योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-67, verse-43
पौनःपुन्येन करणमभ्यास इति कथ्यते ।
पुरुषार्थः स एवेह तेनास्ति न विना गतिः ॥ ४३ ॥
पुरुषार्थः स एवेह तेनास्ति न विना गतिः ॥ ४३ ॥
paunaḥpunyena karaṇamabhyāsa iti kathyate ,
puruṣārthaḥ sa eveha tenāsti na vinā gatiḥ 43
puruṣārthaḥ sa eveha tenāsti na vinā gatiḥ 43
43.
paunaḥpunyena karaṇam abhyāsaḥ iti kathyate
puruṣārthaḥ saḥ eva iha tena asti na vinā gatiḥ
puruṣārthaḥ saḥ eva iha tena asti na vinā gatiḥ
43.
karaṇam paunaḥpunyena abhyāsaḥ iti kathyate iha
saḥ eva puruṣārthaḥ asti tena vinā gatiḥ na asti
saḥ eva puruṣārthaḥ asti tena vinā gatiḥ na asti
43.
The repeated performance of an action is called practice (abhyāsa). That alone is indeed the human goal (puruṣārtha) in this world, and without it, there is no progress.
Words meanings summery:
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- पौनःपुन्येन (paunaḥpunyena) - by repeated occurrence, repeatedly
- करणम् (karaṇam) - action, performance, doing
- अभ्यासः (abhyāsaḥ) - practice, repetition, habit
- इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or conclusion
- कथ्यते (kathyate) - is called, is said
- पुरुषार्थः (puruṣārthaḥ) - human goal, objective of human life
- सः (saḥ) - that (masculine nominative singular)
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, very
- इह (iha) - here, in this world
- तेन (tena) - by that practice (abhyāsa) (by that (masculine/neuter instrumental singular))
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- न (na) - not, no
- विना (vinā) - without
- गतिः (gatiḥ) - progress, movement, attainment, destination
Words meanings and morphology
पौनःपुन्येन (paunaḥpunyena) - by repeated occurrence, repeatedly
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of paunaḥpunya
paunaḥpunya - repetition, repeated occurrence
Derived from punaḥpunaḥ (again and again) + ṣyaÑ (taddhita suffix for abstract noun)
करणम् (karaṇam) - action, performance, doing
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karaṇa
karaṇa - doing, making, action, instrument
agent noun/action noun
Derived from root kṛ with suffix LyuṬ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अभ्यासः (abhyāsaḥ) - practice, repetition, habit
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyāsa
abhyāsa - practice, repetition, habit, study
Prefixes: abhi+ā
Root: as (class 4)
इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech or conclusion
(indeclinable)
कथ्यते (kathyate) - is called, is said
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kath
Root: kath (class 10)
पुरुषार्थः (puruṣārthaḥ) - human goal, objective of human life
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣārtha
puruṣārtha - human goal, object of human pursuit
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+artha)
- puruṣa – person, human being, spirit (puruṣa)
noun (masculine) - artha – purpose, meaning, goal, wealth
noun (masculine)
सः (saḥ) - that (masculine nominative singular)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
एव (eva) - indeed, only, very
(indeclinable)
इह (iha) - here, in this world
(indeclinable)
तेन (tena) - by that practice (abhyāsa) (by that (masculine/neuter instrumental singular))
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
विना (vinā) - without
(indeclinable)
गतिः (gatiḥ) - progress, movement, attainment, destination
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gati
gati - movement, going, path, progress, state, destination
Root: gam (class 1)