योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-92, verse-41

निर्धृतिं नाधिगच्छन्ति दुर्भगा इव जन्तवः ।
भ्रमन्ति गिरिकूटेषु फलपल्लवभोजनाः ॥ ४१ ॥

nirdhṛtiṃ nādhigacchanti durbhagā iva jantavaḥ ,
bhramanti girikūṭeṣu phalapallavabhojanāḥ 41

41. nirdhṛtim na adhigacchanti durbhāgāḥ iva jantavaḥ
| bhramanti giri-kūṭeṣu phala-pallava-bhojanāḥ ||

41. durbhāgāḥ jantavaḥ iva nirdhṛtim na adhigacchanti
phala-pallava-bhojanāḥ giri-kūṭeṣu bhramanti

41. Like unfortunate creatures, they do not attain tranquility. They wander among mountain peaks, subsisting on fruits and young leaves.

41. כמו יצורים חסרי מזל, הם אינם מוצאים מנוחה ושלום; הם משוטטים בין פסגות ההרים, וניזונים מפירות ועלים בלבד.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्धृतिम् (nirdhṛtim) - tranquility, steadfastness, firmness, resolution

• न (na) - not, no

• अधिगच्छन्ति (adhigacchanti) - they obtain, they reach, they attain, they understand

• दुर्भागाः (durbhāgāḥ) - unfortunate, wretched, unlucky

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• जन्तवः (jantavaḥ) - creatures, beings, living things

• भ्रमन्ति (bhramanti) - they wander, they roam, they err

• गिरि-कूटेषु (giri-kūṭeṣu) - on mountain peaks, on hilltops

• फल-पल्लव-भोजनाः (phala-pallava-bhojanāḥ) - whose food is fruits and young leaves, feeding on fruits and sprouts

Words meanings and morphology

निर्धृतिम् (nirdhṛtim) - tranquility, steadfastness, firmness, resolution

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nirdhṛti

nirdhṛti - steadfastness, firmness, tranquility, resolution

Prefix: nir

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अधिगच्छन्ति (adhigacchanti) - they obtain, they reach, they attain, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of gam

Present tense, 3rd person, plural, active voice. With upasarga 'adhi'.

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

दुर्भागाः (durbhāgāḥ) - unfortunate, wretched, unlucky

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of durbhāga

durbhāga - unfortunate, unlucky, wretched, ill-fated

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

जन्तवः (jantavaḥ) - creatures, beings, living things

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jantu

jantu - creature, living being, person

Root: jan (class 4)

भ्रमन्ति (bhramanti) - they wander, they roam, they err

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhram

Present tense, 3rd person, plural, active voice.

Root: bhram (class 1)

गिरि-कूटेषु (giri-kūṭeṣu) - on mountain peaks, on hilltops

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of girikūṭa

girikūṭa - mountain peak, hilltop

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+kūṭa)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• kūṭa – peak, summit, top, horn
  noun (neuter)

फल-पल्लव-भोजनाः (phala-pallava-bhojanāḥ) - whose food is fruits and young leaves, feeding on fruits and sprouts

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of phalapallavabhojana

phalapallavabhojana - feeding on fruits and young leaves/sprouts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (phala+pallava+bhojana)

• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• pallava – young shoot, sprout, new leaf
  noun (masculine)
• bhojana – food, eating, meal
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

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