योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-40

सुखदुःखान्युपायान्तु यान्तु वाप्यहमेषु कः ।
वासना विविधा देहे त्वस्तं चोदयमेव वा ॥ ४० ॥

sukhaduḥkhānyupāyāntu yāntu vāpyahameṣu kaḥ ,
vāsanā vividhā dehe tvastaṃ codayameva vā 40

40. sukhaduḥkhāni upāyāntu yāntu vā api aham eṣu kaḥ
vāsanā vividhā dehe tu astam ca udayam eva vā

40. sukhaduḥkhāni upāyāntu,
vā yāntu api; eṣu aham kaḥ? dehe vividhā vāsanā tu astam ca udayam eva vā (gacchantu).

40. Let joys and sorrows come or go; what am I amidst them? May diverse latent impressions (vāsanā) within the body either subside or arise.

Words meanings summery:

• सुखदुःखानि (sukhaduḥkhāni) - joys and sorrows, pleasures and pains

• उपायान्तु (upāyāntu) - let them come, may they approach

• यान्तु (yāntu) - let them go, may they go

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• अपि (api) - also, even, too, moreover

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• एषु (eṣu) - among these, in them

• कः (kaḥ) - who?, what?

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, tendency, desire, mental predisposition

• विविधा (vividhā) - diverse, various, manifold, of many kinds

• देहे (dehe) - in the body, on the body

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand

• अस्तम् (astam) - Refers to going into a state of setting or disappearing, as the sun sets. (setting, disappearance, home)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• उदयम् (udayam) - Refers to going into a state of rising or appearing, as the sun rises. (rising, appearance, origin)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

Words meanings and morphology

सुखदुःखानि (sukhaduḥkhāni) - joys and sorrows, pleasures and pains

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sukhaduḥkha

sukhaduḥkha - pleasure and pain, joy and sorrow, happiness and suffering

Compound type : dvandva (sukha+duḥkha)

• sukha – pleasure, joy, happiness, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – sorrow, suffering, pain, unhappiness
  noun (neuter)

उपायान्तु (upāyāntu) - let them come, may they approach

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of upa-yā

Imperative, parasmaipada, of root yā (class 2) with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: yā (class 2)

यान्तु (yāntu) - let them go, may they go

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of yā

Imperative, parasmaipada, of root yā (class 2)

Root: yā (class 2)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too, moreover

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

एषु (eṣu) - among these, in them

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, this one, these

कः (kaḥ) - who?, what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who?, what?, which?

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, tendency, desire, mental predisposition

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, tendency, desire, mental predisposition, perfume, dwelling place

From root vas (to dwell, to abide, to perfume)

Root: vas (class 1)

विविधा (vividhā) - diverse, various, manifold, of many kinds

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vividha

vividha - diverse, various, manifold, of many kinds

From vi + vidhā (kind, sort)

देहे (dehe) - in the body, on the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, physical form, embodiment

Root: dih (class 4)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अस्तम् (astam) - Refers to going into a state of setting or disappearing, as the sun sets. (setting, disappearance, home)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asta

asta - setting (of sun), disappearance, home, end

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

उदयम् (udayam) - Refers to going into a state of rising or appearing, as the sun rises. (rising, appearance, origin)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udaya

udaya - rising (of sun), appearance, origin, prosperity, increase

From root i with prefix ud (to rise, to come forth)

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

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