योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-24, verse-37

परं पौरुषमाश्रित्य भोगेष्वरतिमाहरेत् ।
न भोगेष्वरतिर्यावज्जायते भवनाशनी ॥ ३७ ॥

paraṃ pauruṣamāśritya bhogeṣvaratimāharet ,
na bhogeṣvaratiryāvajjāyate bhavanāśanī 37

37. param pauruṣam āśritya bhogeṣu aratim āharet /
na bhogeṣu aratiḥ yāvat jāyate bhavanāśanī //

37. param pauruṣam āśritya bhogeṣu aratim āharet /
bhogeṣu bhavanāśanī aratiḥ yāvat na jāyate //

37. One should cultivate disinterest in pleasures by resorting to supreme human effort (pauruṣa). For as long as disinterest in pleasures, which destroys the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), has not yet arisen, (one's effort is needed).

Words meanings summery:

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent

• पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - human effort, exertion, manliness (pauruṣa)

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, depending on, taking refuge in

• भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in pleasures, in enjoyments, in worldly objects

• अरतिम् (aratim) - disinterest, aversion, dissatisfaction

• आहरेत् (āharet) - one should bring about, generate, acquire

• न (na) - not, no

• भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in pleasures, in enjoyments, in worldly objects

• अरतिः (aratiḥ) - disinterest, aversion, dissatisfaction

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until

• जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, manifests

• भवनाशनी (bhavanāśanī) - destroying repeated existence/saṃsāra, destroyer of rebirth

Words meanings and morphology

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, distant, supreme, ultimate, excellent

पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - human effort, exertion, manliness (pauruṣa)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human, manly, human effort, virility, strength

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, depending on, taking refuge in

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root śri with prefix ā, suffix -tya

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in pleasures, in enjoyments, in worldly objects

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, experience, worldly object

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अरतिम् (aratim) - disinterest, aversion, dissatisfaction

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of arati

arati - disquiet, uneasiness, dislike, aversion, disinterest

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+rati)

• a – not, negation, un-
  prefix
• rati – pleasure, delight, attachment, love
  noun (feminine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

आहरेत् (āharet) - one should bring about, generate, acquire

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of āhṛ

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in pleasures, in enjoyments, in worldly objects

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, experience, worldly object

Root: bhuj (class 7)

अरतिः (aratiḥ) - disinterest, aversion, dissatisfaction

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of arati

arati - disquiet, uneasiness, dislike, aversion, disinterest

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+rati)

• a – not, negation, un-
  prefix
• rati – pleasure, delight, attachment, love
  noun (feminine)
  Root: ram (class 1)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, manifests

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

भवनाशनी (bhavanāśanī) - destroying repeated existence/saṃsāra, destroyer of rebirth

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhavanāśanī

bhavanāśana - destroying existence/rebirth

Feminine form of bhavanāśana (bhava + nāśana)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhava+nāśanī)

• bhava – existence, becoming, birth, repeated existence (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• nāśanī – destroying, causing to perish (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  Agent noun suffix -anī
  Feminine of nāśana, from root naś (to perish, destroy)
  Root: naś (class 4)

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