योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-1, verse-20

बोधार्कपीतरसया स्पन्दन् षड्वर्गसत्तया ।
यन्त्रस्पन्दोपमस्तिष्ठ वल्ल्येव शिशिरे द्रुमः ॥ २० ॥

bodhārkapītarasayā spandan ṣaḍvargasattayā ,
yantraspandopamastiṣṭha vallyeva śiśire drumaḥ 20

20. bodhārkapītarasayā spandan ṣaḍvargasattayā |
yantraspandopamaḥ tiṣṭha vallī iva śiśire drumaḥ ||

20. (tvam) ṣaḍvargasattayā spandan,
yantraspandopamaḥ tiṣṭha.
bodhārkapītarasayā vallī iva śiśire drumaḥ [tiṣṭha].

20. Remain like the pulse of a machine, even as you operate (spandan) by the power of the six internal adversaries (ṣaḍvarga). Be like a tree in the winter season (śiśira), resembling a creeper (vallī) whose vital essence (rasa) has been absorbed by the sun of spiritual awakening (bodhārka).

20. כאשר שמש ההבנה יבשה את התשוקות הפנימיות, פעל כמו מנגנון מכאני, ועמוד כמו עץ או מטפס בעונת הקור.

Words meanings summery:

• बोधार्कपीतरसया (bodhārkapītarasayā) - by (a creeper/tree) whose vital essence has been dried up by the sun of spiritual knowledge (by (that) whose essence has been drunk by the sun of awakening/knowledge)

• स्पन्दन् (spandan) - operating, functioning, engaging in activity (vibrating, throbbing, moving, operating)

• षड्वर्गसत्तया (ṣaḍvargasattayā) - by the influence or inherent activity of the six internal adversaries (lust, anger, greed, delusion, pride, envy) (by the reality/power/existence of the sixfold group)

• यन्त्रस्पन्दोपमः (yantraspandopamaḥ) - like the mechanical, dispassionate movement of a machine (similar to the throbbing/vibration of a machine)

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - maintain this state of being (remain, stand, stay)

• वल्ली (vallī) - vine, creeper

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• शिशिरे (śiśire) - in the winter season, in cold weather

• द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree

Words meanings and morphology

बोधार्कपीतरसया (bodhārkapītarasayā) - by (a creeper/tree) whose vital essence has been dried up by the sun of spiritual knowledge (by (that) whose essence has been drunk by the sun of awakening/knowledge)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bodhārkapītarasā

bodhārkapītarasā - having its essence (rasa) absorbed by the sun of knowledge (bodhārka)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bodhārkapīta+rasa)

• bodhārkapīta – absorbed/drunk by the sun of awakening
  adjective (masculine)
• rasa – essence, sap, taste, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ras (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied feminine noun, likely 'vallī' (creeper).

स्पन्दन् (spandan) - operating, functioning, engaging in activity (vibrating, throbbing, moving, operating)

(verbal derivative)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'you' (tvam).

षड्वर्गसत्तया (ṣaḍvargasattayā) - by the influence or inherent activity of the six internal adversaries (lust, anger, greed, delusion, pride, envy) (by the reality/power/existence of the sixfold group)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ṣaḍvargasattā

ṣaḍvargasattā - the existence or reality of the sixfold group

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṣaḍvarga+sattā)

• ṣaḍvarga – the sixfold group/class
  noun (masculine)
• sattā – existence, reality, being, power
  noun (feminine)
  Root: as (class 2)

यन्त्रस्पन्दोपमः (yantraspandopamaḥ) - like the mechanical, dispassionate movement of a machine (similar to the throbbing/vibration of a machine)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yantraspandopama

yantraspandopama - resembling the motion/vibration of a machine

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yantraspanda+upama)

• yantraspanda – the throbbing/movement of a machine
  noun (masculine)
• upama – likeness, similarity, comparable
  adjective/noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'you' (tvam).

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - maintain this state of being (remain, stand, stay)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

वल्ली (vallī) - vine, creeper

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vallī

vallī - creeper, vine

Note: Part of the simile for 'drumaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

शिशिरे (śiśire) - in the winter season, in cold weather

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śiśira

śiśira - cool, cold, the winter season

Root: śī

Note: Refers to the setting of the simile.

द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of druma

druma - tree

Root: dru

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'be' (asti/bhavati).

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