योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-61, verse-48

विकिरति परितो रसायनानामिव निकरं मधुरं महानुभाव ।
तव वचनमवेक्षणं च पुण्यं परमपदप्रतिमो हि साधुसङ्गः ॥ ४८ ॥

vikirati parito rasāyanānāmiva nikaraṃ madhuraṃ mahānubhāva ,
tava vacanamavekṣaṇaṃ ca puṇyaṃ paramapadapratimo hi sādhusaṅgaḥ 48

48. vikirati paritaḥ rasāyanānām iva
nikaram madhuram mahānubhāva | tava
vacanam avekṣaṇam ca puṇyam
paramapadapratimaḥ hi sādhusaṅgaḥ ||

48. mahānubhāva tava madhuram vacanam
avekṣaṇam ca paritaḥ rasāyanānām
nikaram iva vikirati hi
sādhusaṅgaḥ puṇyam paramapadapratimaḥ ca

48. O venerable one, your sweet words and your very gaze scatter around a profusion of elixirs, as it were. Indeed, the company of good people is comparable to the highest spiritual state (paramapada), conferring great merit (puṇya).

48. אדם דגול, דבריך ומבטך המבורך מפזרים סביב מתק כשל שיקוי פלאים; אכן, חברתם של אנשי מעלה שקולה למצב התודעה העילאי.

Words meanings summery:

• विकिरति (vikirati) - scatters, diffuses, spreads out

• परितः (paritaḥ) - all around, everywhere, on every side

• रसायनानाम् (rasāyanānām) - of elixirs, of rejuvenating substances

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• निकरम् (nikaram) - a heap, multitude, collection, profusion

• मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet, pleasant, charming

• महानुभाव (mahānubhāva) - O great-souled one, O venerable one, O noble one

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• अवेक्षणम् (avekṣaṇam) - glance, observation, seeing

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, righteousness, sacred

• परमपदप्रतिमः (paramapadapratimaḥ) - comparable to the highest spiritual state (paramapada) (comparable to the highest state/abode)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• साधुसङ्गः (sādhusaṅgaḥ) - company of good/holy people

Words meanings and morphology

विकिरति (vikirati) - scatters, diffuses, spreads out

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vikir

Root kṛ (to scatter) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 6)

परितः (paritaḥ) - all around, everywhere, on every side

(indeclinable)

From pari (around) + suffix -tas.

रसायनानाम् (rasāyanānām) - of elixirs, of rejuvenating substances

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of rasāyana

rasāyana - elixir, tonic, mercury, alchemy, rejuvenating substance

Compound of rasa (juice, essence) and ayana (course, path).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasa+ayana)

• rasa – juice, fluid, essence, taste, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
• ayana – path, course, going, abode
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: a
  Root: i (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

निकरम् (nikaram) - a heap, multitude, collection, profusion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nikara

nikara - a heap, multitude, collection, quantity

Derived from root kṛ (to scatter) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛ (class 6)

मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet, pleasant, charming

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming, melodious

From madhu (honey).

Note: Agrees with 'nikaram'.

महानुभाव (mahānubhāva) - O great-souled one, O venerable one, O noble one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahānubhāva

mahānubhāva - of great dignity, influential, venerable, noble

Compound of mahā (great) and anubhāva (dignity, power, influence).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+anubhāva)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• anubhāva – dignity, majesty, power, influence, experience
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be) with prefix anu.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used here as a vocative noun of address.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Possessive pronoun.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech

Derived from root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

अवेक्षणम् (avekṣaṇam) - glance, observation, seeing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avekṣaṇa

avekṣaṇa - looking at, observing, seeing, glance

Derived from root īkṣ (to see) with prefix ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit, virtue, righteousness, sacred

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - virtuous, righteous, sacred, holy; merit, virtue, religious or moral merit (puṇya)

Note: Acts as a predicate noun or adjective for sādhusaṅgaḥ.

परमपदप्रतिमः (paramapadapratimaḥ) - comparable to the highest spiritual state (paramapada) (comparable to the highest state/abode)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramapadapratima

paramapadapratima - equal to the highest state, resembling liberation

Compound of parama (supreme), pada (state/abode), and pratima (like, resembling).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+pada+pratima)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• pada – step, foot, place, state, abode, word, spiritual state (paramapada)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)
• pratima – image, likeness, resembling, comparable to
  adjective (masculine)
  From root mā (to measure) with prefix prati.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'sādhusaṅgaḥ'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

साधुसङ्गः (sādhusaṅgaḥ) - company of good/holy people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhusaṅga

sādhusaṅga - company of good or holy persons, association with the virtuous

Compound of sādhu (good person) and saṅga (company).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sādhu+saṅga)

• sādhu – good, virtuous, holy, righteous; a good person, a saint
  noun (masculine)
• saṅga – contact, attachment, association, company
  noun (masculine)
  From root gam (to go) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)

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