योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-30, verse-7

स्वसंकल्पकृतैः कृत्वा क्रमैरर्चनमादृताः ।
बालाः संतोषमायान्ति पुष्पधूपलवार्चनैः ॥ ७ ॥

svasaṃkalpakṛtaiḥ kṛtvā kramairarcanamādṛtāḥ ,
bālāḥ saṃtoṣamāyānti puṣpadhūpalavārcanaiḥ 7

7. svasaṅkalpakṛtaiḥ kṛtvā kramaiḥ arcanam ādṛtāḥ
bālāḥ saṃtoṣam āyānti puṣpadhūpalavārcanaiḥ

7. ādṛtāḥ bālāḥ svasaṅkalpakṛtaiḥ kramaiḥ arcanam
kṛtvā puṣpadhūpalavārcanaiḥ saṃtoṣam āyānti

7. Childish people (bālāḥ), who are engaged in worship (arcanam) performed with rites (krama) devised by their own imagination (saṃkalpa), attain contentment (saṃtoṣa) through offerings of flowers, incense, and water.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वसङ्कल्पकृतैः (svasaṅkalpakṛtaiḥ) - by things made by one's own imagination/resolve

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, by doing

• क्रमैः (kramaiḥ) - with procedures, by means of rites/steps

• अर्चनम् (arcanam) - worship, adoration

• आदृताः (ādṛtāḥ) - devoted, engaged, honored

• बालाः (bālāḥ) - children, childish people, simple-minded ones

• संतोषम् (saṁtoṣam) - satisfaction, contentment

• आयान्ति (āyānti) - they attain, they come to, they obtain

• पुष्पधूपलवार्चनैः (puṣpadhūpalavārcanaiḥ) - by means of worship with flowers, incense, and water (or drops)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वसङ्कल्पकृतैः (svasaṅkalpakṛtaiḥ) - by things made by one's own imagination/resolve

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of svasaṅkalpakṛta

svasaṅkalpakṛta - made by one's own resolve or imagination

Tatpurusha compound: sva (own) + saṅkalpa (resolve/imagination) + kṛta (made/done). 'Made by one's own saṅkalpa'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+saṅkalpa+kṛta)

• sva – own, self, personal
  pronoun
• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, determination, mental conception (saṃkalpa)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• kṛta – made, done, created
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'kramaiḥ'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, by doing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root 'kṛ' with suffix 'tvā'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Connects the act of worship to its result.

क्रमैः (kramaiḥ) - with procedures, by means of rites/steps

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of krama

krama - step, sequence, method, procedure, rite

Note: The means or method of performing worship.

अर्चनम् (arcanam) - worship, adoration

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of arcana

arcana - worship, adoration, offering

Derived from root 'arc' (to worship).

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Object of the gerund 'kṛtvā'.

आदृताः (ādṛtāḥ) - devoted, engaged, honored

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ādṛta

ādṛta - respected, honored, devoted, engaged in, cherished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dṛ' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'bālāḥ'.

बालाः (bālāḥ) - children, childish people, simple-minded ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, young, immature, inexperienced person

Note: Subject of the main clause.

संतोषम् (saṁtoṣam) - satisfaction, contentment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃtoṣa

saṁtoṣa - satisfaction, contentment, pleasure (saṃtoṣa)

Derived from root 'tuṣ' (to be pleased) with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Object of 'āyānti'.

आयान्ति (āyānti) - they attain, they come to, they obtain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ā-yā

Present Active

3rd person plural, present tense, active voice. Root 'yā' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

पुष्पधूपलवार्चनैः (puṣpadhūpalavārcanaiḥ) - by means of worship with flowers, incense, and water (or drops)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of puṣpadhūpalavārcana

puṣpadhūpalavārcana - worship with flowers, incense, and water/drops

Dvandva/Tatpurusha compound: puṣpa (flower) + dhūpa (incense) + lava (water/drops/small portions) + arcana (worship).

Compound type : dvandva (puṣpa+dhūpa+lava+arcana)

• puṣpa – flower
  noun (neuter)
• dhūpa – incense
  noun (masculine)
• lava – drop, small portion, atom, water
  noun (masculine)
• arcana – worship, adoration, offering
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'arc' (to worship).
  Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means by which satisfaction is attained.

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