योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-64, verse-40

शोच्यमानं जनैर्नित्यं दह्यमानं दुराशया ।
नात्मानमवमन्येत प्रोद्धरेदेनमादरात् ॥ ४० ॥

śocyamānaṃ janairnityaṃ dahyamānaṃ durāśayā ,
nātmānamavamanyeta proddharedenamādarāt 40

40. śocyamānam janaiḥ nityaṃ dahyamānam durāśayā
na ātmānam avamanyeta proddharet enam ādarāt

40. janaiḥ nityaṃ śocyamānaṃ durāśayā dahyamānaṃ ātmānaṃ na avamanyeta.
enaṃ ādarāt proddharet.

40. One should not disrespect the self (ātman), which is constantly pitied by people and consumed by wicked desires. Rather, one should uplift it with care.

Words meanings summery:

• शोच्यमानम् (śocyamānam) - being lamented, being pitied

• जनैः (janaiḥ) - by people, by men

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• दह्यमानम् (dahyamānam) - being burned, being consumed, being tormented

• दुराशया (durāśayā) - by evil intentions, by wicked desires

• न (na) - not, no

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul

• अवमन्येत (avamanyeta) - one should despise, disrespect, disregard

• प्रोद्धरेत् (proddharet) - one should uplift, rescue, raise up

• एनम् (enam) - him, this (referring to the self)

• आदरात् (ādarāt) - with respect, carefully, diligently

Words meanings and morphology

शोच्यमानम् (śocyamānam) - being lamented, being pitied

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śocyāmāna

śocyāmāna - being lamented, to be pitied, pitiable

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root śuc (to grieve, lament) in passive voice

Root: śuc (class 1)

जनैः (janaiḥ) - by people, by men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, man, people, creature

Root: jan (class 4)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

दह्यमानम् (dahyamānam) - being burned, being consumed, being tormented

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dahyamāna

dahyamāna - being burned, being consumed, suffering, tormented

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root dah (to burn) in passive voice

Root: dah (class 1)

दुराशया (durāśayā) - by evil intentions, by wicked desires

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of durāśā

durāśā - evil intention, wicked desire, bad hope

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+āśā)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
• āśā – hope, desire, wish
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: aś (class 5)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

अवमन्येत (avamanyeta) - one should despise, disrespect, disregard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of ava-man

Optative 3rd singular middle

Root man with prefix ava, meaning 'to disrespect'

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

प्रोद्धरेत् (proddharet) - one should uplift, rescue, raise up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of pra-uddhṛ

Optative 3rd singular active

Root dhṛ with prefixes pra and ud, meaning 'to uplift, rescue'

Prefixes: pra+ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

एनम् (enam) - him, this (referring to the self)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enad

enad - this, that, him, it (demonstrative pronoun)

आदरात् (ādarāt) - with respect, carefully, diligently

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ādara

ādara - respect, reverence, care, effort

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛ (class 6)

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