योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-28, verse-63

आदत्ते तित्तिरी मृद्वीं तृणकोटिमिवामलाम् ।
एतदर्थमसत्येऽस्मिन्नास्था कार्या मनागपि ॥ ६३ ॥

ādatte tittirī mṛdvīṃ tṛṇakoṭimivāmalām ,
etadarthamasatye'sminnāsthā kāryā manāgapi 63

63. ādattte tittirī mṛdvīm tṛṇa-koṭim iva amalām
etat-artham asatye asmin na āsthā kāryā manāk api

63. tittirī mṛdvīm amalām tṛṇa-koṭim iva ādattte.
etat-artham asmin asatye manāk api āsthā na kāryā.

63. Just as a partridge (tittirī) picks up a soft, pure blade of grass, similarly, no reliance (śraddhā) should be placed, not even a little, on this unreal world for this purpose (i.e., for finding true reality).

63. כשם שציפור השלו מלקטת קצה קש רך ונקי, כך, למען תכלית זו, אין לפתח אף קורטוב של התקשרות לעולם הבלתי ממשי הזה.

Words meanings summery:

• आदत्त्ते (ādattte) - takes, picks up, receives

• तित्तिरी (tittirī) - a partridge

• मृद्वीम् (mṛdvīm) - soft, tender, delicate

• तृण-कोटिम् (tṛṇa-koṭim) - a blade of grass, tip of grass

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अमलाम् (amalām) - pure, spotless, clean

• एतत्-अर्थम् (etat-artham) - for this purpose, for this reason

• असत्ये (asatye) - in the unreal, in the false

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (unreal world/thing) (in this)

• न (na) - not, no

• आस्था (āsthā) - reliance, faith (śraddhā), trust, attachment

• कार्या (kāryā) - should be done, ought to be made, is to be performed

• मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly, even a bit

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

Words meanings and morphology

आदत्त्ते (ādattte) - takes, picks up, receives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ādā

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

तित्तिरी (tittirī) - a partridge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tittirī

tittirī - partridge

मृद्वीम् (mṛdvīm) - soft, tender, delicate

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, tender, delicate, gentle

तृण-कोटिम् (tṛṇa-koṭim) - a blade of grass, tip of grass

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tṛṇa-koṭi

tṛṇa-koṭi - blade of grass, tip of grass

Compound type : tatpurusha (tṛṇa+koṭi)

• tṛṇa – grass, a blade of grass
  noun (neuter)
• koṭi – tip, point, edge, end
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अमलाम् (amalām) - pure, spotless, clean

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of amala

amala - pure, spotless, clean, stainless

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+mala)

• a – not, without
  prefix
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (masculine/neuter)

एतत्-अर्थम् (etat-artham) - for this purpose, for this reason

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etat-artha

etat-artha - this purpose, this reason

Compound type : tatpurusha (etat+artha)

• etat – this, that
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to express purpose or reason.

असत्ये (asatye) - in the unreal, in the false

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of asatya

asatya - unreal, false, untrue

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+satya)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• satya – true, real, truth
  adjective/noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to 'asmin' (in this unreal world).

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (unreal world/thing) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आस्था (āsthā) - reliance, faith (śraddhā), trust, attachment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āsthā

āsthā - reliance, faith (śraddhā), trust, attachment, attention

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

कार्या (kāryā) - should be done, ought to be made, is to be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made, duty, work

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'āsthā'.

मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly, even a bit

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

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