योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-53

शुद्धपक्षस्य शुद्धस्य हंसौघः सरसो यथा ।
यस्माद्गुणौघो निर्याति जीवितं तस्य शोभते ॥ ५३ ॥

śuddhapakṣasya śuddhasya haṃsaughaḥ saraso yathā ,
yasmādguṇaugho niryāti jīvitaṃ tasya śobhate 53

53. śuddhapakṣasya śuddhasya haṃsaughaḥ sarasaḥ yathā
yasmāt guṇaughaḥ niryāti jīvitam tasya śobhate

53. yathā śuddhapakṣasya śuddhasya sarasaḥ haṃsaughaḥ
yasmāt guṇaughaḥ niryāti tasya jīvitam śobhate

53. Just as a flock of swans emerges from a pure lake during the bright fortnight, so does the life of that person shine gloriously from whom a multitude of virtues flows forth.

Words meanings summery:

• शुद्धपक्षस्य (śuddhapakṣasya) - of the bright fortnight, of the pure half-month

• शुद्धस्य (śuddhasya) - of the pure, of the clean, of the bright

• हंसौघः (haṁsaughaḥ) - flock of swans

• सरसः (sarasaḥ) - from a lake, of a lake

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from whom, from which

• गुणौघः (guṇaughaḥ) - multitude of virtues, flood of qualities

• निर्याति (niryāti) - goes out, emanates, issues forth

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• शोभते (śobhate) - shines, appears beautiful, is glorious

Words meanings and morphology

शुद्धपक्षस्य (śuddhapakṣasya) - of the bright fortnight, of the pure half-month

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śuddhapakṣa

śuddhapakṣa - bright fortnight (of the lunar month), pure side/half

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śuddha+pakṣa)

• śuddha – pure, clean, white, bright
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śudh- (to purify, to become clean)
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• pakṣa – fortnight, side, wing, party
  noun (masculine)

शुद्धस्य (śuddhasya) - of the pure, of the clean, of the bright

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, white, bright

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śudh- (to purify, to become clean)

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with sarasaḥ (neuter genitive singular)

हंसौघः (haṁsaughaḥ) - flock of swans

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of haṃsaugha

haṁsaugha - multitude of swans, flock of swans

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (haṃsa+ogha)

• haṃsa – swan, goose
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, multitude, mass
  noun (masculine)

सरसः (sarasaḥ) - from a lake, of a lake

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of saras

saras - lake, pond, pool

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from whom, from which

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

गुणौघः (guṇaughaḥ) - multitude of virtues, flood of qualities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇaugha

guṇaugha - multitude of virtues/qualities

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (guṇa+ogha)

• guṇa – virtue, quality, attribute, string
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – flood, multitude, mass
  noun (masculine)

निर्याति (niryāti) - goes out, emanates, issues forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of niryā

Present Active Indicative

Root yā (to go) with prefix nir-

Prefix: nir

Root: yā (class 2)

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood

Past Passive Participle (adjective) or noun derived from it

From root jīv- (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative/personal pronoun)

शोभते (śobhate) - shines, appears beautiful, is glorious

(verb)

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

Present Middle Indicative

Root: śubh (class 1)

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