योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-25, verse-8
दृष्टान्तदृष्टयो दृष्टा भुक्तं भोक्तव्यमक्षतम् ।
आक्रान्तमखिलं भूतं जातं किमिव शोभनम् ॥ ८ ॥
आक्रान्तमखिलं भूतं जातं किमिव शोभनम् ॥ ८ ॥
dṛṣṭāntadṛṣṭayo dṛṣṭā bhuktaṃ bhoktavyamakṣatam ,
ākrāntamakhilaṃ bhūtaṃ jātaṃ kimiva śobhanam 8
ākrāntamakhilaṃ bhūtaṃ jātaṃ kimiva śobhanam 8
8.
dṛṣṭāntadṛṣṭayaḥ dṛṣṭā bhuktam bhoktavyam akṣatam
ākrāntam akhilam bhūtam jātam kim iva śobhanam
ākrāntam akhilam bhūtam jātam kim iva śobhanam
8.
dṛṣṭāntadṛṣṭayaḥ dṛṣṭā bhuktam bhoktavyam akṣatam
akhilam bhūtam ākrāntam kim iva śobhanam jātam
akhilam bhūtam ākrāntam kim iva śobhanam jātam
8.
Through countless instances, sights have been observed; what has been experienced (bhuktam) and what is yet to be experienced (bhoktavyam) remains perpetually present (akṣatam). The entire existence (akhilaṁ bhūtam) is pervaded [by this cycle of repetition]. What truly good (śobhanam) has ever arisen (jātam) from it?
Words meanings summery:
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- दृष्टान्तदृष्टयः (dṛṣṭāntadṛṣṭayaḥ) - those whose views are based on examples, those who see examples
- दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, observed, perceived
- भुक्तम् (bhuktam) - enjoyed, experienced, eaten
- भोक्तव्यम् (bhoktavyam) - to be enjoyed, to be experienced, to be eaten
- अक्षतम् (akṣatam) - unharmed, intact, uninjured, undiminished, perpetual
- आक्रान्तम् (ākrāntam) - pervaded, overwhelmed, conquered
- अखिलम् (akhilam) - all, entire, complete
- भूतम् (bhūtam) - here, referring to 'creation' or 'all that exists' (being, creature, element, existence, the past)
- जातम् (jātam) - born, produced, arisen, happened
- किम् (kim) - what? why?
- इव (iva) - An intensifier, meaning 'what truly' or 'what indeed' (like, as, as if, indeed)
- शोभनम् (śobhanam) - good, excellent, beautiful, auspicious
Words meanings and morphology
दृष्टान्तदृष्टयः (dṛṣṭāntadṛṣṭayaḥ) - those whose views are based on examples, those who see examples
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛṣṭāntadṛṣṭi
dṛṣṭāntadṛṣṭi - one whose perception or insight is based on examples; a view based on examples
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛṣṭānta+dṛṣṭi)
- dṛṣṭānta – example, instance, illustration, precedent
noun (masculine)
Root: dṛś (class 1) - dṛṣṭi – sight, vision, view, insight, perception
noun (feminine)
Derived from root `dṛś` (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, observed, perceived
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭa
dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived
Past Passive Participle
From root `dṛś` (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Agrees with an implied feminine noun, possibly referring to 'sights' (dṛṣṭayaḥ) or the act of seeing.
भुक्तम् (bhuktam) - enjoyed, experienced, eaten
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhukta
bhukta - enjoyed, eaten, experienced
Past Passive Participle
From root `bhuj` (to enjoy, eat)
Root: bhuj (class 7)
भोक्तव्यम् (bhoktavyam) - to be enjoyed, to be experienced, to be eaten
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhoktavya
bhoktavya - to be enjoyed, to be eaten, to be experienced
Gerundive
From root `bhuj` (to enjoy, eat) with suffix `-tavya`
Root: bhuj (class 7)
अक्षतम् (akṣatam) - unharmed, intact, uninjured, undiminished, perpetual
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣata
akṣata - unharmed, intact, uninjured, undiminished, perpetual
Negative prefix `a-` + `kṣata` (injured, damaged)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣata)
- a – not, un-, in-
indeclinable - kṣata – injured, harmed, damaged, decayed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root `kṣan` (to injure) or `kṣi` (to destroy)
Root: kṣan (class 8)
आक्रान्तम् (ākrāntam) - pervaded, overwhelmed, conquered
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ākrānta
ākrānta - pervaded, overwhelmed, seized, attacked
Past Passive Participle
From root `kram` (to step, go) with prefix `ā-`
Prefix: ā
Root: kram (class 1)
अखिलम् (akhilam) - all, entire, complete
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of akhila
akhila - whole, entire, complete, all
Negative prefix `a-` + `khila` (gap, deficiency)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)
- a – not, un-, in-
indeclinable - khila – gap, deficiency, empty space, waste land
noun (masculine)
भूतम् (bhūtam) - here, referring to 'creation' or 'all that exists' (being, creature, element, existence, the past)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, existence, the past, what has been
Past Passive Participle
From root `bhū` (to be, become), often substantivized
Root: bhū (class 1)
जातम् (jātam) - born, produced, arisen, happened
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta
jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened, created
Past Passive Participle
From root `jan` (to be born, produced)
Root: jan (class 4)
किम् (kim) - what? why?
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, why, how
Interrogative pronoun
इव (iva) - An intensifier, meaning 'what truly' or 'what indeed' (like, as, as if, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Particle of comparison or emphasis
शोभनम् (śobhanam) - good, excellent, beautiful, auspicious
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śobhana
śobhana - beautiful, splendid, good, excellent, auspicious
From root `śubh` (to shine, be beautiful)
Root: śubh (class 1)