योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-64, verse-37

न धनानि न मित्राणि न शास्त्राणि न बान्धवाः ।
नराणामुपकुर्वन्ति मग्नस्वात्मसमुद्धृतौ ॥ ३७ ॥

na dhanāni na mitrāṇi na śāstrāṇi na bāndhavāḥ ,
narāṇāmupakurvanti magnasvātmasamuddhṛtau 37

37. na dhanāni na mitrāṇi na śāstrāṇi na bāndhavāḥ
narāṇām upakurvanti magna-sva-ātma-samuddhṛtau

37. dhanāni na mitrāṇi na śāstrāṇi na bāndhavāḥ
narāṇām magna-sva-ātma-samuddhṛtau na upakurvanti

37. Neither wealth, nor friends, nor scriptures, nor relatives are helpful to people in the uplifting of their own submerged self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• धनानि (dhanāni) - riches, wealth, possessions

• न (na) - not

• मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends

• न (na) - not

• शास्त्राणि (śāstrāṇi) - scriptures, treatises, sciences, knowledge

• न (na) - not

• बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives, kinsmen

• नराणाम् (narāṇām) - of men, for people

• उपकुर्वन्ति (upakurvanti) - they help, they benefit

• मग्न-स्व-आत्म-समुद्धृतौ (magna-sva-ātma-samuddhṛtau) - in the liberation/uplifting of one's own self (ātman) that is caught in saṃsāra (in the uplifting of one's own submerged self)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

धनानि (dhanāni) - riches, wealth, possessions

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, money, property, treasure

Root: dhā (class 3)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mitra

mitra - friend, companion, ally

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

शास्त्राणि (śāstrāṇi) - scriptures, treatises, sciences, knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, sacred text, scientific treatise, knowledge, doctrine, instruction

Root: śās (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives, kinsmen

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāndhava

bāndhava - relative, kinsman, belonging to the family

From 'bandhu' (friend/relative) with 'a' suffix.

नराणाम् (narāṇām) - of men, for people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ (class 1)

उपकुर्वन्ति (upakurvanti) - they help, they benefit

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of upakṛ

Present tense, active voice

From root 'kṛ' with upasarga 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मग्न-स्व-आत्म-समुद्धृतौ (magna-sva-ātma-samuddhṛtau) - in the liberation/uplifting of one's own self (ātman) that is caught in saṃsāra (in the uplifting of one's own submerged self)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of magna-sva-ātma-samuddhṛti

magna-sva-ātma-samuddhṛti - the uplifting or rescue of one's own submerged self

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (magna+sva+ātman+samuddhṛti)

• magna – submerged, immersed, sunken, drowned
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root 'maj'.
  Root: maj (class 6)
• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, life
  noun (masculine)
• samuddhṛti – uplifting, liberation, rescue, raising, elevation
  noun (feminine)
  Action noun
  From root 'dhṛ' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ud'.
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

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