योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-50, verse-13
तस्माद्राघव संत्यज्य तीर्थदानतपःक्रियाः ।
श्रेयसे परमायान्तश्चित्तमेव वशं कुरु ॥ १३ ॥
श्रेयसे परमायान्तश्चित्तमेव वशं कुरु ॥ १३ ॥
tasmādrāghava saṃtyajya tīrthadānatapaḥkriyāḥ ,
śreyase paramāyāntaścittameva vaśaṃ kuru 13
śreyase paramāyāntaścittameva vaśaṃ kuru 13
13.
tasmāt rāghava saṃtyajya tīrthadānatapaḥkriyāḥ
śreyase paramāyāḥ antaḥ cittam eva vaśam kuru
śreyase paramāyāḥ antaḥ cittam eva vaśam kuru
13.
Therefore, O Rāghava, having completely abandoned the acts of pilgrimage, charity (dāna), and austerity (tapas), for the sake of the supreme well-being, control only the inner mind.
Words meanings summery:
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- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore, on account of that
- राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, referring to Rama)
- संत्यज्य (saṁtyajya) - having completely abandoned, forsaking
- तीर्थदानतपःक्रियाः (tīrthadānatapaḥkriyāḥ) - actions of pilgrimage, charity, and austerity
- श्रेयसे (śreyase) - for the sake of well-being, for liberation, for the supreme good
- परमायाः (paramāyāḥ) - of the supreme, of the highest
- अन्तः (antaḥ) - inner, internal, within
- चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
- वशम् (vaśam) - control, subjection, power
- कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform
Words meanings and morphology
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore, on account of that
(indeclinable)
ablative form of 'tad' (that) used as an indeclinable adverb
राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, referring to Rama)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava
rāghava - descendant of Raghu
derived from 'raghu' + 'aṇ' (patronymic suffix)
संत्यज्य (saṁtyajya) - having completely abandoned, forsaking
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
formed from 'sam-' + '√tyaj' (to abandon) + '-ya' suffix for absolutive with prefix
Prefix: sam
Root: tyaj (class 1)
तीर्थदानतपःक्रियाः (tīrthadānatapaḥkriyāḥ) - actions of pilgrimage, charity, and austerity
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of tīrthadānatapaḥkriyā
tīrthadānatapaḥkriyā - actions of pilgrimage, charity, and austerity
Compound type : dvandva (tīrtha+dāna+tapas+kriyā)
- tīrtha – a ford, sacred place, place of pilgrimage
noun (neuter) - dāna – charity, giving, gift
noun (neuter)
Root: dā (class 3) - tapas – austerity, penance, heat
noun (neuter)
Root: tap (class 1) - kriyā – action, rite, performance
noun (feminine)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
श्रेयसे (śreyase) - for the sake of well-being, for liberation, for the supreme good
(noun)
Dative, neuter, singular of śreyas
śreyas - welfare, good, prosperity, liberation
comparative degree of 'praśasya' (excellent)
परमायाः (paramāyāḥ) - of the supreme, of the highest
(adjective)
Genitive, feminine, singular of paramā
paramā - supreme, highest, ultimate (feminine form of 'parama')
अन्तः (antaḥ) - inner, internal, within
(adjective)
Nominative, singular of antas
antas - interior, inside, within, inner
चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of citta
citta - mind, consciousness, intellect, thought
derived from '√cit' (to perceive, observe, understand)
Root: cit (class 1)
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
वशम् (vaśam) - control, subjection, power
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśa
vaśa - will, power, control, subjection
Root: vaś (class 2)
कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of kṛ
imperative
second person singular imperative active of '√kṛ'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)