते (ativartante) - they transgress, they disregard, they overcome
- महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - great ones, noble persons, important people
- स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own
- कर्मसु (karmasu) - in actions, in duties, in works
Words meanings and morphology
शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly, immediately
(indeclinable)
adverb
उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - rise up, stand up, awaken
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of uttiṣṭha
Imperative
2nd person singular, present active imperative of √sthā with upasarga ut
Prefix: ut
Root: sthā (class 1)
भद्रम् (bhadram) - welfare, good fortune, auspiciousness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra
bhadra - good, auspicious, fortunate, welfare
Note: Used here as a noun, 'welfare', implying "may welfare be to you".
ते (te) - to you, for you, your
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of tvam
tvam - you
Note: Can also be genitive, but dative fits "may good fortune be to you" better.
नियतम् (niyatam) - fixed, prescribed, regular, restrained
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of niyata
niyata - fixed, prescribed, appointed, restrained, certain
Past Passive Participle
From √yam (to restrain) with upasarga ni
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)
Note: Accusative singular neuter, agreeing with `kāryam`.
कार्यम् (kāryam) - duty, work, action, that which is to be done
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya
kārya - work, duty, business, action, that which is to be done
Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
From √kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
आचर (ācara) - perform, do, practice
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ācara
Imperative
2nd person singular, present active imperative of √car (to move) with upasarga ā
Prefix: ā
Root: car (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
कालम् (kālam) - time, period, season
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, period, season, duration
Note: Object of `ativartante`.
अतिवर्तन्ते (ativartante) - they transgress, they disregard, they overcome
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of ativartate
Present
3rd person plural, present middle voice of √vṛt (to turn) with upasarga ati
Prefix: ati
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Agrees with `mahāntaḥ`.
महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - great ones, noble persons, important people
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahat
mahat - great, large, important, noble
Note: Subject of `ativartante`.
स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, plural of sva
sva - own, one's own
कर्मसु (karmasu) - in actions, in duties, in works
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of karma
karma - action, deed, work, duty, fate (karma)
From √kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)