योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-68, verse-4
अभावितायां शुष्कायां क्रियायां बद्धनिश्चयः ।
हठाज्जितेन्द्रियग्रामो मुनिः स्यात्काष्ठतापसः ॥ ४ ॥
हठाज्जितेन्द्रियग्रामो मुनिः स्यात्काष्ठतापसः ॥ ४ ॥
abhāvitāyāṃ śuṣkāyāṃ kriyāyāṃ baddhaniścayaḥ ,
haṭhājjitendriyagrāmo muniḥ syātkāṣṭhatāpasaḥ 4
haṭhājjitendriyagrāmo muniḥ syātkāṣṭhatāpasaḥ 4
4.
abhāvitāyām śuṣkāyām kriyāyām baddhaniścayaḥ
haṭhāt jitendriyagrāmaḥ muniḥ syāt kāṣṭhatāpasaḥ
haṭhāt jitendriyagrāmaḥ muniḥ syāt kāṣṭhatāpasaḥ
4.
abhāvitāyām śuṣkāyām kriyāyām baddhaniścayaḥ
haṭhāt jitendriyagrāmaḥ muniḥ kāṣṭhatāpasaḥ syāt
haṭhāt jitendriyagrāmaḥ muniḥ kāṣṭhatāpasaḥ syāt
4.
A sage who is fixed in an uncultivated and barren practice (kriyā), and who has forcibly subdued his senses, becomes merely a "wooden ascetic" (kāṣṭhatāpasa).
Words meanings summery:
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- अभावितायाम् (abhāvitāyām) - in an uncultivated, undeveloped, unreflected-upon, not-meditated-upon
- शुष्कायाम् (śuṣkāyām) - in a dry, barren, withered, unfertile
- क्रियायाम् (kriyāyām) - in action, in activity, in ritual, in practice
- बद्धनिश्चयः (baddhaniścayaḥ) - one whose resolve is fixed, determined
- हठात् (haṭhāt) - forcibly, by force, by violence
- जितेन्द्रियग्रामः (jitendriyagrāmaḥ) - one who has conquered the group of senses
- मुनिः (muniḥ) - a sage, an ascetic, a silent one
- स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, should be, becomes
- काष्ठतापसः (kāṣṭhatāpasaḥ) - a wooden ascetic, an ascetic like wood (insensible, rigid)
Words meanings and morphology
अभावितायाम् (abhāvitāyām) - in an uncultivated, undeveloped, unreflected-upon, not-meditated-upon
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, singular of abhāvita
abhāvita - uncultivated, undeveloped, unreflected, unmeditated, not brought into existence
Past Passive Participle
From verb root bhū (to be) with prefix ā and negative prefix a-.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhāvita)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - bhāvita – cultivated, developed, reflected, meditated, brought into existence
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root bhū with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: bhū (class 1)
शुष्कायाम् (śuṣkāyām) - in a dry, barren, withered, unfertile
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, singular of śuṣka
śuṣka - dry, barren, withered, arid
Past Passive Participle
From root śuṣ (to dry).
Root: śuṣ (class 4)
क्रियायाम् (kriyāyām) - in action, in activity, in ritual, in practice
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of kriyā
kriyā - action, activity, deed, ritual, practice
From root kṛ (to do).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
बद्धनिश्चयः (baddhaniścayaḥ) - one whose resolve is fixed, determined
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of baddhaniścaya
baddhaniścaya - one whose resolve is bound/fixed, determined
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+niścaya)
- baddha – bound, tied, fixed
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root bandh (to bind)
Root: bandh (class 9) - niścaya – resolve, determination, certainty
noun (masculine)
हठात् (haṭhāt) - forcibly, by force, by violence
(indeclinable)
Note: Ablative singular used adverbially.
जितेन्द्रियग्रामः (jitendriyagrāmaḥ) - one who has conquered the group of senses
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jitendriyagrāma
jitendriyagrāma - one who has conquered the group of senses
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+indriyagrāma)
- jita – conquered, subdued
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root ji (to conquer)
Root: ji (class 1) - indriyagrāma – group of senses, aggregate of senses
noun (masculine)
मुनिः (muniḥ) - a sage, an ascetic, a silent one
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of muni
muni - sage, ascetic, silent one
Root: man (class 4)
स्यात् (syāt) - would be, might be, should be, becomes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as
Optative Mood
3rd person singular, optative active.
Root: as (class 2)
काष्ठतापसः (kāṣṭhatāpasaḥ) - a wooden ascetic, an ascetic like wood (insensible, rigid)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāṣṭhatāpasa
kāṣṭhatāpasa - a wooden ascetic, an ascetic who is like wood (insensible, rigid, emotionless)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (kāṣṭha+tāpasa)
- kāṣṭha – wood, timber
noun (neuter) - tāpasa – ascetic, hermit
noun (masculine)