योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-52

नान्तस्तुष्यति नोद्वेगमेति यो विहरन्नपि ।
हेयोपादेयसंप्राप्तौ जीवितं तस्य शोभते ॥ ५२ ॥

nāntastuṣyati nodvegameti yo viharannapi ,
heyopādeyasaṃprāptau jīvitaṃ tasya śobhate 52

52. na antaḥ tuṣyati na udvegam eti yaḥ viharan
api heyopādeyasampraptau jīvitam tasya śobhate

52. tasya jīvitam śobhate yaḥ viharan api
heyopādeyasampraptau na antaḥ tuṣyati na udvegam eti

52. The life of that person flourishes who, even while engaged in worldly activities, feels neither inner contentment nor agitation, whether obtaining something desirable or something undesirable.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, neither

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inwardly, within, inside

• तुष्यति (tuṣyati) - is satisfied, is content, rejoices

• न (na) - not, neither

• उद्वेगम् (udvegam) - agitation, disturbance, anxiety

• एति (eti) - goes, attains, experiences

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• विहरन् (viharan) - wandering, moving about, dwelling, engaging in activities

• अपि (api) - even, also

• हेयोपादेयसम्प्रप्तौ (heyopādeyasampraptau) - at the attainment of what is to be rejected and what is to be accepted

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• शोभते (śobhate) - shines, flourishes, is beautiful, is splendid

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation for 'tuṣyati'.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inwardly, within, inside

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'tuṣyati'.

तुष्यति (tuṣyati) - is satisfied, is content, rejoices

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of tuṣ

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation for 'eti'.

उद्वेगम् (udvegam) - agitation, disturbance, anxiety

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udvega

udvega - agitation, fear, anxiety, disturbance

From root 'vij' (to tremble) with prefix 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Object of 'eti' (to attain agitation).

एति (eti) - goes, attains, experiences

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of i

Root: i (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yat

yat - which, who, what

Note: Subject of the clauses 'na tuṣyati' and 'na eti'.

विहरन् (viharan) - wandering, moving about, dwelling, engaging in activities

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viharat

viharat - wandering, moving about, dwelling

present active participle

Present active participle of root 'hṛ' (to carry, to take) with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yaḥ'.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'viharan'.

हेयोपादेयसम्प्रप्तौ (heyopādeyasampraptau) - at the attainment of what is to be rejected and what is to be accepted

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of heyopādeyasamprapti

heyopādeyasamprapti - attainment of what is to be rejected and accepted

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (heyopādeya+samprāpti)

• heyopādeya – that which is to be rejected and that which is to be accepted
  noun (neuter)
• samprāpti – attainment, acquisition, arrival
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra'.
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Locative of circumstance, 'upon/at the attainment of'.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, existence

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'śobhate'.

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive, refers to the person described by 'yaḥ'.

शोभते (śobhate) - shines, flourishes, is beautiful, is splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

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