योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-75, verse-3
गोभूम्यश्वहिरण्यादि ददौ धनमशेषतः ।
द्विजेभ्यो निजबन्धुभ्यो गुण्यगुण्यविचारयन् ॥ ३ ॥
द्विजेभ्यो निजबन्धुभ्यो गुण्यगुण्यविचारयन् ॥ ३ ॥
gobhūmyaśvahiraṇyādi dadau dhanamaśeṣataḥ ,
dvijebhyo nijabandhubhyo guṇyaguṇyavicārayan 3
dvijebhyo nijabandhubhyo guṇyaguṇyavicārayan 3
3.
gobhūmyaśvahiranyādi dadau dhanam aśeṣataḥ
dvijebhyaḥ nijabandhubhyaḥ guṇyāguṇya-avicārayan
dvijebhyaḥ nijabandhubhyaḥ guṇyāguṇya-avicārayan
3.
saḥ gobhūmyaśvahiranyādi dhanam aśeṣataḥ dadau
dvijebhyaḥ nijabandhubhyaḥ guṇyāguṇya-avicārayan
dvijebhyaḥ nijabandhubhyaḥ guṇyāguṇya-avicārayan
3.
He gave away all his wealth—cows, land, horses, gold, and so forth—completely, to brahmins (dvija) and his own relatives, without distinguishing between the worthy and the unworthy.
Words meanings summery:
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- गोभूम्यश्वहिरन्यादि (gobhūmyaśvahiranyādi) - cows, land, horses, gold, etc.
- ददौ (dadau) - he gave
- धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property
- अशेषतः (aśeṣataḥ) - completely, entirely, without remainder
- द्विजेभ्यः (dvijebhyaḥ) - to the brahmins, to the twice-born
- निजबन्धुभ्यः (nijabandhubhyaḥ) - to his own relatives
- गुण्यागुण्य-अविचारयन् (guṇyāguṇya-avicārayan) - without considering worthy and unworthy, without distinguishing between worthy and unworthy
Words meanings and morphology
गोभूम्यश्वहिरन्यादि (gobhūmyaśvahiranyādi) - cows, land, horses, gold, etc.
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gobhūmyaśvahiranyādi
gobhūmyaśvahiranyādi - cows, land, horses, gold, and so on
Compound type : dvandva (go+bhūmi+aśva+hiraṇya+ādi)
- go – cow, ox, earth, ray of light
noun (feminine) - bhūmi – land, earth, ground
noun (feminine) - aśva – horse
noun (masculine) - hiraṇya – gold, wealth
noun (neuter) - ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
indeclinable
Note: Treated as a collective singular in accusative, qualifying 'dhanam'.
ददौ (dadau) - he gave
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √dā
Root: dā (class 3)
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, riches, property, money
अशेषतः (aśeṣataḥ) - completely, entirely, without remainder
(indeclinable)
Derived from aśeṣa (without remainder) with the adverbial suffix -tas.
द्विजेभ्यः (dvijebhyaḥ) - to the brahmins, to the twice-born
(noun)
Dative, masculine, plural of dvija
dvija - twice-born (a brahmin, kṣatriya, or vaiśya), bird, tooth
निजबन्धुभ्यः (nijabandhubhyaḥ) - to his own relatives
(noun)
Dative, masculine, plural of nijabandhu
nijabandhu - own relative, kinsman
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nija+bandhu)
- nija – own, innate, inherent
adjective - bandhu – relative, kinsman, friend
noun (masculine)
गुण्यागुण्य-अविचारयन् (guṇyāguṇya-avicārayan) - without considering worthy and unworthy, without distinguishing between worthy and unworthy
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇyāguṇyāvicārayat
guṇyāguṇyāvicārayat - not considering worthy and unworthy
Present Active Participle
Compound formed with negation 'a-' and the present active participle 'vicārayat' (from vi-√car, to consider/distinguish) which itself operates on guṇyāguṇya.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (guṇya+aguṇya+a+vicārayant)
- guṇya – worthy, meritorious, virtuous
adjective
Gerundive
From guṇa (quality, merit). - aguṇya – unworthy, without merit, demeritorious
adjective
Gerundive
Negation 'a-' of guṇya. - a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - vicārayant – considering, distinguishing, deliberating
adjective (masculine)
Present Active Participle
From causative of root √car (to move) with upasarga vi-.
Prefix: vi
Root: car (class 1)