योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-30

सज्जनो हि समुत्तार्य विपद्भ्यो निकटस्थितम् ।
नियोजयति संपत्सु स्वालोकेष्विव भास्करः ॥ ३० ॥

sajjano hi samuttārya vipadbhyo nikaṭasthitam ,
niyojayati saṃpatsu svālokeṣviva bhāskaraḥ 30

30. sajjanaḥ hi samuttārya vipadbhyaḥ nikaṭasthitam
niyojayati sampatsu svālokeṣu iva bhāskaraḥ

30. hi sajjanaḥ nikaṭasthitam vipadbhyaḥ samuttārya
sampatsu niyojayati bhāskaraḥ iva svālokeṣu

30. Indeed, a virtuous person, having rescued someone close to them from dangers, directs them towards prosperity, just as the sun (bhāskara) brings things into activity with its own light.

Words meanings summery:

• सज्जनः (sajjanaḥ) - a virtuous person, a good person

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• समुत्तार्य (samuttārya) - having rescued, having lifted up, having delivered

• विपद्भ्यः (vipadbhyaḥ) - from dangers, from calamities, from misfortunes

• निकटस्थितम् (nikaṭasthitam) - one who is nearby, one who is close

• नियोजयति (niyojayati) - employs, engages, assigns, directs

• सम्पत्सु (sampatsu) - in prosperities, in good fortunes, in riches

• स्वालोकेषु (svālokeṣu) - in its own rays, in its own light

• इव (iva) - like, as, just as

• भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun

Words meanings and morphology

सज्जनः (sajjanaḥ) - a virtuous person, a good person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sajjana

sajjana - good person, upright person

Compound type : karmadharaya (sat+jana)

• sat – good, virtuous, existing, being
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• jana – person, man, creature
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

समुत्तार्य (samuttārya) - having rescued, having lifted up, having delivered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root 'tṛ' (to cross, to overcome) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ud', and the suffix '-ya'

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: tṛ (class 1)

विपद्भ्यः (vipadbhyaḥ) - from dangers, from calamities, from misfortunes

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, plural of vipad

vipad - calamity, misfortune, danger, adversity

निकटस्थितम् (nikaṭasthitam) - one who is nearby, one who is close

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nikaṭasthita

nikaṭasthita - standing near, located close, adjacent

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective, meaning 'one who is located in proximity'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (nikaṭa+sthita)

• nikaṭa – near, proximity, vicinity
  noun (neuter)
• sthita – stood, situated, located, remaining
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'sthā'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used here as a noun, referring to 'someone nearby'.

नियोजयति (niyojayati) - employs, engages, assigns, directs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of niyojay

Causative stem

Causative of root 'yuj' with prefix 'ni'

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

सम्पत्सु (sampatsu) - in prosperities, in good fortunes, in riches

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sampad

sampad - prosperity, success, wealth, good fortune

स्वालोकेषु (svālokeṣu) - in its own rays, in its own light

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of svāloka

svāloka - one's own light, one's own sight/view

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+āloka)

• sva – one's own, self, private
  pronoun
• āloka – light, sight, view, ray
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'lok' with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)

इव (iva) - like, as, just as

(indeclinable)

भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun (lit. 'light-maker')

Compound type : upapada (bhās+kara)

• bhās – light, splendor, lustre
  noun (feminine)
• kara – maker, doer, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'kṛ'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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