योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-4

भाराय पान्थदृष्ट्येव दृश्यन्ते दारबन्धवः ।
यथाशक्ति यथाकालमुपचर्यन्त एव च ॥ ४ ॥

bhārāya pānthadṛṣṭyeva dṛśyante dārabandhavaḥ ,
yathāśakti yathākālamupacaryanta eva ca 4

4. bhārāya pānthadṛṣṭyā iva dṛśyante dārabandhavaḥ
yathāśakti yathākālam upacaryante eva ca

4. pānthadṛṣṭyā iva dārabandhavaḥ bhārāya dṛśyante
ca yathāśakti yathākālam eva upacaryante

4. From the perspective of a traveler, wives and relatives appear as a burden. Yet, they are indeed attended to and cared for according to one's capacity and the appropriate time.

Words meanings summery:

• भाराय (bhārāya) - for a burden, as a burden

• पान्थदृष्ट्या (pānthadṛṣṭyā) - by the perspective of a traveler, from a traveler's viewpoint

• इव (iva) - as, like, as if

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - they are seen, they appear

• दारबन्धवः (dārabandhavaḥ) - wife and relatives, spouse and kin

• यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to ability, as far as possible

• यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - according to time, as appropriate

• उपचर्यन्ते (upacaryante) - they are attended to, they are served, they are cared for

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

भाराय (bhārāya) - for a burden, as a burden

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bhāra

bhāra - burden, load, weight

पान्थदृष्ट्या (pānthadṛṣṭyā) - by the perspective of a traveler, from a traveler's viewpoint

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of pānthadṛṣṭi

pānthadṛṣṭi - traveler's perspective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāntha+dṛṣṭi)

• pāntha – traveler, wayfarer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: path
• dṛṣṭi – sight, view, perspective
  noun (feminine)
  abstract noun from root dṛś
  From root dṛś with suffix -ti
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

इव (iva) - as, like, as if

(indeclinable)

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - they are seen, they appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (lat) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दारबन्धवः (dārabandhavaḥ) - wife and relatives, spouse and kin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dārabandhava

dārabandhava - wife and relatives

Compound type : dvandva (dāra+bandhava)

• dāra – wife (plural)
  noun (masculine)
• bandhava – relative, kinsman
  noun (masculine)

यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to ability, as far as possible

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śakti)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• śakti – power, ability, strength
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śak (class 5)

यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - according to time, as appropriate

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāla)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)

उपचर्यन्ते (upacaryante) - they are attended to, they are served, they are cared for

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (lat) of upacaryate

From root car (to move, to perform) with upasarga upa- (near, towards).

Prefix: upa

Root: car (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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