योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-24, verse-25

पुरुषार्थादृते पुत्र नेह संप्राप्यते शुभम् ।
क्रियाफलं परिप्राप्तुं हर्षामर्षविवर्जितम् ॥ २५ ॥

puruṣārthādṛte putra neha saṃprāpyate śubham ,
kriyāphalaṃ pariprāptuṃ harṣāmarṣavivarjitam 25

25. puruṣārthāt ṛte putra na iha saṃprāpyate śubham
kriyāphalam pariprāptum harṣāmarṣavivarjitam

25. putra,
puruṣārthāt ṛte iha harṣāmarṣavivarjitam kriyāphalam pariprāptum śubham na saṃprāpyate

25. O son, without proper human endeavor (puruṣārtha), no good (śubham) is attained in this world, that good being the full attainment of the fruit of action (kriyāphalam) which is free from joy and anger.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरुषार्थात् (puruṣārthāt) - from human endeavor, from the goal of human life

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

• पुत्र (putra) - O son!

• न (na) - not

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• संप्राप्यते (saṁprāpyate) - is obtained, is achieved

• शुभम् (śubham) - good, auspicious, welfare, benefit

• क्रियाफलम् (kriyāphalam) - result of action, fruit of deed

• परिप्राप्तुम् (pariprāptum) - to obtain fully, to achieve completely

• हर्षामर्षविवर्जितम् (harṣāmarṣavivarjitam) - free from joy and anger, devoid of pleasure and resentment

Words meanings and morphology

पुरुषार्थात् (puruṣārthāt) - from human endeavor, from the goal of human life

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of puruṣārtha

puruṣārtha - human endeavor, goal of human life, objective of man

Compound noun 'puruṣa' (person) + 'artha' (goal, purpose)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+artha)

• puruṣa – human being, person, soul, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• artha – goal, purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates separation or 'without'.

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

(indeclinable)

Usually takes ablative case

पुत्र (putra) - O son!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'saṃprāpyate'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

locative adverb

संप्राप्यते (saṁprāpyate) - is obtained, is achieved

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of saṃ-pra-āp

Present Passive Indicative

5th conjugation, ātmanepada

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: The subject is 'śubham'.

शुभम् (śubham) - good, auspicious, welfare, benefit

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - good, auspicious, fortunate, welfare

Used as a noun here

Note: The subject.

क्रियाफलम् (kriyāphalam) - result of action, fruit of deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kriyāphala

kriyāphala - result of action, fruit of deed

Compound noun 'kriyā' (action) + 'phala' (fruit, result)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kriyā+phala)

• kriyā – action, deed, ritual
  noun (feminine)
  from root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'pariprāptum'.

परिप्राप्तुम् (pariprāptum) - to obtain fully, to achieve completely

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

from root 'āp' (to obtain), with prefixes 'pari' and 'pra'

Prefixes: pari+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

हर्षामर्षविवर्जितम् (harṣāmarṣavivarjitam) - free from joy and anger, devoid of pleasure and resentment

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of harṣāmarṣavivarjita

harṣāmarṣavivarjita - free from joy and anger

Compound adjective: 'harṣa' (joy) + 'amarṣa' (anger/impatience) + 'vivarjita' (devoid of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (harṣa+amarṣa+vivarjita)

• harṣa – joy, delight, elation
  noun (masculine)
  from root 'hṛṣ' (to be excited)
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)
• amarṣa – anger, indignation, impatience
  noun (masculine)
  from 'a' (negation) + 'mṛṣa' (patience), or 'a' + 'mṛṣ' (to bear)
  Prefix: a
  Root: mṛṣ (class 1)
• vivarjita – devoid of, abandoned, free from
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi + varj (to abandon)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kriyāphalam'.

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