योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-26

नित्यानादृतभोगोऽसौ ततोऽप्युचितया धिया ।
प्राप्तमप्युचितारम्भं भोगं न बहुमन्यते ॥ २६ ॥

nityānādṛtabhogo'sau tato'pyucitayā dhiyā ,
prāptamapyucitārambhaṃ bhogaṃ na bahumanyate 26

26. nityānādṛtabhogaḥ asau tataḥ api ucitayā dhiyā
prāptam api ucitarambham bhogam na bahumanyate

26. asau nityānādṛtabhogaḥ tataḥ api ucitayā dhiyā
prāptam api ucitarambham bhogam na bahumanyate

26. He (that person) perpetually disregards worldly enjoyments (bhoga). Therefore, with his discerning intellect, he does not highly esteem any enjoyment (bhoga), even if it is obtained through proper means.

Words meanings summery:

• नित्यानादृतभोगः (nityānādṛtabhogaḥ) - he who perpetually disregards worldly enjoyments (who always disregards enjoyments, whose enjoyments are perpetually unheeded)

• असौ (asau) - he (the person previously described) (he, that (remote))

• ततः (tataḥ) - therefore (thence, from that, therefore, then)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too, moreover)

• उचितया (ucitayā) - with his discerning (intellect) (by suitable, by proper, by appropriate)

• धिया (dhiyā) - with his intellect (by intellect, by thought, by understanding)

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained (obtained, acquired, reached)

• अपि (api) - even if (even, also, too, moreover)

• उचितरम्भम् (ucitarambham) - through proper means (lit. with a proper beginning) (with a proper beginning, properly undertaken)

• भोगम् (bhogam) - any enjoyment (bhoga) (enjoyment, pleasure, experience, worldly possession)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• बहुमन्यते (bahumanyate) - he highly esteems (he highly esteems, he regards much, he values greatly)

Words meanings and morphology

नित्यानादृतभोगः (nityānādṛtabhogaḥ) - he who perpetually disregards worldly enjoyments (who always disregards enjoyments, whose enjoyments are perpetually unheeded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nityānādṛtabhoga

nityānādṛtabhoga - one who always disregards enjoyments

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nitya+anādṛta+bhoga)

• nitya – always, perpetual, eternal, constant
  adjective (masculine)
• anādṛta – disregarded, unheeded, slighted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  negative prefix an + root ādṛ (to respect) + kta suffix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ādṛ (class 1)
• bhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, experience, worldly possession
  noun (masculine)
  from root bhuj (to enjoy)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

असौ (asau) - he (the person previously described) (he, that (remote))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, he, she, it (remote)

ततः (tataḥ) - therefore (thence, from that, therefore, then)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the following word.

उचितया (ucitayā) - with his discerning (intellect) (by suitable, by proper, by appropriate)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ucita

ucita - proper, suitable, appropriate, fit, reasonable

Past Passive Participle

root vac (to speak) or vyac (to be wide) with u/ucita form

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'dhiyā'.

धिया (dhiyā) - with his intellect (by intellect, by thought, by understanding)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, thought, understanding, wisdom, mind

Root: dhyai (class 1)

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained (obtained, acquired, reached)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, acquired, reached, arrived

Past Passive Participle

upasarga pra + root āp (to obtain) + kta suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'bhogam'.

अपि (api) - even if (even, also, too, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Implies a concession 'even if...'

उचितरम्भम् (ucitarambham) - through proper means (lit. with a proper beginning) (with a proper beginning, properly undertaken)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ucitarambha

ucitarambha - whose beginning is proper, properly commenced

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ucita+ārambha)

• ucita – proper, suitable, appropriate, fit
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root vac/vyac + kta suffix
  Root: vac (class 2)
• ārambha – beginning, undertaking, enterprise
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-rambh (to begin)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rambh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhogam'.

भोगम् (bhogam) - any enjoyment (bhoga) (enjoyment, pleasure, experience, worldly possession)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, experience, worldly possession

from root bhuj (to enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Direct object of 'bahumanyate'.

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb.

बहुमन्यते (bahumanyate) - he highly esteems (he highly esteems, he regards much, he values greatly)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of many

present middle

root many (class 4) with intensifier bahu- (much/highly), 3rd singular present middle

Prefix: bahu

Root: many (class 4)

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