योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-137, verse-1

व्याध उवाच ।
एवं चेत्तन्मुने ब्रूहि कीदृग्दुःखपरिक्षये ।
न कर्कशो न च मृदुर्व्यवहारक्रमो भवेत् ॥ १ ॥

vyādha uvāca ,
evaṃ cettanmune brūhi kīdṛgduḥkhaparikṣaye ,
na karkaśo na ca mṛdurvyavahārakramo bhavet 1

1. vyādhaḥ uvāca | evam cet tat mune brūhi kīdṛk duḥkha-parikṣaye
| na karkaśaḥ na ca mṛduḥ vyavahāra-kramaḥ bhavet ||

1. vyādhaḥ uvāca.
mune,
evam cet tat kīdṛk vyavahāra-kramaḥ duḥkha-parikṣaye na karkaśaḥ ca na mṛduḥ bhavet iti brūhi.

1. The hunter said: "If that is the case, O sage, then please tell me, what kind of conduct (vyavahārakrama) should one adopt for the destruction of suffering (duḥkhaparikṣaya)—a conduct that is neither rigid nor excessively lenient?"

Words meanings summery:

• व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - hunter, fowler

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• चेत् (cet) - if

• तत् (tat) - then, that

• मुने (mune) - O sage!

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say

• कीदृक् (kīdṛk) - of what kind, what sort

• दुःख-परिक्षये (duḥkha-parikṣaye) - in the destruction of suffering, at the end of suffering

• न (na) - not, no

• कर्कशः (karkaśaḥ) - harsh, rigid, rough

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - soft, gentle, lenient

• व्यवहार-क्रमः (vyavahāra-kramaḥ) - course of conduct, way of life, procedure

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, would be, may be

Words meanings and morphology

व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - hunter, fowler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyādha

vyādha - hunter, fowler

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - then, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, then

Note: Used adverbially here.

मुने (mune) - O sage!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, recluse

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

कीदृक् (kīdṛk) - of what kind, what sort

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīdṛś

kīdṛś - of what kind, what sort, how

दुःख-परिक्षये (duḥkha-parikṣaye) - in the destruction of suffering, at the end of suffering

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of duḥkha-parikṣaya

duḥkha-parikṣaya - destruction/cessation of suffering (duḥkha)

Compound type : tatpurusha (duḥkha+parikṣaya)

• duḥkha – suffering, sorrow, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
• parikṣaya – destruction, end, decay, loss, wearing out
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कर्कशः (karkaśaḥ) - harsh, rigid, rough

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karkaśa

karkaśa - harsh, rigid, rough, cruel, hard

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मृदुः (mṛduḥ) - soft, gentle, lenient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender, lenient

व्यवहार-क्रमः (vyavahāra-kramaḥ) - course of conduct, way of life, procedure

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavahāra-krama

vyavahāra-krama - course of conduct, way of life, mode of action, procedure

Compound type : tatpurusha (vyavahāra+krama)

• vyavahāra – conduct, practice, business, dealing, usage
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• krama – step, course, order, method, sequence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kram (class 1)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, would be, may be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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