योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-9, verse-47
आपदोऽपि विचित्रा यास्ताश्चेन्मनसि संमताः ।
तत्ता अपि महारम्भा मन्ये मनसि संपदः ॥ ४७ ॥
तत्ता अपि महारम्भा मन्ये मनसि संपदः ॥ ४७ ॥
āpado'pi vicitrā yāstāścenmanasi saṃmatāḥ ,
tattā api mahārambhā manye manasi saṃpadaḥ 47
tattā api mahārambhā manye manasi saṃpadaḥ 47
47.
āpadaḥ api vicitrāḥ yāḥ tāḥ cet manasi saṃmatāḥ
tat tāḥ api mahārambhāḥ manye manasi sampadaḥ
tat tāḥ api mahārambhāḥ manye manasi sampadaḥ
47.
If the mind approves of even diverse calamities (āpad), then I consider even those great undertakings to be prosperity for the mind.
Words meanings summery:
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- आपदः (āpadaḥ) - calamities, misfortunes, dangers
- अपि (api) - even, also
- विचित्राः (vicitrāḥ) - diverse, various, wonderful
- याः (yāḥ) - which, those which (feminine plural)
- ताः (tāḥ) - those (feminine plural)
- चेत् (cet) - if
- मनसि (manasi) - in the mind
- संमताः (saṁmatāḥ) - approved, agreed upon, esteemed
- तत् (tat) - then, therefore, in that case
- ताः (tāḥ) - those (feminine plural)
- अपि (api) - even
- महारम्भाः (mahārambhāḥ) - great beginnings, great undertakings, great enterprises
- मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe
- मनसि (manasi) - in the mind
- सम्पदः (sampadaḥ) - wealths, prosperities, attainments
Words meanings and morphology
आपदः (āpadaḥ) - calamities, misfortunes, dangers
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of āpad
āpad - calamity, misfortune, distress, danger
Derived from root pad (to go, fall) with ā- prefix.
Prefix: ā
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: Counterpart to sampad.
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle, here emphasizing 'even calamities'.
विचित्राः (vicitrāḥ) - diverse, various, wonderful
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of vicitra
vicitra - diverse, various, wonderful, variegated, strange
vi- (apart, distinct) + citra (clear, bright, wonderful).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+citra)
- vi – apart, distinct, without, special
indeclinable - citra – clear, bright, variegated, wonderful, picture
adjective
Note: Qualifies āpadaḥ.
याः (yāḥ) - which, those which (feminine plural)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of yad
yad - which, who, what, what kind of
Note: Relative pronoun.
ताः (tāḥ) - those (feminine plural)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Correlative pronoun.
चेत् (cet) - if
(indeclinable)
Note: Conditional particle.
मनसि (manasi) - in the mind
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart
Note: Location for approval and for sampadaḥ.
संमताः (saṁmatāḥ) - approved, agreed upon, esteemed
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃmata
saṁmata - approved, agreed, esteemed, consented to
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root man (to think) with sam- prefix.
Prefix: sam
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Qualifies tāḥ (āpadaḥ).
तत् (tat) - then, therefore, in that case
(indeclinable)
Note: Marks the consequence of the 'if' clause.
ताः (tāḥ) - those (feminine plural)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers back to āpadaḥ.
अपि (api) - even
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic.
महारम्भाः (mahārambhāḥ) - great beginnings, great undertakings, great enterprises
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of mahārambha
mahārambha - great beginning, great undertaking, grand enterprise
mahā (great) + ārambha (beginning, undertaking).
Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+ārambha)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - ārambha – beginning, undertaking, enterprise, effort
noun (masculine)
Derived from root rabh (to begin) with ā- prefix.
Prefix: ā
Root: rabh (class 1)
Note: Here used as an adjective for āpadaḥ.
मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Middle voice.
मनसि (manasi) - in the mind
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart
Note: Locative case.
सम्पदः (sampadaḥ) - wealths, prosperities, attainments
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sampad
sampad - wealth, prosperity, success, attainment
Derived from sam-pad (to fall together, meet, happen).
Prefix: sam
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: Predicate nominative to tāḥ.