योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-24, verse-65

दन्तैर्दन्तान्प्रसंपीड्य भोगेष्वरतिमाहरेत् ।
देशाचाराविरुद्धेन बान्धवैकमतेन च ॥ ६५ ॥

dantairdantānprasaṃpīḍya bhogeṣvaratimāharet ,
deśācārāviruddhena bāndhavaikamatena ca 65

65. dantaiḥ dantān prasaṃpīḍya bhogeṣu aratim
āharet deśācārāviruddhena bāndhavaikamatena ca

65. (janaḥ) dantaiḥ dantān prasaṃpīḍya bhogeṣu aratim
deśācārāviruddhena bāndhavaikamatena ca āharet

65. With firm resolve, one should cultivate an aversion to sensual pleasures, doing so in a manner not contrary to local customs and with the unanimous consent of one's relatives.

Words meanings summery:

• दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - by teeth

• दन्तान् (dantān) - teeth

• प्रसंपीड्य (prasaṁpīḍya) - with firm resolve (idiomatic: 'clenching one's teeth') (having clenched firmly, having pressed together)

• भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in enjoyments, in sensual pleasures

• अरतिम् (aratim) - aversion, non-attachment, dislike, disgust

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

• देशाचाराविरुद्धेन (deśācārāviruddhena) - in a manner not contrary to local customs (by what is not contrary to local customs)

• बान्धवैकमतेन (bāndhavaikamatena) - with the unanimous consent of relatives, by the agreement of kinsmen

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - by teeth

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of danta

danta - tooth, tusk

दन्तान् (dantān) - teeth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of danta

danta - tooth, tusk

प्रसंपीड्य (prasaṁpīḍya) - with firm resolve (idiomatic: 'clenching one's teeth') (having clenched firmly, having pressed together)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with prefixes 'pra' and 'sam' from root 'pīḍ' and suffix '-ya'

Prefixes: pra+sam

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

भोगेषु (bhogeṣu) - in enjoyments, in sensual pleasures

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, experience, pleasure, sensual gratification

अरतिम् (aratim) - aversion, non-attachment, dislike, disgust

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of arati

arati - dislike, aversion, disinclination, non-attachment

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of āhṛ

Present Active Optative

From root 'hṛ' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

देशाचाराविरुद्धेन (deśācārāviruddhena) - in a manner not contrary to local customs (by what is not contrary to local customs)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of deśācārāviruddha

deśācārāviruddha - not contrary to local customs

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (deśa+ācāra+aviruddha)

• deśa – country, region, place
  noun (masculine)
• ācāra – custom, tradition, conduct
  noun (masculine)
• aviruddha – not opposed, not contrary, in agreement
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to modify the action of cultivating aversion.

बान्धवैकमतेन (bāndhavaikamatena) - with the unanimous consent of relatives, by the agreement of kinsmen

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bāndhavaikamata

bāndhavaikamata - unanimous opinion of relatives

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bāndhava+ekamata)

• bāndhava – relative, kinsman
  noun (masculine)
• ekamata – unanimous opinion, agreement, concord
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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