योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-33, verse-14

इहैव नरकव्याधेश्चिकित्सां न करोति यः ।
गत्वा निरौषधं स्थानं सरुजः किं करिष्यति ॥ १४ ॥

ihaiva narakavyādheścikitsāṃ na karoti yaḥ ,
gatvā nirauṣadhaṃ sthānaṃ sarujaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati 14

14. iha eva naraka-vyādheḥ cikitsām na karoti yaḥ
gatvā nirauṣadham sthānam sarujaḥ kim kariṣyati

14. yaḥ iha eva naraka-vyādheḥ cikitsām na karoti
sarujaḥ nirauṣadham sthānam gatvā kim kariṣyati

14. One who does not treat the disease of hell (naraka) right here in this world, what will he do, afflicted, when he goes to a place without medicine?

Words meanings summery:

• इह (iha) - in this world, right here (here, in this world, in this case)

• एव (eva) - precisely, right here (only, just, indeed, precisely, certainly)

• नरक-व्याधेः (naraka-vyādheḥ) - of the disease of hell (naraka) (of the disease of hell, of the sickness of suffering)

• चिकित्साम् (cikitsām) - treatment, remedy (treatment, remedy, cure, medical science)

• न (na) - not (not, no, neither)

• करोति (karoti) - he does, he performs (he/she/it does, makes, performs)

• यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which, what, he who)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone (having gone, after going)

• निरौषधम् (nirauṣadham) - without medicine (without medicine, without remedies)

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - place (place, spot, position, state, situation)

• सरुजः (sarujaḥ) - sick, afflicted (sick, ill, pained, afflicted)

• किम् (kim) - what? (what? why? how?)

• करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - he will do (he/she/it will do, will make, will perform)

Words meanings and morphology

इह (iha) - in this world, right here (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - precisely, right here (only, just, indeed, precisely, certainly)

(indeclinable)

नरक-व्याधेः (naraka-vyādheḥ) - of the disease of hell (naraka) (of the disease of hell, of the sickness of suffering)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of naraka-vyādhi

naraka-vyādhi - disease of hell, sickness of suffering

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (naraka+vyādhi)

• naraka – hell, a place of torment, suffering, sin
  noun (masculine)
• vyādhi – disease, sickness, illness, ailment, affliction
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vyadh (class 4)

चिकित्साम् (cikitsām) - treatment, remedy (treatment, remedy, cure, medical science)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cikitsā

cikitsā - medical treatment, remedy, cure, practice of medicine

Desiderative derivative of root 'kit' (to heal)

Root: kit

न (na) - not (not, no, neither)

(indeclinable)

करोति (karoti) - he does, he performs (he/she/it does, makes, performs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present active indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which, what, he who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone (having gone, after going)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From root gam (to go) with suffix -tvā

Root: gam (class 1)

निरौषधम् (nirauṣadham) - without medicine (without medicine, without remedies)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirauṣadha

nirauṣadha - without medicine, devoid of remedies

Compound type : bahuvrīhi / avyayībhāva (nis+auṣadha)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  prefix
• auṣadha – medicine, drug, herb, remedy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'sthānam'

स्थानम् (sthānam) - place (place, spot, position, state, situation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, stand, position, abode, state, condition

From root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

सरुजः (sarujaḥ) - sick, afflicted (sick, ill, pained, afflicted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saruja

saruja - sick, ill, painful, afflicted with pain

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ruj)

• sa – with, together with, possessing
  prefix
• ruj – pain, sickness, disease, breaking
  noun (feminine)
  From root ruj (to break, to cause pain)
  Root: ruj (class 6)

Note: Refers to the implied subject 'he' (yaḥ)

किम् (kim) - what? (what? why? how?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, how

करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - he will do (he/she/it will do, will make, will perform)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Future active indicative

3rd person singular, future tense, active voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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