योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-45, verse-4

आरोहति नरो वृक्षं तदास्वादयितुं फलम् ।
अन्यवर्गपरित्यागो वितताध्यवसायवान् ॥ ४ ॥

ārohati naro vṛkṣaṃ tadāsvādayituṃ phalam ,
anyavargaparityāgo vitatādhyavasāyavān 4

4. ārohati naraḥ vṛkṣam tat āsvādayitum phalam
anyavargaparityāgaḥ vitatādhyavasāyavān

4. naraḥ vṛkṣam tat phalam āsvādayitum ārohati
anyavargaparityāgaḥ vitatādhyavasāyavān (asti)

4. A person climbs the tree to taste its fruit. (This person is characterized by) the renunciation of other categories of objects and possesses extensive determination.

4. האדם, לאחר שנטש את כל השאיפות האחרות ומלא נחישות איתנה, מטפס על העץ כדי לטעום מפריו.

Words meanings summery:

• आरोहति (ārohati) - climbs, ascends

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, person, human being

• वृक्षम् (vṛkṣam) - tree

• तत् (tat) - that, its

• आस्वादयितुम् (āsvādayitum) - in order to taste, to taste

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• अन्यवर्गपरित्यागः (anyavargaparityāgaḥ) - renunciation of other groups/categories

• वितताध्यवसायवान् (vitatādhyavasāyavān) - possessing extensive determination, endowed with great perseverance

Words meanings and morphology

आरोहति (ārohati) - climbs, ascends

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āruh

Root 'ruh' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, person, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

वृक्षम् (vṛkṣam) - tree

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

तत् (tat) - that, its

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Modifies 'phalam'.

आस्वादयितुम् (āsvādayitum) - in order to taste, to taste

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the causal verb 'svād' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: svād (class 10)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, reward, consequence

अन्यवर्गपरित्यागः (anyavargaparityāgaḥ) - renunciation of other groups/categories

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anyavargaparityāga

anyavargaparityāga - abandonment of other groups or classes, renunciation of other objects of desire

Compound type : tatpurusha (anya+varga+parityāga)

• anya – other, another
  adjective
• varga – group, class, category
  noun (masculine)
• parityāga – abandonment, renunciation, giving up
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Acts as an attribute of the 'naraḥ' (person).

वितताध्यवसायवान् (vitatādhyavasāyavān) - possessing extensive determination, endowed with great perseverance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vitatādhyavasāyavat

vitatādhyavasāyavat - one who has extensive determination or perseverance

Derived with the possessive suffix '-vat' from 'vitatādhyavasāya'

Compound type : tatpurusha (vitata+adhyavasāya+vat)

• vitata – spread out, extensive, wide, accomplished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'vi' + root 'tan' (to spread)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tan (class 8)
• adhyavasāya – determination, perseverance, resolution, effort
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: adhi+ava
  Root: so
• vat – having, possessing, like
  suffix
  Possessive suffix

Note: Acts as an attribute of the 'naraḥ' (person).

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