योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-44

आत्मनो निर्विवेकस्य यदिच्छापरिपूरणम् ।
संसारविषवृक्षस्य तदेव परिषेचनम् ॥ ४४ ॥

ātmano nirvivekasya yadicchāparipūraṇam ,
saṃsāraviṣavṛkṣasya tadeva pariṣecanam 44

44. ātmanaḥ nirvivekasya yat icchāparipūraṇam
saṃsāraviṣavṛkṣasya tat eva pariṣecanam

44. nirvivekasya ātmanaḥ yat icchāparipūraṇam,
tat eva saṃsāraviṣavṛkṣasya pariṣecanam.

44. For the self (ātman) lacking discrimination, the fulfillment of desire is indeed the watering of the poison tree of worldly existence (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of the soul

• निर्विवेकस्य (nirvivekasya) - of the undiscriminating, of one lacking discrimination

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• इच्छापरिपूरणम् (icchāparipūraṇam) - fulfillment of desire

• संसारविषवृक्षस्य (saṁsāraviṣavṛkṣasya) - of the poison tree of worldly existence

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• परिषेचनम् (pariṣecanam) - watering, sprinkling

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of the soul

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, individual soul, essence, breath

निर्विवेकस्य (nirvivekasya) - of the undiscriminating, of one lacking discrimination

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nirviveka

nirviveka - devoid of discrimination, undiscriminating, lacking discernment

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+viveka)

• nir – without, out of, away from
  indeclinable
• viveka – discrimination, discernment, judgment, analysis
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vic (class 7)

Note: Agrees with ātmanaḥ

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that

इच्छापरिपूरणम् (icchāparipūraṇam) - fulfillment of desire

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of icchāparipūraṇa

icchāparipūraṇa - fulfillment of desire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (icchā+paripūraṇa)

• icchā – desire, wish
  noun (feminine)
  Root: iṣ (class 4)
• paripūraṇa – fulfillment, completion, satisfaction
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'pṛ' (to fill) with prefix 'pari'
  Prefix: pari
  Root: pṛ (class 9)

संसारविषवृक्षस्य (saṁsāraviṣavṛkṣasya) - of the poison tree of worldly existence

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saṃsāraviṣavṛkṣa

saṁsāraviṣavṛkṣa - the poison tree of worldly existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+viṣavṛkṣa)

• saṃsāra – worldly existence, transmigration, cycle of birth and death
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'sṛ' (to flow) with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• viṣavṛkṣa – poison tree
  noun (masculine)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Corresponds to 'yat' from the previous clause

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

परिषेचनम् (pariṣecanam) - watering, sprinkling

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pariṣecana

pariṣecana - watering, sprinkling, irrigating

From root 'sic' (to sprinkle) with prefix 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: sic (class 6)

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