योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-3, verse-32

अकृष्टमूलशाखाग्रलवनः कर्मपादपः ।
पुनः शाखासहस्रेण दुःखाय परिवर्धते ॥ ३२ ॥

akṛṣṭamūlaśākhāgralavanaḥ karmapādapaḥ ,
punaḥ śākhāsahasreṇa duḥkhāya parivardhate 32

32. akṛṣṭamūlaśākhāgralavanaḥ karmapādapaḥ
punaḥ śākhāsahasreṇa duḥkhāya parivardhate

32. akṛṣṭamūlaśākhāgralavanaḥ karmapādapaḥ punaḥ śākhāsahasreṇa duḥkhāya parivardhate.

32. The tree of actions (karma), when its root is not pulled out but only its branches and tops are cut, grows again with a thousand branches, leading to suffering.

Words meanings summery:

• अकृष्टमूलशाखाग्रलवनः (akṛṣṭamūlaśākhāgralavanaḥ) - (one) for whom the root is not pulled out and only branches/tops are cut

• कर्मपादपः (karmapādapaḥ) - the tree of actions

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

• शाखासहस्रेण (śākhāsahasreṇa) - with a thousand branches

• दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - for suffering, for misery, to sorrow

• परिवर्धते (parivardhate) - grows, increases, flourishes

Words meanings and morphology

अकृष्टमूलशाखाग्रलवनः (akṛṣṭamūlaśākhāgralavanaḥ) - (one) for whom the root is not pulled out and only branches/tops are cut

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṛṣṭamūlaśākhāgralavana

akṛṣṭamūlaśākhāgralavana - one whose root is not extracted and whose branches and tops are cut

Compound describing the `karmapādapa`.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kṛṣṭa+mūla+śākhā+agra+lavana)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• kṛṣṭa – pulled out, drawn, ploughed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root `kṛṣ`
  Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
• mūla – root, basis, origin
  noun (neuter)
• śākhā – branch, bough
  noun (feminine)
• agra – top, tip, front, chief
  noun (neuter)
• lavana – cutting, reaping
  noun (neuter)
  from root `lū`
  Root: lū (class 9)

कर्मपादपः (karmapādapaḥ) - the tree of actions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karmapādapa

karmapādapa - tree of actions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+pādapa)

• karma – action, deed, ritual, fate
  noun (neuter)
  from root `kṛ` with suffix `man`
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• pādapa – tree (lit. 'that which drinks with feet')
  noun (masculine)
  `pāda` (foot) + `pa` (drinker, from root `pā`)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

(indeclinable)

शाखासहस्रेण (śākhāsahasreṇa) - with a thousand branches

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śākhāsahasra

śākhāsahasra - a thousand branches

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śākhā+sahasra)

• śākhā – branch, bough
  noun (feminine)
• sahasra – a thousand
  noun/numeral (neuter)

दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - for suffering, for misery, to sorrow

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, misery, sorrow

Note: indicates purpose.

परिवर्धते (parivardhate) - grows, increases, flourishes

(verb)

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

present middle third singular

from root `vṛdh` with `pari` prefix

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

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