योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-80, verse-6
उत्पन्नध्वंसि चापातमात्रहृद्यमसन्मयम् ।
रूपमाश्रय मा नेत्र विनाशायाविनाशिने ॥ ६ ॥
रूपमाश्रय मा नेत्र विनाशायाविनाशिने ॥ ६ ॥
utpannadhvaṃsi cāpātamātrahṛdyamasanmayam ,
rūpamāśraya mā netra vināśāyāvināśine 6
rūpamāśraya mā netra vināśāyāvināśine 6
6.
utpannadhvaṃsi ca āpātamātrahṛdyam asanmayam
rūpam mā āśraya netra vināśāya avināśine
rūpam mā āśraya netra vināśāya avināśine
6.
netra utpannadhvaṃsi ca āpātamātrahṛdyam
asanmayam vināśāya rūpam mā āśraya avināśine
asanmayam vināśāya rūpam mā āśraya avināśine
6.
O eye, do not resort to this form (rūpa) which perishes as soon as it is born, is charming only for a moment, and is composed of unreality; (instead, resort) to the indestructible (ātman) for (your own) lasting existence.
Words meanings summery:
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- उत्पन्नध्वंसि (utpannadhvaṁsi) - ephemeral (form) (perishing as soon as it is born, ephemeral)
- च (ca) - and, also
- आपातमात्रहृद्यम् (āpātamātrahṛdyam) - momentarily charming (form) (charming only for a moment, pleasing on first sight, only momentarily agreeable)
- असन्मयम् (asanmayam) - unreal (form) (composed of unreality, unreal, illusory)
- रूपम् (rūpam) - this (fleeting) form/beauty (form, shape, beauty, appearance)
- मा (mā) - do not, not
- आश्रय (āśraya) - resort to, take refuge in, depend on
- नेत्र (netra) - O eye
- विनाशाय (vināśāya) - leading to destruction (of the self) (for destruction, leading to ruin)
- अविनाशिने (avināśine) - to the indestructible (ātman) (to the indestructible, to the imperishable one)
Words meanings and morphology
उत्पन्नध्वंसि (utpannadhvaṁsi) - ephemeral (form) (perishing as soon as it is born, ephemeral)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of utpannadhvaṃsin
utpannadhvaṁsin - perishing when born, ephemeral, perishable
utpanna (past passive participle of ut-√pad) + dhvaṃsin (agent noun from √dhvaṃs)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (utpanna+dhvaṃsin)
- utpanna – born, produced, arisen
participle (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
ut + root √pad + kta suffix
Prefix: ut
Root: pad (class 4) - dhvaṃsin – destroying, perishing, destroyer
adjective (masculine)
Agent Noun
root √dhvaṃs + ṇini suffix
Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)
Note: Qualifies rūpam.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
आपातमात्रहृद्यम् (āpātamātrahṛdyam) - momentarily charming (form) (charming only for a moment, pleasing on first sight, only momentarily agreeable)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of āpātamātrahṛdya
āpātamātrahṛdya - pleasing only at first sight or for a moment
āpāta (falling upon, momentary) + mātra (only) + hṛdya (pleasing to the heart)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āpāta+mātra+hṛdya)
- āpāta – falling down, sudden appearance, occurrence
noun (masculine)
ā + root √pat
Prefix: ā
Root: pat (class 1) - mātra – only, merely, size, measure
indeclinable (neuter) - hṛdya – heart-pleasing, agreeable, charming
adjective (neuter)
hṛd (heart) + yat suffix
Root: hṛd
Note: Qualifies rūpam.
असन्मयम् (asanmayam) - unreal (form) (composed of unreality, unreal, illusory)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of asanmaya
asanmaya - made of non-existence, unreal, illusory
asat (non-existent, unreal) + maya (made of, consisting of)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asat+maya)
- asat – non-existent, unreal, bad
adjective (neuter)
present active participle
a + root √as (negation of sat, from √as 'to be')
Prefix: a
Root: as (class 2) - maya – made of, consisting of, full of
suffix (neuter)
Note: Qualifies rūpam.
रूपम् (rūpam) - this (fleeting) form/beauty (form, shape, beauty, appearance)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, beauty, appearance, nature
मा (mā) - do not, not
(indeclinable)
आश्रय (āśraya) - resort to, take refuge in, depend on
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of āśri
Prefix: ā
Root: śri (class 1)
Note: Used with mā for prohibition.
नेत्र (netra) - O eye
(noun)
Vocative, neuter, singular of netra
netra - eye, leading, guiding
root √nī + tra suffix
Root: nī (class 1)
विनाशाय (vināśāya) - leading to destruction (of the self) (for destruction, leading to ruin)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of vināśa
vināśa - destruction, ruin, loss, annihilation
vi + root √naś + ghañ suffix
Prefix: vi
Root: naś (class 4)
Note: Paired with avināśine.
अविनाशिने (avināśine) - to the indestructible (ātman) (to the indestructible, to the imperishable one)
(adjective)
Dative, masculine, singular of avināśin
avināśin - indestructible, imperishable, eternal
agent noun
a + vināśin (vināśin is agent noun from vi + root √naś)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vināśin)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - vināśin – perishing, destructive, perishable
adjective (masculine)
agent noun
vi + root √naś + ṇini suffix
Prefix: vi
Root: naś (class 4)
Note: Represents the goal, opposing vināśāya.