योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-11

विवेकिषु विरक्तेषु संसारोत्तरणार्थिषु ।
जनः शीतलतामेति हिमहारगृहेष्विव ॥ ११ ॥

vivekiṣu virakteṣu saṃsārottaraṇārthiṣu ,
janaḥ śītalatāmeti himahāragṛheṣviva 11

11. vivekiṣu virakteṣu saṃsārottaraṇārthiṣu
janaḥ śītalatām eti himahāragṛheṣu iva

11. vivekiṣu virakteṣu saṃsārottaraṇārthiṣu
janaḥ himahāragṛheṣu iva śītalatām eti

11. Among discerning (vivekin), detached individuals who seek to overcome the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), a person finds peace (coolness), just as if in a house made of ice and pearls.

Words meanings summery:

• विवेकिषु (vivekiṣu) - among the discerning, in the wise ones

• विरक्तेषु (virakteṣu) - among the detached, in the dispassionate ones

• संसारोत्तरणार्थिषु (saṁsārottaraṇārthiṣu) - among those desiring to cross over (or overcome) the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra)

• जनः (janaḥ) - a person, people, man

• शीतलताम् (śītalatām) - coolness, coldness, peace, tranquility

• एति (eti) - goes, attains, reaches

• हिमहारगृहेषु (himahāragṛheṣu) - in houses of ice and pearls, in dwellings cool as ice and pearls

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

विवेकिषु (vivekiṣu) - among the discerning, in the wise ones

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of vivekin

vivekin - discerning, discriminative, wise, a discriminating person

Agent noun derived from root vic (to separate, distinguish) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: vic (class 7)

विरक्तेषु (virakteṣu) - among the detached, in the dispassionate ones

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of virakta

virakta - detached, dispassionate, indifferent, alienated

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root rañj (to be colored, affected) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: rañj (class 1)

संसारोत्तरणार्थिषु (saṁsārottaraṇārthiṣu) - among those desiring to cross over (or overcome) the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of saṃsārottaraṇārthin

saṁsārottaraṇārthin - desirous of crossing over saṃsāra, seeking liberation from saṃsāra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+uttaraṇa+arthin)

• saṃsāra – cycle of rebirth, transmigration, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root sṛ (to flow, move) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• uttaraṇa – crossing over, passing over, surmounting, overcoming
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root tṛ (to cross) with prefix ut.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: tṛ (class 1)
• arthin – desiring, seeking, supplicant, one who seeks
  adjective
  Derived from artha (purpose, object) with suffix -in.

जनः (janaḥ) - a person, people, man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, man, creature

शीतलताम् (śītalatām) - coolness, coldness, peace, tranquility

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śītalatā

śītalatā - coolness, coldness, tranquility, peace

Derived from śītala (cool) with suffix -tā (feminine noun forming).

एति (eti) - goes, attains, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of i

Present Active

Root i, conjugated in 2nd class, present tense, active voice.

Root: i (class 2)

हिमहारगृहेषु (himahāragṛheṣu) - in houses of ice and pearls, in dwellings cool as ice and pearls

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of himahāragṛha

himahāragṛha - house of ice and pearls, a cool dwelling

Compound type : dvandva/tatpuruṣa (hima+hāra+gṛha)

• hima – ice, snow, frost, cold
  noun (masculine)
• hāra – necklace, string of pearls, garland
  noun (masculine)
• gṛha – house, dwelling, home
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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