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.

30. שהרי אדם אציל מחלץ מאסונות את העומדים בקירבתו ומכוון אותם אל הברכות והשפע, כפי שהשמש מאירה באורה את כל מה שנמצא בסביבתה.

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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