योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-13

स्वसंविन्मात्रविश्रामवताममनसां सताम् ।
न स्वदन्ते हि विषयाः पयांसि दृषदामिव ॥ १३ ॥

svasaṃvinmātraviśrāmavatāmamanasāṃ satām ,
na svadante hi viṣayāḥ payāṃsi dṛṣadāmiva 13

13. svasaṃvinmātraviśrāmavatām amanasām satām |
na svadante hi viṣayāḥ payāṃsi dṛṣadām iva

13. svasaṃvinmātraviśrāmavatām amanasām satām viṣayāḥ hi na svadante,
dṛṣadām iva payāṃsi

13. For those tranquil sages (satām) who are without a mind (amanasām) and abide solely in their own intrinsic awareness (sva-saṃvit-mātra-viśrāma-vatām), sense objects (viṣayāḥ) are certainly not appealing, just as waters are not palatable to rocks.

13. עבור הצדיקים שחשיבתם נרגעה והם נחים אך ורק במודעות העצמית, למושאי החושים אין כל טעם, כשם ולחלב אין טעם עבור אבנים.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वसंविन्मात्रविश्रामवताम् (svasaṁvinmātraviśrāmavatām) - for those possessing repose only in their own self-awareness/consciousness

• अमनसाम् (amanasām) - of those who are without mind, mindless

• सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the existent ones, of the sages

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• स्वदन्ते (svadante) - they taste, they are palatable/pleasant

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• विषयाः (viṣayāḥ) - sense objects, objects of perception

• पयांसि (payāṁsi) - waters, liquids

• दृषदाम् (dṛṣadām) - of rocks, to rocks

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

स्वसंविन्मात्रविश्रामवताम् (svasaṁvinmātraviśrāmavatām) - for those possessing repose only in their own self-awareness/consciousness

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of svasaṃvinmātraviśrāmavat

svasaṁvinmātraviśrāmavat - one who rests solely in self-awareness

Possessive suffix '-vat' appended to the compound 'svasaṃvinmātraviśrāma'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+saṃvit+mātra+viśrāma+vat)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• saṃvit – consciousness, awareness, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'sam-' (together, thoroughly) + root 'vid' (to know).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• mātra – only, merely, solely
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating 'only' or 'mere'.
• viśrāma – repose, rest, cessation of activity
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'vi-' (apart) + 'śram' (to be weary, exert oneself).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 4)
• vat – possessing, having, like
  adjective (masculine)
  Possessive suffix.

Note: Genitive plural, agreeing with 'satām' and 'amanasām'.

अमनसाम् (amanasām) - of those who are without mind, mindless

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of amanas

amanas - mindless, without mind, free from mental activity

Negation compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'manas' (mind).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+manas)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Genitive plural, agreeing with 'satām'.

सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the existent ones, of the sages

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - existent, good, true, real, sage

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

स्वदन्ते (svadante) - they taste, they are palatable/pleasant

(verb)

3rd person , plural, ātmanepada, present (lat) of svad

Present 3rd person plural

Root 'svad' (class 1, ātmanepada).

Root: svad (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

विषयाः (viṣayāḥ) - sense objects, objects of perception

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viṣaya

viṣaya - object, sense object, domain, sphere

Derived from 'vi-' (apart) + root 'ṣi' (to bind/connect).

Prefix: vi

Root: ṣi (class 5)

Note: Subject of 'svadante'.

पयांसि (payāṁsi) - waters, liquids

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of payas

payas - water, milk, sap, liquid

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Subject in the simile.

दृषदाम् (dṛṣadām) - of rocks, to rocks

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of dṛṣad

dṛṣad - rock, stone, grinding stone

Note: Used here as a dative of reference, 'to rocks'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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