योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-31

यस्त्विच्छातानवे यत्नं न करोति नराधमः ।
सोऽन्धकूपे स्वमात्मानं दिनानुदिनमुज्झति ॥ ३१ ॥

yastvicchātānave yatnaṃ na karoti narādhamaḥ ,
so'ndhakūpe svamātmānaṃ dinānudinamujjhati 31

31. yaḥ tu icchātānave yatnam na karoti narādhamaḥ
saḥ andhakūpe svam ātmānam dinānudinam ujjhati

31. yaḥ tu narādhamaḥ icchātānave yatnam na karoti,
saḥ dinānudinam svam ātmānam andhakūpe ujjhati.

31. But that lowest of men who makes no effort to diminish (his) desires, day by day, throws his own self (ātman) into a dark well.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• इच्छातानवे (icchātānave) - in the thinning of desire, in the attenuation of desire

• यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion, endeavor

• न (na) - not, no

• करोति (karoti) - does, makes, performs

• नराधमः (narādhamaḥ) - lowest of men, wretch among men, vile man

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अन्धकूपे (andhakūpe) - in a blind well, in a dark well

• स्वम् (svam) - one's own, self

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self, soul, spirit (ātman)

• दिनानुदिनम् (dinānudinam) - day by day, daily

• उज्झति (ujjhati) - throws, abandons, casts away

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

इच्छातानवे (icchātānave) - in the thinning of desire, in the attenuation of desire

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of icchātānava

icchātānava - attenuation of desire, weakening of desire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (icchā+tānava)

• icchā – desire, wish
  noun (feminine)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)
• tānava – thinness, tenuity, attenuation, weakness
  noun (neuter)

यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion, endeavor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

Root: yat (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

करोति (karoti) - does, makes, performs

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

नराधमः (narādhamaḥ) - lowest of men, wretch among men, vile man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narādhama

narādhama - lowest of men, vilest man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhama)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhama – lowest, mean, vile, inferior
  adjective (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

अन्धकूपे (andhakūpe) - in a blind well, in a dark well

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of andhakūpa

andhakūpa - blind well, dark well, figuratively a place of spiritual darkness or danger

Compound type : karmadhāraya (andha+kūpa)

• andha – blind, dark
  adjective (masculine)
• kūpa – well, pit
  noun (masculine)

स्वम् (svam) - one's own, self

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, peculiar, intrinsic

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self, soul, spirit (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, breath

दिनानुदिनम् (dinānudinam) - day by day, daily

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (dina+dina)

• dina – day
  noun (neuter)
• dina – day
  noun (neuter)

उज्झति (ujjhati) - throws, abandons, casts away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ujj

Root: ujj (class 6)

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