योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-30, verse-5

चित्रसंगरयुद्धस्य सैन्यस्याक्षुब्धता यथा ।
तथैव समता ज्ञस्य व्यवहारवतोपि च ॥ ५ ॥

citrasaṃgarayuddhasya sainyasyākṣubdhatā yathā ,
tathaiva samatā jñasya vyavahāravatopi ca 5

5. citrasaṅgarayuddhasya sainyasya akṣubdhatā yathā
tathā eva samatā jñasya vyavahāravataḥ api ca

5. yathā citrasaṅgarayuddhasya sainyasya akṣubdhatā,
tathā eva vyavahāravataḥ api jñasya samatā

5. Just as an army depicted in a painting of a battle remains undisturbed, so too does the enlightened one (jña) maintain equanimity, even while engaged in worldly activities.

5. כשם שצבא המצויר בתמונה נשאר ללא נדנוד אפילו באמצע קרב, כך נשמרת שלוות רוחו של החכם היודע, גם כשהוא פעיל בענייני העולם.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्रसङ्गरयुद्धस्य (citrasaṅgarayuddhasya) - of a pictured battle, of a painted war, of a battle in a picture

• सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army, of the host

• अक्षुब्धता (akṣubdhatā) - unagitated nature, imperturbability, calmness

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner, to that extent

• एव (eva) - even, only, just, indeed

• समता (samatā) - equanimity, evenness, impartiality

• ज्ञस्य (jñasya) - of the knower, of the enlightened one

• व्यवहारवतः (vyavahāravataḥ) - of one engaged in worldly affairs, of one having practical activity

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

चित्रसङ्गरयुद्धस्य (citrasaṅgarayuddhasya) - of a pictured battle, of a painted war, of a battle in a picture

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of citrasaṅgarayuddha

citrasaṅgarayuddha - a battle depicted in a painting, a pictorial war

Compound of 'citra' (picture) and 'saṅgarayuddha' (battle, war).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citra+saṅgarayuddha)

• citra – picture, painting, variegated, wonderful
  noun (neuter)
• saṅgarayuddha – battle, combat
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'saṅgara' (battle) and 'yuddha' (fight).

Note: Possessive case, referring to the 'sainya'.

सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army, of the host

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, host, military force

From 'senā' (army) + '-ya' suffix.

Note: Possessive case.

अक्षुब्धता (akṣubdhatā) - unagitated nature, imperturbability, calmness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akṣubdhatā

akṣubdhatā - state of being unagitated, calmness, imperturbability

'a-' (not) + 'kṣubdha' (agitated) + 'tā' (suffix for state/quality).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (akṣubdha+tā)

• akṣubdha – unagitated, undisturbed, calm
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  'a-' (negation) + 'kṣubdha' (P.P.P. of '√kṣubh').
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṣubh (class 1)
• tā – suffix forming feminine abstract nouns from adjectives
  indeclinable (feminine)
  Affix used to create abstract nouns.

Note: Subject in the comparison.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

From 'yad' (which) + suffix 'thā'.

Note: Introduces the comparison.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner, to that extent

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' (that) + suffix 'thā'.

Note: Introduces the second part of the comparison.

एव (eva) - even, only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes 'tathā'.

समता (samatā) - equanimity, evenness, impartiality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samatā

samatā - equanimity, evenness, impartiality, equality

From 'sama' (even, equal) + 'tā' (suffix for state/quality).

Note: Main subject of the second clause.

ज्ञस्य (jñasya) - of the knower, of the enlightened one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jña

jña - knowing, understanding, wise; a knower, an expert

From '√jñā' (to know) + suffix 'ka'.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Possessive case.

व्यवहारवतः (vyavahāravataḥ) - of one engaged in worldly affairs, of one having practical activity

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vyavahāravat

vyavahāravat - having worldly affairs, engaged in practical life, busy

Derived from 'vyavahāra' (activity, worldly affair) with the possessive suffix 'vatup'.

Note: Qualifies 'jñasya'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Particle.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'api' to the preceding 'vyavahāravataḥ', reinforcing "even though."

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