योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-37

यथा दिवसकर्माणि भास्करः स्वस्थ एव सन् ।
करोत्येवमिमां राम कुरु पार्थिवसंस्थितिम् ॥ ३७ ॥

yathā divasakarmāṇi bhāskaraḥ svastha eva san ,
karotyevamimāṃ rāma kuru pārthivasaṃsthitim 37

37. yathā divasakarmāṇi bhāskaraḥ svasthaḥ eva san
karoti evam imām rāma kuru pārthivasaṃsthitim

37. rāma yathā bhāskaraḥ svasthaḥ eva san divasakarmāṇi
karoti evam imām pārthivasaṃsthitim kuru

37. Just as the sun (bhāskara), remaining at ease in its own nature, performs the day's activities, so too, O Rama, you should conduct this earthly administration (pārthivasaṃsthiti).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• दिवसकर्माणि (divasakarmāṇi) - day's activities (day's activities, daily duties)

• भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun (bhāskara) (sun, maker of light)

• स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - remaining at ease in its own nature (self-abiding, healthy, at ease, in one's own natural state)

• एव (eva) - indeed/just (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• सन् (san) - being (being, existing)

• करोति (karoti) - performs (does, performs, makes)

• एवम् (evam) - so too (thus, in this manner, so)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (earthly administration) (this (feminine))

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• कुरु (kuru) - you should conduct/perform (do, perform, make)

• पार्थिवसंस्थितिम् (pārthivasaṁsthitim) - earthly administration (earthly state/existence/administration, royal constitution/rule)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

दिवसकर्माणि (divasakarmāṇi) - day's activities (day's activities, daily duties)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of divasakarma

divasakarma - day's work, daily duty, daily activity

Compound of divasa (day) and karma (action, work).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (divasa+karma)

• divasa – day, daylight
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• karma – action, deed, work, duty, fate (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of karoti.

भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun (bhāskara) (sun, maker of light)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, maker of light, name of a planet

Compound of bhāḥ (light, radiance) and kara (maker, doer).

Compound type : Upapada Tatpurusha (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, luster, radiance
  noun (feminine)
• kara – maker, doer, causing, ray of light, hand
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of karoti.

स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - remaining at ease in its own nature (self-abiding, healthy, at ease, in one's own natural state)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svastha

svastha - standing in one's own self, firm in one's own position, healthy, at ease, natural

Compound of sva (own) and stha (standing).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sva+stha)

• sva – own, one's own, self, soul
  adjective (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Root sthā + suffix a.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies bhāskaraḥ.

एव (eva) - indeed/just (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

सन् (san) - being (being, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, true, real; existing entity, good person

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies bhāskaraḥ.

करोति (karoti) - performs (does, performs, makes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Tense, Parasmaipada

laṭ of kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एवम् (evam) - so too (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

इमाम् (imām) - this (earthly administration) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Qualifies pārthivasaṃsthitim.

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated hero, seventh incarnation of Viṣṇu)

Root: ram (class 1)

कुरु (kuru) - you should conduct/perform (do, perform, make)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Imperative Mood, Parasmaipada

loṭ (Imperative) of kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पार्थिवसंस्थितिम् (pārthivasaṁsthitim) - earthly administration (earthly state/existence/administration, royal constitution/rule)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pārthivasaṃsthiti

pārthivasaṁsthiti - royal administration, earthly constitution, maintenance of the earth

Compound of pārthiva (earthly, royal) and saṃsthiti (state, arrangement, administration).

Compound type : Karmahāraka Tatpurusha (pārthiva+saṃsthiti)

• pārthiva – earthly, terrestrial, relating to the earth, royal, a king
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from pṛthivī (earth).
• saṃsthiti – firm standing, fixed state, establishment, constitution, administration, existence
  noun (feminine)
  From sam + sthā + ktin.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of kuru.

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