योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-75, verse-16

समतामुपयातौ तौ गुरुशिष्यौ समौ स्थितौ ।
कलयामासतुः स्वस्थौ विनोदं देहधारणम् ॥ १६ ॥

samatāmupayātau tau guruśiṣyau samau sthitau ,
kalayāmāsatuḥ svasthau vinodaṃ dehadhāraṇam 16

16. samatām upayātau tau guru-śiṣyau samau sthitau
kalayāmāsatuḥ svasthau vinodam deha-dhāraṇam

16. tau guru-śiṣyau samatām upayātau samau sthitau
svasthau deha-dhāraṇam vinodam kalayāmāsatuḥ

16. Those two, the guru and the disciple, having achieved a state of equality and remaining balanced, considered the act of maintaining the body as mere amusement.

16. המורה והתלמיד, שהשיגו שניהם שוויון נפש ועמדו במצב שווה, התייחסו בהיותם יציבים בעצמם לקיום הגוף כאל שעשוע בלבד.

Words meanings summery:

• समताम् (samatām) - a state of equality (equality, impartiality, sameness)

• उपयातौ (upayātau) - having achieved (having approached, having obtained, having attained)

• तौ (tau) - those two (referring to the guru and disciple) (those two, they two)

• गुरु-शिष्यौ (guru-śiṣyau) - the guru and the disciple

• समौ (samau) - equal, balanced (equal, similar, balanced)

• स्थितौ (sthitau) - remaining, abiding (in that state) (standing, situated, remaining, abiding)

• कलयामासतुः (kalayāmāsatuḥ) - they considered (they measured, they perceived, they understood, they considered)

• स्वस्थौ (svasthau) - being at ease, in their natural state (healthy, at ease, self-reliant, independent)

• विनोदम् (vinodam) - mere amusement, a pastime (amusement, diversion, sport, pleasure)

• देह-धारणम् (deha-dhāraṇam) - the act of maintaining the body (maintenance of the body)

Words meanings and morphology

समताम् (samatām) - a state of equality (equality, impartiality, sameness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of samatā

samatā - equality, sameness, impartiality, equanimity

Derived from sama (equal) + tā (abstract suffix)

Note: Object of upayātau.

उपयातौ (upayātau) - having achieved (having approached, having obtained, having attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of upayāta

upayāta - approached, attained, gone to

Past Passive Participle

From upa-yā (to go near, attain)

Prefix: upa

Root: yā (class 2)

तौ (tau) - those two (referring to the guru and disciple) (those two, they two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गुरु-शिष्यौ (guru-śiṣyau) - the guru and the disciple

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of guru-śiṣya

guru-śiṣya - preceptor and pupil

Compound type : dvandva (guru+śiṣya)

• guru – preceptor, spiritual teacher
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṛ
• śiṣya – disciple, pupil
  noun (masculine)
  From śiṣ (to teach) with ya suffix
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

समौ (samau) - equal, balanced (equal, similar, balanced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sama

sama - equal, same, similar, uniform, balanced

स्थितौ (sthitau) - remaining, abiding (in that state) (standing, situated, remaining, abiding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sthita

sthita - standing, staying, situated, established, firm

Past Passive Participle

From sthā (to stand, stay)

Root: sthā (class 1)

कलयामासतुः (kalayāmāsatuḥ) - they considered (they measured, they perceived, they understood, they considered)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (lit) of kal

Perfect Tense

Periphrastic perfect from causative kalay (to count/perceive)

Root: kal (class 10)

स्वस्थौ (svasthau) - being at ease, in their natural state (healthy, at ease, self-reliant, independent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of svastha

svastha - healthy, well, at ease, self-reliant, independent

From sva (own) + stha (standing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+stha)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Kṛt suffix -ṭha
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subject of kalayāmāsatuḥ (tau guru-śiṣyau).

विनोदम् (vinodam) - mere amusement, a pastime (amusement, diversion, sport, pleasure)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vinoda

vinoda - amusement, sport, pastime, diversion

From vi-nud (to push away, divert)

Prefix: vi

Root: nud (class 6)

Note: Object of kalayāmāsatuḥ.

देह-धारणम् (deha-dhāraṇam) - the act of maintaining the body (maintenance of the body)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of deha-dhāraṇa

deha-dhāraṇa - maintenance of the body, supporting the body

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+dhāraṇa)

• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)
  From dih (to smear, grow)
  Root: dih (class 6)
• dhāraṇa – holding, bearing, supporting, maintaining
  noun (neuter)
  Nominalization of dhṛ (to hold)
  From dhṛ + ana suffix
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

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