योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-93, verse-3
किंचित्प्रौढविचारं तु नरं वैराग्यपूर्वकम् ।
संश्रयन्ति गुणाः शुद्धाः सरः पूर्णमिवाण्डजः ॥ ३ ॥
संश्रयन्ति गुणाः शुद्धाः सरः पूर्णमिवाण्डजः ॥ ३ ॥
kiṃcitprauḍhavicāraṃ tu naraṃ vairāgyapūrvakam ,
saṃśrayanti guṇāḥ śuddhāḥ saraḥ pūrṇamivāṇḍajaḥ 3
saṃśrayanti guṇāḥ śuddhāḥ saraḥ pūrṇamivāṇḍajaḥ 3
3.
kiñcit prauḍha-vicāram tu naram vairāgya-pūrvakam |
saṃśrayanti guṇāḥ śuddhāḥ saraḥ pūrṇam iva aṇḍajaḥ ||
saṃśrayanti guṇāḥ śuddhāḥ saraḥ pūrṇam iva aṇḍajaḥ ||
3.
kiñcit prauḍha-vicāram vairāgya-pūrvakam naram tu śuddhāḥ
guṇāḥ saṃśrayanti pūrṇam saraḥ iva aṇḍajaḥ [saṃśrayanti]
guṇāḥ saṃśrayanti pūrṇam saraḥ iva aṇḍajaḥ [saṃśrayanti]
3.
Pure qualities (guṇa) indeed resort to a person (naram) who possesses mature inquiry (vicāra) and is imbued with detachment (vairāgya), just as birds (aṇḍajaḥ) resort to a full lake (saraḥ).
Words meanings summery:
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- किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - describing `prauḍha-vicāram` as having reached a certain degree of maturity (somewhat, a little, slightly)
- प्रौढ-विचारम् (prauḍha-vicāram) - a person who possesses a well-developed and deep capacity for investigation (vicāra) (mature inquiry, profound reflection)
- तु (tu) - emphasizing the certainty of the statement, 'certainly such a person' (indeed, but, moreover)
- नरम् (naram) - a human being, specifically one who is a seeker (a man, a person)
- वैराग्य-पूर्वकम् (vairāgya-pūrvakam) - a person who acts with prior detachment or whose actions are characterized by dispassion (preceded by detachment, accompanied by dispassion)
- संश्रयन्ति (saṁśrayanti) - pure qualities naturally gravitate towards and find their home in such a person (resort to, depend on, take refuge in)
- गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - positive spiritual and moral attributes (qualities, virtues, attributes)
- शुद्धाः (śuddhāḥ) - untainted, virtuous qualities (pure, clean, unsullied)
- सरः (saraḥ) - analogous to a full lake attracting birds (a lake, pond)
- पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - a lake filled with water, thus attractive to birds (full, complete, abundant)
- इव (iva) - introduces a simile (like, as, as if)
- अण्डजः (aṇḍajaḥ) - specifically birds, which are drawn to water bodies (egg-born (creature), bird)
Words meanings and morphology
किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - describing `prauḍha-vicāram` as having reached a certain degree of maturity (somewhat, a little, slightly)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb modifying `prauḍha-vicāram`.
प्रौढ-विचारम् (prauḍha-vicāram) - a person who possesses a well-developed and deep capacity for investigation (vicāra) (mature inquiry, profound reflection)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of prauḍhavicāra
prauḍhavicāra - mature or profound inquiry/reflection
Compound of `prauḍha` (mature, complete) and `vicāra` (inquiry).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (prauḍha+vicāra)
- prauḍha – mature, fully developed, strong, bold
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root `vṛdh` (to grow) with prefix `pra`.
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛdh (class 1) - vicāra – inquiry, investigation, reflection
noun (masculine)
From root `car` (to move) with prefix `vi`.
Prefix: vi
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Modifies `naram` (person) as 'one possessing mature inquiry'.
तु (tu) - emphasizing the certainty of the statement, 'certainly such a person' (indeed, but, moreover)
(indeclinable)
नरम् (naram) - a human being, specifically one who is a seeker (a man, a person)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, person, human being
Note: Object of the verb `saṃśrayanti`.
वैराग्य-पूर्वकम् (vairāgya-pūrvakam) - a person who acts with prior detachment or whose actions are characterized by dispassion (preceded by detachment, accompanied by dispassion)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vairāgyapūrvaka
vairāgyapūrvaka - preceded by or accompanied by detachment
Compound of `vairāgya` (detachment, dispassion) and `pūrvaka` (preceded by, accompanied by).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vairāgya+pūrvaka)
- vairāgya – detachment, dispassion, renunciation
noun (neuter)
From `viraga` (absence of passion) with `ṣyañ` suffix.
Prefix: vi - pūrvaka – preceded by, accompanied by, based on
adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
Derived from `pūrva` (before, prior).
Note: Modifies `naram`.
संश्रयन्ति (saṁśrayanti) - pure qualities naturally gravitate towards and find their home in such a person (resort to, depend on, take refuge in)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of saṃśrī
Present Tense
Third person plural present active form of root `śrī` (to go, resort to) with prefix `sam`.
Prefix: sam
Root: śrī (class 1)
Note: Main verb of the verse.
गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - positive spiritual and moral attributes (qualities, virtues, attributes)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, virtue, merit, strand
Note: Subject of `saṃśrayanti`.
शुद्धाः (śuddhāḥ) - untainted, virtuous qualities (pure, clean, unsullied)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śuddha
śuddha - pure, clean, clear, virtuous
Past Passive Participle
From root `śudh` (to be pure).
Root: śudh (class 4)
Note: Modifies `guṇāḥ`.
सरः (saraḥ) - analogous to a full lake attracting birds (a lake, pond)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saras
saras - lake, pond, pool
Note: Object of the implied verb (resort to).
पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - a lake filled with water, thus attractive to birds (full, complete, abundant)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrṇa
pūrṇa - full, complete, filled, abundant
Past Passive Participle
From root `pṛ` (to fill).
Root: pṛ (class 9)
Note: Modifies `saraḥ`.
इव (iva) - introduces a simile (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
अण्डजः (aṇḍajaḥ) - specifically birds, which are drawn to water bodies (egg-born (creature), bird)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aṇḍaja
aṇḍaja - egg-born, bird, fish, snake
Compound of `aṇḍa` (egg) and `ja` (born from).
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (aṇḍa+ja)
- aṇḍa – egg, testicle
noun (neuter) - ja – born from, produced by
adjective
Suffix indicating 'born from' or 'produced by'.
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'resort to' in the simile.