योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-26

यावती यावती जन्तोरिच्छोदेति यथा यथा ।
तावती तावती दुःखबीजमुष्टिः प्ररोहति ॥ २६ ॥

yāvatī yāvatī jantoricchodeti yathā yathā ,
tāvatī tāvatī duḥkhabījamuṣṭiḥ prarohati 26

26. yāvatī yāvatī jantoḥ icchā udeti yathā yathā |
tāvatī tāvatī duḥkhabījamuṣṭiḥ prarohati || 26 ||

26. yathā yathā jantoḥ yāvatī yāvatī icchā udeti,
tathā tathā tāvatī tāvatī duḥkhabījamuṣṭiḥ prarohati.

26. To whatever extent a living being's desire arises, to that same extent a handful of seeds of sorrow sprouts forth.

Words meanings summery:

• यावती (yāvatī) - as much, as great, as many, as long

• यावती (yāvatī) - as much, as great, as many, as long

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, of a creature, of an animal

• इच्छा (icchā) - desire, wish, will, inclination

• उदेति (udeti) - rises, comes forth, appears, sprouts

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in whatever way, to whatever extent

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in whatever way, to whatever extent

• तावती (tāvatī) - so much, so great, so many, so long

• तावती (tāvatī) - so much, so great, so many, so long

• दुःखबीजमुष्टिः (duḥkhabījamuṣṭiḥ) - a handful of seeds of sorrow/suffering

• प्ररोहन्ति (prarohanti) - sprouts, grows forth, shoots up

Words meanings and morphology

यावती (yāvatī) - as much, as great, as many, as long

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yāvat

yāvat - as much as, as many as, as great as, as long as

यावती (yāvatī) - as much, as great, as many, as long

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yāvat

yāvat - as much as, as many as, as great as, as long as

Note: Repetition for emphasis or correlation.

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a living being, of a creature, of an animal

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, animal, man

इच्छा (icchā) - desire, wish, will, inclination

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of icchā

icchā - desire, wish, will, inclination, longing

Root: iṣ (class 6)

उदेति (udeti) - rises, comes forth, appears, sprouts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ud + eti

present third person singular

root 'i' (to go) with upasarga 'ud'

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in whatever way, to whatever extent

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in whatever way, to whatever extent

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition for emphasis or correlation (yathā yathā... tathā tathā...).

तावती (tāvatī) - so much, so great, so many, so long

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tāvat

tāvat - so much, so many, so great, so long

तावती (tāvatī) - so much, so great, so many, so long

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tāvat

tāvat - so much, so many, so great, so long

Note: Repetition for emphasis or correlation.

दुःखबीजमुष्टिः (duḥkhabījamuṣṭiḥ) - a handful of seeds of sorrow/suffering

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duḥkhabījamuṣṭi

duḥkhabījamuṣṭi - a handful of seeds of suffering

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+bīja+muṣṭi)

• duḥkha – pain, sorrow, suffering, misery
  noun (neuter)
• bīja – seed, origin, cause, germ
  noun (neuter)
• muṣṭi – fist, handful
  noun (feminine)

प्ररोहन्ति (prarohanti) - sprouts, grows forth, shoots up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of pra + ruh

present third person singular

root 'ruh' (to grow) with upasarga 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: ruh (class 1)

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