योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-76, verse-17

भवानिव विचार्यादौ संसारमतिकान्तया ।
मत्या यो गाहते लोको नेहासौ परिमज्जति ॥ १७ ॥

bhavāniva vicāryādau saṃsāramatikāntayā ,
matyā yo gāhate loko nehāsau parimajjati 17

17. bhavān iva vicārya ādau saṃsāram atikāntayā
matyā yaḥ gāhate lokaḥ na iha asau parimajjati

17. yaḥ lokaḥ bhavān iva ādau saṃsāram atikāntayā
matyā vicārya gāhate asau iha na parimajjati

17. A person who, like you, first thoroughly investigates this worldly existence (saṃsāra) with a profound intellect, and then engages with it, that person does not drown here.

Words meanings summery:

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful form)

• इव (iva) - like, as, just as

• विचार्य (vicārya) - having investigated, having considered

• आदौ (ādau) - at first, in the beginning

• संसारम् (saṁsāram) - the cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (the cycle of rebirth, worldly existence, transmigration)

• अतिकान्तया (atikāntayā) - by a surpassing, excellent, keen (intellect)

• मत्या (matyā) - by intellect, by understanding, by mind

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• गाहते (gāhate) - plunges into, enters, resorts to

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - person, man, world, people

• न (na) - not

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• असौ (asau) - that one, he

• परिमज्जति (parimajjati) - sinks, drowns, gets submerged

Words meanings and morphology

भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful form)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavant

bhavant - being, existing; used as a polite pronoun 'your honor', 'you'

present active participle

present active participle of bhū, used as an honorific pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, just as

(indeclinable)

विचार्य (vicārya) - having investigated, having considered

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root car with prefix vi- and suffix -ya

Prefix: vi

Root: char (class 1)

आदौ (ādau) - at first, in the beginning

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement, source; first, primary

संसारम् (saṁsāram) - the cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (the cycle of rebirth, worldly existence, transmigration)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence, course, flow

action noun

Derived from root sṛ- (to flow, go) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

अतिकान्तया (atikāntayā) - by a surpassing, excellent, keen (intellect)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of atikāntā

atikāntā - surpassed, exceeded; excellent, keen, sharp

past passive participle

Feminine form of atikānta, from root kram with prefix ati-

Prefix: ati

Root: kram (class 1)

मत्या (matyā) - by intellect, by understanding, by mind

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, intellect, thought, understanding, opinion, intention

Root: man (class 4)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

गाहते (gāhate) - plunges into, enters, resorts to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of gāh

Root: gāh (class 1)

लोकः (lokaḥ) - person, man, world, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, mankind, region, living being, person

Root: lok (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - that one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (demonstrative pronoun, usually referring to something distant or pointed out)

परिमज्जति (parimajjati) - sinks, drowns, gets submerged

(verb)

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

From root majj with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: majj (class 6)

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