योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-54, verse-72
तां महानन्दपदवीं चित्तादासाद्य देहिनः ।
दृश्यं न बहु मन्यन्ते राजानो दीनतामिव ॥ ७२ ॥
दृश्यं न बहु मन्यन्ते राजानो दीनतामिव ॥ ७२ ॥
tāṃ mahānandapadavīṃ cittādāsādya dehinaḥ ,
dṛśyaṃ na bahu manyante rājāno dīnatāmiva 72
dṛśyaṃ na bahu manyante rājāno dīnatāmiva 72
72.
tām mahānandapadavīm cittāt āsādya dehinaḥ
dṛśyam na bahu manyante rājānaḥ dīnatām iva
dṛśyam na bahu manyante rājānaḥ dīnatām iva
72.
dehinaḥ cittāt tām mahānandapadavīm āsādya
dṛśyam na bahu manyante rājānaḥ dīnatām iva
dṛśyam na bahu manyante rājānaḥ dīnatām iva
72.
Having attained that state of great bliss (mahānandapadavī) through their mind, embodied beings no longer value the phenomenal world highly, just as kings do not value poverty.
Words meanings summery:
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- ताम् (tām) - that, her
- महानन्दपदवीम् (mahānandapadavīm) - state of great bliss (mahānandapadavī) (path to great bliss, state of great joy)
- चित्तात् (cittāt) - through their mind (from the mind, from the heart)
- आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained, having obtained
- देहिनः (dehinaḥ) - embodied beings, living beings, souls
- दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the phenomenal world (the visible world, phenomenon, object of sight)
- न (na) - not, no
- बहु (bahu) - much, many, highly
- मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they think, they consider, they regard
- राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings
- दीनताम् (dīnatām) - wretchedness, poverty, misery, humility
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
Words meanings and morphology
ताम् (tām) - that, her
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Agrees with 'mahānandapadavīm'.
महानन्दपदवीम् (mahānandapadavīm) - state of great bliss (mahānandapadavī) (path to great bliss, state of great joy)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mahānandapadavī
mahānandapadavī - path of great joy, state of great bliss
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+ānanda+padavī)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - ānanda – joy, bliss, happiness, delight
noun (masculine)
Derived from root nand (to rejoice) with prefix ā-.
Prefix: ā
Root: nand (class 1) - padavī – path, track, course, state, position
noun (feminine)
Note: Object of 'āsādya'.
चित्तात् (cittāt) - through their mind (from the mind, from the heart)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of citta
citta - mind, thought, intellect, consciousness
Past Passive Participle (originally from cit 'to perceive'), but functions as noun
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Indicates the source or means of attainment.
आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having attained, having obtained
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Derived from root sad (to sit, go) with prefix ā- and suffix -ya.
Prefix: ā
Root: sad (class 1)
देहिनः (dehinaḥ) - embodied beings, living beings, souls
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dehin
dehin - embodied, having a body, a living being, soul
Derived from deha (body) with suffix -in.
Note: Subject of 'manyante'.
दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the phenomenal world (the visible world, phenomenon, object of sight)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dṛśya
dṛśya - visible, to be seen, object of sight, phenomenal world
Gerundive
Derived from root dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Object of 'manyante'.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates 'manyante'.
बहु (bahu) - much, many, highly
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bahu
bahu - much, many, abundant
Note: Functions adverbially, 'much' or 'highly'.
मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they think, they consider, they regard
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of man
Present tense, 3rd person plural of root man (class 4, atmanepada).
Root: man (class 4)
राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
Note: Subject of the implied comparison.
दीनताम् (dīnatām) - wretchedness, poverty, misery, humility
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dīnatā
dīnatā - wretchedness, poverty, misery, humility, helplessness
From dīna (wretched) + suffix -tā (feminine noun forming suffix).
Note: Object of implied verb 'regard'.
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)