योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-62

भवद्भिरेव दुःखाय वासनावासिता मुधा ।
बालैः पङ्कक्रीडनकं विनाशेनेव खिन्नता ॥ ६२ ॥

bhavadbhireva duḥkhāya vāsanāvāsitā mudhā ,
bālaiḥ paṅkakrīḍanakaṃ vināśeneva khinnatā 62

62. bhavadbhiḥ eva duḥkhāya vāsanā vāsitā mudhā
bālaiḥ paṅka-krīḍanakam vināśena iva khinnatā

62. भवद्भिः एव वासना मुधा दुःखाय वासिता इव बालैः पङ्क क्रीडनकम् विनाशेण खिन्नता ।

62. It is indeed by you yourselves that latent impressions (vāsanā) are uselessly created for your own suffering. This is like children experiencing distress when their mud playthings are destroyed.

62. אתם עצמכם טיפחתם לשווא את רשמי התשוקה למגינת לבכם, בדיוק כמו ילדים הנעצבים משבירת צעצוע של רפש.

Words meanings summery:

• भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you (plural), by your honors

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - for suffering, for misery, for pain

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, habit, desire

• वासिता (vāsitā) - impregnated with latent impressions (perfumed, impregnated, influenced, imbued)

• मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly, wrongly

• बालैः (bālaiḥ) - by children, by boys, by the young

• पङ्क-क्रीडनकम् (paṅka-krīḍanakam) - plaything of mud, mud toy

• विनाशेन (vināśena) - by destruction, by ruin, by loss

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

• खिन्नता (khinnatā) - distress, sorrow, sadness, dejection

Words meanings and morphology

भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you (plural), by your honors

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address), being, becoming

Present Active Participle (of 'bhū')

From root 'bhū' (to be, become), participle used as a polite pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - for suffering, for misery, for pain

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, sorrow, misery, difficulty

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, habit, desire

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, habit, desire, mental predisposition, perfume, dwelling

Derived from root 'vas' (to dwell, to perfume)

Root: vas (class 1)

वासिता (vāsitā) - impregnated with latent impressions (perfumed, impregnated, influenced, imbued)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsita

vāsita - perfumed, impregnated, influenced, imbued, dwelt in

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'vas' (to dwell, to perfume)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vāsanā' as the result of action by 'bhavadbhiḥ'.

मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly, wrongly

(indeclinable)

बालैः (bālaiḥ) - by children, by boys, by the young

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, innocent, ignorant

Note: Used in an analogy, 'like by children'.

पङ्क-क्रीडनकम् (paṅka-krīḍanakam) - plaything of mud, mud toy

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṅka+krīḍanaka)

• paṅka – mud, clay, mire, dirt
  noun (masculine)
• krīḍanaka – plaything, toy, game
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'krīḍ' (to play)
  Root: krīḍ (class 1)

Note: Used in the analogy as the object of destruction.

विनाशेन (vināśena) - by destruction, by ruin, by loss

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, loss, disappearance

Derived from root 'naś' (to perish) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

खिन्नता (khinnatā) - distress, sorrow, sadness, dejection

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of khinnatā

khinnatā - distress, sorrow, sadness, dejection, vexation

Derived from 'khinna' (distressed) with suffix '-tā'

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