योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-65, verse-4

एतावज्जन्मसाफल्यं सौभाग्यमविखण्डितम् ।
रसिकः पेशलाचारो यन्नार्यास्तरुणः पतिः ॥ ४ ॥

etāvajjanmasāphalyaṃ saubhāgyamavikhaṇḍitam ,
rasikaḥ peśalācāro yannāryāstaruṇaḥ patiḥ 4

4. etāvat janmasāphalyam saubhāgyam avikhaṇḍitam
yat nāryāḥ taruṇaḥ patiḥ rasikaḥ peśalācāraḥ

4. nāryāḥ janmasāphalyam avikhaṇḍitam saubhāgyam
etāvat yat patiḥ taruṇaḥ rasikaḥ peśalācāraḥ

4. The complete fulfillment of one's birth and an uninterrupted good fortune for a woman (nāryāḥ) lies in the fact that her husband is young, charming, and of elegant conduct.

Words meanings summery:

• एतावत् (etāvat) - so much, this much, to this extent

• जन्मसाफल्यम् (janmasāphalyam) - fulfillment/success of birth/life

• सौभाग्यम् (saubhāgyam) - good fortune, happiness, marital bliss

• अविखण्डितम् (avikhaṇḍitam) - unbroken, uninterrupted, complete

• यत् (yat) - that, which, because

• नार्याः (nāryāḥ) - of a woman

• तरुणः (taruṇaḥ) - young, youthful

• पतिः (patiḥ) - husband, master, lord

• रसिकः (rasikaḥ) - appreciative, tasteful, charming, sensitive

• पेशलाचारः (peśalācāraḥ) - of elegant/charming conduct

Words meanings and morphology

एतावत् (etāvat) - so much, this much, to this extent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, this much, to this extent

जन्मसाफल्यम् (janmasāphalyam) - fulfillment/success of birth/life

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of janmasāphalya

janmasāphalya - fruitfulness of birth, success of life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janman+sāphalya)

• janman – birth, origin, life
  noun (neuter)
• sāphalya – fruitfulness, success, accomplishment
  noun (neuter)

सौभाग्यम् (saubhāgyam) - good fortune, happiness, marital bliss

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saubhāgya

saubhāgya - good fortune, happiness, prosperity, marital bliss

अविखण्डितम् (avikhaṇḍitam) - unbroken, uninterrupted, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avikhaṇḍita

avikhaṇḍita - unbroken, undivided, uninterrupted, complete

Negated Past Passive Participle

Derived from root khaṇḍ with prefix vi, negated by a

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+vikhaṇḍita)

• a – not, un- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• vikhaṇḍita – broken, divided, interrupted
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root khaṇḍ with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: khaṇḍ (class 10)

यत् (yat) - that, which, because

(relative pronoun)

नार्याः (nāryāḥ) - of a woman

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, wife

तरुणः (taruṇaḥ) - young, youthful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taruṇa

taruṇa - young, youthful, fresh, new

पतिः (patiḥ) - husband, master, lord

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - master, lord, husband

रसिकः (rasikaḥ) - appreciative, tasteful, charming, sensitive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rasika

rasika - tasteful, appreciative; charming, sentimental; a connoisseur

पेशलाचारः (peśalācāraḥ) - of elegant/charming conduct

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of peśalācāra

peśalācāra - of elegant conduct, well-behaved

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (peśala+ācāra)

• peśala – beautiful, elegant, charming, delicate
  adjective (masculine)
• ācāra – conduct, behavior, custom, practice
  noun (masculine)

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