योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-216, verse-19

सति यस्मिन्प्रवर्तन्ते वित्तेहाः स्पन्दपूर्विकाः ।
कटकाङ्गदकेयूरनूपुरैरिव काञ्चनम् ॥ १ ॥

sati yasminpravartante vittehāḥ spandapūrvikāḥ ,
kaṭakāṅgadakeyūranūpurairiva kāñcanam 1

19. sati yasmin pravartante vittehāḥ spandapūrvikāḥ
kaṭakāṅgadakeyūranūpuraiḥ iva kāñcanam

19. yasmin sati spandapūrvikāḥ vittehāḥ pravartante,
kaṭakāṅgadakeyūranūpuraiḥ iva kāñcanam

19. Just as gold (kāñcana) takes various forms like bangles (kaṭaka), armlets (aṅgada), wristlets (keyūra), and anklets (nūpura), so too do desires for wealth (vittehāḥ), preceded by activity, manifest when that (fundamental reality) exists.

Words meanings summery:

• सति (sati) - being present, existing

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, when that

• प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - they manifest, they proceed, they function

• वित्तेहाः (vittehāḥ) - desires for wealth, pursuits of gain

• स्पन्दपूर्विकाः (spandapūrvikāḥ) - preceded by vibration/activity, originating from movement

• कटकाङ्गदकेयूरनूपुरैः (kaṭakāṅgadakeyūranūpuraiḥ) - by bangles, armlets, wristlets, and anklets

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - gold

Words meanings and morphology

सति (sati) - being present, existing

(adjective)

Locative, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, good, true; being, existing

Present Active Participle

Derived from the verb root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, when that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - they manifest, they proceed, they function

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pravṛt

present tense, third person, plural

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

वित्तेहाः (vittehāḥ) - desires for wealth, pursuits of gain

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vittehā

vittehā - desire for wealth, pursuit of gain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vitta+īhā)

• vitta – wealth, property, gain, found
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'vid' (to find, to gain)
  Root: vid (class 6)
• īhā – desire, effort, wish, attempt
  noun (feminine)
  Root: īh (class 1)

स्पन्दपूर्विकाः (spandapūrvikāḥ) - preceded by vibration/activity, originating from movement

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of spandapūrvikā

spandapūrvikā - preceded by movement/activity

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (spanda+pūrvikā)

• spanda – vibration, throbbing, movement, activity
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: spand (class 1)
• pūrvikā – preceded by, former, prior
  adjective (feminine)
  Derived from 'pūrva' with the suffix 'ṭhak'

कटकाङ्गदकेयूरनूपुरैः (kaṭakāṅgadakeyūranūpuraiḥ) - by bangles, armlets, wristlets, and anklets

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kaṭakāṅgadakeyūranūpura

kaṭakāṅgadakeyūranūpura - bangles, armlets, wristlets, and anklets (collectively)

Compound type : dvandva (kaṭaka+aṅgada+keyūra+nūpura)

• kaṭaka – bangle, bracelet, ring
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• aṅgada – armlet, bracelet for the upper arm
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• keyūra – armlet, bracelet worn on the upper arm or wrist
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• nūpura – anklet, foot ornament
  noun (masculine/neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - gold

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāñcana

kāñcana - gold, golden

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