योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-6, verse-6
पुरा कतिपयान्येव भुक्त्वा जन्मानि राघव ।
अस्मिञ्जन्मनि यो मुक्तस्तस्माद्राजससात्त्विकः ॥ ६ ॥
अस्मिञ्जन्मनि यो मुक्तस्तस्माद्राजससात्त्विकः ॥ ६ ॥
purā katipayānyeva bhuktvā janmāni rāghava ,
asmiñjanmani yo muktastasmādrājasasāttvikaḥ 6
asmiñjanmani yo muktastasmādrājasasāttvikaḥ 6
6.
purā katipayāni eva bhuktvā janmāni rāghava
asmin janmani yaḥ muktaḥ tasmāt rājasasāttvikaḥ
asmin janmani yaḥ muktaḥ tasmāt rājasasāttvikaḥ
6.
rāghava purā katipayāni janmāni eva bhuktvā yaḥ asmin janmani muktaḥ,
tasmāt rājasasāttvikaḥ
tasmāt rājasasāttvikaḥ
6.
O Rāghava, he who, after experiencing only a few previous births, attains liberation (mokṣa) in this very birth, is considered to be of a mixed rajasic and sattvic nature.
Words meanings summery:
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- पुरा (purā) - previously (formerly, previously, in the past)
- कतिपयानि (katipayāni) - only a few (a few, some)
- एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)
- भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having experienced/endured (having eaten, having enjoyed, having experienced)
- जन्मानि (janmāni) - births (births, existences)
- राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (referring to Rama) (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu))
- अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this
- जन्मनि (janmani) - in this birth (in birth, in existence)
- यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)
- मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated (liberated, released, freed)
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, for that reason)
- राजससात्त्विकः (rājasasāttvikaḥ) - of a mixed rajasic and sattvic nature (of a rajasic and sattvic nature, mixed rajas and sattva)
Words meanings and morphology
पुरा (purā) - previously (formerly, previously, in the past)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb.
कतिपयानि (katipayāni) - only a few (a few, some)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of katipaya
katipaya - a few, some
Note: Qualifies 'janmāni'.
एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having experienced/endured (having eaten, having enjoyed, having experienced)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root 'bhuj' with suffix -tvā
Root: bhuj (class 7)
Note: Gerund/Absolutive.
जन्मानि (janmāni) - births (births, existences)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of janman
janman - birth, origin, existence, life
Note: Object of 'bhuktvā'.
राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (referring to Rama) (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava
rāghava - descendant of Raghu, a name for Rama
Note: Address to Rama.
अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this
(pronoun)
Locative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Qualifies 'janmani'.
जन्मनि (janmani) - in this birth (in birth, in existence)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of janman
janman - birth, origin, existence, life
यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Relative pronoun, referring to 'he' (understood).
मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated (liberated, released, freed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mukta
mukta - liberated, released, freed
Past Passive Participle
From root 'muc' (to release) with suffix -kta
Root: muc (class 6)
Note: Qualifies 'yaḥ'.
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, for that reason)
(pronoun)
Ablative, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Used as an adverbial 'therefore'.
राजससात्त्विकः (rājasasāttvikaḥ) - of a mixed rajasic and sattvic nature (of a rajasic and sattvic nature, mixed rajas and sattva)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājasasāttvika
rājasasāttvika - of rajasic and sattvic nature
Compound type : dvandva (rājasika+sāttvika)
- rājasika – pertaining to rajas, passionate, active
adjective (masculine)
Derived from 'rajas' (passion, activity) - sāttvika – pertaining to sattva, pure, good, virtuous
adjective (masculine)
Derived from 'sattva' (goodness, purity)
Note: Predicate adjective for the implied subject 'he'.