योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-92, verse-43

न क्वचिद्याति विश्वासं मृगी ग्रामगता यथा ।
कल्लोलकलितं चेतस्तेषां जल इवाऽहिते ॥ ४३ ॥

na kvacidyāti viśvāsaṃ mṛgī grāmagatā yathā ,
kallolakalitaṃ cetasteṣāṃ jala ivā'hite 43

43. na kvacit yāti viśvāsam mṛgī grāmagatā yathā
| cetaḥ teṣām kallolakalitam jale iva ahite ||

43. mṛgī grāmagatā yathā (te) kvacit viśvāsam na yāti
teṣām cetaḥ ahite jale kallolakalitam iva (asti)

43. They place no trust anywhere, just like a female deer that has entered a village. Their minds are agitated by waves, similar to water in an unstable environment.

43. הם אינם בוטחים בדבר, ממש כמו צבייה שנקלעה לכפר. רוחם מיטלטלת בין גלים, כמו חפץ השט במים סוערים.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (in a negative sense, 'nowhere') (anywhere, somewhere, sometimes, ever)

• याति (yāti) - places (trust) (goes, proceeds, obtains, reaches, places)

• विश्वासम् (viśvāsam) - trust, confidence, faith

• मृगी (mṛgī) - female deer, doe

• ग्रामगता (grāmagatā) - having gone to a village, entered a village

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, heart, consciousness, intellect

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• कल्लोलकलितम् (kallolakalitam) - agitated by waves, stirred by billows

• जले (jale) - in water

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• अहिते (ahite) - in an unsteady/unstable place (referring to a body of water) (in an unsteady/unfavorable/hostile place/thing)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (in a negative sense, 'nowhere') (anywhere, somewhere, sometimes, ever)

(indeclinable)

From 'ka' (who/what) + 'cit' (an enclitic)

याति (yāti) - places (trust) (goes, proceeds, obtains, reaches, places)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present active indicative, 3rd person singular

Root 'yā' (to go) in present tense, active voice.

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'mṛgī' and implied 'te' (they).

विश्वासम् (viśvāsam) - trust, confidence, faith

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśvāsa

viśvāsa - trust, confidence, faith, reliance

From root 'śvas' (to breathe, trust) with 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Object of the verb 'yāti'.

मृगी (mṛgī) - female deer, doe

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛgī

mṛgī - female deer, doe

Feminine form of 'mṛga' (deer)

Note: Subject in the comparison.

ग्रामगता (grāmagatā) - having gone to a village, entered a village

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of grāmagata

grāmagata - gone to a village, entered a village

Past Passive Participle (secondary derivative)

Compound: 'grāma' (village) + 'gata' (gone). 'gata' is PPP of 'gam' (to go).

Compound type : tatpurusha (grāma+gata)

• grāma – village
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, reached, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mṛgī'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, heart, consciousness, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, heart, consciousness, intellect, spirit

From root 'cit' (to perceive, understand)

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the individuals described in the previous verse.

कल्लोलकलितम् (kallolakalitam) - agitated by waves, stirred by billows

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kallolakalita

kallolakalita - agitated by waves, stirred by billows

Compound: 'kallola' (wave) + 'kalita' (agitated, endowed with). 'kalita' is PPP of root 'kal' (to move) or from 'kala' (sound). Here it means 'agitated'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (kallola+kalita)

• kallola – large wave, billow
  noun (masculine)
• kalita – agitated, stirred, counted, connected with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kal' (to move, shake, agitate)
  Root: kal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cetaḥ'.

जले (jale) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Note: Location of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

अहिते (ahite) - in an unsteady/unstable place (referring to a body of water) (in an unsteady/unfavorable/hostile place/thing)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahita

ahita - unsteady, unfavorable, hostile, not placed (well)

Negation 'a' of 'hita' (placed, beneficial, good).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+hita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• hita – placed, set, beneficial, good
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dhā' (to place) and meaning 'beneficial'
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Describes the 'jale' (water) or an implied 'place'.

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