योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-41, verse-2

यत्रादित्यो भवेत्तत्र यथालोकस्तथा भवेत् ।
परं विषयवैरस्यं तत्र यत्र प्रबुद्धधीः ॥ २ ॥

yatrādityo bhavettatra yathālokastathā bhavet ,
paraṃ viṣayavairasyaṃ tatra yatra prabuddhadhīḥ 2

2. yatra ādityaḥ bhavet tatra yathā lokaḥ tathā bhavet
param viṣaya-vairasyam tatra yatra prabuddha-dhīḥ

2. yatra ādityaḥ bhavet,
tatra yathā lokaḥ tathā bhavet.
param tatra viṣaya-vairasyam yatra prabuddha-dhīḥ [bhavet].

2. Wherever the sun may be, there is light (or the world as illuminated). However, a distaste for worldly objects is present only where there is an awakened intellect.

2. כשם שבמקום שבו זורחת השמש מתגלה העולם, כך במקום שבו החשיבה התעוררה מתפתחת סלידה עמוקה ממושאי החושים.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - wherever, in which place

• आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the sun, a son of Aditi

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, exists

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - light, as in 'the illuminated world' (world, light, people, sight)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, exists

• परम् (param) - but, however, on the contrary

• विषय-वैरस्यम् (viṣaya-vairasyam) - aversion to objects, distaste for worldly things

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• यत्र (yatra) - where, wherever

• प्रबुद्ध-धीः (prabuddha-dhīḥ) - awakened intellect, enlightened mind

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - wherever, in which place

(indeclinable)

आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the sun, a son of Aditi

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun, a solar deity, a son of Aditi

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Optative mood, third person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

लोकः (lokaḥ) - light, as in 'the illuminated world' (world, light, people, sight)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, common sight, light

Root: lok (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Optative mood, third person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

परम् (param) - but, however, on the contrary

(indeclinable)

विषय-वैरस्यम् (viṣaya-vairasyam) - aversion to objects, distaste for worldly things

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viṣaya-vairasya

viṣaya-vairasya - aversion to sense objects, dispassion for worldly affairs

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'vairasya (aversion/distaste) towards viṣaya (objects)'.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (viṣaya+vairasya)

• viṣaya – object of sense, realm, sphere, subject matter
  noun (masculine)
• vairasya – distaste, aversion, lack of relish, insipidness
  noun (neuter)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

यत्र (yatra) - where, wherever

(indeclinable)

प्रबुद्ध-धीः (prabuddha-dhīḥ) - awakened intellect, enlightened mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prabuddha-dhī

prabuddha-dhī - one whose intellect is awakened; awakened intellect

Karmadhāraya compound: 'prabuddha (awakened) dhī (intellect)'. Can also be Bahuvrīhi meaning 'one who has an awakened intellect'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (prabuddha+dhī)

• prabuddha – awakened, enlightened, fully conscious
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root budh with prefix pra and suffix kta.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: budh (class 1)
• dhī – intellect, understanding, thought, wisdom
  noun (feminine)

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