योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-27

पूर्वं संसृतिवैरस्यमन्तरेवोदितात्मनः ।
जायते जीर्णजाड्यस्य पाकादिव शरत्तरोः ॥ २७ ॥

pūrvaṃ saṃsṛtivairasyamantarevoditātmanaḥ ,
jāyate jīrṇajāḍyasya pākādiva śarattaroḥ 27

27. pūrvam saṃsṛtivairasyam antarevotditātmanaḥ
jāyate jīrṇajāḍyasya pākāt iva śarattaroḥ

27. pūrvam antarevotditātmanaḥ saṃsṛtivairasyam
jāyate śarattaroḥ pākāt iva jīrṇajāḍyasya

27. First, for one whose intrinsic nature (ātman) has manifested from within, a distaste for the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) arises, much like old rigidity (jāḍya) manifests in an autumn tree due to its ripening.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, initially (formerly, previously, first, before)

• संसृतिवैरस्यम् (saṁsṛtivairasyam) - a distaste for the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (distaste for transmigration, aversion to worldly existence)

• अन्तरेवोत्दितात्मनः (antarevotditātmanaḥ) - for one whose intrinsic nature (ātman) has manifested from within (of one whose self has arisen within)

• जायते (jāyate) - arises (arises, is born, takes place, happens)

• जीर्णजाड्यस्य (jīrṇajāḍyasya) - of old rigidity (jāḍya) (of old dullness, of old rigidity, of old decay/infirmity)

• पाकात् (pākāt) - due to its ripening (from ripening, from cooking, from maturing)

• इव (iva) - much like (like, as, as if)

• शरत्तरोः (śarattaroḥ) - in an autumn tree (of an autumn tree)

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, initially (formerly, previously, first, before)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

संसृतिवैरस्यम् (saṁsṛtivairasyam) - a distaste for the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (distaste for transmigration, aversion to worldly existence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsṛtivairasya

saṁsṛtivairasya - distaste for transmigration, aversion to worldly existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsṛti+vairasya)

• saṃsṛti – transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence (saṃsāra)
  noun (feminine)
  from saṃ-sṛ (to flow together)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• vairasya – distaste, aversion, insipidity, bitterness
  noun (neuter)
  from virasa (tasteless)

Note: Subject of 'jāyate'.

अन्तरेवोत्दितात्मनः (antarevotditātmanaḥ) - for one whose intrinsic nature (ātman) has manifested from within (of one whose self has arisen within)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of antarevotditātman

antarevotditātman - one whose self has arisen within

compound formed from antare (within) + eva (indeed) + udita (risen) + ātman (self)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (antare+eva+udita+ātman)

• antare – within, inside, in the midst
  indeclinable
  locative of antara used adverbially
• eva – indeed, only, certainly
  indeclinable
• udita – risen, appeared, manifested
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  upasarga ud + root i (to go/rise) + kta suffix
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, intrinsic nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: The term 'ātman' is included in brackets in the translation.

जायते (jāyate) - arises (arises, is born, takes place, happens)

(verb)

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

present middle

root jan (class 4) passive/middle form, 3rd singular present middle

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to the arising of 'saṃsṛtivairasyam'.

जीर्णजाड्यस्य (jīrṇajāḍyasya) - of old rigidity (jāḍya) (of old dullness, of old rigidity, of old decay/infirmity)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jīrṇajāḍya

jīrṇajāḍya - old dullness, old rigidity, old decay

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīrṇa+jāḍya)

• jīrṇa – old, worn out, decayed, digested
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root jṛ (to decay, to wear out) + kta suffix
  Root: jṛ (class 4)
• jāḍya – dullness, stupidity, rigidity, coldness, inertia
  noun (neuter)
  from jaḍa (dull)

Note: The element that arises, or is observed to arise, in the comparison.

पाकात् (pākāt) - due to its ripening (from ripening, from cooking, from maturing)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pāka

pāka - ripening, cooking, maturing, digestion, consequence

from root pac (to cook, to ripen)

Root: pac (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause.

इव (iva) - much like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Denotes comparison.

शरत्तरोः (śarattaroḥ) - in an autumn tree (of an autumn tree)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śarattaru

śarattaru - autumn tree

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarat+taru)

• śarat – autumn, harvest season
  noun (feminine)
• taru – tree, plant
  noun (masculine)

Note: The entity to which the comparison applies.

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