योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-6, verse-28

भुक्त्वा वर्षसहस्राणि दुर्भोगपटलीमिमाम् ।
आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तं न तृप्तिरुपजायते ॥ २८ ॥

bhuktvā varṣasahasrāṇi durbhogapaṭalīmimām ,
ābrahmastambaparyantaṃ na tṛptirupajāyate 28

28. bhuktvā varṣasahasrāṇi durbhogapaṭalīm imām
ābrahmastambaparyantam na tṛptiḥ upajāyate

28. imām durbhogapaṭalīm varṣasahasrāṇi
ābrahmastambaparyantam bhuktvā tṛptiḥ na upajāyate

28. After experiencing this series of unfortunate conditions for thousands of years, throughout everything from the highest being (brahma) down to a blade of grass (stamba), satisfaction (tṛpti) does not arise.

Words meanings summery:

• भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having enjoyed, having experienced

• वर्षसहस्राणि (varṣasahasrāṇi) - thousands of years, for thousands of years

• दुर्भोगपटलीम् (durbhogapaṭalīm) - this series of unfortunate experiences/conditions

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तम् (ābrahmastambaparyantam) - from the highest (brahma) down to the lowest (stamba) (extending from Brahma to a blade of grass, encompassing all existence)

• न (na) - not

• तृप्तिः (tṛptiḥ) - satisfaction, contentment

• उपजायते (upajāyate) - arises, is produced, occurs

Words meanings and morphology

भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having enjoyed, having experienced

(indeclinable)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Absolutive (Gerund) form.

वर्षसहस्राणि (varṣasahasrāṇi) - thousands of years, for thousands of years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣasahasra

varṣasahasra - a thousand years

Compound type : Tatpurusha (varṣa+sahasra)

• varṣa – year, rain, monsoon
  noun (neuter)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration.

दुर्भोगपटलीम् (durbhogapaṭalīm) - this series of unfortunate experiences/conditions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of durbhogapaṭalī

durbhogapaṭalī - series of difficult/unfortunate experiences

Compound type : Tatpurusha (durbhoga+paṭalī)

• durbhoga – unpleasant enjoyment, unfortunate experience, misery
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: dur
• paṭalī – series, collection, multitude
  noun (feminine)

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तम् (ābrahmastambaparyantam) - from the highest (brahma) down to the lowest (stamba) (extending from Brahma to a blade of grass, encompassing all existence)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Avyayībhāva (brahmastamba+paryanta)

• brahmastamba – from Brahma to a blade of grass
  noun (masculine)
• paryanta – ending in, reaching to, up to
  adjective

Note: Used adverbially to indicate extent.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तृप्तिः (tṛptiḥ) - satisfaction, contentment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛpti

tṛpti - satisfaction, contentment, gratification

उपजायते (upajāyate) - arises, is produced, occurs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of jan

Prefix: upa

Root: jan (class 4)

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