योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-74, verse-73

सर्पभ्रान्तौ निवृत्तायां न रज्ज्वां सर्पभावना ।
पुनरेति यथा प्रावृण्नदी गिरितटाच्च्युता ॥ ७३ ॥

sarpabhrāntau nivṛttāyāṃ na rajjvāṃ sarpabhāvanā ,
punareti yathā prāvṛṇnadī giritaṭāccyutā 73

73. sarpabhrāntau nivṛttāyām na rajjvām sarpabhāvanā
| punaḥ eti yathā prāvṛṭ nadī giritatāt cyutā ||

73. sarpabhrāntau nivṛttāyām rajjvām sarpabhāvanā na
yathā giritatāt cyutā prāvṛṭ nadī punaḥ na eti

73. Once the illusion of a snake (sarpa) is dispelled, the perception of a snake in the rope does not return. Just as a monsoon river, once it has plunged from a mountain cliff, does not flow back up again.

73. ברגע שהאשלית הנחש חלפה, הרעיון שיש נחש בחבל אינו חוזר עוד, כשם שנחל גשמים שזרם במורד ההר אינו חוזר למעלה.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्पभ्रान्तौ (sarpabhrāntau) - in the illusion of a snake

• निवृत्तायाम् (nivṛttāyām) - having ceased, having been removed, being dispelled

• न (na) - not

• रज्ज्वाम् (rajjvām) - in the rope

• सर्पभावना (sarpabhāvanā) - perception of a snake, idea of a snake

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, then

• एति (eti) - comes, goes, returns

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• प्रावृट् (prāvṛṭ) - monsoon, rainy season

• नदी (nadī) - river

• गिरिततात् (giritatāt) - from the mountain cliff, from the mountain slope

• च्युता (cyutā) - fallen, dropped, plunged

Words meanings and morphology

सर्पभ्रान्तौ (sarpabhrāntau) - in the illusion of a snake

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sarpabhrānti

sarpabhrānti - illusion of a snake

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarpa+bhrānti)

• sarpa – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• bhrānti – error, illusion, delusion, confusion
  noun (feminine)
  from root bhram (to wander, be confused)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

निवृत्तायाम् (nivṛttāyām) - having ceased, having been removed, being dispelled

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of nivṛttā

nivṛttā - ceased, stopped, removed, dispelled, abstained

Past Passive Participle

from root vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sarpabhrāntau' in a locative absolute construction.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

रज्ज्वाम् (rajjvām) - in the rope

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rajju

rajju - rope, cord

सर्पभावना (sarpabhāvanā) - perception of a snake, idea of a snake

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarpabhāvanā

sarpabhāvanā - perception of a snake, idea of a snake

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarpa+bhāvanā)

• sarpa – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• bhāvanā – perception, conception, idea, mental impression
  noun (feminine)
  from root bhū (to be) + ni (causative) + ana (suffix)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first part of the verse.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, then

(indeclinable)

एति (eti) - comes, goes, returns

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Active Voice

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Implied in the first sentence, explicit in the second.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the analogy.

प्रावृट् (prāvṛṭ) - monsoon, rainy season

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāvṛṣ

prāvṛṣ - rainy season, monsoon

Note: Qualifies 'nadī'.

नदी (nadī) - river

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

Note: Subject of the second clause.

गिरिततात् (giritatāt) - from the mountain cliff, from the mountain slope

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of giritata

giritata - mountain cliff, mountain slope

Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+tata)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• tata – bank, shore, slope, cliff
  noun (neuter)

च्युता (cyutā) - fallen, dropped, plunged

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cyutā

cyutā - fallen, dropped, dislodged, departed

Past Passive Participle

from root cyu (to move, fall)

Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nadī'.

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