योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-129

आत्मसंवित्तिरूपं तु त्यक्त्वा देवार्चनं जनाः ।
कृत्रिमार्चासु ये सक्ताश्चिरं क्लेशं भजन्ति ते ॥ १२९ ॥

ātmasaṃvittirūpaṃ tu tyaktvā devārcanaṃ janāḥ ,
kṛtrimārcāsu ye saktāściraṃ kleśaṃ bhajanti te 129

129. ātmasamvittirūpam tu tyaktvā devārcanam janāḥ
kṛtrimārcāsu ye saktāḥ ciram kleśam bhajanti te

129. ye janāḥ ātmasamvittirūpam devārcanam tyaktvā kṛtrimārcāsu saktāḥ,
te ciram kleśam bhajanti tu

129. Those people who abandon the true worship of deities, which is essentially the nature of self-realization (ātman-samvitti), and instead become attached to artificial forms of worship, they indeed undergo prolonged suffering.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मसम्वित्तिरूपम् (ātmasamvittirūpam) - of the nature of self-realization, whose form is self-knowledge

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

• देवार्चनम् (devārcanam) - worship of deities, adoration of gods

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

• कृत्रिमार्चासु (kṛtrimārcāsu) - in artificial worship, in idol worship

• ये (ye) - who (plural)

• सक्ताः (saktāḥ) - attached, devoted

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

• क्लेशम् (kleśam) - suffering, distress, affliction

• भजन्ति (bhajanti) - Here, 'experience' or 'undergo' suffering. (they experience, they undergo, they enjoy)

• ते (te) - they

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मसम्वित्तिरूपम् (ātmasamvittirūpam) - of the nature of self-realization, whose form is self-knowledge

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmasamvittirūpa

ātmasamvittirūpa - of the nature of self-realization, whose form is self-knowledge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+samvitti+rūpa)

• ātman – self, soul
  noun (masculine)
• samvitti – knowledge, consciousness, realization
  noun (feminine)
  From sam-vid (to know completely).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies devārcanam implicitly.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from root tyaj (to abandon) with suffix ktvā.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Absolutive/Gerund.

देवार्चनम् (devārcanam) - worship of deities, adoration of gods

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of devārcana

devārcana - worship of deities, adoration of gods

From deva (god) and arcana (worship).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+arcana)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• arcana – worship, adoration, homage
  noun (neuter)
  From root arc (to worship).
  Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Object of tyaktvā.

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, man, people

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied with te).

कृत्रिमार्चासु (kṛtrimārcāsu) - in artificial worship, in idol worship

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of kṛtrimārcā

kṛtrimārcā - artificial worship, idol worship

Compound of kṛtrima (artificial) and arcā (worship/idol).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛtrima+arcā)

• kṛtrima – artificial, made
  adjective
  From root kṛ (to do/make) with suffix trima.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• arcā – worship, idol, image
  noun (feminine)
  From root arc (to worship).
  Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Locative plural indicating the sphere of attachment.

ये (ye) - who (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ya

ya - who, which

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to janāḥ.

सक्ताः (saktāḥ) - attached, devoted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sakta

sakta - attached, devoted, clinging

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root sañj (to cling, be attached) with suffix kta.

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies ye janāḥ.

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative.

Note: Adverbial usage.

क्लेशम् (kleśam) - suffering, distress, affliction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kleśa

kleśa - suffering, distress, affliction, pain

From root kliś (to suffer).

Root: kliś (class 4)

Note: Object of bhajanti.

भजन्ति (bhajanti) - Here, 'experience' or 'undergo' suffering. (they experience, they undergo, they enjoy)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhaj

Present Active

3rd person plural, present tense, active voice.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Predicate for te.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Correlates with ye.

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