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6,55

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-55, verse-33

अपि स्फुटति विन्ध्याद्रौ वाति वा प्रलयानिले ।
पौरुषं हि यथाशास्त्रमतस्त्याज्यं न धीमता ॥ ३३ ॥
api sphuṭati vindhyādrau vāti vā pralayānile ,
pauruṣaṃ hi yathāśāstramatastyājyaṃ na dhīmatā 33
33. api sphuṭati vindhyādrau vāti vā pralayānile
pauruṣam hi yathāśāstram ataḥ tyājyam na dhīmatā
33. api vindhyādrau sphuṭati vā pralayānile vāti hi
dhīmatā yathāśāstram pauruṣam ataḥ na tyājyam
33. Even if the Vindhya mountain were to shatter, or the wind of cosmic dissolution were to blow, a wise person should not abandon their personal effort (pauruṣa) that is in accordance with the scriptures.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अपि (api) - even if (even if, also, indeed)
  • स्फुटति (sphuṭati) - bursts, shatters (bursts, shatters, opens)
  • विन्ध्याद्रौ (vindhyādrau) - on the Vindhya mountain
  • वाति (vāti) - blows
  • वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)
  • प्रलयानिले (pralayānile) - by the wind of cosmic dissolution (in the wind of dissolution, by the wind of dissolution)
  • पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - personal effort (effort, manliness, human exertion)
  • हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, for, because)
  • यथाशास्त्रम् (yathāśāstram) - in accordance with scripture (according to scripture, in conformity with sacred texts)
  • अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, from this, hence)
  • त्याज्यम् (tyājyam) - should be abandoned (to be abandoned, relinquishable, rejectable)
  • (na) - not (not, no, nor)
  • धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the wise person (by the wise person, by the intelligent one)

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - even if (even if, also, indeed)
(indeclinable)
स्फुटति (sphuṭati) - bursts, shatters (bursts, shatters, opens)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sphuṭ
Present Active Indicative
3rd person singular, present tense, active voice
Root: sphuṭ (class 6)
विन्ध्याद्रौ (vindhyādrau) - on the Vindhya mountain
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vindhyādri
vindhyādri - the Vindhya mountain range
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vindhya+adri)
  • vindhya – Vindhya (name of a mountain range)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • adri – mountain, hill, rock
    noun (masculine)
वाति (vāti) - blows
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vā
Present Active Indicative
3rd person singular, present tense, active voice
Root: vā (class 2)
वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)
(indeclinable)
प्रलयानिले (pralayānile) - by the wind of cosmic dissolution (in the wind of dissolution, by the wind of dissolution)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of pralayānila
pralayānila - the wind of cosmic dissolution/destruction
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pralaya+anila)
  • pralaya – dissolution, destruction, annihilation (especially of the world)
    noun (masculine)
  • anila – wind, air
    noun (masculine)
Note: Or instrumental, depending on precise nuance. Locative for 'in the event of'.
पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - personal effort (effort, manliness, human exertion)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pauruṣa
pauruṣa - manliness, human effort, personal exertion, virility
Derived from puruṣa, referring to human qualities or actions.
Note: Functions as the subject of the passive predicate 'tyājyam'.
हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, for, because)
(indeclinable)
यथाशास्त्रम् (yathāśāstram) - in accordance with scripture (according to scripture, in conformity with sacred texts)
(indeclinable)
Avyayībhāva compound
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śāstra)
  • yathā – as, in the manner that, according to
    indeclinable
  • śāstra – scripture, sacred text, treatise, rule
    noun (neuter)
Note: Functions adverbially, modifying 'pauruṣam' or the implied action.
अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, from this, hence)
(indeclinable)
Ablative ending -tas added to idam (this)
त्याज्यम् (tyājyam) - should be abandoned (to be abandoned, relinquishable, rejectable)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tyājya
tyājya - to be abandoned, to be given up, rejectable, to be sacrificed
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Derived from root tyaj (to abandon) with suffix -ya
Root: tyaj (class 1)
Note: Functions as a predicate here, meaning 'is to be abandoned'.
(na) - not (not, no, nor)
(indeclinable)
Note: Negation particle.
धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the wise person (by the wise person, by the intelligent one)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhīmat
dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sagacious, discerning
Possessive suffix -mat added to dhī (intellect)
Note: Agent in a passive construction.