योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-102, verse-46

शीतातपादिदुःखानि निजदेहगतान्यपि ।
अन्यदेहगतानीव ज्ञः पश्यत्यवहेलया ॥ ४६ ॥

śītātapādiduḥkhāni nijadehagatānyapi ,
anyadehagatānīva jñaḥ paśyatyavahelayā 46

46. śītātapādiduḥkhāni nijadehagātāni api
anyadehagātānīva jñaḥ paśyati avahelayā

46. jñaḥ nijadehagātāni api śītātapādiduḥkhāni
anyadehagātānīva avahelayā paśyati

46. A wise person observes sufferings such as cold and heat—even those within their own body—as if they belonged to another body, with complete indifference.

46. החכם מתבונן בסבלות הקור והחום, אף כשהם פוגעים בגופו שלו, בשיוויון נפש, כאילו התרחשו בגופו של אחר.

Words meanings summery:

• शीतातपादिदुःखानि (śītātapādiduḥkhāni) - sufferings like cold, heat, etc.

• निजदेहगातानि (nijadehagātāni) - residing in one's own body, pertaining to one's own body

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अन्यदेहगातानीव (anyadehagātānīva) - as if residing in another's body

• ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - a wise person, one who knows

• पश्यति (paśyati) - he sees, one observes, he perceives

• अवहेलया (avahelayā) - with complete indifference (with indifference, with contempt, with disdain)

Words meanings and morphology

शीतातपादिदुःखानि (śītātapādiduḥkhāni) - sufferings like cold, heat, etc.

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śītātapādiduḥkha

śītātapādiduḥkha - suffering/pain caused by cold, heat, and similar things

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (śīta+ātapa+ādi+duḥkha)

• śīta – cold, chill
  noun (neuter)
• ātapa – heat, sunshine, warmth
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
  indeclinable
• duḥkha – suffering, pain, sorrow, misery
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of paśyati

निजदेहगातानि (nijadehagātāni) - residing in one's own body, pertaining to one's own body

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of nijadehagata

nijadehagata - residing in one's own body

Past Passive Participle

Compound 'nija-deha' (one's own body) + Past Passive Participle 'gata' (gone/residing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nija+deha+gata)

• nija – one's own, innate, native
  adjective (masculine)
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, arrived, residing in, located in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'gam'
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with duḥkhāni

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the extent of detachment

अन्यदेहगातानीव (anyadehagātānīva) - as if residing in another's body

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of anyadehagata

anyadehagata - residing in another's body

Past Passive Participle

Compound 'anya-deha' (another's body) + Past Passive Participle 'gata' (gone/residing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anya+deha+gata)

• anya – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, arrived, residing in, located in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'gam'
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Includes the indeclinable `iva` (as if), indicating comparison. Agrees with duḥkhāni.

ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - a wise person, one who knows

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jña

jña - knower, wise, intelligent

Derived from root jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject of paśyati

पश्यति (paśyati) - he sees, one observes, he perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of paś

Present tense form of root dṛś, with stem replacement paś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अवहेलया (avahelayā) - with complete indifference (with indifference, with contempt, with disdain)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of avahēlā

avahēlā - indifference, disregard, contempt, disdain

Prefix ava- + root hēl (to disregard, despise)

Prefix: ava

Root: hēl (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially, describing the manner of seeing

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