योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-64, verse-69
रम्ये रोदिमि मध्यस्थे पदार्थे यामि सौम्यताम् ।
हृष्याम्यशोभने दीना न जाने किमहं स्थिता ॥ ६९ ॥
हृष्याम्यशोभने दीना न जाने किमहं स्थिता ॥ ६९ ॥
ramye rodimi madhyasthe padārthe yāmi saumyatām ,
hṛṣyāmyaśobhane dīnā na jāne kimahaṃ sthitā 69
hṛṣyāmyaśobhane dīnā na jāne kimahaṃ sthitā 69
69.
ramye rodimi madhyasthe padārthe yāmi saumyatām
hṛṣyāmi aśobhane dīnā na jāne kim aham sthitā
hṛṣyāmi aśobhane dīnā na jāne kim aham sthitā
69.
aham na jāne kim aham sthitā ramye rodimi madhyasthe
padārthe yāmi saumyatām aśobhane dīnā hṛṣyāmi
padārthe yāmi saumyatām aśobhane dīnā hṛṣyāmi
69.
When something is beautiful, I cry. When an object is neutral, I attain serenity. When something is unpleasant, I, wretched, rejoice. I do not know what kind of person I am.
Words meanings summery:
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- रम्ये (ramye) - in the beautiful, in the pleasant
- रोदिमि (rodimi) - I cry, I weep
- मध्यस्थे (madhyasthe) - in the neutral, in the intermediate, in the middle
- पदार्थे (padārthe) - in an object, in a thing, in a category
- यामि (yāmi) - I go, I attain, I approach
- सौम्यताम् (saumyatām) - gentleness, mildness, serenity
- हृष्यामि (hṛṣyāmi) - I rejoice, I am glad, I am thrilled
- अशोभने (aśobhane) - in the unpleasant, in the ugly, in the inauspicious
- दीना (dīnā) - wretched, miserable, distressed, sad
- न (na) - not, no
- जाने (jāne) - I know, I understand
- किम् (kim) - what (kind of person) (what, why, whether)
- अहम् (aham) - I
- स्थिता (sthitā) - being, existing as (standing, situated, being, remaining)
Words meanings and morphology
रम्ये (ramye) - in the beautiful, in the pleasant
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of ramya
ramya - beautiful, pleasant, lovely, delightful
Gerundive
From root `ram` (to delight, to please) + suffix `ya` (for gerundive), functioning as an adjective.
Root: ram (class 1)
रोदिमि (rodimi) - I cry, I weep
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of rud
Present active indicative
1st person singular present active from root `rud`.
Root: rud (class 2)
मध्यस्थे (madhyasthe) - in the neutral, in the intermediate, in the middle
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of madhyastha
madhyastha - standing in the middle, neutral, indifferent, intermediate
Compound of `madhya` (middle) and `stha` (standing, being).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhya+stha)
- madhya – middle, center, neutral
noun (neuter) - stha – standing, being, situated
adjective
Agent noun/Adjective from root sthā
From root `sthā` (to stand) + suffix `a`.
Root: sthā (class 1)
पदार्थे (padārthe) - in an object, in a thing, in a category
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of padārtha
padārtha - meaning of a word, object, thing, category, substance
Compound of `pada` (word) and `artha` (meaning, object).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pada+artha)
- pada – foot, step, word, state
noun (neuter) - artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
noun (masculine)
यामि (yāmi) - I go, I attain, I approach
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of yā
Present active indicative
1st person singular present active from root `yā`.
Root: yā (class 2)
सौम्यताम् (saumyatām) - gentleness, mildness, serenity
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of saumyatā
saumyatā - gentleness, mildness, serenity, amiability
Derived from `saumya` (gentle, calm, lunar) + suffix `tā` (feminine noun forming suffix for abstract quality).
हृष्यामि (hṛṣyāmi) - I rejoice, I am glad, I am thrilled
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of hṛṣ
Present active indicative
1st person singular present active from root `hṛṣ` (4th class verb).
Root: hṛṣ (class 4)
अशोभने (aśobhane) - in the unpleasant, in the ugly, in the inauspicious
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of aśobhana
aśobhana - ugly, unpleasant, unbeautiful, inauspicious
Negative compound of `na` (not) + `śobhana` (beautiful, pleasing).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śobhana)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - śobhana – beautiful, good, auspicious, pleasing
adjective
Present active participle
From root `śubh` (to shine, to be beautiful) + `ana` suffix forming an adjective or participle.
Root: śubh (class 1)
दीना (dīnā) - wretched, miserable, distressed, sad
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dīna
dīna - wretched, miserable, distressed, poor, humble
Past Passive Participle
From root `dai` (to be exhausted, to pine away) or `dī` (to perish) + suffix `kta`.
Root: dai (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Particle of negation.
जाने (jāne) - I know, I understand
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of jñā
Present middle indicative
1st person singular present middle (ātmanepada) from root `jñā` (9th class verb).
Root: jñā (class 9)
किम् (kim) - what (kind of person) (what, why, whether)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kim
kim - what, which, who, why, whether
Interrogative pronoun/adverb.
Note: Functions here as an interrogative referring to the state or nature of the speaker.
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
1st person singular pronoun stem.
स्थिता (sthitā) - being, existing as (standing, situated, being, remaining)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita
sthita - standing, situated, being, remaining, firm, established
Past Passive Participle
From root `sthā` (to stand) + suffix `kta`.
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Functions as a predicate adjective, essentially 'what am I, being [in such a state]'