योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-63, verse-29

काकतालीययोगेन कदाचित्साधुसंगमात् ।
अशुभो भावनाभ्यासो जीवस्य विनिवर्तते ॥ २९ ॥

kākatālīyayogena kadācitsādhusaṃgamāt ,
aśubho bhāvanābhyāso jīvasya vinivartate 29

29. kākatālīya-yogena kadācit sādhu-saṅgamāt
aśubhaḥ bhāvanā-abhyāsaḥ jīvasya vinivartate

29. kadācit kākatālīya-yogena sādhu-saṅgamāt
jīvasya aśubhaḥ bhāvanā-abhyāsaḥ vinivartate

29. Occasionally, through a serendipitous coincidence or by chance (kākatālīya-yoga), and by the association with virtuous individuals, the unwholesome repetitive pattern of mental impressions of the individual is completely eliminated.

29. לפעמים, כבדרך מקרה, בזכות חברתם של חכמים, מגיעה לקצה סדרת ההרגלים הבלתי טהורים של הנשמה.

Words meanings summery:

• काकतालीय-योगेन (kākatālīya-yogena) - by the coincidence of a crow and a palm tree, by an unexpected chance occurrence

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

• साधु-सङ्गमात् (sādhu-saṅgamāt) - from the association with good people, from the company of virtuous individuals

• अशुभः (aśubhaḥ) - inauspicious, unwholesome, evil

• भावना-अभ्यासः (bhāvanā-abhyāsaḥ) - the habitual practice of thoughts/mental impressions, the repeated cultivation of mental states

• जीवस्य (jīvasya) - of the individual soul, of the living being

• विनिवर्तते (vinivartate) - ceases, is removed, disappears completely

Words meanings and morphology

काकतालीय-योगेन (kākatālīya-yogena) - by the coincidence of a crow and a palm tree, by an unexpected chance occurrence

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kākatālīya-yoga

kākatālīya-yoga - the coincidence of a crow and a palm tree (when a crow lands on a palm tree, and a fruit falls simultaneously); a chance, unexpected occurrence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kākatālīya+yoga)

• kākatālīya – of or relating to a crow and a palm tree; happening by chance
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from kāka (crow) and tāla (palm tree)
• yoga – union, conjunction, application, effort, spiritual discipline
  noun (masculine)
  From root yuj 'to join'
  Root: yuj (class 7)

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

(indeclinable)

साधु-सङ्गमात् (sādhu-saṅgamāt) - from the association with good people, from the company of virtuous individuals

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sādhu-saṅgama

sādhu-saṅgama - association with good people, company of the virtuous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sādhu+saṅgama)

• sādhu – good, virtuous, righteous, holy man
  adjective (masculine)
• saṅgama – union, meeting, association, confluence
  noun (masculine)
  From root gam with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)

अशुभः (aśubhaḥ) - inauspicious, unwholesome, evil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, unwholesome, evil, bad, ugly

Negative particle 'a' + śubha

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious
  adjective (neuter)

भावना-अभ्यासः (bhāvanā-abhyāsaḥ) - the habitual practice of thoughts/mental impressions, the repeated cultivation of mental states

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāvanā-abhyāsa

bhāvanā-abhyāsa - habitual practice or cultivation of mental states, thoughts, or impressions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāvanā+abhyāsa)

• bhāvanā – conception, imagination, mental image, contemplation, cultivation
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhū (causative) + suffix ana
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, study, habit
  noun (masculine)
  From root as with prefix abhi
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)

जीवस्य (jīvasya) - of the individual soul, of the living being

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living being, individual soul, life, spirit

From root jīv 'to live'

Root: jīv (class 1)

विनिवर्तते (vinivartate) - ceases, is removed, disappears completely

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vinivṛt

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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