योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-22

यः स्वादयन्भोगविषं रतिमेति दिने दिने ।
सोऽग्नौ स्वमूर्ति ज्वलिते कक्षमक्षयमुज्झति ॥ २२ ॥

yaḥ svādayanbhogaviṣaṃ ratimeti dine dine ,
so'gnau svamūrti jvalite kakṣamakṣayamujjhati 22

22. yaḥ svādayan bhogaviṣam ratim eti dine dine | saḥ
agnau svamūrti jvalite kakṣam akṣayam ujjhati ||

22. yaḥ dine dine bhogaviṣam svādayan ratim eti saḥ
jvalite agnau svamūrti akṣayam kakṣam ujjhati

22. He who, day by day, tastes the poison of worldly enjoyments and finds pleasure in them, he casts his own self (svamūrti), like an inexhaustible fuel, into a blazing fire.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

• स्वादयन् (svādayan) - tasting, enjoying

• भोगविषम् (bhogaviṣam) - poison of enjoyments, poisonous enjoyment

• रतिम् (ratim) - pleasure, delight, enjoyment

• एति (eti) - goes, obtains, reaches, experiences

• दिने (dine) - in the day

• दिने (dine) - in the day

• सः (saḥ) - Refers back to 'yaḥ'. (he)

• अग्नौ (agnau) - in fire

• स्वमूर्ति (svamūrti) - one's own form, one's own self

• ज्वलिते (jvalite) - in the burning, in the blazing

• कक्षम् (kakṣam) - Here, metaphorically as fuel for the fire. (dry grass, thicket, forest, fuel)

• अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - inexhaustible, imperishable, eternal

• उज्झति (ujjhati) - abandons, throws, sacrifices, gives up

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

स्वादयन् (svādayan) - tasting, enjoying

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svādayat

svādayat - tasting, causing to taste, enjoying

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root svād (to taste) with suffix śatṛ, causative form.

Root: svād (class 10)

Note: Present active participle, masculine singular nominative, agreeing with 'yaḥ'.

भोगविषम् (bhogaviṣam) - poison of enjoyments, poisonous enjoyment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhogaviṣa

bhogaviṣa - poison of enjoyment, poisonous enjoyment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhoga+viṣa)

• bhoga – enjoyment, experience, possession
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)

रतिम् (ratim) - pleasure, delight, enjoyment

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - pleasure, delight, love, attachment

Derived from root ram (to rejoice).

Root: ram (class 1)

एति (eti) - goes, obtains, reaches, experiences

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

दिने (dine) - in the day

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dina

dina - day

Note: Repetition 'dine dine' means 'day by day' or 'daily'.

दिने (dine) - in the day

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dina

dina - day

Note: Repetition 'dine dine' means 'day by day' or 'daily'.

सः (saḥ) - Refers back to 'yaḥ'. (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अग्नौ (agnau) - in fire

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

स्वमूर्ति (svamūrti) - one's own form, one's own self

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svamūrti

svamūrti - one's own form, one's own body, one's own self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+mūrti)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• mūrti – form, body, image, embodiment
  noun (feminine)

Note: Acts as the direct object of 'ujjhati'.

ज्वलिते (jvalite) - in the burning, in the blazing

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of jvalita

jvalita - burning, blazing, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jval (to burn).

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'agnau'.

कक्षम् (kakṣam) - Here, metaphorically as fuel for the fire. (dry grass, thicket, forest, fuel)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kakṣa

kakṣa - dry grass, thicket, forest, fuel, armpit, side

Note: Functions as an apposition to 'svamūrti' or a second object, implying 'his self as fuel'.

अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - inexhaustible, imperishable, eternal

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - inexhaustible, imperishable, eternal

From a- (negation) and kṣaya (decay).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kṣaya – decay, destruction, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kṣi (to waste away).
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'kakṣam'.

उज्झति (ujjhati) - abandons, throws, sacrifices, gives up

(verb)

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

Root: ujjh (class 6)

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