योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-6, verse-46

नीतोऽस्मि परमं खेदमभिधावद्भिरिन्द्रियैः ।
एक एव महारण्ये तस्करैः पथिको यथा ॥ ४६ ॥

nīto'smi paramaṃ khedamabhidhāvadbhirindriyaiḥ ,
eka eva mahāraṇye taskaraiḥ pathiko yathā 46

46. nītaḥ asmi paramam khedam abhidhāvadbhiḥ indriyaiḥ
ekaḥ eva mahāraṇye taskaraiḥ pathikaḥ yathā

46. abhidhāvadbhiḥ indriyaiḥ paramam khedam nītaḥ
asmi yathā ekaḥ eva pathikaḥ mahāraṇye taskaraiḥ

46. I have been brought to extreme distress by my senses (indriya) that run amok, just like a lone traveler in a great forest (araṇya) is overwhelmed by thieves.

Words meanings summery:

• नीतः (nītaḥ) - led, brought, carried

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, greatest, extreme

• खेदम् (khedam) - distress, sorrow, weariness

• अभिधावद्भिः (abhidhāvadbhiḥ) - by those rushing towards, by those attacking

• इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the senses

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, alone, single

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• महारण्ये (mahāraṇye) - in a great forest

• तस्करैः (taskaraiḥ) - by thieves, by robbers

• पथिकः (pathikaḥ) - a traveler, a wayfarer

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

Words meanings and morphology

नीतः (nītaḥ) - led, brought, carried

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīta

nīta - led, guided, carried, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root nī (to lead) with suffix -ta.

Root: nī (class 1)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Finite Verb

Present tense, 1st person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, greatest, extreme

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, greatest, extreme

Note: Agrees with 'khedam'.

खेदम् (khedam) - distress, sorrow, weariness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kheda

kheda - distress, sorrow, weariness, trouble

Root: khid (class 1)

अभिधावद्भिः (abhidhāvadbhiḥ) - by those rushing towards, by those attacking

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of abhidhāvat

abhidhāvat - running towards, assailing, attacking

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dhāv (to run) with prefix abhi and present participle suffix -at.

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'indriyaiḥ'.

इन्द्रियैः (indriyaiḥ) - by the senses

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense-organ, faculty of sense

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, alone, single

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'pathikaḥ'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

महारण्ये (mahāraṇye) - in a great forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāraṇya

mahāraṇya - great forest, dense wilderness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahant+araṇya)

• mahant – great, large, vast
  adjective (masculine)
• araṇya – forest, wilderness
  noun (neuter)

तस्करैः (taskaraiḥ) - by thieves, by robbers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of taskara

taskara - thief, robber

पथिकः (pathikaḥ) - a traveler, a wayfarer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pathika

pathika - traveler, wayfarer

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)

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