योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-157, verse-19

नवा भवैश्चेद्बहुभिर्भोगमोक्षैकभागिनी ।
जातिस्तत्प्रोच्यते तज्ज्ञैः सद्भी राजसराजसी ॥ १९ ॥

navā bhavaiścedbahubhirbhogamokṣaikabhāginī ,
jātistatprocyate tajjñaiḥ sadbhī rājasarājasī 19

19. navā bhavaiḥ cet bahubhiḥ bhogamokṣaikabhāginī
jātiḥ tat procyate tajjñaiḥ sadbhiḥ rājasarājasī

19. cet navā jātiḥ bahubhiḥ bhavaiḥ bhogamokṣaikabhāginī (bhavet),
tat jātiḥ tajjñaiḥ sadbhiḥ rājasarājasī procyate.

19. If a new class of being (jāti), through many existences, is exclusively inclined towards both worldly enjoyment (bhoga) and ultimate liberation (mokṣa), then that class (jāti) is declared by the wise (sadbhiḥ) and those who understand these classifications (tajjñaiḥ) to be 'rājasika-rājasika' (predominantly characterized by passion).

Words meanings summery:

• नवा (navā) - new, fresh

• भवैः (bhavaiḥ) - through births, by existences

• चेत् (cet) - if

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

• भोगमोक्षैकभागिनी (bhogamokṣaikabhāginī) - exclusively sharing in enjoyment and liberation

• जातिः (jātiḥ) - birth, species, class, nature, kind

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore, then

• प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is declared, is said, is stated

• तज्ज्ञैः (tajjñaiḥ) - by those who understand these classifications (by those who know that, by the experts)

• सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by the good, by the wise, by the virtuous

• राजसराजसी (rājasarājasī) - characterized predominantly by passion (predominantly rājasika, of the rājasika-rājasika type)

Words meanings and morphology

नवा (navā) - new, fresh

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nava

nava - new, fresh, young, nine

Note: Modifies 'jātiḥ'.

भवैः (bhavaiḥ) - through births, by existences

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhava

bhava - being, existence, birth, world, state

From root bhū (to be, exist) + suffix a.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Implies "through" or "by means of" many births.

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

भोगमोक्षैकभागिनी (bhogamokṣaikabhāginī) - exclusively sharing in enjoyment and liberation

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhogamokṣaikabhāgin

bhogamokṣaikabhāgin - one who exclusively partakes of enjoyment and liberation

Bahuvrīhi compound of 'bhoga', 'mokṣa', 'eka', and 'bhāgin'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhoga+mokṣa+eka+bhāgin)

• bhoga – enjoyment, experience, worldly pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhuj (to enjoy).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• mokṣa – liberation, release, emancipation
  noun (masculine)
  From root muc (to free, release) + ghañ suffix.
  Root: muc (class 6)
• eka – one, sole, exclusive, alone
  adjective (masculine)
• bhāgin – partaking, sharing, having a share
  adjective (masculine)
  From bhāga (share) + inī suffix (fem. form).

Note: Modifies 'jātiḥ'.

जातिः (jātiḥ) - birth, species, class, nature, kind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāti

jāti - birth, species, class, family, lineage, nature, inherent quality, type

From root jan (to be born) + kti suffix.

Root: jan (class 4)

तत् (tat) - that, therefore, then

(pronoun)

singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'jātiḥ'.

प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is declared, is said, is stated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pra-vac

Present Passive Indicative

From pra (prefix) + root vac (to speak) in passive voice, 3rd person singular. vac becomes uc in passive forms.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

तज्ज्ञैः (tajjñaiḥ) - by those who understand these classifications (by those who know that, by the experts)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tajjña

tajjña - knowing that, expert, connoisseur

Tatpuruṣa compound tat (that) + jña (knower). tat becomes taj due to sandhi.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+jña)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• jña – knowing, knower, wise
  suffix/adjective (masculine)
  From root jñā (to know) + ka suffix.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agent of 'procyate'.

सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by the good, by the wise, by the virtuous

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good, virtuous, wise, existing, real

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be) + śatṛ suffix. Used as a noun.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agent of 'procyate'.

राजसराजसी (rājasarājasī) - characterized predominantly by passion (predominantly rājasika, of the rājasika-rājasika type)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rājasarājasī

rājasarājasī - characterized by the quality of rajas to a high degree, very rājasika

Karmadhāraya compound where 'rājasī' (feminine form of 'rājasa') is repeated for emphasis or specific sub-classification. 'rājasa' derived from 'rajas' (passion, activity, one of the three guṇas).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rājasa+rājasī)

• rājasa – related to rajas, passionate, active
  adjective (masculine)
  From rajas (passion, activity) + aṇ suffix.
• rājasī – related to rajas, passionate, active
  adjective (feminine)
  From rajas (passion, activity) + aṇ suffix (feminine form).

Note: Predicative adjective for 'jātiḥ'.

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