योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-31

परस्वादानविरतिः पूर्वमेव प्रवर्तते ।
विवेकिनो निजार्थेषु संतोषश्चोपजायते ॥ ३१ ॥

parasvādānaviratiḥ pūrvameva pravartate ,
vivekino nijārtheṣu saṃtoṣaścopajāyate 31

31. parasvādānaviratiḥ pūrvam eva pravartate |
vivekinaḥ nijārtheṣu santoṣaḥ ca upajāyate

31. vivekinaḥ parasvādānaviratiḥ pūrvam eva
pravartate ca nijārtheṣu santoṣaḥ upajāyate

31. For a discerning person, the cessation from taking others' property indeed happens first; and then, contentment (santoṣa) arises concerning their own possessions.

Words meanings summery:

• परस्वादानविरतिः (parasvādānaviratiḥ) - cessation from taking others' property, abstention from appropriating others' wealth

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, previously, before

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - occurs, proceeds, begins, takes place

• विवेकिनः (vivekinaḥ) - of a discerning person, for a discerning person

• निजार्थेषु (nijārtheṣu) - in one's own affairs, concerning one's own possessions/interests

• सन्तोषः (santoṣaḥ) - contentment, satisfaction

• च (ca) - and

• उपजायते (upajāyate) - arises, is produced, happens

Words meanings and morphology

परस्वादानविरतिः (parasvādānaviratiḥ) - cessation from taking others' property, abstention from appropriating others' wealth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parasvādānavirati

parasvādānavirati - abstention from taking what belongs to others

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+sva+ādāna+virati)

• para – other, another, supreme
  pronoun
• sva – one's own, self, wealth, property
  pronoun
• ādāna – taking, seizing, acquiring
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'dā' with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dā (class 3)
• virati – cessation, abstention, desistance
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'ram' with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ram (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, previously, before

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - occurs, proceeds, begins, takes place

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

विवेकिनः (vivekinaḥ) - of a discerning person, for a discerning person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vivekin

vivekin - discerning, discriminative, wise person, judicious

Derived from 'viveka' (discrimination)

निजार्थेषु (nijārtheṣu) - in one's own affairs, concerning one's own possessions/interests

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nijārtha

nijārtha - one's own purpose, one's own meaning, one's own wealth/interest

Compound type : tatpurusha (nija+artha)

• nija – one's own, innate, personal
  adjective
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth, interest
  noun (masculine)

सन्तोषः (santoṣaḥ) - contentment, satisfaction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of santoṣa

santoṣa - contentment, satisfaction, gratification

Derived from root 'tuṣ' (to be pleased) with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उपजायते (upajāyate) - arises, is produced, happens

(verb)

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

Root 'jan' with prefix 'upa', in middle voice.

Prefix: upa

Root: jan (class 4)

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