योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-77, verse-42

रम्यारम्यदृशोर्नाशाद्याते भोगाभिवाञ्छने ।
नैराश्ये संततं प्रौढे हिमवद्विगलेन्मनः ॥ ४२ ॥

ramyāramyadṛśornāśādyāte bhogābhivāñchane ,
nairāśye saṃtataṃ prauḍhe himavadvigalenmanaḥ 42

42. ramyāramyadṛśoḥ nāśāt yāte bhogābivāñchane
nairāśye saṃtatam prauḍhe himavat vigalet manaḥ

42. ramyāramyadṛśoḥ nāśāt,
bhogābivāñchane yāte,
[ca] nairāśye saṃtatam prauḍhe [sati],
manaḥ himavat vigalet.

42. When the perception of what is pleasant and unpleasant (ramya-aramya-dṛśi) ceases, and the desire for enjoyments (bhogābivāñchana) has vanished, and when despair (nairāśya) continually becomes profound, the mind (manas) should melt away like snow.

Words meanings summery:

• रम्यारम्यदृशोः (ramyāramyadṛśoḥ) - of the perception of pleasant and unpleasant, of sight of agreeable and disagreeable

• नाशात् (nāśāt) - from the destruction, from the cessation, due to the loss

• याते (yāte) - when gone, when vanished, when reached

• भोगाबिवाञ्छने (bhogābivāñchane) - in the desire for enjoyments, in the longing for worldly pleasures

• नैराश्ये (nairāśye) - in hopelessness, in despair, in despondency

• संततम् (saṁtatam) - constantly, continuously, perpetually

• प्रौढे (prauḍhe) - when profound, when intensified (when mature, when full-grown, when intense)

• हिमवत् (himavat) - like snow, like ice, like the Himalaya

• विगलेत् (vigalet) - may melt away, should melt away, may disappear

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind, intellect, heart

Words meanings and morphology

रम्यारम्यदृशोः (ramyāramyadṛśoḥ) - of the perception of pleasant and unpleasant, of sight of agreeable and disagreeable

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of ramyāramyadṛś

ramyāramyadṛś - the perception of pleasant and unpleasant things

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ramya+aramya+dṛś)

• ramya – pleasant, delightful, charming, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of √ram (to delight, enjoy)
  Root: ram (class 1)
• aramya – unpleasant, disagreeable, ugly
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive (with 'a' negation)
  Negation 'a' + Gerundive of √ram
  Root: ram (class 1)
• dṛś – seeing, sight, perception, eye, appearance
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from √dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

नाशात् (nāśāt) - from the destruction, from the cessation, due to the loss

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, loss, ruin, cessation, disappearance

Derived from √naś (to perish, disappear)

Root: naś (class 4)

याते (yāte) - when gone, when vanished, when reached

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, arrived, obtained, reached

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √yā (to go, move, proceed)

Root: yā (class 2)

भोगाबिवाञ्छने (bhogābivāñchane) - in the desire for enjoyments, in the longing for worldly pleasures

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhogābivāñchana

bhogābivāñchana - desire for enjoyments, longing for worldly pleasures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhoga+abhivāñchanā)

• bhoga – enjoyment, experience, worldly pleasure, use, possession
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √bhuj (to enjoy)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• abhivāñchanā – desire, longing, wish, yearning
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from abhi-√vāñch (to desire, long for)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: vāñch (class 1)

नैराश्ये (nairāśye) - in hopelessness, in despair, in despondency

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nairāśya

nairāśya - hopelessness, despair, despondency

Derived from nirāśā (absence of hope)

संततम् (saṁtatam) - constantly, continuously, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of saṃ-√tan (to stretch, extend, continue)

Prefix: sam

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Adverbial usage.

प्रौढे (prauḍhe) - when profound, when intensified (when mature, when full-grown, when intense)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of prauḍha

prauḍha - full-grown, mature, strong, intense, skilled

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of pra-√vah (to carry forward), with vṛddhi

Prefix: pra

Root: vah (class 1)

हिमवत् (himavat) - like snow, like ice, like the Himalaya

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of 'hima' (snow) with the suffix -vat (like)

विगलेत् (vigalet) - may melt away, should melt away, may disappear

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vigalet

Prefix: vi

Root: gal (class 1)

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding, spirit, heart

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