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

पादपीठपरामर्शपिष्टकीटवदीहते ।
दीनप्रकृतिरर्थार्थी दुःखाद्दुःखान्तरं व्रजेत् ॥ ४७ ॥

pādapīṭhaparāmarśapiṣṭakīṭavadīhate ,
dīnaprakṛtirarthārthī duḥkhādduḥkhāntaraṃ vrajet 47

47. pādapīṭhaparāmarṣapiṣṭakīṭavat īhate dīnaprakṛtiḥ
arthārthī duḥkhāt duḥkhāntaram vrajet

47. dīnaprakṛtiḥ arthārthī pādapīṭhaparāmarṣapiṣṭakīṭavat
īhate duḥkhāt duḥkhāntaram vrajet

47. A person of wretched nature (prakṛti), desiring wealth, struggles like an insect crushed by the touch of a footstool, and thus goes from one sorrow to another.

Words meanings summery:

• पादपीठपरामर्षपिष्टकीटवत् (pādapīṭhaparāmarṣapiṣṭakīṭavat) - like an insect crushed by the touch of a footstool

• ईहते (īhate) - struggles with desire for wealth (strives, desires, attempts, acts, struggles)

• दीनप्रकृतिः (dīnaprakṛtiḥ) - of wretched/miserable nature, humble by nature

• अर्थार्थी (arthārthī) - one who seeks wealth or material objects (desiring wealth, seeking objects/aims)

• दुःखात् (duḥkhāt) - from sorrow, from suffering

• दुःखान्तरम् (duḥkhāntaram) - another sorrow, another suffering

• व्रजेत् (vrajet) - he would go, he should go, he might go

Words meanings and morphology

पादपीठपरामर्षपिष्टकीटवत् (pādapīṭhaparāmarṣapiṣṭakīṭavat) - like an insect crushed by the touch of a footstool

(indeclinable)

Tatpuruṣa followed by tatpuruṣa, ending with -vat suffix.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāda+pīṭha+parāmarṣa+piṣṭa+kīṭa+vat)

• pāda – foot
  noun (masculine)
• pīṭha – seat, stool, footstool
  noun (neuter)
• parāmarṣa – touch, contact, rubbing
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from parā- + mṛś (to touch).
  Prefix: parā
  Root: mṛś (class 6)
• piṣṭa – crushed, ground, powdered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root piṣ (to crush, grind).
  Root: piṣ (class 7)
• kīṭa – insect, worm
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, as if
  indeclinable
  Suffix for comparison.

Note: Adverbial usage, indicating comparison.

ईहते (īhate) - struggles with desire for wealth (strives, desires, attempts, acts, struggles)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of īh

Present Tense, Ātmanepada

Root: īh (class 1)

दीनप्रकृतिः (dīnaprakṛtiḥ) - of wretched/miserable nature, humble by nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīnaprakṛti

dīnaprakṛti - of wretched/miserable/humble nature, disposition of a pauper

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīna+prakṛti)

• dīna – wretched, miserable, poor, humble
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dī (to perish, decay).
  Root: dī (class 4)
• prakṛti – nature, disposition, origin, primordial matter (prakṛti)
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from pra- + kṛ (to make).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies the implied subject of īhate and vrajet.

अर्थार्थी (arthārthī) - one who seeks wealth or material objects (desiring wealth, seeking objects/aims)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arthārthin

arthārthin - desiring wealth/objects/aims, a seeker of wealth

Compound: artha (wealth/object) + arthin (desiring).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+arthin)

• artha – aim, purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
• arthin – desiring, seeking, applicant
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from artha + -in.

Note: Modifies the implied subject.

दुःखात् (duḥkhāt) - from sorrow, from suffering

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, suffering, pain, misery

दुःखान्तरम् (duḥkhāntaram) - another sorrow, another suffering

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkhāntara

duḥkhāntara - another sorrow, another suffering

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+antara)

• duḥkha – sorrow, suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
• antara – other, another
  adjective (neuter)

व्रजेत् (vrajet) - he would go, he should go, he might go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of vraj

Optative Mood, Parasmaipada

Root: vraj (class 1)

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