योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-91, verse-9

कदाचित्सुकरं शस्त्रशृङ्खलाबन्धभेदनम् ।
न त्वस्य मनसः साधो भोगाशाविनिवारणम् ॥ ९ ॥

kadācitsukaraṃ śastraśṛṅkhalābandhabhedanam ,
na tvasya manasaḥ sādho bhogāśāvinivāraṇam 9

9. kādācit su-karam śastra-śṛṅkhalā-bandha-bhedanam
na tu asya manasaḥ sādho bhoga-āśā-vinivāraṇam

9. sādho kādācit śastra-śṛṅkhalā-bandha-bhedanam
su-karam na tu asya manasaḥ bhoga-āśā-vinivāraṇam

9. O virtuous one (sādho), sometimes it is easy to break the bonds of weapons and chains. But it is not easy to curb this mind's desire for enjoyments.

9. לעתים קל לנפץ כבלי ברזל ונשק, אך איש אציל, אין זה קל לרסן את תשוקת החשיבה לתענוגות!

Words meanings summery:

• कादाचित् (kādācit) - sometimes, occasionally

• सु-करम् (su-karam) - easy to do, feasible

• शस्त्र-शृङ्खला-बन्ध-भेदनम् (śastra-śṛṅkhalā-bandha-bhedanam) - the breaking of the bonds of weapons and chains

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, of it

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

• साधो (sādho) - O good man, O virtuous one, O sage

• भोग-आशा-विनिवारणम् (bhoga-āśā-vinivāraṇam) - the prevention/restraint of the desire for enjoyments

Words meanings and morphology

कादाचित् (kādācit) - sometimes, occasionally

(indeclinable)

सु-करम् (su-karam) - easy to do, feasible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of su-kara

su-kara - easy to do, feasible, well-doing

Compound of 'su' (well) and 'kara' (making/doing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+kara)

• su – good, well, easily
  indeclinable
• kara – making, doing, causing; hand, ray
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

शस्त्र-शृङ्खला-बन्ध-भेदनम् (śastra-śṛṅkhalā-bandha-bhedanam) - the breaking of the bonds of weapons and chains

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śastra-śṛṅkhalā-bandha-bhedana

śastra-śṛṅkhalā-bandha-bhedana - breaking of the bonds of weapons and chains

Complex compound where 'śastra-śṛṅkhalā-bandha' acts as the object of 'bhedana'.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śastra+śṛṅkhalā+bandha+bhedana)

• śastra – weapon, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas (class 2)
• śṛṅkhalā – chain, fetter
  noun (feminine)
• bandha – bond, fetter, binding
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bandh (to bind).
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• bhedana – breaking, splitting, piercing, sundering
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root bhid (to break).
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, of it

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Can also be neuter singular genitive, or masculine/neuter singular dative.

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Can also be ablative singular neuter.

साधो (sādho) - O good man, O virtuous one, O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, holy man, sage

Root: sādh (class 5)

भोग-आशा-विनिवारणम् (bhoga-āśā-vinivāraṇam) - the prevention/restraint of the desire for enjoyments

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhoga-āśā-vinivāraṇa

bhoga-āśā-vinivāraṇa - prevention/restraint of the desire for enjoyments

Compound noun, 'vinivāraṇa' (prevention) of 'bhoga-āśā' (desire for enjoyment).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhoga+āśā+vinivāraṇa)

• bhoga – enjoyment, experience, pleasure, food
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhuj (to enjoy, to eat).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• āśā – hope, desire, expectation, direction
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root aś (to reach, to obtain).
  Root: aś (class 5)
• vinivāraṇa – prevention, hindrance, restraint, warding off
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root vṛ (to cover, restrain) with prefixes vi and ni.
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

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