योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-102, verse-4

आकीर्णं शून्यमेवास्य विपदश्चातिसंपदः ।
स्थितस्यापि महाराज्ये व्यसनान्येव सूत्सवाः ॥ ४ ॥

ākīrṇaṃ śūnyamevāsya vipadaścātisaṃpadaḥ ,
sthitasyāpi mahārājye vyasanānyeva sūtsavāḥ 4

4. ākīrṇam śūnyam eva asya vipadaḥ ca atisaṃpadaḥ
sthitasya api mahārājye vyasanāni eva sūtsavāḥ

4. For him, a crowded place is like a void, and dangers are great fortunes. Even if he is situated in a great kingdom, his calamities are indeed good festivals.

4. עיר הומה נראית לו כחלל ריק, אסונות נתפסים בעיניו כעושר רב, וגם כשהוא מולך על ממלכה אדירה, התמודדויות וקשיים נראים לו כחגיגות משמחות.

Words meanings summery:

• आकीर्णम् (ākīrṇam) - crowded, filled, full

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• अस्य (asya) - for him, of him

• विपदः (vipadaḥ) - dangers, calamities, misfortunes

• च (ca) - and, also

• अतिसंपदः (atisaṁpadaḥ) - great fortunes, excessive wealth

• स्थितस्य (sthitasya) - of one who is situated, of one who dwells

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• महाराज्ये (mahārājye) - in a great kingdom, in an empire

• व्यसनानि (vyasanāni) - calamities, misfortunes, addictions

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• सूत्सवाः (sūtsavāḥ) - good festivals, joyous occasions

Words meanings and morphology

आकीर्णम् (ākīrṇam) - crowded, filled, full

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākīrṇa

ākīrṇa - crowded, filled, diffused, covered

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ā

Root: kṝ (class 6)

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, vacant, non-existent

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - for him, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

विपदः (vipadaḥ) - dangers, calamities, misfortunes

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vipad

vipad - misfortune, calamity, distress, danger

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अतिसंपदः (atisaṁpadaḥ) - great fortunes, excessive wealth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of atisaṃpad

atisaṁpad - great prosperity, excessive fortune

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+sampad)

• ati – over, beyond, excessive, very
  indeclinable
• sampad – prosperity, fortune, success, wealth
  noun (feminine)

स्थितस्य (sthitasya) - of one who is situated, of one who dwells

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, staying, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

Root: sthā (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

महाराज्ये (mahārājye) - in a great kingdom, in an empire

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahārājya

mahārājya - great kingdom, empire

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājya)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājya – kingdom, dominion, realm
  noun (neuter)

व्यसनानि (vyasanāni) - calamities, misfortunes, addictions

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vyasana

vyasana - misfortune, calamity, vice, addiction

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

सूत्सवाः (sūtsavāḥ) - good festivals, joyous occasions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sūtsava

sūtsava - good festival, joyous occasion

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+utsava)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• utsava – festival, celebration, joy
  noun (masculine)

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