योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-210, verse-8
यथेन्दुत्वं स्वसंकल्पात्सर्वध्यातुः पृथक्पृथक् ।
भात्येवमेव वनितालाभः काल्पनिकः स्वतः ॥ ८ ॥
भात्येवमेव वनितालाभः काल्पनिकः स्वतः ॥ ८ ॥
yathendutvaṃ svasaṃkalpātsarvadhyātuḥ pṛthakpṛthak ,
bhātyevameva vanitālābhaḥ kālpanikaḥ svataḥ 8
bhātyevameva vanitālābhaḥ kālpanikaḥ svataḥ 8
8.
yathā indutvam sva-saṅkalpāt sarva-dhyātuḥ pṛthak
pṛthak bhāti evam eva vanitā-lābhaḥ kālpanikaḥ svataḥ
pṛthak bhāti evam eva vanitā-lābhaḥ kālpanikaḥ svataḥ
8.
yathā sarva-dhyātuḥ sva-saṅkalpāt indutvam pṛthak pṛthak bhāti,
evam eva vanitā-lābhaḥ svataḥ kālpanikaḥ (asti).
evam eva vanitā-lābhaḥ svataḥ kālpanikaḥ (asti).
8.
Just as the state of being the moon (indu), through one's own imagination (sva-saṅkalpa), appears differently to each and every meditator (dhyātṛ), so too is the acquisition of a woman naturally (svataḥ) merely imaginary.
Words meanings summery:
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- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
- इन्दुत्वम् (indutvam) - the state of being the moon, moon-ness
- स्व-सङ्कल्पात् (sva-saṅkalpāt) - from one's own imagination/resolve/intention
- सर्व-ध्यातुः (sarva-dhyātuḥ) - to all meditators, of all meditators
- पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, individually, apart
- पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, individually, apart
- भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems
- एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite
- वनिता-लाभः (vanitā-lābhaḥ) - the acquisition of a woman, obtaining a woman
- काल्पनिकः (kālpanikaḥ) - imaginary, fictitious
- स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously, naturally, of one's own accord
Words meanings and morphology
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like
(indeclinable)
इन्दुत्वम् (indutvam) - the state of being the moon, moon-ness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of indutva
indutva - moon-ness, the state of being the moon
tva suffix denoting abstract noun
स्व-सङ्कल्पात् (sva-saṅkalpāt) - from one's own imagination/resolve/intention
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of sva-saṅkalpa
sva-saṅkalpa - own resolve, one's own will/imagination
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+saṅkalpa)
- sva – own, one's own
pronoun/adjective - saṅkalpa – intention, resolve, imagination, will
noun (masculine)
Prefix: sam
Root: kḷp
सर्व-ध्यातुः (sarva-dhyātuḥ) - to all meditators, of all meditators
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva-dhyātṛ
sarva-dhyātṛ - all meditators
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+dhyātṛ)
- sarva – all, every
adjective - dhyātṛ – meditator, one who meditates
noun (masculine)
agent noun from root dhyai
Root: dhyai
पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, individually, apart
(indeclinable)
पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, individually, apart
(indeclinable)
भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhā
Root: bhā (class 2)
एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite
(indeclinable)
वनिता-लाभः (vanitā-lābhaḥ) - the acquisition of a woman, obtaining a woman
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vanitā-lābha
vanitā-lābha - acquisition of a woman, obtaining a woman
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vanitā+lābha)
- vanitā – woman, beloved woman
noun (feminine) - lābha – acquisition, gain, attainment
noun (masculine)
Root: labh
काल्पनिकः (kālpanikaḥ) - imaginary, fictitious
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kālpanika
kālpanika - imaginary, fictitious, conceptual
from kalpanā (imagination) + ika suffix
स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously, naturally, of one's own accord
(indeclinable)
tasil suffix from sva