योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-64, verse-20

चिरं शोचन्ति ते दीना जन्मजङ्गलवीरुधः ।
आत्मावलोकने हेला येषामविगतैनसाम् ॥ २० ॥

ciraṃ śocanti te dīnā janmajaṅgalavīrudhaḥ ,
ātmāvalokane helā yeṣāmavigatainasām 20

20. ciram śocanti te dīnāḥ janma-jaṅgala-vīrudhaḥ
ātma-avalokane helā yeṣām avigata-enasām

20. yeṣām avigata-enasām ātma-avalokane helā [asti],
te dīnāḥ janma-jaṅgala-vīrudhaḥ [iva] ciram śocanti.

20. Those wretched ones whose sins are not removed, and who are negligent in the contemplation of the self (ātman), lament for a long time like creepers in the jungle of rebirth (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time

• शोचन्ति (śocanti) - they lament, they grieve

• ते (te) - those

• दीनाः (dīnāḥ) - wretched, miserable, distressed

• जन्म-जङ्गल-वीरुधः (janma-jaṅgala-vīrudhaḥ) - creepers in the jungle of rebirth (saṃsāra)

• आत्म-अवलोकने (ātma-avalokane) - in the contemplation of the self (ātman)

• हेला (helā) - indifference, negligence, disregard

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose, of whom

• अविगत-एनसाम् (avigata-enasām) - whose sins are not removed/unpurified

Words meanings and morphology

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially (neuter accusative singular acting as an adverb).

शोचन्ति (śocanti) - they lament, they grieve

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of śuc

Root: śuc (class 1)

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, it, they

दीनाः (dīnāḥ) - wretched, miserable, distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīna

dīna - wretched, miserable, distressed, poor, humble

जन्म-जङ्गल-वीरुधः (janma-jaṅgala-vīrudhaḥ) - creepers in the jungle of rebirth (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of janmajaṅgalavīrudh

janmajaṅgalavīrudh - a creeper in the jungle of birth/existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janman+jaṅgala+vīrudh)

• janman – birth, existence, life, rebirth (saṃsāra)
  noun (neuter)
• jaṅgala – jungle, wilderness, forest
  noun (neuter)
• vīrudh – creeper, plant, herb
  noun (feminine)

आत्म-अवलोकने (ātma-avalokane) - in the contemplation of the self (ātman)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ātmāvalokana

ātmāvalokana - contemplation of the self (ātman), vision of the self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+avalokana)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• avalokana – looking at, seeing, contemplation, observation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root lok (to see) with upasarga ava-.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: lok (class 10)

हेला (helā) - indifference, negligence, disregard

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of helā

helā - indifference, negligence, disregard, scorn, contempt

येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

अविगत-एनसाम् (avigata-enasām) - whose sins are not removed/unpurified

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of avigatenaas

avigatenaas - one whose sins are not gone/removed/dissipated

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'a' (negation) + 'vigata' (gone/removed, PPP of vi-gam) + 'enas' (sin).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+vigata+enas)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix.
• vigata – gone, removed, disappeared, past
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go) with upasarga vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• enas – sin, fault, transgression, guilt
  noun (neuter)

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