योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-20

एष जागर्ति सुप्तानां प्रहरत्यविवेकिनाम् ।
हरत्यापदमार्तानां वितरत्यमहात्मनाम् ॥ २० ॥

eṣa jāgarti suptānāṃ praharatyavivekinām ,
haratyāpadamārtānāṃ vitaratyamahātmanām 20

20. eṣaḥ jāgarti suptānām praharati avivekinām
harati āpadam ārtānām vitarati amahātmanām

20. eṣaḥ suptānām jāgarti,
avivekinām praharati,
ārtānām āpadam harati,
amahātmanām vitarati.

20. This (Self) remains awake among those who are asleep, it strikes at the undiscerning, it removes calamity from the distressed, and it bestows (grace) upon those who are not great souls.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one/self)

• जागर्ति (jāgarti) - awakes, is awake, watches

• सुप्तानाम् (suptānām) - of the sleeping ones

• प्रहरति (praharati) - strikes, attacks, destroys

• अविवेकिनाम् (avivekinām) - of the undiscerning, of the unwise

• हरति (harati) - removes, takes away

• आपदम् (āpadam) - danger, calamity, misfortune

• आर्तानाम् (ārtānām) - of the distressed, of the suffering

• वितरति (vitarati) - bestows, grants, distributes

• अमहात्मनाम् (amahātmanām) - of those who are not great souls, to the ignoble

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one/self)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

जागर्ति (jāgarti) - awakes, is awake, watches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jāgṛ

Root: jāgṛ (class 3)

सुप्तानाम् (suptānām) - of the sleeping ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of supta

supta - slept, sleeping, asleep

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root svap (to sleep) with kta suffix.

Root: svap (class 1)

प्रहरति (praharati) - strikes, attacks, destroys

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of prahar

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अविवेकिनाम् (avivekinām) - of the undiscerning, of the unwise

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of avivekin

avivekin - undiscerning, unwise, lacking discrimination

Derived from root vic (to distinguish) + -in suffix, negated by 'a'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vivekin)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• vivekin – discerning, wise, discriminating
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root vic (to distinguish) with prefix vi + -in suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vic (class 7)

हरति (harati) - removes, takes away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of har

Root: hṛ (class 1)

आपदम् (āpadam) - danger, calamity, misfortune

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpad

āpad - calamity, misfortune, distress

आर्तानाम् (ārtānām) - of the distressed, of the suffering

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ārta

ārta - distressed, afflicted, suffering

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ṛ (to go) with prefix ā + kta suffix, meaning 'afflicted'.

Prefix: ā

Root: ṛ (class 1)

वितरति (vitarati) - bestows, grants, distributes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vitar

Prefix: vi

Root: tṛ (class 1)

अमहात्मनाम् (amahātmanām) - of those who are not great souls, to the ignoble

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of amahātman

amahātman - not a great soul, ignoble, mean-spirited

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+mahātman)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• mahātman – great soul, noble spirit
  noun (masculine)

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