योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-13

नास्य संसेव्यमानस्य सर्वसंपत्तिशालिनः ।
धनानामीश्वरस्येव स्मयो गर्वो यथा भवेत् ॥ १३ ॥

nāsya saṃsevyamānasya sarvasaṃpattiśālinaḥ ,
dhanānāmīśvarasyeva smayo garvo yathā bhavet 13

13. na asya saṃsevyamānasya sarva-sampatti-śālinaḥ
dhanānām īśvarasya iva smayaḥ garvaḥ yathā bhavet

13. asya saṃsevyamānasya sarva-sampatti-śālinaḥ dhanānām
īśvarasya iva smayaḥ garvaḥ yathā na bhavet

13. Pride (smaya) and arrogance (garva) do not arise for this being, who is being served and possesses all prosperity, just as they would for a lord of wealth.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्य (asya) - for this (being/Self) (of this, his)

• संसेव्यमानस्य (saṁsevyamānasya) - of one who is being served (of one who is being well served, of one being worshipped)

• सर्व-सम्पत्ति-शालिनः (sarva-sampatti-śālinaḥ) - possessing all prosperity (of one possessing all prosperity/wealth)

• धनानाम् (dhanānām) - of wealth (of riches, of wealth)

• ईश्वरस्य (īśvarasya) - of a lord (of a lord, of a master)

• इव (iva) - as they would for (like, as)

• स्मयः (smayaḥ) - pride (pride, arrogance, wonder)

• गर्वः (garvaḥ) - arrogance (arrogance, pride, haughtiness)

• यथा (yathā) - as they would (as, just as, according to)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would arise (may be, should be, would arise)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - for this (being/Self) (of this, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Genitive case indicating relation.

संसेव्यमानस्य (saṁsevyamānasya) - of one who is being served (of one who is being well served, of one being worshipped)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saṃsevyamāṇa

saṁsevyamāṇa - being worshipped, being served, being resorted to

Present Passive Participle

From √sev (to serve) with prefix sam- in passive voice (śānac ending).

Prefix: sam

Root: sev (class 1)

सर्व-सम्पत्ति-शालिनः (sarva-sampatti-śālinaḥ) - possessing all prosperity (of one possessing all prosperity/wealth)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarva-sampatti-śālin

sarva-sampatti-śālin - possessing all kinds of prosperity/wealth

Compound ending with suffix -śālin (possessing).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+sampatti+śālin)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• sampatti – prosperity, wealth, success, attainment
  noun (feminine)
  From √pad (to go, fall) with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)
• śālin – possessing, endowed with, rich in
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -śālin

धनानाम् (dhanānām) - of wealth (of riches, of wealth)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

ईश्वरस्य (īśvarasya) - of a lord (of a lord, of a master)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, ruler, god, capable

From √īś (to be master of, own, rule).

Root: īś (class 2)

इव (iva) - as they would for (like, as)

(indeclinable)

स्मयः (smayaḥ) - pride (pride, arrogance, wonder)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smaya

smaya - pride, arrogance, wonder, smiling

From √smi (to smile), but here figuratively for arrogance.

Root: smi (class 1)

गर्वः (garvaḥ) - arrogance (arrogance, pride, haughtiness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garva

garva - pride, arrogance, haughtiness, conceit

From √gūrv (to injure, to cause pride).

Root: gūrv (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as they would (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - would arise (may be, should be, would arise)

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

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