योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-118, verse-23

चर तृणानि पिबाम्बु वनावनौ कलय विश्रमणं कदलीवने ।
चकितचातक पावकदूषिता न हि सुखाय भवत्यतिमानिता ॥ २३ ॥

cara tṛṇāni pibāmbu vanāvanau kalaya viśramaṇaṃ kadalīvane ,
cakitacātaka pāvakadūṣitā na hi sukhāya bhavatyatimānitā 23

23. cara tṛṇāni piba ambu vana-avanau
kalaya viśramaṇam kadalī-vane
cakita-cātaka pāvaka-dūṣitā
na hi sukhāya bhavati atimānitā

23. cakita-cātaka! tṛṇāni cara,
vana-avanau ambu piba,
kadalī-vane viśramaṇam kalaya.
hi pāvaka-dūṣitā atimānitā sukhāya na bhavati.

23. O frightened cātaka bird! Graze on the grasses, drink water in the forest, and find rest in the banana grove. For indeed, excessive pride (atimānitā), scorched by the fire (of its own consequences), does not lead to happiness.

Words meanings summery:

• चर (cara) - graze (on grasses) (graze, wander, move)

• तृणानि (tṛṇāni) - grasses

• पिब (piba) - drink

• अम्बु (ambu) - water

• वन-अवनौ (vana-avanau) - in the forest land

• कलय (kalaya) - find, experience (rest) (perceive, effect, experience, find)

• विश्रमणम् (viśramaṇam) - rest, repose

• कदली-वने (kadalī-vane) - in the banana grove

• चकित-चातक (cakita-cātaka) - O frightened cātaka bird

• पावक-दूषिता (pāvaka-dūṣitā) - scorched by the fire of its own consequences (scorched by fire, contaminated by fire)

• न (na) - not

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• सुखाय (sukhāya) - to happiness (for happiness)

• भवति (bhavati) - leads to (becomes, is)

• अतिमानिता (atimānitā) - excessive pride, great honor, superciliousness

Words meanings and morphology

चर (cara) - graze (on grasses) (graze, wander, move)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of car

Root: car (class 1)

तृणानि (tṛṇāni) - grasses

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, straw

पिब (piba) - drink

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pā

Root: pā (class 1)

अम्बु (ambu) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambu

ambu - water

वन-अवनौ (vana-avanau) - in the forest land

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vana-avani

vana-avani - forest land, forest earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+avani)

• vana – forest
  noun (neuter)
• avani – earth, land
  noun (feminine)

कलय (kalaya) - find, experience (rest) (perceive, effect, experience, find)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kal

Root: kal (class 10)

विश्रमणम् (viśramaṇam) - rest, repose

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viśramaṇa

viśramaṇa - rest, repose, cessation from toil

Derived from root 'śram' (to be weary) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

कदली-वने (kadalī-vane) - in the banana grove

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kadalī-vana

kadalī-vana - banana grove

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kadalī+vana)

• kadalī – banana tree
  noun (feminine)
• vana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)

चकित-चातक (cakita-cātaka) - O frightened cātaka bird

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of cakita-cātaka

cakita-cātaka - frightened cātaka bird

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (cakita+cātaka)

• cakita – frightened, startled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'cak' (to tremble)
  Root: cak (class 1)
• cātaka – cātaka bird (believed to drink only raindrops)
  noun (masculine)

पावक-दूषिता (pāvaka-dūṣitā) - scorched by the fire of its own consequences (scorched by fire, contaminated by fire)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pāvaka-dūṣita

pāvaka-dūṣita - contaminated/scorched by fire

Past Passive Participle

Compound where 'pāvaka' is the agent/instrument

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāvaka+dūṣita)

• pāvaka – fire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pū (class 1)
• dūṣita – spoiled, corrupted, contaminated, scorched
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dūṣ' (to spoil, defile)
  Root: dūṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'atimānitā'

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

सुखाय (sukhāya) - to happiness (for happiness)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, comfort

Note: Used with 'bhavati' to mean 'leads to'

भवति (bhavati) - leads to (becomes, is)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अतिमानिता (atimānitā) - excessive pride, great honor, superciliousness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atimānitā

atimānitā - excessive pride, high estimation of oneself, superciliousness

Derived from 'atimānin' (very proud) with suffix '-tā'

Prefix: ati

Root: man (class 4)

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