योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-77, verse-24

घूर्णन्क्षीव इवानन्दी मन्दीभूतपुनर्भवः ।
अनुपादेयबुद्ध्या तु न स्मरत्यकृतं कृतम् ॥ २४ ॥

ghūrṇankṣīva ivānandī mandībhūtapunarbhavaḥ ,
anupādeyabuddhyā tu na smaratyakṛtaṃ kṛtam 24

24. ghūrṇan kṣīvaḥ iva ānandī mandībhūtapunarbhavaḥ
anupādeyabuddhyā tu na smarati akṛtam kṛtam

24. (saḥ) ghūrṇan kṣīvaḥ iva ānandī mandībhūtapunarbhavaḥ
(asti) tu anupādeyabuddhyā (saḥ) kṛtam akṛtam na smarati

24. Like a swaying drunkard, the joyful (ānandī) one for whom rebirth (saṃsāra) has become diminished, does not remember what is done or undone because of an understanding (buddhyā) that nothing is to be accepted or rejected.

Words meanings summery:

• घूर्णन् (ghūrṇan) - swaying, reeling, trembling

• क्षीवः (kṣīvaḥ) - drunk, intoxicated, a drunkard

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

• आनन्दी (ānandī) - joyful, blissful, one who is blissful

• मन्दीभूतपुनर्भवः (mandībhūtapunarbhavaḥ) - one for whom rebirth (saṃsāra) has become diminished/slowed

• अनुपादेयबुद्ध्या (anupādeyabuddhyā) - by the understanding that nothing is to be accepted or rejected

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• न (na) - not, no

• स्मरति (smarati) - remembers, thinks of

• अकृतम् (akṛtam) - undone, not done, not made

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, performed

Words meanings and morphology

घूर्णन् (ghūrṇan) - swaying, reeling, trembling

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghūrṇat

ghūrṇat - swaying, reeling, trembling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √ghūrṇ (to move, to reel).

Root: ghūrṇ (class 10)

Note: Describes the state of the enlightened one.

क्षीवः (kṣīvaḥ) - drunk, intoxicated, a drunkard

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣīva

kṣīva - drunk, intoxicated, a drunkard, proud

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a comparison.

आनन्दी (ānandī) - joyful, blissful, one who is blissful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ānandin

ānandin - joyful, blissful, happy; possessing joy or bliss

Derived from ānanda (joy/bliss) with suffix -in.

Note: Refers to the enlightened one.

मन्दीभूतपुनर्भवः (mandībhūtapunarbhavaḥ) - one for whom rebirth (saṃsāra) has become diminished/slowed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandībhūtapunarbhava

mandībhūtapunarbhava - one for whom rebirth (saṃsāra) has become diminished/slowed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mandībhūta+punarbhava)

• mandībhūta – become slow, diminished, dulled
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (from mandībhū - to become slow)
  Derived from mandībhū, a compound verb (mandī + √bhū).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• punarbhava – rebirth, renewed existence, metempsychosis (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from punar (again) + bhava (existence).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अनुपादेयबुद्ध्या (anupādeyabuddhyā) - by the understanding that nothing is to be accepted or rejected

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anupādeyabuddhi

anupādeyabuddhi - understanding of what is not to be accepted; intellect regarding non-acceptability

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anupādeya+buddhi)

• anupādeya – not to be taken, unworthy of acceptance, not worth pursuing, not useful
  gerundive (masculine)
  Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
  Formed from prefix anu + upa + root √ā (to obtain) + -eya suffix.
  Prefixes: anu+upa
  Root: ā (class 2)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, reason
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √budh (to know, perceive).
  Root: budh (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्मरति (smarati) - remembers, thinks of

(verb)

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

present tense, parasmaipada

1st conjugation verb, parasmaipada

Root: smṛ (class 1)

अकृतम् (akṛtam) - undone, not done, not made

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akṛta

akṛta - undone, not done, not made, uncreated

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Negative particle 'a' + root √kṛ (to do/make) + kta suffix.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṛta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṛ (to do/make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'smarati'.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, performed

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, finished

Past Passive Participle

From root √kṛ (to do/make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'smarati'.

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