योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-206, verse-31

इहस्थानाममूर्तानां मूर्तं प्रीत्यास्ति सत्फलम् ।
व्यवहर्ता न मूर्तोऽत्र विद्यते लोकयोर्द्वयोः ॥ ३१ ॥

ihasthānāmamūrtānāṃ mūrtaṃ prītyāsti satphalam ,
vyavahartā na mūrto'tra vidyate lokayordvayoḥ 31

31. iha-sthānām amūrtānām mūrtam prītyā asti sat-phalam
vyavahartā na mūrtaḥ atra vidyate lokayoḥ dvayoḥ

31. iha-sthānām amūrtānām prītyā mūrtam sat-phalam asti
atra lokayoḥ dvayoḥ mūrtaḥ vyavahartā na vidyate

31. For the formless ones abiding here (on earth), a tangible, auspicious fruit (reward) accrues through devotion. However, no embodied agent is found here, in either of the two worlds.

31. כיצד מעשים חסרי צורה של בני אדם כאן מניבים פירות מוחשיים ומשמחים? הרי אין יצור בעל גוף פיזי הפועל במקביל בשני העולמות!

Words meanings summery:

• इह-स्थानाम् (iha-sthānām) - of those formless beings residing here (in this world) (of those residing here)

• अमूर्तानाम् (amūrtānām) - of deities, ancestors, or spirits (of the formless, of those without a body)

• मूर्तम् (mūrtam) - embodied, concrete, a tangible form/result

• प्रीत्या (prītyā) - with love, through affection, by devotion

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• सत्-फलम् (sat-phalam) - good fruit, auspicious result, true result

• व्यवहर्ता (vyavahartā) - the agent, the doer, the performer, one who transacts

• न (na) - not

• मूर्तः (mūrtaḥ) - embodied, having a form

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, in this world

• विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is

• लोकयोः (lokayoḥ) - in this world and the other world (in the two worlds, of the two worlds)

• द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two, in the two

Words meanings and morphology

इह-स्थानाम् (iha-sthānām) - of those formless beings residing here (in this world) (of those residing here)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of iha-stha

iha-stha - residing here, present here

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (iha+stha)

• iha – here, in this world, in this case
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, situated, residing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun derived from root sthā
  From root sthā (to stand) with suffix -a
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'amūrtānām'.

अमूर्तानाम् (amūrtānām) - of deities, ancestors, or spirits (of the formless, of those without a body)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of amūrta

amūrta - formless, bodiless, unembodied

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'mūrta'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mūrta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• mūrta – embodied, having form, concrete
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mūrcch (to coagulate, solidify)
  Root: mūrcch (class 1)

Note: Can refer to deities, ancestors, or spirits.

मूर्तम् (mūrtam) - embodied, concrete, a tangible form/result

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūrta

mūrta - embodied, having form, concrete, manifest

Past Passive Participle

From root mūrcch (to coagulate, solidify)

Root: mūrcch (class 1)

Note: Refers to a concrete result or a tangible manifestation.

प्रीत्या (prītyā) - with love, through affection, by devotion

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - love, affection, devotion, pleasure

Root: prī (class 9)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present active indicative, 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

सत्-फलम् (sat-phalam) - good fruit, auspicious result, true result

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat-phala

sat-phala - good fruit, true result, auspicious outcome

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+phala)

• sat – good, true, existing, auspicious
  adjective (neuter)
  Present active participle of 'as'
  From root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)

Note: Combines with 'mūrtam' to form 'mūrtam sat-phalam' - a tangible good result.

व्यवहर्ता (vyavahartā) - the agent, the doer, the performer, one who transacts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavahartṛ

vyavahartṛ - agent, doer, one who transacts, manager

agent noun

From root hṛ with upasargas vi-ava

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: The active party in a transaction or interaction.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

मूर्तः (mūrtaḥ) - embodied, having a form

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūrta

mūrta - embodied, having form, concrete, manifest

Past Passive Participle

From root mūrcch (to coagulate, solidify)

Root: mūrcch (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'vyavahartā'.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, in this world

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to 'here' in this discussion or in this context of worlds.

विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present middle indicative, 3rd person singular

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Often used for existence, similar to 'asti'.

लोकयोः (lokayoḥ) - in this world and the other world (in the two worlds, of the two worlds)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, dual of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Also possible for genitive dual. Refers to 'this world' and 'the other world'.

द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two, in the two

(numeral)

Note: Also possible for genitive dual. Agrees with 'lokayoḥ'.

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