योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-67

स्वजने परताबुद्धिं सुजनत्वं च दुर्जने ।
सुसमस्थलतां श्वभ्रे श्वभ्रत्वं सुसमे स्थले ॥ ६७ ॥

svajane paratābuddhiṃ sujanatvaṃ ca durjane ,
susamasthalatāṃ śvabhre śvabhratvaṃ susame sthale 67

67. svajane paratā-buddhim sujanatvam ca durjane
su-sama-sthalatām śvabhre śvabhṛtvam su-same sthale

67. svajane paratā-buddhim,
ca durjane sujanatvam,
śvabhre su-sama-sthalatām,
su-same sthale śvabhṛtvam

67. He perceives alienation (paratābuddhi) among his own people, and goodness (sujanatva) in the wicked; the state of a perfectly level ground in a chasm, and the state of a chasm in a perfectly level place.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वजने (svajane) - among his own people (in one's own people, in relatives, among one's own)

• परता-बुद्धिम् (paratā-buddhim) - alienation (paratābuddhi) (perception of otherness, feeling of alienation)

• सुजनत्वम् (sujanatvam) - goodness (sujanatva) (goodness, amiability, virtuousness)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• दुर्जने (durjane) - in the wicked (in a wicked person, in an evil person)

• सु-सम-स्थलताम् (su-sama-sthalatām) - the state of a perfectly level ground

• श्वभ्रे (śvabhre) - in a pit (in a pit, in a chasm, in an abyss)

• श्वभृत्वम् (śvabhṛtvam) - the state of being a pit (the state of being a pit, chasm-ness)

• सु-समे (su-same) - in a perfectly level (in a perfectly level, in a very even)

• स्थले (sthale) - place (in a place, in a ground)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वजने (svajane) - among his own people (in one's own people, in relatives, among one's own)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svajana

svajana - one's own people, relatives

Compound of sva (one's own) + jana (person)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+jana)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)

Note: Location for 'paratābuddhim'.

परता-बुद्धिम् (paratā-buddhim) - alienation (paratābuddhi) (perception of otherness, feeling of alienation)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of paratābuddhi

paratābuddhi - perception of otherness, feeling of alienation

Compound of paratā (otherness) + buddhi (perception)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paratā+buddhi)

• paratā – otherness, distinctness
  noun (feminine)
• buddhi – intellect, perception, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From root budh (to know)
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Object of perception.

सुजनत्वम् (sujanatvam) - goodness (sujanatva) (goodness, amiability, virtuousness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sujanatva

sujanatva - goodness, amiability, virtuousness

From sujana (good person) + -tva (suffix for state/quality)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sujana+tva)

• sujana – good person, virtuous person
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of su (good) + jana (person)
• tva – state, condition, quality (suffix)
  suffix (neuter)

Note: Object of perception.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

दुर्जने (durjane) - in the wicked (in a wicked person, in an evil person)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of durjana

durjana - wicked person, evil person

Compound of dur (bad) + jana (person)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+jana)

• dur – bad, difficult (prefix)
  indeclinable
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)

Note: Location for 'sujanatvam'.

सु-सम-स्थलताम् (su-sama-sthalatām) - the state of a perfectly level ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of susamasthalatā

susamasthalatā - the state of a perfectly level ground

Compound of su (good) + sama (level) + sthala (ground) + tā (suffix for state)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+sama+sthala+tā)

• su – good, well (prefix)
  indeclinable
• sama – level, even, equal
  adjective (masculine)
• sthala – ground, place
  noun (neuter)
• tā – state, condition, quality (suffix)
  suffix (feminine)

Note: Object of perception.

श्वभ्रे (śvabhre) - in a pit (in a pit, in a chasm, in an abyss)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śvabhra

śvabhra - pit, chasm, abyss

Note: Location.

श्वभृत्वम् (śvabhṛtvam) - the state of being a pit (the state of being a pit, chasm-ness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śvabhṛtva

śvabhṛtva - the state of being a pit, chasm-ness

From śvabhra (pit) + -tva (suffix for state/quality)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śvabhra+tva)

• śvabhra – pit, chasm, abyss
  noun (neuter)
• tva – state, condition, quality (suffix)
  suffix (neuter)

Note: Object of perception.

सु-समे (su-same) - in a perfectly level (in a perfectly level, in a very even)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of susama

susama - perfectly level, very even

Compound of su (good) + sama (level)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+sama)

• su – good, well (prefix)
  indeclinable
• sama – level, even, equal
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'sthale'.

स्थले (sthale) - place (in a place, in a ground)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthala

sthala - ground, place, solid ground, dry land

Note: Location.

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