योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-37

न तादृशं जगत्यस्मिन्दुःखं नरककोटिषु ।
यादृशं यावदायुष्कमर्थोपार्जनशासनम् ॥ ३७ ॥

na tādṛśaṃ jagatyasminduḥkhaṃ narakakoṭiṣu ,
yādṛśaṃ yāvadāyuṣkamarthopārjanaśāsanam 37

37. na tādṛśam jagati asmin duḥkham naraka-koṭiṣu
yādṛśam yāvat-āyuṣkam artha-upārjana-śāsanam

37. asmin jagati tādṛśam duḥkham naraka-koṭiṣu na
yādṛśam yāvat-āyuṣkam artha-upārjana-śāsanam (asti)

37. There is no suffering (duḥkha) in this world, not even in millions of hells, that is comparable to the lifelong subjugation to the acquisition of wealth (artha).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such, of that kind

• जगति (jagati) - in the world

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, sorrow, misery

• नरक-कोटिषु (naraka-koṭiṣu) - in millions of hells, in countless hells

• यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - such as, of what kind

• यावत्-आयुष्कम् (yāvat-āyuṣkam) - lifelong, for the duration of life

• अर्थ-उपार्जन-शासनम् (artha-upārjana-śāsanam) - the rule/command/subjugation of acquiring wealth

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such, of that kind

(adjective)

neuter, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of that kind

Note: Modifies duḥkham

जगति (jagati) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe

Present participle of gam 'to go', used as a noun.

Root: gam (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Modifies jagati

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, sorrow, misery

(noun)

neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, sorrow, misery, pain

नरक-कोटिषु (naraka-koṭiṣu) - in millions of hells, in countless hells

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of naraka-koṭi

naraka-koṭi - millions of hells

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (naraka+koṭi)

• naraka – hell, infernal region
  noun (masculine)
• koṭi – crore (ten million), limit, apex
  noun (feminine)

यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - such as, of what kind

(adjective)

neuter, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - such as, of what kind

Note: Refers back to duḥkham

यावत्-आयुष्कम् (yāvat-āyuṣkam) - lifelong, for the duration of life

(adjective)

neuter, singular of yāvat-āyuṣka

yāvat-āyuṣka - lifelong

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yāvat+āyuṣka)

• yāvat – as much as, as long as, until
  indeclinable
• āyuṣka – long-lived, duration of life
  adjective

Note: Modifies śāsanam

अर्थ-उपार्जन-शासनम् (artha-upārjana-śāsanam) - the rule/command/subjugation of acquiring wealth

(noun)

neuter, singular of artha-upārjana-śāsana

artha-upārjana-śāsana - command/rule concerning acquisition of wealth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha-upārjana+śāsana)

• artha-upārjana – acquisition of wealth, wealth acquisition
  noun (neuter)
• śāsana – rule, command, instruction, subjugation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root śās 'to rule, instruct'.
  Root: śās (class 2)

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