योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-55, verse-1

श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
न कुर्याद्भोगसंत्यागं न कुर्याद्भोगभावनम् ।
स्थातव्यं सुसमेनैव यथाप्राप्तानुवर्तिना ॥ १ ॥

śrībhagavānuvāca ,
na kuryādbhogasaṃtyāgaṃ na kuryādbhogabhāvanam ,
sthātavyaṃ susamenaiva yathāprāptānuvartinā 1

1. śrībhagavān uvāca na kuryāt bhogasaṃtyāgam na kuryāt
bhogabhāvanam sthātavyam susamenā eva yathāprāptānuvartinā

1. śrībhagavān uvāca na bhogasaṃtyāgam kuryāt na bhogabhāvanam
kuryāt susamenā eva yathāprāptānuvartinā sthātavyam

1. The Blessed Lord said: One should neither renounce enjoyments nor dwell upon them. Instead, one should remain perfectly balanced, accepting things as they come.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीभगवान् (śrībhagavān) - The divine speaker, Krishna (the illustrious Lord, the blessed one)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, he should do

• भोगसंत्यागम् (bhogasaṁtyāgam) - abandonment of enjoyments, giving up pleasures

• न (na) - not, no

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, he should do

• भोगभावनम् (bhogabhāvanam) - contemplation of enjoyments, dwelling on pleasures

• स्थातव्यम् (sthātavyam) - one should stand, one should remain, it is to be stood

• सुसमेना (susamenā) - by the very balanced one, by the very equanimous one

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding word. (indeed, just, only, certainly)

• यथाप्राप्तानुवर्तिना (yathāprāptānuvartinā) - by one who follows what is obtained, by one who accepts things as they come

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीभगवान् (śrībhagavān) - The divine speaker, Krishna (the illustrious Lord, the blessed one)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrībhagavat

śrībhagavat - the illustrious Lord, the blessed one, the glorious one

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect active

Irregular perfect formation from root vac (liṭ). Third person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, he should do

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kṛ

Optative active

Third person singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The implied subject is 'one' or 'he'.

भोगसंत्यागम् (bhogasaṁtyāgam) - abandonment of enjoyments, giving up pleasures

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhogasaṃtyāga

bhogasaṁtyāga - abandonment of enjoyments, giving up pleasures

Compound formed from bhoga (enjoyment) and saṃtyāga (abandonment).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhoga+saṃtyāga)

• bhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, experience, possession
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhuj (to enjoy, to eat).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• saṃtyāga – abandonment, relinquishment, renunciation
  noun (masculine)
  From sam (prefix) + tyaj (to abandon).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should do, he should do

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kṛ

Optative active

Third person singular.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The implied subject is 'one' or 'he'.

भोगभावनम् (bhogabhāvanam) - contemplation of enjoyments, dwelling on pleasures

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhogabhāvana

bhogabhāvana - contemplation of enjoyments, dwelling on pleasures, imagination of enjoyments

Compound formed from bhoga (enjoyment) and bhāvana (contemplation, imagination).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhoga+bhāvana)

• bhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, experience, possession
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhuj (to enjoy, to eat).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• bhāvana – conception, imagination, contemplation, causing to be
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhū (to be) in the causative sense (to cause to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

स्थातव्यम् (sthātavyam) - one should stand, one should remain, it is to be stood

(verbal derivative (gerundive))

Note: Used impersonally.

सुसमेना (susamenā) - by the very balanced one, by the very equanimous one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of susama

susama - very equal, perfectly even, highly balanced, equanimous

From su (good, well, very) + sama (equal, even, balanced).

Compound type : pra-ādi tatpuruṣa or karmadhāraya (su+sama)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix expressing excellence or intensity.
• sama – equal, even, same, balanced, impartial
  adjective (masculine)
  From root śam (to be calm, to be quiet).
  Root: śam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied agent of sthātavyam.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding word. (indeed, just, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle.

यथाप्राप्तानुवर्तिना (yathāprāptānuvartinā) - by one who follows what is obtained, by one who accepts things as they come

(verbal derivative (agent noun/adjective))

Compound type : karmadhāraya / tatpuruṣa sub-compound of bahuvrīhi in anuvartin (yathā+prāpta+anuvartin)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• prāpta – obtained, reached, arrived, occurred
  verbal derivative (Past Passive Participle) (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra (prefix) + āp (to obtain, reach).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• anuvartin – following, conforming to, one who follows
  verbal derivative (agent noun/adjective) (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective (affix in)
  From anu (prefix) + vṛt (to turn, exist).
  Prefix: anu
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied agent of sthātavyam.

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