योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-28, verse-64

सुरज्ज्वेव बलीवर्दो बध्यते जन्तुरास्थया ।
अतस्त्वया दृढमिदमिति निर्णीय बुद्धितः ॥ ६४ ॥

surajjveva balīvardo badhyate janturāsthayā ,
atastvayā dṛḍhamidamiti nirṇīya buddhitaḥ 64

64. su-rajjvā iva balīvardaḥ badhyate jantuḥ āsthayā
ataḥ tvayā dṛḍham idam iti nirṇīya buddhitaḥ

64. balīvardaḥ su-rajjvā iva badhyate jantuḥ āsthayā
ataḥ tvayā buddhitaḥ idam dṛḍham iti nirṇīya

64. Just as a bull is bound by a strong rope, so too is a living being (jantu) bound by attachment (āsthā). Therefore, you should firmly resolve this using your intellect (buddhi).

64. כמו ששור נכפת בחבל חזק, כך היצור החי נכבל עקב התקשרות. על כן, לאחר שהכרעת זאת בבירור בעזרת תבונתך...

Words meanings summery:

• सु-रज्ज्वा (su-rajjvā) - by a strong rope, by a good rope

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• बलीवर्दः (balīvardaḥ) - a bull, an ox

• बध्यते (badhyate) - is bound, is tied

• जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - a living being, creature, human

• आस्थया (āsthayā) - by attachment, by reliance (śraddhā), by desire

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly, strongly, certainly

• इदम् (idam) - this

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• निर्णीय (nirṇīya) - having decided, having resolved, having ascertained

• बुद्धितः (buddhitaḥ) - by intelligence, through intellect, by means of understanding

Words meanings and morphology

सु-रज्ज्वा (su-rajjvā) - by a strong rope, by a good rope

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of su-rajju

su-rajju - strong rope, good rope

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+rajju)

• su – good, well, excellent
  prefix
• rajju – rope, cord
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

बलीवर्दः (balīvardaḥ) - a bull, an ox

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balīvarda

balīvarda - bull, ox

बध्यते (badhyate) - is bound, is tied

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of bandh

Root: bandh (class 9)

जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - a living being, creature, human

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, human, animal

आस्थया (āsthayā) - by attachment, by reliance (śraddhā), by desire

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of āsthā

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

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly, strongly, certainly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dṛḍha

dṛḍha - firm, strong, resolute, certain

Past Passive Participle

Root: dṛh (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to modify 'nirṇīya'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the preceding idea.

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates the preceding statement as a direct thought or object of 'nirṇīya'.

निर्णीय (nirṇīya) - having decided, having resolved, having ascertained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Prefix: nis

Root: nī (class 1)

बुद्धितः (buddhitaḥ) - by intelligence, through intellect, by means of understanding

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intelligence, intellect, discernment, perception

Formed from 'buddhi' with the ablative suffix '-tas'.

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: The suffix -tas serves to form an adverb or ablative.

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