योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-91, verse-20

यत्खातवलयो बाललताभिरवगुण्ठितः ।
आवृतं तत्तपोदुःखमीषत्सज्जनवृत्तिमिः ॥ २० ॥

yatkhātavalayo bālalatābhiravaguṇṭhitaḥ ,
āvṛtaṃ tattapoduḥkhamīṣatsajjanavṛttimiḥ 20

20. yat khātavalayaḥ bālalatābhiḥ avaguṇṭhitaḥ
āvṛtam tat tapas-duḥkham īṣat sajjanavṛttibhiḥ

20. yat khātavalayaḥ bālalatābhiḥ avaguṇṭhitaḥ (asti).
tat tapas-duḥkham īṣat sajjanavṛttibhiḥ āvṛtam (asti).

20. That moat-like pit, which is covered by tender creepers, similarly, that suffering (tapas) and distress is slightly concealed by virtuous actions (sajjanavṛttibhiḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• खातवलयः (khātavalayaḥ) - a moat-like enclosure, a pit-circle

• बाललताभिः (bālalatābhiḥ) - by tender creepers, by young vines

• अवगुण्ठितः (avaguṇṭhitaḥ) - covered, veiled, concealed

• आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered, enveloped, hidden

• तत् (tat) - that

• तपस्-दुःखम् (tapas-duḥkham) - suffering and distress (tapas) (suffering, distress, hardship)

• ईषत् (īṣat) - slightly, a little, somewhat

• सज्जनवृत्तिभिः (sajjanavṛttibhiḥ) - by the conduct of good people, by virtuous actions

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Refers to 'khātavalayaḥ'.

खातवलयः (khātavalayaḥ) - a moat-like enclosure, a pit-circle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khātavalaya

khātavalaya - a trench, a moat-like enclosure, a pit-circle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khāta+valaya)

• khāta – dug, a pit, a trench
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root khan (to dig)
  Root: khan (class 1)
• valaya – circle, circumference, enclosure, bracelet
  noun (masculine)

बाललताभिः (bālalatābhiḥ) - by tender creepers, by young vines

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of bālalatā

bālalatā - tender creeper, young vine

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bāla+latā)

• bāla – young, tender, childish
  adjective
• latā – creeper, vine, plant
  noun (feminine)

अवगुण्ठितः (avaguṇṭhitaḥ) - covered, veiled, concealed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avaguṇṭhita

avaguṇṭhita - covered, veiled, concealed, wrapped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root guṇṭh (to cover) with prefix ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: guṇṭh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'khātavalayaḥ'.

आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered, enveloped, hidden

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, enveloped, surrounded, hidden

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ (to cover, surround) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'tapas-duḥkham'.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to tapas-duḥkham.

तपस्-दुःखम् (tapas-duḥkham) - suffering and distress (tapas) (suffering, distress, hardship)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas-duḥkha

tapas-duḥkha - pain, suffering, distress, hardship (tapas)

Compound type : dvandva (tapas+duḥkha)

• tapas – heat, pain, suffering, asceticism, penance, austerity
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – pain, sorrow, suffering, misery, distress
  noun (neuter)

ईषत् (īṣat) - slightly, a little, somewhat

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use modifying 'āvṛtam'.

सज्जनवृत्तिभिः (sajjanavṛttibhiḥ) - by the conduct of good people, by virtuous actions

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of sajjanavṛtti

sajjanavṛtti - conduct of good people, virtuous actions, behavior of the virtuous

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sajjana+vṛtti)

• sajjana – good person, virtuous man
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sat
  Root: jan (class 4)
• vṛtti – conduct, behavior, livelihood, existence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

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