योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-33

इच्छामात्रं हि संसारो निर्वाणं तदवेदनम् ।
इच्छानुत्पादने यत्नः क्रियतां किं वृथाभ्रमैः ॥ ३३ ॥

icchāmātraṃ hi saṃsāro nirvāṇaṃ tadavedanam ,
icchānutpādane yatnaḥ kriyatāṃ kiṃ vṛthābhramaiḥ 33

33. icchāmātram hi saṃsāraḥ nirvāṇam tat avedanam
icchānutpādane yatnaḥ kriyatām kim vṛthābhramaiḥ

33. samsāraḥ hi icchāmātram (asti); tat avedanam (eva) nirvāṇam (asti).
icchānutpādane yatnaḥ kriyatām.
vṛthābhramaiḥ kim (prayojanam)?

33. Indeed, transmigration (saṃsāra) is merely desire, and final liberation (nirvāṇa) is the non-perception of that (desire). Let effort be made in preventing the rise of desire; what is the use of futile wanderings?

Words meanings summery:

• इच्छामात्रम् (icchāmātram) - merely desire, only desire, consisting only of desire

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - transmigration (saṃsāra), cycle of birth and death, worldly existence

• निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - final liberation (nirvāṇa), extinguishment, cessation, bliss

• तत् (tat) - that, its

• अवेदनम् (avedanam) - non-knowing, absence of perception, unawareness

• इच्छानुत्पादने (icchānutpādane) - in the non-production of desire, in preventing desires from arising

• यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, exertion, endeavor

• क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be made, let it be done

• किम् (kim) - what is the use of, why, what for

• वृथाभ्रमैः (vṛthābhramaiḥ) - by useless wanderings, by vain pursuits

Words meanings and morphology

इच्छामात्रम् (icchāmātram) - merely desire, only desire, consisting only of desire

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of icchāmātra

icchāmātra - merely desire, consisting only of desire

Compound type : karmadhāraya (icchā+mātra)

• icchā – desire, wish
  noun (feminine)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)
• mātra – only, merely, solely, measure, quantity
  indeclinable (neuter)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - transmigration (saṃsāra), cycle of birth and death, worldly existence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - transmigration, worldly existence, the cycle of birth and death

derived from root sṛ with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - final liberation (nirvāṇa), extinguishment, cessation, bliss

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirvāṇa

nirvāṇa - final liberation, extinguishment, cessation of suffering, bliss

derived from root vā with prefix nir

Prefix: nir

Root: vā (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that, its

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

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

अवेदनम् (avedanam) - non-knowing, absence of perception, unawareness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avedana

avedana - non-knowing, lack of perception, unawareness

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vedana)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vedana – knowing, perception, sensation, feeling
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

इच्छानुत्पादने (icchānutpādane) - in the non-production of desire, in preventing desires from arising

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of icchānutpādana

icchānutpādana - non-production of desire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (icchā+anutpādana)

• icchā – desire, wish
  noun (feminine)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)
• anutpādana – non-production, not causing to arise
  noun (neuter)

यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort, exertion, endeavor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

Root: yat (class 1)

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be made, let it be done

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

किम् (kim) - what is the use of, why, what for

(indeclinable)

वृथाभ्रमैः (vṛthābhramaiḥ) - by useless wanderings, by vain pursuits

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vṛthābhrama

vṛthābhrama - vain wandering, useless pursuit

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vṛthā+bhrama)

• vṛthā – in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly
  indeclinable
• bhrama – wandering, moving about, error, delusion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

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