योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-8

शीतलानि पवित्राणि चरितानि विवेकिनः ।
इन्दोरिवांशुजालानि जनं शीतलयन्त्यलम् ॥ ८ ॥

śītalāni pavitrāṇi caritāni vivekinaḥ ,
indorivāṃśujālāni janaṃ śītalayantyalam 8

8. śītalāni pavitrāṇi caritāni vivekinaḥ
indoḥ iva aṃśujālāni janam śītalayanti alam

8. vivekinaḥ śītalāni pavitrāṇi caritāni
indoḥ aṃśujālāni iva janam alam śītalayanti

8. The cool and pure deeds of a discerning person greatly refresh people, just as the moon's network of rays cools them.

Words meanings summery:

• शीतलानि (śītalāni) - cool, refreshing, tranquil

• पवित्राणि (pavitrāṇi) - pure, holy, sacred, purifying

• चरितानि (caritāni) - deeds, conduct, character, actions

• विवेकिनः (vivekinaḥ) - of a discerning person, of a wise person

• इन्दोः (indoḥ) - of the moon

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अंशुजालानि (aṁśujālāni) - network of rays, multitude of rays

• जनम् (janam) - people, person, mankind

• शीतलयन्ति (śītalayanti) - cool, refresh, make tranquil

• अलम् (alam) - greatly, truly (enough, sufficient, greatly, indeed, truly)

Words meanings and morphology

शीतलानि (śītalāni) - cool, refreshing, tranquil

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śītala

śītala - cool, cold, refreshing, tranquil, calm

From root 'śī' (to lie, rest), related to coolness.

Note: Qualifies 'caritāni'.

पवित्राणि (pavitrāṇi) - pure, holy, sacred, purifying

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pavitra

pavitra - pure, holy, sacred, purifying, clean

From root 'pū' (to purify).

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'caritāni'.

चरितानि (caritāni) - deeds, conduct, character, actions

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of carita

carita - deed, action, conduct, character, story

Past Passive Participle (when adjective) / action noun

From root 'car' (to move, act, behave).

Root: car (class 1)

विवेकिनः (vivekinaḥ) - of a discerning person, of a wise person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vivekin

vivekin - discerning, discriminate, wise, judicious, intelligent; a discerning person

agent noun / adjective from verbal root

From 'vi' + root 'vic' (to separate, discern).

Prefix: vi

Root: vic (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'caritāni'.

इन्दोः (indoḥ) - of the moon

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon, drop, brilliant drop

Note: Modifies 'aṃśujālāni'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अंशुजालानि (aṁśujālāni) - network of rays, multitude of rays

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of aṃśujāla

aṁśujāla - network of rays, multitude of rays

Compound of 'aṃśu' (ray) and 'jāla' (net, collection).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (aṃśu+jāla)

• aṃśu – ray, beam, minute particle
  noun (masculine)
• jāla – net, web, multitude, collection
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the simile, compared with 'caritāni'.

जनम् (janam) - people, person, mankind

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, creature, mankind

From root 'jan' (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'śītalayanti'.

शीतलयन्ति (śītalayanti) - cool, refresh, make tranquil

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of śītala

Causative, Present Tense, Active Voice, 3rd Person Plural

Denominative verb from adjective 'śītala'.

Note: Subject is 'caritāni' and 'aṃśujālāni'.

अलम् (alam) - greatly, truly (enough, sufficient, greatly, indeed, truly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage modifying 'śītalayanti'.

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