योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-75, verse-53

चन्दनं दग्धमप्यासीदानन्दायैव जीवताम् ।
न कदाचन संयाति वस्तूत्तममवस्तुताम् ॥ ५३ ॥

candanaṃ dagdhamapyāsīdānandāyaiva jīvatām ,
na kadācana saṃyāti vastūttamamavastutām 53

53. candanam dagdham api āsīt ānandāya eva jīvatām
na kadācana saṃyāti vastu uttamam avastutām

53. candanam dagdham api āsīt jīvatām ānandāya eva
uttamam vastu kadācana avastutām na saṃyāti

53. Sandalwood, even when burnt, still serves only to delight living beings. An excellent substance never truly becomes nonexistent or worthless.

Words meanings summery:

• चन्दनम् (candanam) - sandalwood

• दग्धम् (dagdham) - burnt, consumed by fire, scorched

• अपि (api) - even when (even, also, too, although)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed, became

• आनन्दाय (ānandāya) - for joy, for delight, for happiness

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• जीवताम् (jīvatām) - of living beings, for living beings

• न (na) - not, no

• कदाचन (kadācana) - never (ever, at any time, never (with na))

• संयाति (saṁyāti) - attains, reaches, approaches, goes to

• वस्तु (vastu) - substance, thing, object, reality

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, excellent, highest

• अवस्तुताम् (avastutām) - non-existence, worthlessness, unreality

Words meanings and morphology

चन्दनम् (candanam) - sandalwood

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of candana

candana - sandalwood (tree or paste)

दग्धम् (dagdham) - burnt, consumed by fire, scorched

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dagdha

dagdha - burnt, consumed by fire, scorched

Past Passive Participle

derived from root √dah (to burn, consume)

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'candanam'.

अपि (api) - even when (even, also, too, although)

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

आनन्दाय (ānandāya) - for joy, for delight, for happiness

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of ānanda

ānanda - joy, delight, happiness, bliss

Prefix: ā

Root: nand (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

जीवताम् (jīvatām) - of living beings, for living beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive, a living being

Present Active Participle

derived from root √jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun in genitive plural.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - never (ever, at any time, never (with na))

(indeclinable)

संयाति (saṁyāti) - attains, reaches, approaches, goes to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of saṃyā

Prefix: sam

Root: yā (class 2)

वस्तु (vastu) - substance, thing, object, reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - substance, thing, object, reality

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, highest, principal

superlative of 'ud' (up)

Note: Modifies 'vastu'.

अवस्तुताम् (avastutām) - non-existence, worthlessness, unreality

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avastutā

avastutā - non-existence, worthlessness, unreality

from a + vastu + tā (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+vastutā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vastutā – state of being a substance/thing, reality
  noun (feminine)
  from vastu + tā (suffix for abstract noun)

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