योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-24, verse-14

संपन्नमक्षतं सापि विप्रलम्भेन जृम्भते ।
अन्तः स्फुरितरत्नेहं भास्वरं वान्धकोटरम् ॥ १४ ॥

saṃpannamakṣataṃ sāpi vipralambhena jṛmbhate ,
antaḥ sphuritaratnehaṃ bhāsvaraṃ vāndhakoṭaram 14

14. sampannam akṣatam sā api vipralambhena jṛmbhate |
antaḥ sphuritaratneham bhāsvaram vā andhakoṭaram

14. sā api sampannam akṣatam vipralambhena jṛmbhate
antaḥ sphuritaratneham bhāsvaram vā andhakoṭaram

14. Even when seemingly complete and unimpaired, she (wealth/lakṣmī) manifests herself through deception, like a dark hollow, or like a brilliant one that glitters with gems inside.

14. אף כשהוא נראה שופע ושלם, העושר גדל מתוך אשליה והונאה, כמו נקיק עץ אפל המנצנץ למראית עין בגלל אבנים טובות המסתתרות בתוכו.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्पन्नम् (sampannam) - prosperous (accomplished, complete, endowed, prosperous)

• अक्षतम् (akṣatam) - unimpaired (uninjured, unimpaired, undamaged)

• सा (sā) - she (referring to Lakṣmī or wealth) (she, that one)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• विप्रलम्भेन (vipralambhena) - through deception (by deception, by disappointment, by separation)

• जृम्भते (jṛmbhate) - manifests (yawns, expands, manifests, flourishes, proliferates)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within (within, inside)

• स्फुरितरत्नेहम् (sphuritaratneham) - that glitters with gems inside (having shining jewels within, whose gems glitter inside)

• भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - brilliant (shining, brilliant, resplendent)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• अन्धकोटरम् (andhakoṭaram) - a dark hollow (a dark hollow, a blind cavity)

Words meanings and morphology

सम्पन्नम् (sampannam) - prosperous (accomplished, complete, endowed, prosperous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sampanna

sampanna - accomplished, complete, endowed with, prosperous, successful

Past Passive Participle

From root PAD (to go, obtain) with prefix SAM.

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

अक्षतम् (akṣatam) - unimpaired (uninjured, unimpaired, undamaged)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣata

akṣata - uninjured, unimpaired, undamaged, whole

Past Passive Participle

From root KṢAN (to hurt, injure) with negative prefix A.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣata)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kṣata – injured, hurt, damaged
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root KṢAN (to hurt, injure).
  Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)

सा (sā) - she (referring to Lakṣmī or wealth) (she, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Lakṣmī (wealth) from the previous verse.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

विप्रलम्भेन (vipralambhena) - through deception (by deception, by disappointment, by separation)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vipralambha

vipralambha - deception, disappointment, separation, betrayal

From root LABH (to obtain) with prefixes VI and PRA.

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: labh (class 1)

जृम्भते (jṛmbhate) - manifests (yawns, expands, manifests, flourishes, proliferates)

(verb)

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

Present tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular.

From root JṚBH.

Root: jṛmbh (class 1)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within (within, inside)

(indeclinable)

स्फुरितरत्नेहम् (sphuritaratneham) - that glitters with gems inside (having shining jewels within, whose gems glitter inside)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sphuritaratneha

sphuritaratneha - having shining jewels within

Compound formed from `sphurita` (shining), `ratna` (gem), and `iha` (here). Interpreted as 'having shining gems (iha)'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sphurita+ratna+iha)

• sphurita – shining, glittering, trembling, manifested
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root SPHUR (to throb, vibrate, flash).
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• ratna – gem, jewel, treasure
  noun (neuter)
• iha – here, in this world
  indeclinable

Note: Neuter singular form, agreeing with `koṭaram`.

भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - brilliant (shining, brilliant, resplendent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāsvara

bhāsvara - shining, brilliant, luminous, resplendent

From root BHĀS (to shine) with suffix -vara.

Root: bhās (class 1)

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

अन्धकोटरम् (andhakoṭaram) - a dark hollow (a dark hollow, a blind cavity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of andhakoṭara

andhakoṭara - a dark hollow, a blind cavity, a tree hollow

Compound of `andha` (dark/blind) and `koṭara` (hollow).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (andha+koṭara)

• andha – blind, dark, obscure
  adjective
• koṭara – hollow, cavity, tree hole
  noun (neuter)

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