योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-29, verse-50
विवेकधैर्यहीनेन स्वाहंकारमहोत्सवः ।
मूर्खेणालम्बितो येन नष्टमेवाशु विद्धि तम् ॥ ५० ॥
मूर्खेणालम्बितो येन नष्टमेवाशु विद्धि तम् ॥ ५० ॥
vivekadhairyahīnena svāhaṃkāramahotsavaḥ ,
mūrkheṇālambito yena naṣṭamevāśu viddhi tam 50
mūrkheṇālambito yena naṣṭamevāśu viddhi tam 50
50.
viveka-dhairya-hīnena svāhaṅkāra-mahotsavaḥ
mūrkheṇa ālambitaḥ yena naṣṭam eva āśu viddhi tam
mūrkheṇa ālambitaḥ yena naṣṭam eva āśu viddhi tam
50.
yena mūrkheṇa viveka-dhairya-hīnena
svāhaṅkāra-mahotsavaḥ ālambitaḥ tam āśu naṣṭam eva viddhi
svāhaṅkāra-mahotsavaḥ ālambitaḥ tam āśu naṣṭam eva viddhi
50.
Know that person to be swiftly ruined, by whom, a fool devoid of discernment (viveka) and fortitude (dhairya), a great celebration of their own ego (ahaṅkāra) has been embraced.
Words meanings summery:
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- विवेक-धैर्य-हीनेन (viveka-dhairya-hīnena) - by one devoid of discernment and fortitude
- स्वाहङ्कार-महोत्सवः (svāhaṅkāra-mahotsavaḥ) - a great festival of one's own ego
- मूर्खेण (mūrkheṇa) - by a fool, by an ignorant person
- आलम्बितः (ālambitaḥ) - undertaken, clung to, supported, embraced
- येन (yena) - by whom
- नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - ruined, destroyed, lost
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, even
- आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately
- विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand
- तम् (tam) - him, that (person)
Words meanings and morphology
विवेक-धैर्य-हीनेन (viveka-dhairya-hīnena) - by one devoid of discernment and fortitude
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of viveka-dhairya-hīna
viveka-dhairya-hīna - devoid of discernment (viveka) and fortitude (dhairya)
Compound meaning "devoid of viveka (discernment) and dhairya (fortitude)".
Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (viveka+dhairya+hīna)
- viveka – discernment, discrimination, judgment
noun (masculine)
From root `vic` (to separate) with prefix `vi-`.
Prefix: vi
Root: vic (class 7) - dhairya – fortitude, patience, firmness, courage
noun (neuter)
Derived from `dhīra` (firm, steady).
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - hīna – devoid of, destitute of, deficient in
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root `hā` (to abandon, lose).
Root: hā (class 3)
Note: Qualifies `mūrkheṇa`.
स्वाहङ्कार-महोत्सवः (svāhaṅkāra-mahotsavaḥ) - a great festival of one's own ego
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svāhaṅkāra-mahotsava
svāhaṅkāra-mahotsava - great festival of one's own ego (ahaṅkāra)
Compound of `sva` (own), `ahaṅkāra` (ego), and `mahotsava` (great festival).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ahaṅkāra+mahotsava)
- sva – one's own, self
pronoun (masculine) - ahaṅkāra – ego, self-conceit, self-identification (ahaṅkāra)
noun (masculine)
Derived from `aham` (I) and `kṛ` (to make).
Root: kṛ (class 8) - mahotsava – great festival, grand celebration
noun (masculine)
Compound of `mahā` (great) and `utsava` (festival).
Note: Object of `ālambitaḥ` (passive construction).
मूर्खेण (mūrkheṇa) - by a fool, by an ignorant person
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of mūrkha
mūrkha - fool, ignorant person, idiot
Note: Agent of the passive verb `ālambitaḥ`.
आलम्बितः (ālambitaḥ) - undertaken, clung to, supported, embraced
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ālambita
ālambita - undertaken, clung to, supported, embraced
Past Passive Participle
From root `labh` (to seize) with prefix `ā-`.
Prefix: ā
Root: labh (class 1)
Note: Refers to `svāhaṅkāra-mahotsavaḥ`.
येन (yena) - by whom
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Relativizer.
नष्टम् (naṣṭam) - ruined, destroyed, lost
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of naṣṭa
naṣṭa - ruined, destroyed, lost, perished
Past Passive Participle
From root `naś` (to perish, be lost).
Root: naś (class 4)
Note: Refers to 'him' (tam).
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, even
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately
(indeclinable)
Also functions as an adjective meaning "swift".
विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present imperative (loṭ) of vid
imperative mood, present tense
Imperative 2nd person singular of root `vid`.
Root: vid (class 2)
तम् (tam) - him, that (person)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, him
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Object of `viddhi`.