योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-62, verse-14

स कदाचिन्नृपः स्वस्थः सुष्वापास्तमितेहितः ।
पुरोभाविनिजाचारः स्वकार्यमिव कारणे ॥ १४ ॥

sa kadācinnṛpaḥ svasthaḥ suṣvāpāstamitehitaḥ ,
purobhāvinijācāraḥ svakāryamiva kāraṇe 14

14. saḥ kadācit nṛpaḥ svasthaḥ suṣvāpa astamita-īhitaḥ
purōbhāvi-nijācāraḥ svakāryam iva kāraṇe

14. kadācit saḥ nṛpaḥ svasthaḥ astamita-īhitaḥ
purōbhāvi-nijācāraḥ kāraṇe svakāryam iva suṣvāpa

14. Sometimes that king, being healthy and with his endeavors ceased, fell asleep. He was like a cause in which its own future effect already exists.

14. באחד הימים נרדם המלך ההוא כשהוא שליו וכל תשוקותיו שככו, כשמעשיו העתידיים חבויים בתוכו כשם שהתוצאה חבויה בסיבתה.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (king) (he, that)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes (sometimes, at some time, once)

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, monarch

• स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - healthy (healthy, at ease, self-reliant)

• सुष्वाप (suṣvāpa) - fell asleep (slept, fell asleep)

• अस्तमित-ईहितः (astamita-īhitaḥ) - with his endeavors ceased (whose efforts have ceased, whose activity is set)

• पुर्ओभावि-निजाचारः (purōbhāvi-nijācāraḥ) - anticipating his own future actions (whose own future action is in front, anticipating own future actions)

• स्वकार्यम् (svakāryam) - its own effect (one's own work/effect/duty)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• कारणे (kāraṇe) - in a cause (in the cause, in the reason, in the instrument)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes (sometimes, at some time, once)

(indeclinable)

From kadā (when) + cit (particle of indefiniteness).

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, monarch

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, monarch, ruler

From nṛ (man) + pā (to protect).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - healthy (healthy, at ease, self-reliant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svastha

svastha - healthy, at ease, independent, abiding in oneself

From sva (self) + stha (standing, being).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+stha)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun/adjective
• stha – standing, staying, being
  adjective
  Kṛt suffix -stha
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

सुष्वाप (suṣvāpa) - fell asleep (slept, fell asleep)

(verb)

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

Perfect active 3rd singular

Reduplicated root svap -> suṣvāpa.

Root: svap (class 2)

अस्तमित-ईहितः (astamita-īhitaḥ) - with his endeavors ceased (whose efforts have ceased, whose activity is set)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of astamita-īhita

astamita-īhita - one whose efforts or activities have ceased

Bahuvrīhi compound: astamita (set, ceased) + īhita (effort, desire, action).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (astamita+īhita)

• astamita – set, ceased, gone to rest
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From astam-i (to set, disappear).
  Prefix: astam
  Root: i (class 2)
• īhita – effort, desire, action, deed
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle used as a noun
  From root īh (to strive, desire).
  Root: īh (class 1)

पुर्ओभावि-निजाचारः (purōbhāvi-nijācāraḥ) - anticipating his own future actions (whose own future action is in front, anticipating own future actions)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purōbhāvi-nijācāra

purōbhāvi-nijācāra - one whose own future conduct/action is present or anticipated

Bahuvrīhi compound: purōbhāvin (being in front, future) + nija (own) + ācāra (conduct).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (purōbhāvin+nija+ācāra)

• purōbhāvin – being in front, future, impending
  adjective
  Agent noun from puras-bhū
  From puras (before) + root bhū (to be).
  Prefix: puras
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• nija – own, innate, peculiar
  adjective
  Prefix: ni
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ācāra – conduct, behavior, custom, practice
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-car (to act, conduct oneself).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

स्वकार्यम् (svakāryam) - its own effect (one's own work/effect/duty)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svakārya

svakārya - one's own work, one's own business, one's own effect

Tatpurusha compound: sva (own) + kārya (work, effect).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+kārya)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun/adjective
• kārya – to be done, duty, effect, work
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root kṛ (to do) + suffix -ya.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

कारणे (kāraṇe) - in a cause (in the cause, in the reason, in the instrument)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From root kṛ (to do) + suffix -ana.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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