योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-118, verse-27

इहातिवाहयन्त्येते मार्गदौस्थ्यं घनागमे ।
कथाभिः पथिकाः प्रायो विमूढा जीवितं यथा ॥ २७ ॥

ihātivāhayantyete mārgadausthyaṃ ghanāgame ,
kathābhiḥ pathikāḥ prāyo vimūḍhā jīvitaṃ yathā 27

27. iha ativāhayanti ete mārgadausthyam ghanāgame
kathābhiḥ pathikāḥ prāyaḥ vimūḍhāḥ jīvitam yathā

27. इह घनागमे एते पथिकाः प्रायः कथाभिः मार्गदौस्थ्यम् अतिवाहयन्तियथा विमूढाः जीवितम् (अतिवाहयन्ति)।

27. Here, these travelers generally pass the hardship of their journey during the onset of the rainy season by (telling) stories, just as deluded people (pass) their life.

Words meanings summery:

• इह (iha) - here (referring to the place or situation described) (here, in this world, now)

• अतिवाहयन्ति (ativāhayanti) - they spend (their hardship, or their time during hardship) (they pass, they spend (time))

• एते (ete) - these (travelers) (these (masculine plural))

• मार्गदौस्थ्यम् (mārgadausthyam) - the hardship of the road, distress of the journey

• घनागमे (ghanāgame) - during the onset of the rainy season (at the arrival of clouds, in the rainy season)

• कथाभिः (kathābhiḥ) - (by means of) stories (by stories, with tales)

• पथिकाः (pathikāḥ) - travelers, wayfarers

• प्रायः (prāyaḥ) - mostly, generally, almost

• विमूढाः (vimūḍhāḥ) - foolish people (who waste their life) (deluded, bewildered, foolish)

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - their life (which they spend or waste) (life, existence)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

Words meanings and morphology

इह (iha) - here (referring to the place or situation described) (here, in this world, now)

(indeclinable)

अतिवाहयन्ति (ativāhayanti) - they spend (their hardship, or their time during hardship) (they pass, they spend (time))

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of ativāhay

Causative, Present Tense

From root vah (to carry) with prefix ati, causative stem

Prefix: ati

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: The active verb for 'pathikāḥ'.

एते (ete) - these (travelers) (these (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Qualifies 'pathikāḥ'.

मार्गदौस्थ्यम् (mārgadausthyam) - the hardship of the road, distress of the journey

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mārgadausthya

mārgadausthya - the hardship/distress of the road

Compound: mārga (road) + dausthya (distress, bad state)

Note: Object of 'ativāhayanti'.

घनागमे (ghanāgame) - during the onset of the rainy season (at the arrival of clouds, in the rainy season)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ghanāgama

ghanāgama - arrival of clouds, rainy season

Compound: ghana (cloud) + āgama (arrival)

Note: Indicates time.

कथाभिः (kathābhiḥ) - (by means of) stories (by stories, with tales)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse

Note: Indicates the means by which time is passed.

पथिकाः (pathikāḥ) - travelers, wayfarers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pathika

pathika - traveler, wayfarer

Note: Subject of 'ativāhayanti'.

प्रायः (prāyaḥ) - mostly, generally, almost

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

विमूढाः (vimūḍhāḥ) - foolish people (who waste their life) (deluded, bewildered, foolish)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vimūḍha

vimūḍha - deluded, bewildered, foolish, ignorant

Past Passive Participle (derived adjective)

From root muh (to be bewildered) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: The implied subject of the comparison.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - their life (which they spend or waste) (life, existence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, existence, livelihood

Past Passive Participle (derived noun)

From root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Object of the implied 'ativāhayanti'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the comparison.

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