योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-92, verse-23
जन्मान्तरशताभ्यस्ता राम संसारसंस्थितिः ।
सा चिराभ्यासयोगेन विना न क्षीयते क्वचित् ॥ २३ ॥
सा चिराभ्यासयोगेन विना न क्षीयते क्वचित् ॥ २३ ॥
janmāntaraśatābhyastā rāma saṃsārasaṃsthitiḥ ,
sā cirābhyāsayogena vinā na kṣīyate kvacit 23
sā cirābhyāsayogena vinā na kṣīyate kvacit 23
23.
janmāntaraśatābhyastā rāma saṃsārasaṃsthitiḥ
sā cirābhyāsayogena vinā na kṣīyate kvacit
sā cirābhyāsayogena vinā na kṣīyate kvacit
23.
rāma janmāntaraśatābhyastā saṃsārasaṃsthitiḥ
sā cirābhyāsayogena vinā kvacit na kṣīyate
sā cirābhyāsayogena vinā kvacit na kṣīyate
23.
O Rama, that state of being in the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), which has been cultivated for hundreds of lifetimes, is never destroyed without the discipline (yoga) of long practice.
Words meanings summery:
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- जन्मान्तरशताभ्यस्ता (janmāntaraśatābhyastā) - cultivated over hundreds of other births
- राम (rāma) - O Rama
- संसारसंस्थितिः (saṁsārasaṁsthitiḥ) - the condition of the cycle of rebirth
- सा (sā) - that (feminine)
- चिराभ्यासयोगेन (cirābhyāsayogena) - by the discipline (yoga) of long practice
- विना (vinā) - without
- न (na) - not
- क्षीयते (kṣīyate) - is destroyed, diminishes, perishes
- क्वचित् (kvacit) - ever (in a negative context: never) (ever, sometimes, somewhere)
Words meanings and morphology
जन्मान्तरशताभ्यस्ता (janmāntaraśatābhyastā) - cultivated over hundreds of other births
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of janmāntaraśatābhyasta
janmāntaraśatābhyasta - practiced for hundreds of other lives
Past Passive Participle
Compound: janmāntara (other birth) + śata (hundred) + abhyasta (practiced).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (janmāntara+śata+abhyasta)
- janmāntara – another birth, future life
noun (neuter)
Compound of janman (birth) + antara (other). - śata – hundred
numeral noun (neuter) - abhyasta – practiced, accustomed, ingrained
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'as' (to throw) with prefix 'abhi-' (towards, onto); meaning 'thrown onto', hence 'practiced'.
Prefix: abhi
Root: as (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'saṃsārasaṃsthitiḥ'.
राम (rāma) - O Rama
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma
rāma - Rama (proper name); charming, pleasing
संसारसंस्थितिः (saṁsārasaṁsthitiḥ) - the condition of the cycle of rebirth
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsārasaṃsthiti
saṁsārasaṁsthiti - the state of worldly existence, the condition of transmigration (saṃsāra)
Compound: saṃsāra (cycle of rebirth) + saṃsthiti (fixed state, condition).
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+saṃsthiti)
- saṃsāra – cycle of rebirth, transmigration, worldly existence
noun (masculine)
From sam-sṛ (to flow together, to wander through).
Prefix: sam
Root: sṛ (class 1) - saṃsthiti – fixed state, established condition, dwelling, stability
noun (feminine)
From sam-sthā (to stand firmly, be established).
Prefix: sam
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Subject of the sentence.
सा (sā) - that (feminine)
(demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Refers back to 'saṃsārasaṃsthitiḥ'.
चिराभ्यासयोगेन (cirābhyāsayogena) - by the discipline (yoga) of long practice
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of cirābhyāsayoga
cirābhyāsayoga - the discipline (yoga) of long practice
Compound: cira (long) + abhyāsa (practice) + yoga (discipline).
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (cira+abhyāsa+yoga)
- cira – long, for a long time
indeclinable - abhyāsa – practice, repetition, study, cultivation
noun (masculine)
From root 'as' (to throw) with prefix 'abhi-' (towards).
Prefix: abhi
Root: as (class 4) - yoga – union, discipline, method, practice, concentration
noun (masculine)
From root 'yuj' (to yoke, to join).
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Governed by 'vinā'.
विना (vinā) - without
(indeclinable)
Note: Preposition.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
क्षीयते (kṣīyate) - is destroyed, diminishes, perishes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of kṣī
Root: kṣi (class 1)
Note: Verb for 'sā'.
क्वचित् (kvacit) - ever (in a negative context: never) (ever, sometimes, somewhere)
(indeclinable)
From 'ka' (who/what) + 'cit' (indefinite particle).