योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-43

अस्मिञ्जगति जन्तूनां जरामरणशालिनाम् ।
अजरामरणं कर्तुं संतोषोऽस्ति रसायनम् ॥ ४३ ॥

asmiñjagati jantūnāṃ jarāmaraṇaśālinām ,
ajarāmaraṇaṃ kartuṃ saṃtoṣo'sti rasāyanam 43

43. asmin jagati jantūnāṃ jarāmaraṇaśālinām
ajarāmaraṇaṃ kartuṃ santoṣaḥ asti rasāyanam

43. asmin jagati jarāmaraṇaśālinām jantūnām
ajarāmaraṇaṃ kartuṃ santoṣaḥ rasāyanam asti

43. In this world, for living beings subject to old age and death, contentment is the elixir (rasāyanam) to achieve freedom from old age and death (ajarāmaraṇam).

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• जगति (jagati) - in the world

• जन्तूनाम् (jantūnām) - of living beings, of creatures

• जरामरणशालिनाम् (jarāmaraṇaśālinām) - of those endowed with old age and death, of those subject to decay and mortality

• अजरामरणम् (ajarāmaraṇam) - freedom from old age and death, immortality

• कर्तुं (kartuṁ) - to do, to make, to bring about

• सन्तोषः (santoṣaḥ) - contentment, satisfaction

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• रसायनम् (rasāyanam) - elixir, tonic, chemistry, alchemy, panacea

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Qualifies 'jagati'.

जगति (jagati) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, moving, living beings

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

जन्तूनाम् (jantūnām) - of living beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, man

From root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Indicates 'for whom' the elixir exists.

जरामरणशालिनाम् (jarāmaraṇaśālinām) - of those endowed with old age and death, of those subject to decay and mortality

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jarāmaraṇaśālin

jarāmaraṇaśālin - endowed with old age and death

from śālin suffix indicating possession

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jarāmaraṇa+śālin)

• jarāmaraṇa – old age and death
  noun (neuter)
• śālin – possessing, endowed with, rich in
  adjective
  suffix 'ini'
  Root: śāl (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jantūnām'.

अजरामरणम् (ajarāmaraṇam) - freedom from old age and death, immortality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ajarāmaraṇa

ajarāmaraṇa - freedom from old age and death, immortality

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jarāmaraṇa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• jarāmaraṇa – old age and death
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'kartuṃ'.

कर्तुं (kartuṁ) - to do, to make, to bring about

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of kṛ

infinitive

Infinitive form of root kṛ (class 8, parasmaipada).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सन्तोषः (santoṣaḥ) - contentment, satisfaction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of santoṣa

santoṣa - contentment, satisfaction, pleasure

From sam + root tuṣ (to be pleased)

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active voice

From root as (class 2, parasmaipada).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Copula.

रसायनम् (rasāyanam) - elixir, tonic, chemistry, alchemy, panacea

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rasāyana

rasāyana - elixir, tonic, mercury, chemistry, magic

rasa (juice, essence, mercury) + ayana (going, path)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasa+ayana)

• rasa – juice, essence, taste, fluid, mercury
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ras (class 1)
• ayana – going, path, course
  noun (neuter)
  From root i (to go)
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Predicate noun for 'santoṣaḥ'.

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