योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-71

इदमुत्तमसाम्राज्यं बोधं संत्यज्य शाश्वतम् ।
न रमेऽहमरम्यासु राज्यदुःखविभूतिषु ॥ ७१ ॥

idamuttamasāmrājyaṃ bodhaṃ saṃtyajya śāśvatam ,
na rame'hamaramyāsu rājyaduḥkhavibhūtiṣu 71

71. idam uttama-sāmrājyam bodham saṃtyajya śāśvatam
na rame aham aramyāsu rājya-duḥkha-vibhūtiṣu

71. Having abandoned this supreme and eternal sovereignty (of worldly dominion) and [its associated worldly] understanding (bodha), I do not delight in the undesirable splendors (vibhūti) which are the miseries of royal rule.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one.

• उत्तम-साम्राज्यम् (uttama-sāmrājyam) - supreme sovereignty/empire.

• बोधम् (bodham) - understanding, perception, worldly knowledge.

• संत्यज्य (saṁtyajya) - having abandoned, having given up, having renounced.

• शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting.

• न (na) - not, no.

• रमे (rame) - I delight, I rejoice, I revel.

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself.

• अरम्यासु (aramyāsu) - in the undesirable, in the not delightful.

• राज्य-दुःख-विभूतिषु (rājya-duḥkha-vibhūtiṣu) - in the splendors that are the miseries of royal rule.

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this, this one.

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one.

उत्तम-साम्राज्यम् (uttama-sāmrājyam) - supreme sovereignty/empire.

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama-sāmrājya

uttama-sāmrājya - supreme sovereignty, highest dominion.

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (uttama+sāmrājya)

• uttama – highest, best, supreme, excellent.
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
• sāmrājya – empire, sovereignty, universal dominion, supreme rule.
  noun (neuter)

बोधम् (bodham) - understanding, perception, worldly knowledge.

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - awakening, enlightenment; understanding, perception, intellect, worldly knowledge.

Root: √budh (class 1)

संत्यज्य (saṁtyajya) - having abandoned, having given up, having renounced.

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Prefix: sam

Root: √tyaj (class 1)

शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting.

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant.

न (na) - not, no.

(indeclinable)

रमे (rame) - I delight, I rejoice, I revel.

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of √ram

Present Middle Indicative

Root: √ram (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I, myself.

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself.

अरम्यासु (aramyāsu) - in the undesirable, in the not delightful.

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of aramya

aramya - undesirable, not delightful, unpleasant.

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+ramya)

• a – not, non-, un-.
  prefix/indeclinable
• ramya – delightful, pleasant, charming.
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  Gerundive
  Root: √ram

राज्य-दुःख-विभूतिषु (rājya-duḥkha-vibhūtiṣu) - in the splendors that are the miseries of royal rule.

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of rājya-duḥkha-vibhūti

rājya-duḥkha-vibhūti - the splendors/manifestations (vibhūti) which are characterized by the suffering (duḥkha) of a kingdom (rājya).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (rājya+duḥkha+vibhūti)

• rājya – kingdom, sovereignty, royal power.
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – suffering, misery, pain, sorrow.
  noun (neuter)
• vibhūti – splendor, glory, power, prosperity, manifestation, divine attribute.
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √bhū

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