योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-11, verse-18
न तदिहास्ति समुन्नतमुत्तमं व्रजसि येन परां परिपूर्णताम् ।
तदवलम्ब्य बलादतिधीरतां जहिहि चञ्चलतां शठ रे मनः ॥ १८ ॥
तदवलम्ब्य बलादतिधीरतां जहिहि चञ्चलतां शठ रे मनः ॥ १८ ॥
na tadihāsti samunnatamuttamaṃ vrajasi yena parāṃ paripūrṇatām ,
tadavalambya balādatidhīratāṃ jahihi cañcalatāṃ śaṭha re manaḥ 18
tadavalambya balādatidhīratāṃ jahihi cañcalatāṃ śaṭha re manaḥ 18
18.
na tat iha asti samunnatam uttamam
vrajasi yena parām paripūrṇatām
tat avalambya balāt atidhīratām
jahihi cañcalatām śaṭha re manaḥ
vrajasi yena parām paripūrṇatām
tat avalambya balāt atidhīratām
jahihi cañcalatām śaṭha re manaḥ
18.
śaṭha re manaḥ iha tat samunnatam
uttamam na asti yena tvam parām
paripūrṇatām vrajasi tat atidhīratām
balāt avalambya cañcalatām jahihi
uttamam na asti yena tvam parām
paripūrṇatām vrajasi tat atidhīratām
balāt avalambya cañcalatām jahihi
18.
O foolish mind (manas), there is nothing here that is so elevated and supreme by which you might attain ultimate perfection. Therefore, firmly grasping extreme steadfastness, abandon your fickleness!
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- तत् (tat) - that, it
- इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- समुन्नतम् (samunnatam) - very high, elevated, exalted, prominent
- उत्तमम् (uttamam) - highest, supreme, excellent, best
- व्रजसि (vrajasi) - you go, you attain, you proceed
- येन (yena) - by which, by whom, whereby
- पराम् (parām) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
- परिपूर्णताम् (paripūrṇatām) - completeness, perfection, fullness
- तत् (tat) - therefore, for that reason
- अवलम्ब्य (avalambya) - having resorted to, having taken support of, having grasped
- बलात् (balāt) - by force, strongly, forcibly
- अतिधीरताम् (atidhīratām) - extreme steadfastness, great firmness, utmost courage
- जहिहि (jahihi) - abandon, give up, destroy, renounce
- चञ्चलताम् (cañcalatām) - fickleness, restlessness, instability, unsteadiness
- शठ (śaṭha) - O rogue, O foolish one, O deceitful one
- रे (re) - O (vocative particle)
- मनः (manaḥ) - O mind, O intellect (manas)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that, it
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
root √as, 2nd class, Parasmaipada
Root: as (class 2)
समुन्नतम् (samunnatam) - very high, elevated, exalted, prominent
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of samunnata
samunnata - very high, elevated, exalted, prominent
Past Passive Participle
From root √nam (to bend) with prefixes sam and ut.
Prefixes: sam+ut
Root: nam (class 1)
Note: Nominative singular neuter, agreeing with 'tat'.
उत्तमम् (uttamam) - highest, supreme, excellent, best
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama
uttama - highest, supreme, excellent, best
Superlative form of 'ut'.
Note: Nominative singular neuter, agreeing with 'tat'.
व्रजसि (vrajasi) - you go, you attain, you proceed
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vraj
root √vraj, 1st class, Parasmaipada
Root: vraj (class 1)
येन (yena) - by which, by whom, whereby
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of yat
yat - which, who, what (relative pronoun)
Note: Instrumental singular neuter of relative pronoun 'yat'.
पराम् (parām) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of parā
parā - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, transcendent
Note: Accusative singular feminine, agreeing with 'paripūrṇatām'.
परिपूर्णताम् (paripūrṇatām) - completeness, perfection, fullness
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of paripūrṇatā
paripūrṇatā - completeness, perfection, fullness
Derived from 'paripūrṇa' (complete, perfect) with suffix '-tā'.
तत् (tat) - therefore, for that reason
(indeclinable)
Note: Ablative singular neuter of 'tad', used adverbially.
अवलम्ब्य (avalambya) - having resorted to, having taken support of, having grasped
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root √lamb (to hang, cling) with prefix ava. Special form 'lyap' for prefixed roots.
Prefix: ava
Root: lamb (class 1)
बलात् (balāt) - by force, strongly, forcibly
(indeclinable)
Note: Ablative singular of 'bala', used adverbially.
अतिधीरताम् (atidhīratām) - extreme steadfastness, great firmness, utmost courage
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of atidhīratā
atidhīratā - extreme steadfastness, great firmness, utmost courage
Derived from 'atidhīra' (extremely firm/steady) with suffix '-tā'.
Compound type : tatpurusha (ati+dhīra)
- ati – excessive, very, beyond
indeclinable
Prefix indicating excess or intensivity. - dhīra – firm, steady, courageous, wise
adjective (masculine)
जहिहि (jahihi) - abandon, give up, destroy, renounce
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of hā
root √hā, 3rd class, Parasmaipada (reduplicated imperative)
Root: hā (class 3)
चञ्चलताम् (cañcalatām) - fickleness, restlessness, instability, unsteadiness
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of cañcalatā
cañcalatā - fickleness, restlessness, instability, unsteadiness
Derived from 'cañcala' (fickle, restless) with suffix '-tā'.
शठ (śaṭha) - O rogue, O foolish one, O deceitful one
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of śaṭha
śaṭha - rogue, scoundrel, deceitful, crooked, foolish
रे (re) - O (vocative particle)
(indeclinable)
मनः (manaḥ) - O mind, O intellect (manas)
(noun)
Vocative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart, understanding
Root: man (class 4)