योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-102, verse-58

कश्चित्त्यक्तसमाचारः कश्चिच्छ्रोत्रियनायकः ।
कश्चिदुन्मत्तचरितः प्रव्रज्यां कश्चिदाश्रितः ॥ ५८ ॥

kaścittyaktasamācāraḥ kaścicchrotriyanāyakaḥ ,
kaścidunmattacaritaḥ pravrajyāṃ kaścidāśritaḥ 58

58. kāścit tyaktasamācāraḥ kāścit śrotriyanāyakaḥ
kāścit unmattacaritaḥ pravrajyām kāścit āśritaḥ

58. kāścit tyaktasamācāraḥ kāścit śrotriyanāyakaḥ
kāścit unmattacaritaḥ kāścit pravrajyām āśritaḥ

58. Some have abandoned conventional conduct, others are leaders among Vedic scholars (śrotriya). Some behave like madmen, and some have taken to the life of a renunciant (pravrajyā).

Words meanings summery:

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, someone, a certain (person)

• त्यक्तसमाचारः (tyaktasamācāraḥ) - one who has abandoned conventional conduct/customs

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, someone, a certain (person)

• श्रोत्रियनायकः (śrotriyanāyakaḥ) - leader of Vedic scholars (śrotriya)

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, someone, a certain (person)

• उन्मत्तचरितः (unmattacaritaḥ) - having the conduct of a madman, behaving like a madman

• प्रव्रज्याम् (pravrajyām) - renunciation, mendicancy, the ascetic life

• काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, someone, a certain (person)

• आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - taken refuge in, adopted, resorted to

Words meanings and morphology

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, someone, a certain (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, a certain (person/thing)

त्यक्तसमाचारः (tyaktasamācāraḥ) - one who has abandoned conventional conduct/customs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tyaktasamācāra

tyaktasamācāra - one who has abandoned good conduct, unconventional in behavior

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tyakta+samācāra)

• tyakta – abandoned, forsaken, given up
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'tyaj' (to abandon).
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• samācāra – proper conduct, conventional custom, traditional practice
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ā

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, someone, a certain (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, a certain (person/thing)

श्रोत्रियनायकः (śrotriyanāyakaḥ) - leader of Vedic scholars (śrotriya)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrotriyanāyaka

śrotriyanāyaka - leader of Vedic scholars

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrotriya+nāyaka)

• śrotriya – a Vedic scholar, learned in the Vedas, one who performs śrauta rituals
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'śruti' (Vedic revelation).
• nāyaka – leader, chief, guide
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'nī' (to lead).
  Root: nī (class 1)

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, someone, a certain (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, a certain (person/thing)

उन्मत्तचरितः (unmattacaritaḥ) - having the conduct of a madman, behaving like a madman

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of unmattacarita

unmattacarita - one whose conduct is like that of a madman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (unmatta+carita)

• unmatta – mad, intoxicated, insane
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'mad' (to be intoxicated) with upasarga 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mad (class 4)
• carita – conduct, behavior, action
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'car' (to move, act).
  Root: car (class 1)

प्रव्रज्याम् (pravrajyām) - renunciation, mendicancy, the ascetic life

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pravrajyā

pravrajyā - going forth, asceticism, mendicancy, the life of a wandering ascetic

From root 'vraj' (to go) with upasarga 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: The object of 'āśritaḥ' (has taken refuge in/adopted).

काश्चित् (kāścit) - some, someone, a certain (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, a certain (person/thing)

आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - taken refuge in, adopted, resorted to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on, adopted

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śri' (to resort to, lean on) with upasarga 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: When combined with an accusative object (pravrajyām), it implies "adopted" or "taken up."

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