योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-4

लोकैरनिन्दिता लक्ष्मीरारोग्यं श्रीसमन्वितम् ।
धर्म्यं युद्धं परार्थेन जीवितस्योत्तमं फलम् ॥ ४ ॥

lokairaninditā lakṣmīrārogyaṃ śrīsamanvitam ,
dharmyaṃ yuddhaṃ parārthena jīvitasyottamaṃ phalam 4

4. lokaiḥ aninditā lakṣmīḥ ārogyam śrīsamānvitam
dharmyam yuddham parārthena jīvitasya uttamam phalam

4. lokaiḥ aninditā lakṣmīḥ śrīsamānvitam ārogyam
parārthena dharmyam yuddham jīvitasya uttamam phalam

4. Wealth (lakṣmī) that is not condemned by people, good health accompanied by prosperity (śrī), and a battle fought according to natural law (dharmya yuddha) for the benefit of others (parārtha) are considered the supreme fruits of life.

Words meanings summery:

• लोकैः (lokaiḥ) - by people, by the worlds

• अनिन्दिता (aninditā) - not blamed, not reproached

• लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - wealth, prosperity, fortune

• आरोग्यम् (ārogyam) - health, freedom from disease

• श्रीसमान्वितम् (śrīsamānvitam) - accompanied by prosperity, endowed with auspiciousness

• धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous, lawful, conforming to natural law

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

• परार्थेन (parārthena) - for the sake of others, for another's benefit

• जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - of life, of living

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, supreme, excellent

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

Words meanings and morphology

लोकैः (lokaiḥ) - by people, by the worlds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, people, community, space

अनिन्दिता (aninditā) - not blamed, not reproached

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anindita

anindita - unblamed, unblemished, irreproachable

Past Passive Participle (negative)

a (negative prefix) + nindita (PPP of nind - to blame)

Prefix: a (neg)

Root: nind (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Lakṣmī

लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - wealth, prosperity, fortune

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lakṣmī

lakṣmī - wealth, prosperity, fortune, beauty, the goddess Lakṣmī

आरोग्यम् (ārogyam) - health, freedom from disease

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārogya

ārogya - health, freedom from sickness, healthy condition

from a-roga (disease-less)

श्रीसमान्वितम् (śrīsamānvitam) - accompanied by prosperity, endowed with auspiciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śrīsamānvitam

śrīsamānvitam - endowed with prosperity/wealth/auspiciousness

Tatpurusha compound 'śrī' + 'samanvita'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+samanvita)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, auspiciousness, glory, beauty
  noun (feminine)
• samanvita – accompanied by, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam-anu-i (to follow together, to be endowed with)
  Prefixes: sam+anu
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with ārogyam

धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous, lawful, conforming to natural law

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dharmya

dharmya - righteous, virtuous, lawful, conformable to dharma

Derived from dharma with suffix -ya

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

from root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

परार्थेन (parārthena) - for the sake of others, for another's benefit

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of parārtha

parārtha - another's purpose, the good of others, public good

Tatpurusha compound: para (other) + artha (purpose/benefit)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+artha)

• para – other, supreme, highest
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object, benefit
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of others'

जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - of life, of living

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, means of livelihood

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

from root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, supreme, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, principal

Superlative degree from ud (up, out)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward, effect

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