योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-6, verse-45

इन्द्रियोत्तमरोगाणां भोगाशावर्जनादृते ।
नौषधानि न तीर्थानि न च मन्त्राश्च शान्तये ॥ ४५ ॥

indriyottamarogāṇāṃ bhogāśāvarjanādṛte ,
nauṣadhāni na tīrthāni na ca mantrāśca śāntaye 45

45. indriyottamarogāṇām bhogāśāvarjanāt ṛte na
oṣadhāni na tīrthāni na ca mantrāḥ ca śāntaye

45. indriyottamarogāṇām bhogāśāvarjanāt ṛte
oṣadhāni na tīrthāni na mantrāḥ ca na śāntaye

45. Without the abandonment of the desire for sensual enjoyments, which are the foremost diseases of the senses (indriya), neither medicines, nor holy places (tīrtha), nor mantras can bring tranquility.

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्रियोत्तमरोगाणाम् (indriyottamarogāṇām) - of the foremost diseases of the senses

• भोगाशावर्जनात् (bhogāśāvarjanāt) - from the abandonment of the desire for sensual enjoyments

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

• न (na) - not, neither

• ओषधानि (oṣadhāni) - medicines, herbs

• न (na) - not, neither

• तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - holy places, sacred bathing places

• न (na) - not, neither

• च (ca) - and, also

• मन्त्राः (mantrāḥ) - sacred utterances, incantations, spells

• च (ca) - and, also

• शान्तये (śāntaye) - for peace, for tranquility

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रियोत्तमरोगाणाम् (indriyottamarogāṇām) - of the foremost diseases of the senses

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of indriyottamaroga

indriyottamaroga - the best disease of the senses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indriya+uttama+roga)

• indriya – sense-organ, faculty of sense
  noun (neuter)
• uttama – best, highest, chief, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
• roga – disease, sickness, ailment
  noun (masculine)

भोगाशावर्जनात् (bhogāśāvarjanāt) - from the abandonment of the desire for sensual enjoyments

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhogāśāvarjana

bhogāśāvarjana - abandonment of the desire for enjoyment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhoga+āśā+varjana)

• bhoga – enjoyment, sensual pleasure, experience
  noun (masculine)
• āśā – desire, hope, expectation
  noun (feminine)
• varjana – abandonment, renunciation, avoiding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

ओषधानि (oṣadhāni) - medicines, herbs

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of oṣadha

oṣadha - herb, medicine, drug

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - holy places, sacred bathing places

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, bathing place, holy place, pilgrimage site

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मन्त्राः (mantrāḥ) - sacred utterances, incantations, spells

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantra

mantra - sacred utterance, hymn, spell, counsel, plan

Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शान्तये (śāntaye) - for peace, for tranquility

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, cessation, appeasement

Root: śam (class 4)

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