योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-50, verse-56
भोगाभोगतिरस्कारैः कार्श्यं नेयं शनैर्मनः ।
रसापहारैस्तज्ज्ञेन कालेनाजीर्णपर्णवत् ॥ ५६ ॥
रसापहारैस्तज्ज्ञेन कालेनाजीर्णपर्णवत् ॥ ५६ ॥
bhogābhogatiraskāraiḥ kārśyaṃ neyaṃ śanairmanaḥ ,
rasāpahāraistajjñena kālenājīrṇaparṇavat 56
rasāpahāraistajjñena kālenājīrṇaparṇavat 56
56.
bhogābhogatiraskāraiḥ kārśyam neyam śanaiḥ manaḥ
| rasāpahāraiḥ tajjñena kālena ajīrṇaparṇavat ||
| rasāpahāraiḥ tajjñena kālena ajīrṇaparṇavat ||
56.
tajjñena manaḥ bhogābhogatiraskāraiḥ rasāpahāraiḥ
śanaiḥ kārśyam neyam kālena ajīrṇaparṇavat
śanaiḥ kārśyam neyam kālena ajīrṇaparṇavat
56.
The mind (manas) should be gradually attenuated (kārśyaṃ niyam) by one who understands this, through the rejection of abundant worldly enjoyments and by depriving it of its flavors and attractions, just as a decaying leaf is withered by time.
Words meanings summery:
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- भोगाभोगतिरस्कारैः (bhogābhogatiraskāraiḥ) - by the rejections of the expanse of enjoyments, by disdaining abundant pleasures
- कार्श्यम् (kārśyam) - leanness, thinness, emaciation, attenuation
- नेयम् (neyam) - should be led, to be guided, to be brought
- शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually
- मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas)
- रसापहारैः (rasāpahāraiḥ) - by deprivations of flavor/essence, by removing its attractions
- तज्ज्ञेन (tajjñena) - by one who knows that (truth), by an expert in it
- कालेन (kālena) - by time
- अजीर्णपर्णवत् (ajīrṇaparṇavat) - like a decaying leaf, like a withered leaf
Words meanings and morphology
भोगाभोगतिरस्कारैः (bhogābhogatiraskāraiḥ) - by the rejections of the expanse of enjoyments, by disdaining abundant pleasures
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhogābhogatiraskāra
bhogābhogatiraskāra - rejection/disdain of the expanse of enjoyments
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhoga+ābhoga+tiraskāra)
- bhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, experience
noun (masculine)
from root bhuj
Root: bhuj (class 7) - ābhoga – fullness, expanse, abundance
noun (masculine)
from ā-bhuj
Prefix: ā
Root: bhuj (class 7) - tiraskāra – disregard, contempt, rejection, scorn
noun (masculine)
from tiras-kṛ
Prefix: tiras
Root: kṛ (class 8)
कार्श्यम् (kārśyam) - leanness, thinness, emaciation, attenuation
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kārśya
kārśya - leanness, thinness, emaciation
from kṛśa + yañ (abstract suffix)
नेयम् (neyam) - should be led, to be guided, to be brought
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of neya
neya - to be led, to be guided, to be brought
Gerundive
from root nī
Root: nī (class 1)
शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually
(indeclinable)
मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, understanding, conscience
from root man
Root: man (class 4)
रसापहारैः (rasāpahāraiḥ) - by deprivations of flavor/essence, by removing its attractions
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of rasāpahāra
rasāpahāra - deprivation of juice/sap/flavor/essence, stealing of relish
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasa+apahāra)
- rasa – juice, sap, essence, taste, relish, attraction
noun (masculine) - apahāra – taking away, removal, abduction, theft
noun (masculine)
from apa-hṛ
Prefix: apa
Root: hṛ (class 1)
तज्ज्ञेन (tajjñena) - by one who knows that (truth), by an expert in it
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tajjña
tajjña - knowing that, skilled in that, an expert
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+jña)
- tad – that, referring to the subject at hand
pronoun (neuter) - jña – knowing, conversant with, knower
adjective (masculine)
from root jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)
कालेन (kālena) - by time
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, period, season
अजीर्णपर्णवत् (ajīrṇaparṇavat) - like a decaying leaf, like a withered leaf
(indeclinable)
from ajīrṇaparṇa + -vat (similative suffix)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+jīrṇa+parṇa+vat)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix - jīrṇa – decayed, withered, worn out, old
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from root jṝ
Root: jṝ (class 9) - parṇa – leaf
noun (neuter) - vat – like, as if
suffix
similative suffix
Note: similative indeclinable