योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-34

नूनं विलयचित्तानां विवेकमनुधावताम् ।
मौर्ख्यं लघुत्वमायाति धावतामिव गोष्पदम् ॥ ३४ ॥

nūnaṃ vilayacittānāṃ vivekamanudhāvatām ,
maurkhyaṃ laghutvamāyāti dhāvatāmiva goṣpadam 34

34. nūnam vilayacittānām vivekam anudhāvatām
maurkhyam laghutvam āyāti dhāvatām iva goṣpadam

34. nūnam vilayacittānām vivekam anudhāvatām maurkhyam laghutvam āyāti,
dhāvatām goṣpadam iva.

34. Indeed, for those whose minds are absorbed (in spiritual practice) and who strive for discrimination, foolishness certainly becomes insignificant, just as a cow's hoofprint becomes trivial to those who are running.

Words meanings summery:

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

• विलयचित्तानाम् (vilayacittānām) - of those whose minds are dissolved/absorbed

• विवेकम् (vivekam) - discrimination, discernment, wisdom

• अनुधावताम् (anudhāvatām) - of those pursuing, of those following

• मौर्ख्यम् (maurkhyam) - foolishness, ignorance, stupidity

• लघुत्वम् (laghutvam) - lightness, insignificance, triviality

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes, attains, approaches

• धावताम् (dhāvatām) - of those running

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• गोष्पदम् (goṣpadam) - a cow's hoofprint

Words meanings and morphology

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

विलयचित्तानाम् (vilayacittānām) - of those whose minds are dissolved/absorbed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine/feminine, plural of vilayacitta

vilayacitta - having the mind dissolved or absorbed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vilaya+citta)

• vilaya – dissolution, absorption, merging
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: lī (class 4)
• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

विवेकम् (vivekam) - discrimination, discernment, wisdom

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viveka

viveka - discrimination, discernment, wisdom, true knowledge

Root: vic (class 6)

अनुधावताम् (anudhāvatām) - of those pursuing, of those following

(participle)

Genitive, masculine/feminine, plural of anudhāvat

anudhāvat - pursuing, following after

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root dhāv with prefix anu, in present active participial form.

Prefix: anu

Root: dhāv (class 1)

मौर्ख्यम् (maurkhyam) - foolishness, ignorance, stupidity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maurkhya

maurkhya - foolishness, ignorance, stupidity

Derived from mūrkha (foolish) with suffix -ya (forming abstract noun).

लघुत्वम् (laghutvam) - lightness, insignificance, triviality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of laghutva

laghutva - lightness, insignificance, triviality, humility

Derived from laghu (light, small) with suffix -tva (forming abstract noun).

आयाति (āyāti) - comes, attains, approaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of ā-i

Present Active Indicative

Root i (2nd class, adādi) with prefix ā, 3rd person, singular, present tense, active voice, parasmaipada.

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

धावताम् (dhāvatām) - of those running

(participle)

Genitive, masculine/feminine, plural of dhāvat

dhāvat - running, moving quickly

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root dhāv in present active participial form.

Root: dhāv (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

गोष्पदम् (goṣpadam) - a cow's hoofprint

(noun)

neuter, singular of goṣpada

goṣpada - a cow's hoofprint, a shallow pool (as small as a cow's hoofprint)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (go+pada)

• go – cow, ox, cattle, earth
  noun (feminine)
• pada – foot, step, mark, trace, hoofprint
  noun (neuter)

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