योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-59, verse-30
कष्टं मुधैव मे चिन्ता निग्रहानुग्रहस्थितौ ।
बभूव देहनिष्ठेह न किंचिदपि देहकम् ॥ ३० ॥
बभूव देहनिष्ठेह न किंचिदपि देहकम् ॥ ३० ॥
kaṣṭaṃ mudhaiva me cintā nigrahānugrahasthitau ,
babhūva dehaniṣṭheha na kiṃcidapi dehakam 30
babhūva dehaniṣṭheha na kiṃcidapi dehakam 30
30.
kaṣṭam mudhā eva me cintā nigrahānugrahasthitau
babhūva dehaniṣṭhā iha na kiñcit api dehakam
babhūva dehaniṣṭhā iha na kiñcit api dehakam
30.
kaṣṭam me cintā nigrahānugrahasthitau mudhā eva
babhūva iha dehaniṣṭhā na kiñcit api dehakam
babhūva iha dehaniṣṭhā na kiñcit api dehakam
30.
Alas, my concern (cintā) about situations of restraint and favor was entirely futile. For here, there was no identification with the body, nor indeed anything at all belonging to the body.
Words meanings summery:
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- कष्टम् (kaṣṭam) - Alas! How miserable! It is difficult
- मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, alone
- मे (me) - my, to me, for me
- चिन्ता (cintā) - concern (cintā) (worry, thought, reflection, anxiety)
- निग्रहानुग्रहस्थितौ (nigrahānugrahasthitau) - in the state of restraint and favor, in situations of control and grace
- बभूव (babhūva) - arose, happened, was, became
- देहनिष्ठा (dehaniṣṭhā) - identification with the body (devotion to the body, adherence to the body, identification with the body)
- इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case
- न (na) - not, no
- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- देहकम् (dehakam) - belonging to the body (pertaining to the body, a small body)
Words meanings and morphology
कष्टम् (kaṣṭam) - Alas! How miserable! It is difficult
(indeclinable)
Past Passive Participle of 'kaṣ' (to rub, scratch), often used as a noun or adverb.
Root: kaṣ (class 1)
मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, alone
(indeclinable)
मे (me) - my, to me, for me
(pronoun)
singular of mad
mad - I
चिन्ता (cintā) - concern (cintā) (worry, thought, reflection, anxiety)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cintā
cintā - thought, reflection, worry, anxiety, consideration
From root 'cit' (to perceive, think) with suffix 'ā'.
Root: cit (class 1)
निग्रहानुग्रहस्थितौ (nigrahānugrahasthitau) - in the state of restraint and favor, in situations of control and grace
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of nigrahānugrahasthiti
nigrahānugrahasthiti - state of restraint and favor/grace
Compound type : dvandva tatpuruṣa (nigraha+anugraha+sthiti)
- nigraha – restraint, control, subduing
noun (masculine)
From prefix 'ni' + root 'grah' (to seize).
Prefix: ni
Root: grah (class 9) - anugraha – favor, grace, kindness
noun (masculine)
From prefix 'anu' + root 'grah' (to seize).
Prefix: anu
Root: grah (class 9) - sthiti – state, condition, existence, situation
noun (feminine)
From root 'sthā' (to stand).
Root: sthā (class 1)
बभूव (babhūva) - arose, happened, was, became
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū
Perfect Active
Root 'bhū' in perfect tense, 3rd person singular.
Root: bhū (class 1)
देहनिष्ठा (dehaniṣṭhā) - identification with the body (devotion to the body, adherence to the body, identification with the body)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dehaniṣṭhā
dehaniṣṭhā - fixedness in the body, attachment to the body
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+niṣṭhā)
- deha – body, physical form
noun (masculine)
From root 'dih' (to anoint, smear).
Root: dih (class 4) - niṣṭhā – fixedness, devotion, adherence, conclusion
noun (feminine)
From prefix 'ni' + root 'sthā' (to stand).
Prefix: ni
Root: sthā (class 1)
इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
देहकम् (dehakam) - belonging to the body (pertaining to the body, a small body)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dehaka
dehaka - body, a small or insignificant body; pertaining to the body
From 'deha' (body) with diminutive suffix 'ka'.