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

रसिकोऽत्यन्तविरसो निर्घृणो बन्धुवत्सलः ।
निर्दयोऽत्यन्तकरुणो वितृष्णस्तृष्णयान्वितः ॥ ७ ॥

rasiko'tyantaviraso nirghṛṇo bandhuvatsalaḥ ,
nirdayo'tyantakaruṇo vitṛṣṇastṛṣṇayānvitaḥ 7

7. rasikaḥ atyanta-virasaḥ nirghṛṇaḥ bandhu-vatsalaḥ
nirdayaḥ atyanta-karuṇaḥ vitṛṣṇaḥ tṛṣṇayā anvitaḥ

7. rasikaḥ atyanta-virasaḥ nirghṛṇaḥ bandhu-vatsalaḥ
nirdayaḥ atyanta-karuṇaḥ vitṛṣṇaḥ tṛṣṇayā anvitaḥ

7. He is a connoisseur (rasika) yet utterly devoid of taste; merciless, yet affectionate towards his relatives; pitiless, yet extremely compassionate; and though free from desire, he is nonetheless afflicted by craving.

Words meanings summery:

• रसिकः (rasikaḥ) - connoisseur, one who appreciates, sensitive, discerning

• अत्यन्त-विरसः (atyanta-virasaḥ) - extremely tasteless, utterly devoid of aesthetic feeling/enjoyment, very uninteresting

• निर्घृणः (nirghṛṇaḥ) - merciless, ruthless, cruel, hard-hearted

• बन्धु-वत्सलः (bandhu-vatsalaḥ) - affectionate towards relatives, kind to kin, devoted to family

• निर्दयः (nirdayaḥ) - pitiless, merciless, without compassion

• अत्यन्त-करुणः (atyanta-karuṇaḥ) - extremely compassionate, profoundly merciful

• वितृष्णः (vitṛṣṇaḥ) - free from desire, dispassionate, unthirsty

• तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - by craving, by thirst, by desire

• अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - accompanied by, endowed with, possessed of, afflicted by

Words meanings and morphology

रसिकः (rasikaḥ) - connoisseur, one who appreciates, sensitive, discerning

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rasika

rasika - connoisseur, sensitive, appreciative, tasteful, elegant

अत्यन्त-विरसः (atyanta-virasaḥ) - extremely tasteless, utterly devoid of aesthetic feeling/enjoyment, very uninteresting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atyanta-virasa

atyanta-virasa - extremely tasteless, utterly devoid of aesthetic feeling/enjoyment

Compound type : tatpurusha (atyanta+virasa)

• atyanta – excessive, extreme, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• virasa – tasteless, insipid, devoid of sentiment/joy, uninteresting
  adjective (masculine)

निर्घृणः (nirghṛṇaḥ) - merciless, ruthless, cruel, hard-hearted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirghṛṇa

nirghṛṇa - merciless, ruthless, cruel

बन्धु-वत्सलः (bandhu-vatsalaḥ) - affectionate towards relatives, kind to kin, devoted to family

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandhu-vatsala

bandhu-vatsala - affectionate towards relatives, kind to kinsfolk

Compound type : tatpurusha (bandhu+vatsala)

• bandhu – relative, kinsman, friend
  noun (masculine)
• vatsala – affectionate, kind, loving, tender
  adjective (masculine)

निर्दयः (nirdayaḥ) - pitiless, merciless, without compassion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirdaya

nirdaya - pitiless, merciless, cruel

अत्यन्त-करुणः (atyanta-karuṇaḥ) - extremely compassionate, profoundly merciful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atyanta-karuṇa

atyanta-karuṇa - extremely compassionate, very pitiful

Compound type : tatpurusha (atyanta+karuṇa)

• atyanta – excessive, extreme, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• karuṇa – compassionate, merciful, pitiful
  adjective (masculine)

वितृष्णः (vitṛṣṇaḥ) - free from desire, dispassionate, unthirsty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vitṛṣṇa

vitṛṣṇa - free from thirst or desire, dispassionate

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+tṛṣṇā)

• vi – without, devoid of (as a prefix)
  indeclinable
• tṛṣṇā – thirst, desire, craving
  noun (feminine)

तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - by craving, by thirst, by desire

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, desire, craving

अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - accompanied by, endowed with, possessed of, afflicted by

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anvita

anvita - accompanied, connected, joined, possessed of

Past Passive Participle

derived from the root 'i' with prefix 'anu'

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

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