योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-24, verse-42

विरोचन उवाच ।
आत्मावलोकनलता फलिनी फलति स्फुटम् ।
जीवस्य भोगेष्वरतिं शरदीव महालता ॥ ४२ ॥

virocana uvāca ,
ātmāvalokanalatā phalinī phalati sphuṭam ,
jīvasya bhogeṣvaratiṃ śaradīva mahālatā 42

42. virocana uvāca ātmāvalokanalatā phalinī phalati
sphuṭam jīvasya bhogeṣu aratiṃ śaradi iva mahālatā

42. virocana uvāca ātmāvalokanalatā phalinī jīvasya
bhogeṣu aratiṃ sphuṭam phalati śaradi iva mahālatā

42. Virochana said: The creeper of self-observation (ātma-avalokana-latā) distinctly yields non-attachment (arati) towards worldly pleasures for the living being (jīva), just as a great creeper (mahālatā) becomes fruitful in autumn (śarad).

Words meanings summery:

• विरोचन (virocana) - Father of Bali. (Virochana (proper name of an asura))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• आत्मावलोकनलता (ātmāvalokanalatā) - creeper of self-observation, vine of introspection

• फलिनी (phalinī) - fruit-bearing, fruitful

• फलति (phalati) - bears fruit, yields, ripens, results

• स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly, evidently, obviously

• जीवस्य (jīvasya) - of the living being, for the individual self (jīva)

• भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - towards enjoyments, in pleasures, regarding sense objects

• अरतिं (aratiṁ) - The fruit (phala) produced by the creeper. (non-attachment, disinterest, aversion)

• शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• महालता (mahālatā) - The subject of the simile. (great creeper, large vine)

Words meanings and morphology

विरोचन (virocana) - Father of Bali. (Virochana (proper name of an asura))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virocana

virocana - Virochana (a demon, son of Prahlada), shining, radiant

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form from root vac (class 2)

Root: vac (class 2)

आत्मावलोकनलता (ātmāvalokanalatā) - creeper of self-observation, vine of introspection

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātmāvalokanalatā

ātmāvalokanalatā - the creeper of self-observation or self-knowledge

Compound of ātman (self) + avalokana (observation) + latā (creeper)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ātman+avalokana+latā)

• ātman – self (ātman), soul, spirit, individual soul
  noun (masculine)
• avalokana – seeing, looking, observing, inspection
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive noun
  From ava- + root lok (to see)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: lok (class 10)
• latā – creeper, vine, tendril
  noun (feminine)

फलिनी (phalinī) - fruit-bearing, fruitful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of phalin

phalin - fruit-bearing, fruitful, productive

From phala (fruit) + in suffix

फलति (phalati) - bears fruit, yields, ripens, results

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of phal

Present Active

From root phal (class 1)

Root: phal (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly, evidently, obviously

(indeclinable)

From root sphuṭ (to burst open)

Root: sphuṭ (class 1)

जीवस्य (jīvasya) - of the living being, for the individual self (jīva)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living being, soul, individual self (jīva), life

From root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - towards enjoyments, in pleasures, regarding sense objects

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, sense object, snake's hood

From root bhuj (to enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Often implies 'towards' or 'regarding' when combined with words like arati.

अरतिं (aratiṁ) - The fruit (phala) produced by the creeper. (non-attachment, disinterest, aversion)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of arati

arati - disinterest, non-attachment, aversion, uneasiness

a- (negation) + rati (attachment, delight)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+rati)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• rati – attachment, delight, pleasure, love
  noun (feminine)
  From root ram (to delight)
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: The 'fruit' that is yielded.

शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of śarad

śarad - autumn, a year

Note: Denotes time, 'in autumn'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

महालता (mahālatā) - The subject of the simile. (great creeper, large vine)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahālatā

mahālatā - a great creeper or large vine

Compound of mahā (great) + latā (creeper)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+latā)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of mahat.
• latā – creeper, vine, tendril
  noun (feminine)

Note: Comparison with ātmāvalokanalatā.

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