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).

37. לא עושר, לא חברים, לא כתבי קודש ולא בני משפחה יכולים לסייע לאדם למשות את עצמו כשהוא שקוע במצולות.

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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