योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-39

नन्वर्था विततानर्थाः संपदः संततापदः ।
भोगा भवमहारोगा विपरीतेन भाविताः ॥ ३९ ॥

nanvarthā vitatānarthāḥ saṃpadaḥ saṃtatāpadaḥ ,
bhogā bhavamahārogā viparītena bhāvitāḥ 39

39. nanu arthāḥ vitata-anarthāḥ sampadaḥ saṃtata-āpadaḥ
bhogāḥ bhava-mahārogāḥ viparītena bhāvitāḥ

39. nanu arthāḥ vitata-anarthāḥ (santi)
sampadaḥ saṃtata-āpadaḥ (santi)
bhogāḥ bhava-mahārogāḥ (santi)
(te sarve) viparītena bhāvitāḥ

39. Indeed, wealth (artha) brings widespread misfortunes, prosperity leads to constant calamities, and pleasures are the great diseases of worldly existence (saṃsāra). Yet, these are perceived in the opposite manner.

Words meanings summery:

• ननु (nanu) - surely, indeed, is it not?

• अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - wealth (artha) (wealth, riches, purposes, meanings)

• वितत-अनर्थाः (vitata-anarthāḥ) - widespread misfortunes, bringing extensive harm

• सम्पदः (sampadaḥ) - riches, prosperity, success

• संतत-आपदः (saṁtata-āpadaḥ) - continuous calamities, constant dangers

• भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, pleasures, experiences

• भव-महारोगाः (bhava-mahārogāḥ) - great diseases of existence (saṃsāra)

• विपरीतेन (viparītena) - by the opposite, in an inverse manner

• भाविताः (bhāvitāḥ) - are conceived, are considered, are imagined

Words meanings and morphology

ननु (nanu) - surely, indeed, is it not?

(indeclinable)

अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - wealth (artha) (wealth, riches, purposes, meanings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - wealth, meaning, purpose, object

वितत-अनर्थाः (vitata-anarthāḥ) - widespread misfortunes, bringing extensive harm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vitata-anartha

vitata-anartha - extensive misfortune/harm

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vitata+anartha)

• vitata – spread out, extensive
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root tan 'to spread' with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tan (class 8)
• anartha – misfortune, harm, evil, useless
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies arthāḥ

सम्पदः (sampadaḥ) - riches, prosperity, success

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sampad

sampad - prosperity, success, wealth

From sam-pad 'to happen, succeed'. Feminine plural nominative.

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

संतत-आपदः (saṁtata-āpadaḥ) - continuous calamities, constant dangers

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃtata-āpad

saṁtata-āpad - constant calamities

Compound type : karmadhāraya (saṃtata+āpad)

• saṃtata – continuous, constant
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root tan 'to stretch' with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)
• āpad – calamity, misfortune, danger
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies sampadaḥ

भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, pleasures, experiences

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, experience

From root bhuj 'to enjoy'. Masculine plural nominative.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

भव-महारोगाः (bhava-mahārogāḥ) - great diseases of existence (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhava-mahāroga

bhava-mahāroga - great disease of worldly existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhava+mahāroga)

• bhava – existence, worldly existence (saṃsāra), being, origin
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū 'to be'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• mahāroga – great disease, serious illness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra).

विपरीतेन (viparītena) - by the opposite, in an inverse manner

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of viparīta

viparīta - inverted, contrary, opposite

Past Passive Participle

From root i 'to go' with prefixes vi and pari. Neuter singular instrumental.

Prefixes: vi+pari

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Acts adverbially

भाविताः (bhāvitāḥ) - are conceived, are considered, are imagined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāvita

bhāvita - caused to be, felt, conceived, imagined

Past Passive Participle

From causal of root bhū 'to be'. Masculine plural nominative.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for arthāḥ, sampadaḥ, bhogāḥ.

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