योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-76, verse-19

विचार्य तत्त्वमालोक्य सेव्यन्ते या विभूतयः ।
ता उदर्कोदया जन्तोः शेषा दुःखाय केवलम् ॥ १९ ॥

vicārya tattvamālokya sevyante yā vibhūtayaḥ ,
tā udarkodayā jantoḥ śeṣā duḥkhāya kevalam 19

19. vicārya tattvam ālokya sevyante yāḥ vibhūtayaḥ
tāḥ udarkodayāḥ jantoḥ śeṣāḥ duḥkhāya kevalam

19. yāḥ vibhūtayaḥ tattvam vicārya ālokya sevyante
tāḥ jantoḥ udarkodayāḥ śeṣāḥ kevalam duḥkhāya

19. Those glories (vibhūtayaḥ) that are enjoyed after one has investigated and comprehended the ultimate truth (tattvam) lead to beneficial outcomes for a living being. All other glories merely result in misery.

Words meanings summery:

• विचार्य (vicārya) - having investigated, having considered

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the ultimate truth (tattvam) (truth, reality, principle, essence)

• आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, having perceived, having discerned

• सेव्यन्ते (sevyante) - are served, are enjoyed, are resorted to

• याः (yāḥ) - which

• विभूतयः (vibhūtayaḥ) - glories (vibhūtayaḥ) (glories, powers, prosperity, manifestations)

• ताः (tāḥ) - those

• उदर्कोदयाः (udarkodayāḥ) - having good results, leading to future prosperity, resulting in beneficial outcomes

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - for a living being, for a creature

• शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - the remaining ones, the rest

• दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - for sorrow, for misery

• केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, exclusively

Words meanings and morphology

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)

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the ultimate truth (tattvam) (truth, reality, principle, essence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, principle, essence, true nature, element

From tad + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, having perceived, having discerned

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root lok (to see) with prefix ā- and suffix -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 1)

सेव्यन्ते (sevyante) - are served, are enjoyed, are resorted to

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of sev

Root: sev (class 1)

याः (yāḥ) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

विभूतयः (vibhūtayaḥ) - glories (vibhūtayaḥ) (glories, powers, prosperity, manifestations)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vibhūti

vibhūti - prosperity, wealth, power, glory, manifestation, divine power

action noun

Derived from root bhū (to be, exist) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

ताः (tāḥ) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

उदर्कोदयाः (udarkodayāḥ) - having good results, leading to future prosperity, resulting in beneficial outcomes

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of udarkodaya

udarkodaya - having good consequences, leading to prosperity/rise of good results

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udarka+udaya)

• udarka – consequence, result, future, sequel
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: ṛc (class 6)
• udaya – rise, coming forth, origin, prosperity, success, consequence
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from root i (to go) with prefix ud-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - for a living being, for a creature

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - a living being, creature, man, animal

Derived from root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - the remaining ones, the rest

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, residue; remaining, left over

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - for sorrow, for misery

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, misery, sorrow, unhappiness

केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, exclusively

(indeclinable)

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