योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-45

हृद्वृक्षजाः स्वसुखदुःखकुबीजकोशौ वैरादिवाश्रयकृतादशुभाच्छुभाच्च ।
आसाद्य दुष्कृतकृशानुशिखाः शितान्ता इच्छाश्छमच्छमिति पुंस्पशुमादहन्ति ॥ ४५ ॥

hṛdvṛkṣajāḥ svasukhaduḥkhakubījakośau vairādivāśrayakṛtādaśubhācchubhācca ,
āsādya duṣkṛtakṛśānuśikhāḥ śitāntā icchāśchamacchamiti puṃspaśumādahanti 45

45. hṛdvṛkṣajāḥ svasukhaduḥkhakubījakauśau
vairāt iva āśrayakṛtāt aśubhāt ca śubhāt
ca āsādya duṣkṛtakṛśānuśikhāḥ śitāntāḥ
icchāḥ chamacchamiti puṃs-paśum ādahanti

45. hṛdvṛkṣajāḥ,
svasukhaduḥkhakubījakauśau,
vairāt iva āśrayakṛtāt aśubhāt ca śubhāt ca,
duṣkṛtakṛśānuśikhāḥ śitāntāḥ āsādya,
chamacchamiti icchāḥ puṃs-paśum ādahanti.

45. Desires, which are born from the heart-tree, are like the two bad seed-pods of one's own joy and sorrow. Like enmity (vaira) arising from dependence on auspicious and inauspicious deeds, and having become sharp-pointed flames of the fire of evil actions (duṣkṛta), they burn the human-animal with a "chamac-cham" sound.

Words meanings summery:

• हृद्वृक्षजाः (hṛdvṛkṣajāḥ) - born from the heart-tree

• स्वसुखदुःखकुबीजकौशौ (svasukhaduḥkhakubījakauśau) - Referring to desires as the dual sources or manifestations of joy and sorrow, which are like bad seeds. (the two bad seed-pods of one's own joy and sorrow)

• वैरात् (vairāt) - from enmity, from hostility

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आश्रयकृतात् (āśrayakṛtāt) - from that which is produced by reliance/dependence

• अशुभात् (aśubhāt) - from the inauspicious, from evil deeds

• च (ca) - and

• शुभात् (śubhāt) - from the auspicious, from good deeds

• च (ca) - and

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having obtained, having reached, having become

• दुष्कृतकृशानुशिखाः (duṣkṛtakṛśānuśikhāḥ) - flames of the fire of evil deeds

• शितान्ताः (śitāntāḥ) - sharp-pointed, having sharp ends

• इच्छाः (icchāḥ) - desires, wishes

• छमच्छमिति (chamacchamiti) - with a 'chamac-cham' sound (onomatopoeia of burning)

• पुंस्-पशुम् (puṁs-paśum) - the human-animal, the human beast

• आदहन्ति (ādahanti) - they burn completely, they consume

Words meanings and morphology

हृद्वृक्षजाः (hṛdvṛkṣajāḥ) - born from the heart-tree

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of hṛdvṛkṣaja

hṛdvṛkṣaja - born from the heart-tree

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hṛd+vṛkṣa+ja)

• hṛd – heart, mind, soul
  noun (neuter)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  suffix (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  From root 'jan' (to be born, produce)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'icchāḥ'

स्वसुखदुःखकुबीजकौशौ (svasukhaduḥkhakubījakauśau) - Referring to desires as the dual sources or manifestations of joy and sorrow, which are like bad seeds. (the two bad seed-pods of one's own joy and sorrow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of svasukhaduḥkhakubījakośa

svasukhaduḥkhakubījakośa - seed-pod of bad seeds of one's own joy and sorrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+sukha+duḥkha+ku+bīja+kośa)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• sukha – joy, happiness, pleasure
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – sorrow, misery, pain
  noun (neuter)
• ku – bad, evil, wicked
  prefix
• bīja – seed, origin, cause
  noun (neuter)
• kośa – sheath, case, treasury, seed-pod, source
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: In apposition to 'icchāḥ' (plural) possibly indicating two main aspects of desires (joy and sorrow)

वैरात् (vairāt) - from enmity, from hostility

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vaira

vaira - enmity, hostility, hatred

Note: Implies source or comparison

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

आश्रयकृतात् (āśrayakṛtāt) - from that which is produced by reliance/dependence

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of āśrayakṛta

āśrayakṛta - produced by dependence, caused by reliance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśraya+kṛta)

• āśraya – reliance, dependence, resort, support
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'śri' (to resort to, depend on) with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)
• kṛta – made, done, produced
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'aśubhāt' and 'śubhāt'

अशुभात् (aśubhāt) - from the inauspicious, from evil deeds

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, unlucky, evil, bad

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful
  adjective/noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शुभात् (śubhāt) - from the auspicious, from good deeds

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having obtained, having reached, having become

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'sad' (to sit, go) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Connects to the main verb 'ādahanti' describing an action prior to or coincident with it, or a state of being.

दुष्कृतकृशानुशिखाः (duṣkṛtakṛśānuśikhāḥ) - flames of the fire of evil deeds

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of duṣkṛtakṛśānuśikhā

duṣkṛtakṛśānuśikhā - flame of the fire of evil deeds/actions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duṣkṛta+kṛśānu+śikhā)

• duṣkṛta – evil deed, sin, demerit
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) with prefix 'dus' (badly)
  Prefix: dus
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kṛśānu – fire, Agni
  noun (masculine)
• śikhā – flame, peak, top, crest
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'icchāḥ' in conjunction with 'āsādya'

शितान्ताः (śitāntāḥ) - sharp-pointed, having sharp ends

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śitānta

śitānta - sharp-pointed, having sharp ends

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śita+anta)

• śita – sharpened, sharp, whetted
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śo' (to sharpen)
  Root: śo (class 4)
• anta – end, tip, boundary, vicinity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'icchāḥ' and 'duṣkṛtakṛśānuśikhāḥ'

इच्छाः (icchāḥ) - desires, wishes

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of icchā

icchā - desire, wish, longing

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: The subject of the sentence

छमच्छमिति (chamacchamiti) - with a 'chamac-cham' sound (onomatopoeia of burning)

(indeclinable)

Onomatopoeic formation

पुंस्-पशुम् (puṁs-paśum) - the human-animal, the human beast

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṃs-paśu

puṁs-paśu - human-animal, human beast, brutish man

Compound type : karmadhāraya (puṃs+paśu)

• puṃs – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• paśu – animal, beast, cattle
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of the verb 'ādahanti'

आदहन्ति (ādahanti) - they burn completely, they consume

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of ādah

Root 'dah' (to burn) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: dah (class 1)

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