योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-24, verse-56

यज्ञदानतपस्तीर्थसेवाभिर्जायते सुखम् ।
न तपोभिर्न दानेन न तीर्थैरपि जायते ॥ ५६ ॥

yajñadānatapastīrthasevābhirjāyate sukham ,
na tapobhirna dānena na tīrthairapi jāyate 56

56. yajñadānatapastīrthasevābhiḥ jāyate sukham
na tapobhiḥ na dānena na tīrthaiḥ api jāyate

56. sukham yajñadānatapastīrthasevābhiḥ jāyate.
tapobhiḥ na,
dānena na,
tīrthaiḥ api na jāyate

56. Happiness is said to arise from acts of Vedic ritual (yajña), charity (dāna), austerity (tapas), and service to holy places. However, true happiness does not arise from austerities (tapas), nor from charity (dāna), nor even from holy places.

Words meanings summery:

• यज्ञदानतपस्तीर्थसेवाभिः (yajñadānatapastīrthasevābhiḥ) - by sacrifices, charities, austerities, and service to holy places

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

• सुखम् (sukham) - worldly happiness, as opposed to ultimate bliss (happiness, joy, comfort)

• न (na) - not, no

• तपोभिः (tapobhiḥ) - by austerities, by penances

• न (na) - not, no

• दानेन (dānena) - by charity, by giving

• न (na) - not, no

• तीर्थैः (tīrthaiḥ) - by holy places, by pilgrimage sites

• अपि (api) - even, emphasizing the negation (even, also, too)

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

Words meanings and morphology

यज्ञदानतपस्तीर्थसेवाभिः (yajñadānatapastīrthasevābhiḥ) - by sacrifices, charities, austerities, and service to holy places

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of yajñadānatapastīrthasevā

yajñadānatapastīrthasevā - service to sacrifices, charities, austerities, and holy places

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (yajña+dāna+tapas+tīrtha+sevā)

• yajña – sacrifice, ritual, offering
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• dāna – charity, giving, gift
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dā (class 3)
• tapas – austerity, penance, spiritual heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• tīrtha – holy place, sacred bathing place, ford, pilgrimage site
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tṛ (class 1)
• sevā – service, worship, attendance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sev (class 1)

जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, originates

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root: jan (class 4)

सुखम् (sukham) - worldly happiness, as opposed to ultimate bliss (happiness, joy, comfort)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, comfort, ease

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तपोभिः (tapobhiḥ) - by austerities, by penances

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual heat, meditation

Root: tap (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दानेन (dānena) - by charity, by giving

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - charity, giving, gift, liberality

From root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तीर्थैः (tīrthaiḥ) - by holy places, by pilgrimage sites

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - holy place, sacred bathing place, ford, pilgrimage site

From root tṛ (to cross)

Root: tṛ (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, emphasizing the negation (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, originates

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root: jan (class 4)

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