योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-35, verse-3

ईश्वर उवाच ।
मुने मननमाहूय स्वसत्तैवाशु मीयताम् ।
त्वमर्थं माहरानर्थं पवनः स्पन्दतामिव ॥ ३ ॥

īśvara uvāca ,
mune mananamāhūya svasattaivāśu mīyatām ,
tvamarthaṃ māharānarthaṃ pavanaḥ spandatāmiva 3

3. īśvaraḥ uvāca mune mananam āhūya sva-sattā eva āśu
mīyatām tvam artham mā hara anartham pavanaḥ spandatām iva

3. mune,
mananam āhūya,
sva-sattā eva āśu mīyatām.
tvam artham anartham mā hara,
pavanaḥ spandatām iva.

3. The Lord said: O sage, having called forth contemplation, let your own intrinsic nature (sva-sattā) be quickly realized. Do not eliminate either the purposeful or the futile, just as the wind naturally vibrates.

Words meanings summery:

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - The Lord, the master

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

• मननम् (mananam) - contemplation, reflection, deliberation

• आहूय (āhūya) - having invoked, having called forth

• स्व-सत्ता (sva-sattā) - one's own intrinsic nature, self-existence

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• मीयताम् (mīyatām) - let it be measured, let it be realized, let it be understood

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, meaning, goal, wealth

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• हर (hara) - take away, remove, carry off

• अनर्थम् (anartham) - meaninglessness, futility, misfortune

• पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind, air

• स्पन्दताम् (spandatām) - let it vibrate, let it move, let it pulsate

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - The Lord, the master

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, ruler, god

Root: īś (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect

root 'vac' with reduplication and strong stem for 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

मुने (mune) - O sage, O ascetic

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint

मननम् (mananam) - contemplation, reflection, deliberation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manana

manana - thinking, meditating, contemplating, reflecting

Verbal noun

derived from root 'man' with suffix '-ana'

Root: man (class 4)

आहूय (āhūya) - having invoked, having called forth

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Prefix 'ā' + root 'hvā' (hū) + suffix 'ya'

Prefix: ā

Root: hvā (class 1)

स्व-सत्ता (sva-sattā) - one's own intrinsic nature, self-existence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sva-sattā

sva-sattā - one's own being, self-existence, intrinsic nature

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+sattā)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• sattā – existence, being, reality, intrinsic nature
  noun (feminine)
  derived from root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

मीयताम् (mīyatām) - let it be measured, let it be realized, let it be understood

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (lot) of mā

Imperative, Passive

Passive form of root 'mā' in 3rd person singular imperative

Root: mā (class 3)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

अर्थम् (artham) - purpose, meaning, goal, wealth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, aim, object, wealth, material prosperity

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

हर (hara) - take away, remove, carry off

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of hṛ

Imperative

Root 'hṛ' in 2nd person singular imperative

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अनर्थम् (anartham) - meaninglessness, futility, misfortune

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anartha

anartha - meaninglessness, futility, misfortune, disadvantage, useless

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+artha)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• artha – meaning, purpose, aim, object, wealth, material prosperity
  noun (masculine)

पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pavana

pavana - wind, air, purifier

Agent noun

derived from root 'pū' (to purify, to blow)

Root: pū (class 1)

स्पन्दताम् (spandatām) - let it vibrate, let it move, let it pulsate

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of spand

Imperative

Root 'spand' in 3rd person singular imperative

Root: spand (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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