योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-13

न सुखानि न दुःखानि नापदो न च संपदः ।
क्रोडीकुर्वन्ति तन्वङ्गि मुनिं वननिवासिनम् ॥ १३ ॥

na sukhāni na duḥkhāni nāpado na ca saṃpadaḥ ,
kroḍīkurvanti tanvaṅgi muniṃ vananivāsinam 13

13. na sukhāni na duḥkhāni na āpadaḥ na ca saṃpadaḥ |
kroḍī-kurvanti tanvaṅgi munim vana-nivāsinam || 13 ||

13. tanvaṅgi,
na sukhāni,
na duḥkhāni,
na āpadaḥ,
na ca saṃpadaḥ vana-nivāsinam munim kroḍī-kurvanti 13

13. "Neither joys nor sorrows, neither calamities nor riches, O slender-bodied one, can affect a sage who dwells in the forest."

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not; neither; nor

• सुखानि (sukhāni) - joys; pleasures; happinesses

• न (na) - not; neither; nor

• दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sorrows; pains; miseries

• न (na) - not; neither; nor

• आपदः (āpadaḥ) - calamities; misfortunes; adversities

• न (na) - not; neither; nor

• च (ca) - and; also

• संपदः (saṁpadaḥ) - riches; prosperity; successes

• क्रोडी-कुर्वन्ति (kroḍī-kurvanti) - they embrace; they take into their lap; they overtake/affect

• तन्वङ्गि (tanvaṅgi) - Address to a woman (Shikidhvaja's queen in the context of the dialogue) (O slender-bodied one)

• मुनिम् (munim) - sage; ascetic

• वन-निवासिनम् (vana-nivāsinam) - dweller in the forest; forest-dweller

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not; neither; nor

(indeclinable)

सुखानि (sukhāni) - joys; pleasures; happinesses

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sukha

sukha - joy; pleasure; happiness

Note: Subject of 'kroḍīkurvanti'.

न (na) - not; neither; nor

(indeclinable)

दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sorrows; pains; miseries

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow; pain; misery

Note: Subject of 'kroḍīkurvanti'.

न (na) - not; neither; nor

(indeclinable)

आपदः (āpadaḥ) - calamities; misfortunes; adversities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āpad

āpad - calamity; misfortune; distress

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'kroḍīkurvanti'.

न (na) - not; neither; nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and; also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

संपदः (saṁpadaḥ) - riches; prosperity; successes

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sampad

sampad - prosperity; wealth; success; attainment

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'kroḍīkurvanti'.

क्रोडी-कुर्वन्ति (kroḍī-kurvanti) - they embrace; they take into their lap; they overtake/affect

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kroḍī-kṛ

present tense, active voice, 3rd person plural

From denominative verb 'kroḍīkṛ', formed from 'kroḍa' (lap) and 'kṛ' (to do/make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तन्वङ्गि (tanvaṅgi) - Address to a woman (Shikidhvaja's queen in the context of the dialogue) (O slender-bodied one)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of tanvaṅgī

tanvaṅgī - slender-bodied woman; beautiful woman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tanu+aṅga)

• tanu – slender; thin; body
  adjective (feminine)
• aṅga – body; limb
  noun (neuter)

मुनिम् (munim) - sage; ascetic

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage; ascetic; silent one

Note: Object of 'kroḍīkurvanti'.

वन-निवासिनम् (vana-nivāsinam) - dweller in the forest; forest-dweller

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vana-nivāsin

vana-nivāsin - forest-dweller; one who resides in the forest

Compound formed with 'vana' and 'nivāsin' (agent noun from 'ni-vas').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+nivāsin)

• vana – forest; wood; grove
  noun (neuter)
• nivāsin – dweller; resident
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From 'ni' + 'vas' + -in.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'munim'.

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