योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-119, verse-8

इदं रम्यमिदं नेति बीजं ते दुःखसंततेः ।
तस्मिन्साम्याग्निना दग्धे दुःखस्यावसरः कुतः ॥ ८ ॥

idaṃ ramyamidaṃ neti bījaṃ te duḥkhasaṃtateḥ ,
tasminsāmyāgninā dagdhe duḥkhasyāvasaraḥ kutaḥ 8

8. idam ramyam idam na iti bījam te duḥkhasaṃtateḥ
tasmin sāmyāgninā dagdhe duḥkhasya avasaraḥ kutaḥ

8. idam ramyam idam na iti te duḥkhasaṃtateḥ bījam
tasmin sāmyāgninā dagdhe duḥkhasya avasaraḥ kutaḥ

8. The notion 'this is pleasing, this is not' is the very seed of your continuous suffering. When that seed is burnt away by the fire of equanimity, from where could suffering find any opportunity?

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this

• रम्यम् (ramyam) - pleasant, beautiful, delightful

• इदम् (idam) - this

• न (na) - not

• इति (iti) - thus, indicating direct speech or conclusion

• बीजम् (bījam) - seed

• ते (te) - your, to you (singular)

• दुःखसंततेः (duḥkhasaṁtateḥ) - of the continuous series of suffering

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, when that (is the case)

• साम्याग्निना (sāmyāgninā) - by the fire of equanimity

• दग्धे (dagdhe) - burned, consumed

• दुःखस्य (duḥkhasya) - of suffering

• अवसरः (avasaraḥ) - opportunity, scope

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, how

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

रम्यम् (ramyam) - pleasant, beautiful, delightful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ramya

ramya - pleasant, delightful, beautiful

Gerundive

Derived from root ram with suffix -ya (kṛtya)

Root: ram (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, indicating direct speech or conclusion

(indeclinable)

बीजम् (bījam) - seed

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause

ते (te) - your, to you (singular)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

दुःखसंततेः (duḥkhasaṁtateḥ) - of the continuous series of suffering

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of duḥkhasaṃtati

duḥkhasaṁtati - continuous series of suffering

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+saṃtati)

• duḥkha – suffering, misery, pain
  noun (neuter)
• saṃtati – continuity, succession, stream, progeny
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, when that (is the case)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'bījam'

साम्याग्निना (sāmyāgninā) - by the fire of equanimity

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sāmyāgni

sāmyāgni - fire of equanimity

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sāmya+agni)

• sāmya – equanimity, impartiality, equality
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from sama (equal) with suffix -ya (abstract noun)
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)

दग्धे (dagdhe) - burned, consumed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of dagdha

dagdha - burned, consumed, scorched

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dah

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tasmin'

दुःखस्य (duḥkhasya) - of suffering

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, misery, pain

अवसरः (avasaraḥ) - opportunity, scope

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avasara

avasara - opportunity, occasion, scope, access

Prefix: ava

Root: sṛ (class 1)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, how

(indeclinable)

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