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

पूर्वापरमनालोच्य यत्किंचिदभिवाञ्छतः ।
निर्मर्यादस्य मूढस्य बालस्य च किमन्तरम् ॥ ७ ॥

pūrvāparamanālocya yatkiṃcidabhivāñchataḥ ,
nirmaryādasya mūḍhasya bālasya ca kimantaram 7

7. pūrvāparam anālocya yat kiñcit abhivāñchataḥ
nirmaryādasya mūḍhasya bālasya ca kim antaram

7. pūrvāparam anālocya,
yat kiñcit abhivāñchataḥ,
nirmaryādasya,
mūḍhasya,
bālasya ca kim antaram

7. What difference is there between a foolish, unrestrained person who desires anything without considering its pros and cons, and a mere child?

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वापरम् (pūrvāparam) - pros and cons, consequences (past and future, beginning and end, pros and cons, before and after)

• अनालोच्य (anālocya) - without considering (without considering, without reflecting, without examining)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, whatever little (something, anything, whatever little)

• अभिवाञ्छतः (abhivāñchataḥ) - of one who desires (of one who desires, of one who longs for)

• निर्मर्यादस्य (nirmaryādasya) - of one who is unrestrained, without boundaries (of one who is without boundaries, unrestrained, lawless)

• मूढस्य (mūḍhasya) - of the foolish (of the foolish, of the deluded, of the ignorant)

• बालस्य (bālasya) - of a child (of a child, of a boy, of a young one)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• किम् (kim) - what?

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference (difference, interval, inside, inner)

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वापरम् (pūrvāparam) - pros and cons, consequences (past and future, beginning and end, pros and cons, before and after)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrvāpara

pūrvāpara - earlier and later, beginning and end, prior and subsequent

Compound type : Dvandva (pūrva+apara)

• pūrva – former, earlier, prior
  adjective (masculine)
• apara – later, other, subsequent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially.

अनालोच्य (anālocya) - without considering (without considering, without reflecting, without examining)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'loc' (to see, perceive, consider) with prefix 'ā' and negation 'an-'. Absolutive suffix '-ya' after prefix.

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ālocya)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negating prefix
• ālocya – having considered, having examined
  indeclinable
  Absolutive (gerund)
  From root 'loc' with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: loc (class 1)

Note: Gerund/Absolutive modifying the subject of the implied verb.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Used as an indefinite relative pronoun.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, whatever little (something, anything, whatever little)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcit

kiñcit - something, anything, a little

Formed from 'kim' + 'cit'.

Note: Modifies the object of desire.

अभिवाञ्छतः (abhivāñchataḥ) - of one who desires (of one who desires, of one who longs for)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abhivāñchat

abhivāñchat - desiring, longing for, wishing for

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'vāñch' (to desire) with prefix 'abhi-'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: vāñch (class 1)

Note: Refers to the foolish person.

निर्मर्यादस्य (nirmaryādasya) - of one who is unrestrained, without boundaries (of one who is without boundaries, unrestrained, lawless)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nirmaryāda

nirmaryāda - without limits, unrestrained, lawless

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nir+maryādā)

• nir – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
  Negative/privative prefix
• maryādā – boundary, limit, moral law, restraint
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'abhivāñchataḥ' and 'mūḍhasya' and 'bālasya' implying it describes the foolish person.

मूढस्य (mūḍhasya) - of the foolish (of the foolish, of the deluded, of the ignorant)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - foolish, deluded, ignorant, confused

Past Passive Participle

From root 'muh' (to be confused, deluded).

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Refers to the foolish person.

बालस्य (bālasya) - of a child (of a child, of a boy, of a young one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, ignorant

Note: The second entity in the comparison.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Interrogative.

अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference (difference, interval, inside, inner)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - inner, interval, difference, space, other

Note: Predicate nominative to the implied 'asti'.

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