योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-29, verse-5

तदेतामेव पदवीमवलम्ब्य करोम्यहम् ।
भवतीहोपभुक्ताभिः किं मे बाह्यविभूतिभिः ॥ ५ ॥

tadetāmeva padavīmavalambya karomyaham ,
bhavatīhopabhuktābhiḥ kiṃ me bāhyavibhūtibhiḥ 5

5. tat etām eva padavīm avalambya karomi aham
bhavati iha upabhuktābhiḥ kim me bāhyavibhūtibhiḥ

5. tat aham etām padavīm eva avalambya karomi iha
upabhuktābhiḥ bāhyavibhūtibhiḥ me kim bhavati

5. Therefore, I shall indeed follow this very path. What use are external splendors (vibhūti) enjoyed in this world to me?

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore (that, therefore, then)

• एताम् (etām) - this (path) (this (feminine accusative singular))

• एव (eva) - indeed, very (emphatic) (indeed, just, only)

• पदवीम् (padavīm) - path (spiritual path) (path, way)

• अवलम्ब्य (avalambya) - having followed, having adopted (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having adopted)

• करोमि (karomi) - I shall do, I shall make (this my course) (I do, I make)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• भवति (bhavati) - is there (used impersonally in a question) (it is, it exists, there is)

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)

• उपभुक्ताभिः (upabhuktābhiḥ) - by things enjoyed (by those enjoyed, by those consumed)

• किम् (kim) - what use? (what?, why?, of what use?)

• मे (me) - to me, for me (to me, for me, my)

• बाह्यविभूतिभिः (bāhyavibhūtibhiḥ) - by external splendors (vibhūti) (by external glories/riches/powers)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore (that, therefore, then)

(indeclinable)

एताम् (etām) - this (path) (this (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one

Note: Refers to padavī.

एव (eva) - indeed, very (emphatic) (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

पदवीम् (padavīm) - path (spiritual path) (path, way)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of padavī

padavī - path, way, road, track, course

अवलम्ब्य (avalambya) - having followed, having adopted (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having adopted)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root lamb (to hang, depend) with prefix ava-. Formed with -ya suffix (preceded by upasarga).

Prefix: ava

Root: lamb (class 1)

Note: An absolutive, indicating an action completed before the main verb.

करोमि (karomi) - I shall do, I shall make (this my course) (I do, I make)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present active indicative

1st person singular, present tense.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person pronoun)

भवति (bhavati) - is there (used impersonally in a question) (it is, it exists, there is)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

3rd person singular, present tense.

Root: bhū (class 1)

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

उपभुक्ताभिः (upabhuktābhiḥ) - by things enjoyed (by those enjoyed, by those consumed)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of upabhukta

upabhukta - enjoyed, consumed, possessed, experienced

Past Passive Participle

From root bhuj (to enjoy, eat) with prefix upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: bhuj (class 7)

किम् (kim) - what use? (what?, why?, of what use?)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me (first person pronoun)

बाह्यविभूतिभिः (bāhyavibhūtibhiḥ) - by external splendors (vibhūti) (by external glories/riches/powers)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of bāhyavibhūti

bāhyavibhūti - external glory, outward manifestation of power, external splendor

Compound word.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhya+vibhūti)

• bāhya – external, outward, foreign
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from bahis (outside).
• vibhūti – power, greatness, glory, splendor, opulence, manifestation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from vi-bhū (to be powerful, to manifest).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhū (class 1)

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