योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-52, verse-60
वासनारहितं कर्म क्रियते ननु चित्त हे ।
केवलं नानुभूयन्ते सुखदुःखदृशोऽग्रगाः ॥ ६० ॥
केवलं नानुभूयन्ते सुखदुःखदृशोऽग्रगाः ॥ ६० ॥
vāsanārahitaṃ karma kriyate nanu citta he ,
kevalaṃ nānubhūyante sukhaduḥkhadṛśo'gragāḥ 60
kevalaṃ nānubhūyante sukhaduḥkhadṛśo'gragāḥ 60
60.
vāsanā-rahitam karma kriyate nanu citta he
kevalam na anubhūyante sukha-duḥkha-dṛśaḥ agragaḥ
kevalam na anubhūyante sukha-duḥkha-dṛśaḥ agragaḥ
60.
he citta nanu vāsanā-rahitam karma kriyate
kevalam agragaḥ sukha-duḥkha-dṛśaḥ na anubhūyante
kevalam agragaḥ sukha-duḥkha-dṛśaḥ na anubhūyante
60.
Oh mind (citta), action (karma) is indeed performed even without latent impressions (vāsanā). It is just that the primary experiences of pleasure and pain are not felt.
Words meanings summery:
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- वासना-रहितम् (vāsanā-rahitam) - devoid of latent impressions, without habits or desires
- कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, ritual
- क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed, is made
- ननु (nanu) - indeed, surely, isn't it?, of course
- चित्त (citta) - mind, consciousness, thought
- हे (he) - Oh!
- केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, solely, exclusively
- न (na) - not, no
- अनुभूयन्ते (anubhūyante) - are experienced, are felt
- सुख-दुःख-दृशः (sukha-duḥkha-dṛśaḥ) - perceptions/experiences of pleasure and pain
- अग्रगः (agragaḥ) - primary or prominent (experiences) (foremost, leading, chief, preceding)
Words meanings and morphology
वासना-रहितम् (vāsanā-rahitam) - devoid of latent impressions, without habits or desires
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vāsanā-rahita
vāsanā-rahita - devoid of latent impressions, free from desires/habits
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsanā+rahita)
- vāsanā – latent impression, habit, desire, mental predisposition
noun (feminine)
Derived from root 'vas' (to dwell, to perfume)
Root: vas (class 1) - rahita – devoid of, abandoned, forsaken, deprived of
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Formed from root 'rah' (to abandon, be deprived)
Root: rah (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'karma'.
कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, ritual
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, destiny, effect of actions
Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed, is made
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of kṛ
Present Tense, Passive Voice
Root 'kṛ' (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
ननु (nanu) - indeed, surely, isn't it?, of course
(indeclinable)
चित्त (citta) - mind, consciousness, thought
(noun)
Vocative, neuter, singular of citta
citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect
Derived from root 'cit' (to perceive, observe)
Root: cit (class 1)
हे (he) - Oh!
(indeclinable)
केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, solely, exclusively
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kevala
kevala - only, mere, sole, exclusive, uncompounded
Note: Used adverbially here.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अनुभूयन्ते (anubhūyante) - are experienced, are felt
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present (lat) of anubhū
Present Tense, Passive Voice
Root 'bhū' (to be, become) with prefix 'anu'
Prefix: anu
Root: bhū (class 1)
सुख-दुःख-दृशः (sukha-duḥkha-dṛśaḥ) - perceptions/experiences of pleasure and pain
(compound)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+duḥkha+dṛś)
- sukha – pleasure, happiness, ease, comfort
noun (neuter) - duḥkha – pain, suffering, sorrow, misery
noun (neuter) - dṛś – seeing, perceiving, sight, vision, appearance, perception
noun (feminine)
Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
अग्रगः (agragaḥ) - primary or prominent (experiences) (foremost, leading, chief, preceding)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of agraga
agraga - going first, leading, foremost, chief, primary
Compound of 'agra' (front, first) and 'ga' (going)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agra+ga)
- agra – front, top, tip, chief, first, primary
noun (neuter) - ga – going, moving, residing, reaching
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root 'gam' (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'sukha-duḥkha-dṛśaḥ'.