योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-180, verse-37

संप्राप्ताभिमतं ब्रह्मंस्तरुशाखावलम्बनम् ।
तपस्त्यक्त्वा यथाप्राप्तं व्यवहारं समाचर ॥ ३७ ॥

saṃprāptābhimataṃ brahmaṃstaruśākhāvalambanam ,
tapastyaktvā yathāprāptaṃ vyavahāraṃ samācara 37

37. samprāpta-abhimatam brahman taru-śākhā-avalambanam
tapaḥ tyaktvā yathā-prāptam vyavahāram samācara

37. brahman,
samprāpta-abhimatam taru-śākhā-avalambanam tapaḥ tyaktvā,
yathā-prāptam vyavahāram samācara

37. O Brahmin, now that your cherished desire has been fulfilled, abandon the asceticism (tapas) of relying on a tree branch, and engage in your natural conduct (vyavahāra) as it presents itself.

37. הוי בְּרַהְמָן, משקיבלת את מבוקשך, עזוב את הסיגוף של התלייה על ענף העץ והתחל לנהוג לפי מה שמביא הניסיון היומיומי!

Words meanings summery:

• सम्प्राप्त-अभिमतम् (samprāpta-abhimatam) - your cherished desire having been fulfilled (the desired object fully attained, whose wish is completely fulfilled)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

• तरु-शाखा-अवलम्बनम् (taru-śākhā-avalambanam) - the asceticism involving reliance on a tree branch (dependence on a tree branch, support of a tree branch)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (austerity, asceticism, heat)

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

• यथा-प्राप्तम् (yathā-prāptam) - as it presents itself, as it comes naturally (as obtained, as arrived, as appropriate)

• व्यवहारम् (vyavahāram) - natural conduct (vyavahāra) (worldly activity, conduct, transaction, practice)

• समाचर (samācara) - perform, engage in, practice

Words meanings and morphology

सम्प्राप्त-अभिमतम् (samprāpta-abhimatam) - your cherished desire having been fulfilled (the desired object fully attained, whose wish is completely fulfilled)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samprāpta-abhimata

samprāpta-abhimata - that which is fully obtained and desired

Compound type : karmadhāraya (samprāpta+abhimata)

• samprāpta – fully obtained, completely reached
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra'
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• abhimata – desired, wished, approved
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'man' (to think, wish) with prefix 'abhi'
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'tapaḥ' implicitly or describes the ascetic's state.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin (member of the priestly class), one who knows brahman

तरु-शाखा-अवलम्बनम् (taru-śākhā-avalambanam) - the asceticism involving reliance on a tree branch (dependence on a tree branch, support of a tree branch)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of taru-śākhā-avalambana

taru-śākhā-avalambana - support of a tree branch, dependence on a tree branch

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (taru-śākhā+avalambana)

• taru – tree, plant
  noun (masculine)
• śākhā – branch, bough, division
  noun (feminine)
• avalambana – dependence, support, hanging down
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Derived from the root 'lamb' (to hang) with prefix 'ava'
  Prefix: ava
  Root: lamb (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tapaḥ'.

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (austerity, asceticism, heat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - religious austerity, asceticism, penance, heat, fervor

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

Derived from the root 'tyaj' (to abandon) with the suffix '-tvā'

Root: tyaj (class 1)

यथा-प्राप्तम् (yathā-prāptam) - as it presents itself, as it comes naturally (as obtained, as arrived, as appropriate)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yathā-prāpta

yathā-prāpta - as obtained, as arrived, as it comes, according to what is available

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+prāpta)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• prāpta – obtained, reached, arrived
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'vyavahāram'.

व्यवहारम् (vyavahāram) - natural conduct (vyavahāra) (worldly activity, conduct, transaction, practice)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyavahāra

vyavahāra - conduct, practice, worldly activity, legal procedure, transaction

verbal noun

Derived from the root 'hṛ' (to carry) with prefixes 'vi', 'ava', 'ā'

Prefixes: vi+ava+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

समाचर (samācara) - perform, engage in, practice

(verb)

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

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: car (class 1)

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