योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-18

त्रुट्यन्ते सर्वतः पाशाः क्षीयन्ते सर्वशत्रवः ।
न कृन्तन्ति मनांस्याशा गृहाणीव दुराखवः ॥ १८ ॥

truṭyante sarvataḥ pāśāḥ kṣīyante sarvaśatravaḥ ,
na kṛntanti manāṃsyāśā gṛhāṇīva durākhavaḥ 18

18. truṭyante sarvataḥ pāśāḥ kṣīyante sarvaśatravaḥ
na kṛntanti manāṃsi āśā gṛhāṇi iva durākhavaḥ

18. sarvataḥ pāśāḥ truṭyante,
sarvaśatravaḥ kṣīyante.
āśā manāṃsi na kṛntanti,
iva durākhavaḥ gṛhāṇi (kṛntanti)

18. All bonds are severed from every direction, and all enemies are destroyed. Hopes (āśā) no longer torment the minds, just as destructive rats (durākhava) do not gnaw at houses.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रुट्यन्ते (truṭyante) - are severed (are broken, are severed, are cut)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from every direction (from all sides, everywhere, completely)

• पाशाः (pāśāḥ) - bonds (bonds, fetters, snares)

• क्षीयन्ते (kṣīyante) - are destroyed (are destroyed, diminish, wane, perish)

• सर्वशत्रवः (sarvaśatravaḥ) - all enemies

• न (na) - no longer (not, no)

• कृन्तन्ति (kṛntanti) - (do not) torment (they cut, they injure, they torment)

• मनांसि (manāṁsi) - minds (minds, hearts)

• आशा (āśā) - hopes (āśā) (hope, desire, expectation)

• गृहाणि (gṛhāṇi) - houses (houses, homes)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• दुराखवः (durākhavaḥ) - destructive rats (durākhava) (bad rats, destructive rats)

Words meanings and morphology

त्रुट्यन्ते (truṭyante) - are severed (are broken, are severed, are cut)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of truṭyate

From √truṭ, passive voice

Root: √truṭ (class 1)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from every direction (from all sides, everywhere, completely)

(indeclinable)

From sarva with suffix tas

पाशाः (pāśāḥ) - bonds (bonds, fetters, snares)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāśa

pāśa - bond, fetter, snare, rope

Note: Subject of truṭyante.

क्षीयन्ते (kṣīyante) - are destroyed (are destroyed, diminish, wane, perish)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of kṣīyate

From √kṣī, passive voice

Root: √kṣī (class 1)

सर्वशत्रवः (sarvaśatravaḥ) - all enemies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvaśatru

sarvaśatru - all enemies

Compound of sarva (all) and śatru (enemy)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+śatru)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of kṣīyante.

न (na) - no longer (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कृन्तन्ति (kṛntanti) - (do not) torment (they cut, they injure, they torment)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṛntati

From √kṛt (class 6)

Root: √kṛt (class 6)

मनांसि (manāṁsi) - minds (minds, hearts)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart

Note: Object of kṛntanti.

आशा (āśā) - hopes (āśā) (hope, desire, expectation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āśā

āśā - hope, desire, expectation

From ā-√aś (to reach, obtain) + a suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: √aś (class 5)

Note: Subject of kṛntanti. The singular form āśā is given in Devanagari, implying 'hope' (as a collective or singular concept).

गृहाणि (gṛhāṇi) - houses (houses, homes)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

Note: Object of implied verb in the simile.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

दुराखवः (durākhavaḥ) - destructive rats (durākhava) (bad rats, destructive rats)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of durākṣu

durākṣu - bad rat, destructive mouse/rat

Compound of dur (bad, evil) and ākhu (rat, mouse)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+ākhu)

• dur – bad, difficult, evil
  prefix
• ākhu – rat, mouse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of implied kṛntanti in the simile.

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