योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-21

अभोगकृपणा कापि न चैवास्य प्रवर्तते ।
मुखे कान्तिरपूर्वैव चन्द्रे राहुमृते यथा ॥ २१ ॥

abhogakṛpaṇā kāpi na caivāsya pravartate ,
mukhe kāntirapūrvaiva candre rāhumṛte yathā 21

21. abhogakṛpaṇā kāpi na ca eva asya pravartate
mukhe kāntiḥ apūrvā eva candre rāhumṛte yathā

21. asya abhogakṛpaṇā kāpi na ca eva pravartate
mukhe apūrvā kāntiḥ eva candre rāhumṛte yathā

21. No misery or wretchedness born of non-enjoyment ever arises in him. An unprecedented radiance shines on his face, just as it does on the moon when it is free from the eclipse of Rāhu.

Words meanings summery:

• अभोगकृपणा (abhogakṛpaṇā) - wretched due to non-enjoyment, miserable from lack of pleasure, pitiable due to absence of worldly goods

• कापि (kāpi) - any, some, a certain

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अस्य (asya) - of him, his

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, occurs, manifests, functions

• मुखे (mukhe) - in the face, on the face

• कान्तिः (kāntiḥ) - radiance, splendor, beauty

• अपूर्वा (apūrvā) - unprecedented, unique, novel, without a predecessor

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• चन्द्रे (candre) - in the moon, on the moon

• राहुमृते (rāhumṛte) - in the context of the moon not being eclipsed by Rāhu (when Rāhu is absent, without Rāhu, free from Rāhu)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

अभोगकृपणा (abhogakṛpaṇā) - wretched due to non-enjoyment, miserable from lack of pleasure, pitiable due to absence of worldly goods

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhogakṛpaṇa

abhogakṛpaṇa - wretched due to non-enjoyment, miserable from lack of pleasure

Compound of 'abhoga' (non-enjoyment) and 'kṛpaṇa' (wretched).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (abhoga+kṛpaṇa)

• abhoga – non-enjoyment, absence of pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'a' (not) and 'bhoga' (enjoyment).
• kṛpaṇa – wretched, miserable, poor
  adjective (masculine)

कापि (kāpi) - any, some, a certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, any

Interrogative/indefinite pronoun, followed by 'api' for 'any/some'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine or neuter genitive singular.

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, occurs, manifests, functions

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (lat) of pravṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

मुखे (mukhe) - in the face, on the face

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, front

कान्तिः (kāntiḥ) - radiance, splendor, beauty

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kānti

kānti - radiance, luster, beauty, charm

Derived from root 'kam' (to desire, to be beautiful).

Root: kam (class 1)

अपूर्वा (apūrvā) - unprecedented, unique, novel, without a predecessor

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apūrva

apūrva - unprecedented, unique, not existing before

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'pūrva' (former, preceding).

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pūrva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pūrva – former, preceding, prior
  adjective (masculine)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रे (candre) - in the moon, on the moon

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon, luminous, shining

राहुमृते (rāhumṛte) - in the context of the moon not being eclipsed by Rāhu (when Rāhu is absent, without Rāhu, free from Rāhu)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of rāhumṛta

rāhumṛta - Rāhu being dead/absent

Compound of 'rāhu' (the demon Rāhu, associated with eclipses) and 'mṛta' (dead, gone, absent).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (rāhu+mṛta)

• rāhu – Rāhu (a mythical demon causing eclipses)
  proper noun (masculine)
• mṛta – dead, deceased, absent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'mṛ' (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction, 'when Rāhu is absent'.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

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