योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-6, verse-52
अविवेकिष्वमित्राणि मित्राणि च विवेकिषु ।
गहनानन्तशून्यानि काननानीन्द्रियाणि च ॥ ५२ ॥
गहनानन्तशून्यानि काननानीन्द्रियाणि च ॥ ५२ ॥
avivekiṣvamitrāṇi mitrāṇi ca vivekiṣu ,
gahanānantaśūnyāni kānanānīndriyāṇi ca 52
gahanānantaśūnyāni kānanānīndriyāṇi ca 52
52.
avivekiṣu amitrāṇi mitrāṇi ca vivekiṣu
gahananantaśūnyāni kānanāni indriyāṇi ca
gahananantaśūnyāni kānanāni indriyāṇi ca
52.
indriyāṇi ca avivekiṣu amitrāṇi ca vivekiṣu
mitrāṇi gahananantaśūnyāni kānanāni ca
mitrāṇi gahananantaśūnyāni kānanāni ca
52.
The senses are enemies to the indiscriminating and friends to the discerning. They are also like forests (kānanāni) — dense, limitlessly vast, and desolate.
Words meanings summery:
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- अविवेकिषु (avivekiṣu) - among the indiscriminating, in the indiscriminating ones
- अमित्राणि (amitrāṇi) - enemies
- मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends
- च (ca) - and
- विवेकिषु (vivekiṣu) - among the discriminating, in the discerning ones
- गहननन्तशून्यानि (gahananantaśūnyāni) - dense, endlessly empty/vast
- काननानि (kānanāni) - forests, woods
- इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs
- च (ca) - and
Words meanings and morphology
अविवेकिषु (avivekiṣu) - among the indiscriminating, in the indiscriminating ones
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of avivekin
avivekin - indiscriminating, lacking discernment, unwise
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+vivekin)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - vivekin – discriminating, discerning, judicious
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root vic- (to separate, discern) with suffix -in
Prefix: vi
Root: vic (class 7)
अमित्राणि (amitrāṇi) - enemies
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of amitra
amitra - enemy, not a friend
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+mitra)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - mitra – friend, companion
noun (masculine)
मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of mitra
mitra - friend, companion, ally
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
विवेकिषु (vivekiṣu) - among the discriminating, in the discerning ones
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of vivekin
vivekin - discriminating, discerning, judicious
Derived from root vic- (to separate, discern) with suffix -in
Prefix: vi
Root: vic (class 7)
गहननन्तशून्यानि (gahananantaśūnyāni) - dense, endlessly empty/vast
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of gahanānantaśūnya
gahanānantaśūnya - dense, endless, and empty/vast
Compound type : dvandva / tatpurusha (gahana+ananta+śūnya)
- gahana – dense, deep, impenetrable, profound
adjective (neuter) - ananta – endless, infinite, boundless
adjective (neuter) - śūnya – empty, void, desolate, vacant
adjective (neuter)
काननानि (kānanāni) - forests, woods
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of kānana
kānana - forest, grove, wood
इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses, sense organs
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of indriya
indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense, belonging to Indra
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)