योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-22, verse-33

तमेव भुक्तविरसं व्यापारौघं पुनःपुनः ।
दिवसे दिवसे कुर्वन्प्राज्ञः कस्मान्न लज्जते ॥ ३३ ॥

tameva bhuktavirasaṃ vyāpāraughaṃ punaḥpunaḥ ,
divase divase kurvanprājñaḥ kasmānna lajjate 33

33. tam eva bhuktavirasam vyāpāraogham punaḥ punaḥ
divase divase kurvan prājñaḥ kasmāt na lajjate

33. prājñaḥ divase divase punaḥ punaḥ tam eva
bhuktavirasam vyāpāraogham kurvan kasmāt na lajjate

33. Why is a wise person not ashamed, repeatedly performing day after day that very same multitude of activities that have become distasteful?

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that, him, it

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• भुक्तविरसम् (bhuktavirasam) - tasted as unpleasant, distasteful

• व्यापारओघम् (vyāpāraogham) - multitude of activities

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• दिवसे (divase) - every day (when repeated) (on the day, in the day)

• दिवसे (divase) - every day (when repeated) (on the day, in the day)

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing

• प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - the wise person, wise

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what

• न (na) - not, no

• लज्जते (lajjate) - is ashamed

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that, him, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

भुक्तविरसम् (bhuktavirasam) - tasted as unpleasant, distasteful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhuktavirasa

bhuktavirasa - tasted as unpleasant, distasteful

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhukta+virasa)

• bhukta – eaten, enjoyed, consumed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhuj
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• virasa – tasteless, unpleasant, disagreeable
  adjective (neuter)

Note: agrees with vyāpāraogham

व्यापारओघम् (vyāpāraogham) - multitude of activities

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyāpāraogha

vyāpāraogha - multitude of activities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyāpāra+ogha)

• vyāpāra – activity, occupation, business
  noun (masculine)
  from vi-ā-pṛ
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• ogha – stream, flood, multitude
  noun (masculine)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

दिवसे (divase) - every day (when repeated) (on the day, in the day)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of divasa

divasa - day

Note: repeated for 'every day'

दिवसे (divase) - every day (when repeated) (on the day, in the day)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of divasa

divasa - day

Note: repeated for 'every day'

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, performing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

Present Active Participle

from root kṛ, Pāṇinian class 8

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: agrees with prājñaḥ

प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - the wise person, wise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, a wise person

from pra-jñā

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, why

Note: used adverbially to mean 'why'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लज्जते (lajjate) - is ashamed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of lajj

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada)

Root: lajj (class 1)

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