योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-26, verse-42

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एतेन राघव विवेकपदेन शान्तिमासादयोदयवता मनसा विहर्तुम् ।
मा दीनतां व्रजतु रागमयी मतिस्ते क्षीणा क्षणादसलिलेव शरद्धनाली ॥ ४२ ॥

etena rāghava vivekapadena śāntimāsādayodayavatā manasā vihartum ,
mā dīnatāṃ vrajatu rāgamayī matiste kṣīṇā kṣaṇādasalileva śaraddhanālī 42

42. etena rāghava vivekapadena śāntim
āsādaya udayavatā manasā vihartum mā
dīnatām vrajatu rāgamayī matiḥ te
kṣīṇā kṣaṇāt asalilā iva śarat ghanālī

42. rāghava,
etena vivekapadena śāntim āsādaya udayavatā manasā vihartum.
te rāgamayī matiḥ dīnatām mā vrajatu; kṣaṇāt kṣīṇā asalilā śarat ghanālī iva (mā vrajatu).

42. O Rāghava, through this path of discernment (viveka), attain peace so that you may act with an elevated mind. Let your intellect (mati), which is full of attachment (rāga), not quickly fall into wretchedness and decay, like an autumn cloud formation devoid of water.

Words meanings summery:

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एतेन (etena) - by this, through this

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāma (as a descendant of Raghu) (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu))

विवेकपदेन (vivekapadena) - by the path of discernment, by the state of discrimination

शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace, tranquility, calm

आसादय (āsādaya) - attain, reach, obtain

उदयवता (udayavatā) - with an awakened, alert, or noble mind (with a rising, with an elevated)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

विहर्तुम् (vihartum) - to live or engage in activities (to move about, to act, to wander)

मा (mā) - not, do not

दीनताम् (dīnatām) - wretchedness, misery, distress

व्रजतु (vrajatu) - let it (your mind) not fall into (let it go, let it proceed, let it fall)

रागमयी (rāgamayī) - full of passion, full of attachment

मतिः (matiḥ) - your understanding or faculty of thought (mind, intellect, thought, opinion)

ते (te) - your, to you

क्षीणा (kṣīṇā) - decayed, withered (diminished, wasted, faded)

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - swiftly, instantaneously (from a moment, in an instant, quickly)

असलिला (asalilā) - dry, parched (without water)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

शरत् (śarat) - autumn

घनाली (ghanālī) - a line of clouds, cloud formation

Words meanings and morphology

एतेन (etena) - by this, through this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāma (as a descendant of Raghu) (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, name of Rāma

विवेकपदेन (vivekapadena) - by the path of discernment, by the state of discrimination

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vivekapada

vivekapada - path of discernment, state of discrimination

Tatpuruṣa compound: viveka (discernment) + pada (foot, step, path, state).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viveka+pada)

viveka – discernment, discrimination, distinguishing between real and unreal
noun (masculine)
From root vic (to separate, discriminate) with prefix vi-
Prefix: vi
Root: vic (class 7)
pada – foot, step, path, place, state, word
noun (neuter)
Root: pad (class 4)

शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace, tranquility, calm

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, calm, cessation, pacification

From root śam (to be calm)

Root: śam (class 4)

आसादय (āsādaya) - attain, reach, obtain

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of āsād

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

उदयवता (udayavatā) - with an awakened, alert, or noble mind (with a rising, with an elevated)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of udayavat

udayavat - rising, emergent, having an uprising, elevated

From udaya (rising) with suffix -vat.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding

Root: man (class 4)

विहर्तुम् (vihartum) - to live or engage in activities (to move about, to act, to wander)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive of the root hṛ (to take) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for prohibition.

दीनताम् (dīnatām) - wretchedness, misery, distress

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dīnatā

dīnatā - wretchedness, misery, helplessness, poverty

From dīna (wretched) with suffix -tā.

व्रजतु (vrajatu) - let it (your mind) not fall into (let it go, let it proceed, let it fall)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vraj

Root: vraj (class 1)

रागमयी (rāgamayī) - full of passion, full of attachment

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rāgamaya

rāgamaya - full of passion, full of attachment (rāga), consisting of desire

From rāga (attachment, passion) with suffix -maya.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rāga+maya)

rāga – color, passion, attachment, affection
noun (masculine)
From root rañj (to color, dye)
Root: rañj (class 1)
maya – made of, full of, consisting of
suffix (feminine)
Suffix indicating 'consisting of' or 'full of'

मतिः (matiḥ) - your understanding or faculty of thought (mind, intellect, thought, opinion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, intellect, thought, understanding, opinion, intention

From root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

Note: Enclitic form of the pronoun 'you'.

क्षीणा (kṣīṇā) - decayed, withered (diminished, wasted, faded)