योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-43, verse-35

सर्वेषामुत्तमस्थानां सर्वासां चिरसंपदाम् ।
स्वमनोनिग्रहो भूमिर्भूमिः सस्यश्रियामिव ॥ ३५ ॥

sarveṣāmuttamasthānāṃ sarvāsāṃ cirasaṃpadām ,
svamanonigraho bhūmirbhūmiḥ sasyaśriyāmiva 35

35. sarveṣām uttama-sthānām sarvāsām cira-sampadām
sva-mano-nigrahaḥ bhūmiḥ bhūmiḥ sasya-śriyām iva

35. sarveṣām uttama-sthānām,
sarvāsām cira-sampadām,
sva-mano-nigrahaḥ (eva) bhūmiḥ; sasyasriyām bhūmiḥ iva (asti).

35. For all excellent positions and all lasting prosperity, self-control of the mind is the foundation, just as fertile land is the foundation for the abundance of crops.

35. השליטה במחשבותיו של אדם היא הקרקע לכל המצבים הנשגבים ולכל העושר הממושך, כשם שאדמה פורייה היא היסוד לשגשוג היבול.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• उत्तम-स्थानाम् (uttama-sthānām) - of excellent positions/states

• सर्वासाम् (sarvāsām) - of all

• चिर-सम्पदाम् (cira-sampadām) - of lasting fortunes/prosperity

• स्व-मनो-निग्रहः (sva-mano-nigrahaḥ) - self-control of the mind, subjugation of one's own mind

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - ground, earth, foundation, basis

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - ground, earth, foundation, land

• सस्य-श्रियाम् (sasya-śriyām) - of the prosperity/abundance of crops

• इव (iva) - like, as, just as

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

उत्तम-स्थानाम् (uttama-sthānām) - of excellent positions/states

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of uttama-sthāna

uttama-sthāna - best or excellent position/state

Compound type : karmadhāraya (uttama+sthāna)

• uttama – highest, best, excellent, superior
  adjective (masculine)
• sthāna – place, position, state, condition
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root sthā
  Root: sthā

सर्वासाम् (sarvāsām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

चिर-सम्पदाम् (cira-sampadām) - of lasting fortunes/prosperity

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of cira-sampad

cira-sampad - lasting prosperity or fortune

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cira+sampad)

• cira – long, lasting, enduring
  adjective
• sampad – prosperity, fortune, success, wealth
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root pad with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad

स्व-मनो-निग्रहः (sva-mano-nigrahaḥ) - self-control of the mind, subjugation of one's own mind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sva-mano-nigraha

sva-mano-nigraha - control of one's own mind, self-control of the mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva-manas+nigraha)

• sva-manas – one's own mind
  noun (neuter)
• nigraha – restraint, control, subjugation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root grah with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: grah

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - ground, earth, foundation, basis

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil, foundation, base

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - ground, earth, foundation, land

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil, foundation, base

सस्य-श्रियाम् (sasya-śriyām) - of the prosperity/abundance of crops

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sasya-śrī

sasya-śrī - prosperity or abundance of crops

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sasya+śrī)

• sasya – grain, corn, crop, produce
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ṣas
• śrī – prosperity, beauty, wealth, fortune, splendor
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, just as

(indeclinable)

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