योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-100, verse-11
न कानिचित्प्रधावन्ति एकनिश्चयसंविदाम् ।
पुंसां सुखानि दुःखानि रजांसि नभसामिव ॥ ११ ॥
पुंसां सुखानि दुःखानि रजांसि नभसामिव ॥ ११ ॥
na kānicitpradhāvanti ekaniścayasaṃvidām ,
puṃsāṃ sukhāni duḥkhāni rajāṃsi nabhasāmiva 11
puṃsāṃ sukhāni duḥkhāni rajāṃsi nabhasāmiva 11
11.
na kānicit pradhāvanti ekaniscayasaṃvidām
puṃsām sukhāni duḥkhāni rajāṃsi nabhasām iva
puṃsām sukhāni duḥkhāni rajāṃsi nabhasām iva
11.
ekaniscayasaṃvidām puṃsām (kṛte) kānicit sukhāni दुःखानि na pradhāvanti,
nabhāsām rajāṃsi iva.
nabhāsām rajāṃsi iva.
11.
For persons whose consciousness (saṃvid) is of a single, unwavering resolve, neither pleasures nor pains affect them, just as dust particles do not cling to the skies.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no, nor
- कानिचित् (kānicit) - neither any (in conjunction with 'na') (any, some, certain (neuter plural))
- प्रधावन्ति (pradhāvanti) - rush forth, run towards, assail, flow forward
- एकनिस्चयसंविदाम् (ekaniscayasaṁvidām) - of those whose consciousness (saṃvid) is of single resolve/certainty
- पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - of persons, of men, of human beings
- सुखानि (sukhāni) - pleasures, happinesses, joys
- दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - pains, sufferings, sorrows
- रजांसि (rajāṁsi) - dust particles, motes, pollens, impurities
- नभसाम् (nabhasām) - of skies, of spaces, of atmospheres
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no, nor
(indeclinable)
कानिचित् (kānicit) - neither any (in conjunction with 'na') (any, some, certain (neuter plural))
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of kimcid
kimcid - someone, something, any, certain, a little
प्रधावन्ति (pradhāvanti) - rush forth, run towards, assail, flow forward
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pradhāv
Prefix: pra
Root: dhāv (class 1)
एकनिस्चयसंविदाम् (ekaniscayasaṁvidām) - of those whose consciousness (saṃvid) is of single resolve/certainty
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of ekaniscayasaṃvid
ekaniscayasaṁvid - having a single resolve in consciousness, whose consciousness is firmly determined or unwavering
Bahuvrihi compound: 'eka' (one) + 'niścaya' (resolve) + 'saṃvid' (consciousness) - (those) whose consciousness is of a single resolve.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (eka+niścaya+saṃvid)
- eka – one, single, unified, chief
numeral/adjective (masculine) - niścaya – certainty, firm resolve, decision, conclusion
noun (masculine)
Derived from root 'ci' (to gather) with prefix 'nis'
Prefix: nis
Root: ci (class 5) - saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intellect (saṃvid)
noun (feminine)
Derived from root 'vid' (to know) with prefix 'sam'
Prefix: sam
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Modifies 'puṃsām'.
पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - of persons, of men, of human beings
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of puṃs
puṁs - man, person, male, human being, spirit, soul
सुखानि (sukhāni) - pleasures, happinesses, joys
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sukha
sukha - pleasure, happiness, ease, comfort, joy
दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - pains, sufferings, sorrows
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of duḥkha
duḥkha - pain, suffering, sorrow, misery, difficulty
रजांसि (rajāṁsi) - dust particles, motes, pollens, impurities
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of rajas
rajas - dust, dirt, pollen, atom, impurity, passion (guṇa)
नभसाम् (nabhasām) - of skies, of spaces, of atmospheres
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of nabhas
nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, cloud, heaven
इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to
(indeclinable)