योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-128, verse-45
काम्यं कर्म निषिद्धं च न कर्तव्यं विशेषतः ।
यदा ब्रह्मगुणैर्जीवो युक्तस्त्यक्त्वा मनोगुणान् ॥ ४५ ॥
यदा ब्रह्मगुणैर्जीवो युक्तस्त्यक्त्वा मनोगुणान् ॥ ४५ ॥
kāmyaṃ karma niṣiddhaṃ ca na kartavyaṃ viśeṣataḥ ,
yadā brahmaguṇairjīvo yuktastyaktvā manoguṇān 45
yadā brahmaguṇairjīvo yuktastyaktvā manoguṇān 45
45.
kāmyam karma niṣiddham ca na kartavyam viśeṣataḥ
yadā brahma-guṇaiḥ jīvaḥ yuktaḥ tyaktvā manaḥ-guṇān
yadā brahma-guṇaiḥ jīvaḥ yuktaḥ tyaktvā manaḥ-guṇān
45.
kāmyam karma niṣiddham ca viśeṣataḥ na kartavyam
yadā jīvaḥ manaḥ-guṇān tyaktvā brahma-guṇaiḥ yuktaḥ
yadā jīvaḥ manaḥ-guṇān tyaktvā brahma-guṇaiḥ yuktaḥ
45.
Actions driven by desire (kāmya karma) and prohibited actions (niṣiddha karma) should especially not be performed. When the individual soul (jīva), having abandoned the qualities of the mind, becomes endowed with the qualities of Brahman...
Words meanings summery:
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- काम्यम् (kāmyam) - action driven by desire (desired, desirable, prompted by desire)
- कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, fate
- निषिद्धम् (niṣiddham) - prohibited action (prohibited, forbidden)
- च (ca) - and, also
- न (na) - not, no
- कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - to be done, ought to be done, duty
- विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly, specifically
- यदा (yadā) - when, whenever
- ब्रह्म-गुणैः (brahma-guṇaiḥ) - by the qualities of Brahman
- जीवः (jīvaḥ) - living being, individual soul
- युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - endowed with, joined, connected, united
- त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up
- मनः-गुणान् (manaḥ-guṇān) - the qualities of the mind
Words meanings and morphology
काम्यम् (kāmyam) - action driven by desire (desired, desirable, prompted by desire)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of kāmya
kāmya - desirable, wished for, connected with desire
Denominative Adjective or Potential Passive Participle
From kāma (desire) with suffix ya. Or root kam (to desire) + ṇya.
Root: kam (class 1)
Note: Qualifies karma.
कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, fate
(noun)
neuter, singular of karma
karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, effect of actions
From root kṛ (to do, to make) + suffix man.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
निषिद्धम् (niṣiddham) - prohibited action (prohibited, forbidden)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of niṣiddha
niṣiddha - prohibited, forbidden, prevented
Past Passive Participle
From prefix ni- + root sidh (to ward off, to repel).
Prefix: ni
Root: sidh (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - to be done, ought to be done, duty
(adjective)
neuter, singular of kartavya
kartavya - to be done, proper to be done, duty
Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
From root kṛ (to do, to make) + suffix tavya
Root: kṛ (class 8)
विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly, specifically
(indeclinable)
From viśeṣa (distinction, particularity) with suffix tas.
यदा (yadā) - when, whenever
(indeclinable)
ब्रह्म-गुणैः (brahma-guṇaiḥ) - by the qualities of Brahman
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of brahma-guṇa
brahma-guṇa - quality of Brahman, divine quality
Compound noun.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+guṇa)
- brahman – the Absolute, the Ultimate Reality, the Universal Spirit
noun (neuter)
Root: bṛh (class 1) - guṇa – quality, attribute, property
noun (masculine)
जीवः (jīvaḥ) - living being, individual soul
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva
jīva - living, alive, individual soul, living being
From root jīv (to live).
Root: jīv (class 1)
युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - endowed with, joined, connected, united
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta
yukta - joined, united, connected, endowed with, intent
Past Passive Participle
From root yuj (to join, to connect)
Root: yuj (class 7)
त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root tyaj (to abandon, to give up) + suffix tvā.
Root: tyaj (class 1)
मनः-गुणान् (manaḥ-guṇān) - the qualities of the mind
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of manaḥ-guṇa
manaḥ-guṇa - quality of the mind
Compound noun.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+guṇa)
- manas – mind, intellect, thought
noun (neuter)
Root: man (class 4) - guṇa – quality, attribute, property
noun (masculine)