योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-87, verse-29

इतः कमण्डलुरितो दण्डकाष्ठमितो बृसी ।
इत्यनर्थविलासेऽस्मिन्रमसे किं महीपते ॥ २९ ॥

itaḥ kamaṇḍalurito daṇḍakāṣṭhamito bṛsī ,
ityanarthavilāse'sminramase kiṃ mahīpate 29

29. itaḥ kamaṇḍaluḥ itaḥ daṇḍakāṣṭham itaḥ bṛsī
iti anartha-vilāse asmin ramase kim mahīpate

29. mahīpate itaḥ kamaṇḍaluḥ itaḥ daṇḍakāṣṭham
itaḥ bṛsī iti asmin anartha-vilāse kim ramase

29. O King (mahīpati), why do you engage in this meaningless display, saying, "Here is the water pot, here the staff, here the mat"?

29. כאן כד מים, שם מטה עץ, ושם מחצלת קש — מדוע אתה מוצא הנאה במשחק חסר תועלת זה, הו מלך?

Words meanings summery:

• इतः (itaḥ) - here, from here, on this side

• कमण्डलुः (kamaṇḍaluḥ) - water pot (used by ascetics)

• इतः (itaḥ) - here, from here, on this side

• दण्डकाष्ठम् (daṇḍakāṣṭham) - staff, wooden stick

• इतः (itaḥ) - here, from here, on this side

• बृसी (bṛsī) - mat (of twisted grass), ascetic's seat

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or enumeration

• अनर्थ-विलासे (anartha-vilāse) - in the sport/play of futility/meaninglessness

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (masculine/neuter)

• रमसे (ramase) - you delight, you rejoice, you engage

• किम् (kim) - why, what (interrogative)

• महीपते (mahīpate) - O King, O protector of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

इतः (itaḥ) - here, from here, on this side

(indeclinable)

कमण्डलुः (kamaṇḍaluḥ) - water pot (used by ascetics)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kamaṇḍalu

kamaṇḍalu - water pot, ascetic's water pot

इतः (itaḥ) - here, from here, on this side

(indeclinable)

दण्डकाष्ठम् (daṇḍakāṣṭham) - staff, wooden stick

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daṇḍakāṣṭha

daṇḍakāṣṭha - staff, wooden stick, cudgel

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍa+kāṣṭha)

• daṇḍa – staff, stick, rod, punishment
  noun (masculine)
• kāṣṭha – wood, piece of wood
  noun (neuter)

इतः (itaḥ) - here, from here, on this side

(indeclinable)

बृसी (bṛsī) - mat (of twisted grass), ascetic's seat

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bṛsī

bṛsī - mat, cushion, seat of twisted grass (used by ascetics)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or enumeration

(indeclinable)

अनर्थ-विलासे (anartha-vilāse) - in the sport/play of futility/meaninglessness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anartha-vilāsa

anartha-vilāsa - play/sport of futility, useless pastime

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anartha+vilāsa)

• anartha – meaningless, useless, evil, misfortune
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• vilāsa – play, sport, amusement, pastime, grace
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (masculine/neuter)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to 'anartha-vilāse'

रमसे (ramase) - you delight, you rejoice, you engage

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ram

Root: ram (class 1)

किम् (kim) - why, what (interrogative)

(indeclinable)

महीपते (mahīpate) - O King, O protector of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, sovereign, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, protector
  noun (masculine)

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