योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-77, verse-28

नोपेक्षते दुःखदशां न सुखाशामपेक्षते ।
कार्योदये नैति मुदं कार्यनाशे न खिद्यते ॥ २८ ॥

nopekṣate duḥkhadaśāṃ na sukhāśāmapekṣate ,
kāryodaye naiti mudaṃ kāryanāśe na khidyate 28

28. na upekṣate duḥkhadaśām na sukhāśām apekṣate
kāryaudaye na eti mudam kāryanāśe na khidyate

28. duḥkhadaśām na upekṣate sukhāśām na apekṣate
kāryaudaye mudam na eti kāryanāśe na khidyate

28. He neither disregards a state of suffering nor desires the hope of happiness. He experiences no joy at the success of an action, nor is he distressed by its failure.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, neither

• उपेक्षते (upekṣate) - he disregards, neglects

• दुःखदशाम् (duḥkhadaśām) - a state of sorrow, condition of suffering

• न (na) - not, neither

• सुखाशाम् (sukhāśām) - hope for happiness

• अपेक्षते (apekṣate) - he expects, desires

• कार्यौदये (kāryaudaye) - at the rise/success of an action/work

• न (na) - not, neither

• एति (eti) - he comes, goes, attains

• मुदम् (mudam) - joy, delight

• कार्यनाशे (kāryanāśe) - at the destruction/failure of an action/work

• न (na) - not, neither

• खिद्यते (khidyate) - he is distressed, grieved

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

उपेक्षते (upekṣate) - he disregards, neglects

(verb)

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

Prefix: upa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

दुःखदशाम् (duḥkhadaśām) - a state of sorrow, condition of suffering

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of duḥkhadaśā

duḥkhadaśā - state of sorrow, condition of suffering

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+daśā)

• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering
  noun (neuter)
• daśā – state, condition, situation
  noun (feminine)

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

सुखाशाम् (sukhāśām) - hope for happiness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sukhāśā

sukhāśā - hope for happiness

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sukha+āśā)

• sukha – happiness, joy, pleasure
  noun (neuter)
• āśā – hope, expectation, desire
  noun (feminine)

अपेक्षते (apekṣate) - he expects, desires

(verb)

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

Prefix: apa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

कार्यौदये (kāryaudaye) - at the rise/success of an action/work

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāryaudaya

kāryaudaya - rise of action, success of work

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kārya+udaya)

• kārya – action, work, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• udaya – rise, ascent, success
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

एति (eti) - he comes, goes, attains

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

मुदम् (mudam) - joy, delight

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mud

mud - joy, delight, happiness

कार्यनाशे (kāryanāśe) - at the destruction/failure of an action/work

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāryanāśa

kāryanāśa - destruction of action, failure of work

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kārya+nāśa)

• kārya – action, work, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• nāśa – destruction, loss, failure
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

खिद्यते (khidyate) - he is distressed, grieved

(verb)

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

Root: khid (class 4)

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