योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-93, verse-75
भोगा विषयसंभोगा भोगा एव फणावताम् ।
दशन्त्येव मनाक् स्पृष्टा दृष्टा नष्टाः प्रतिक्षणम् ॥ ७५ ॥
दशन्त्येव मनाक् स्पृष्टा दृष्टा नष्टाः प्रतिक्षणम् ॥ ७५ ॥
bhogā viṣayasaṃbhogā bhogā eva phaṇāvatām ,
daśantyeva manāk spṛṣṭā dṛṣṭā naṣṭāḥ pratikṣaṇam 75
daśantyeva manāk spṛṣṭā dṛṣṭā naṣṭāḥ pratikṣaṇam 75
75.
bhogāḥ viṣayasaṃbhogāḥ bhogāḥ eva phaṇāvatām
daśanti eva manāk spṛṣṭāḥ dṛṣṭāḥ naṣṭāḥ pratikṣaṇam
daśanti eva manāk spṛṣṭāḥ dṛṣṭāḥ naṣṭāḥ pratikṣaṇam
75.
viṣayasaṃbhogāḥ bhogāḥ eva phaṇāvatām bhogāḥ manāk
spṛṣṭāḥ eva daśanti dṛṣṭāḥ naṣṭāḥ pratikṣaṇam
spṛṣṭāḥ eva daśanti dṛṣṭāḥ naṣṭāḥ pratikṣaṇam
75.
Sense-pleasures are truly like the pleasures of hooded creatures (snakes): they bite even when slightly touched, and they are observed to vanish every moment.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, pleasures
- विषयसंभोगाः (viṣayasaṁbhogāḥ) - enjoyments related to sensory objects (sense-pleasures, enjoyment of objects)
- भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, pleasures
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just
- फणावताम् (phaṇāvatām) - of those having hoods, of snakes
- दशन्ति (daśanti) - they bite
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just
- मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly, somewhat
- स्पृष्टाः (spṛṣṭāḥ) - touched, encountered
- दृष्टाः (dṛṣṭāḥ) - seen, perceived
- नष्टाः (naṣṭāḥ) - destroyed, perished, vanished
- प्रतिक्षणम् (pratikṣaṇam) - every moment, constantly, continually
Words meanings and morphology
भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, pleasures
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhoga
bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, possession, experience
Root: bhuj (class 7)
विषयसंभोगाः (viṣayasaṁbhogāḥ) - enjoyments related to sensory objects (sense-pleasures, enjoyment of objects)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of viṣayasaṃbhoga
viṣayasaṁbhoga - sense-enjoyment, enjoyment of objects
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣaya+saṃbhoga)
- viṣaya – object, sphere, range, sense-object
noun (masculine) - saṃbhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, sexual intercourse
noun (masculine)
Prefix: sam
Root: bhuj (class 7)
भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - enjoyments, pleasures
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhoga
bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, possession, experience
Root: bhuj (class 7)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just
(indeclinable)
फणावताम् (phaṇāvatām) - of those having hoods, of snakes
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of phaṇāvat
phaṇāvat - having a hood, hooded (referring to snakes)
From phaṇā (hood) + -vat (possessive suffix)
दशन्ति (daśanti) - they bite
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of daś
Present Active
3rd conjugation, Parasmaipada
Root: daś (class 1)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just
(indeclinable)
मनाक् (manāk) - a little, slightly, somewhat
(indeclinable)
स्पृष्टाः (spṛṣṭāḥ) - touched, encountered
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of spṛṣṭa
spṛṣṭa - touched, reached, encountered
Past Passive Participle
From root spṛś (to touch)
Root: spṛś (class 6)
दृष्टाः (dṛṣṭāḥ) - seen, perceived
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛṣṭa
dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived
Past Passive Participle
From root dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
नष्टाः (naṣṭāḥ) - destroyed, perished, vanished
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of naṣṭa
naṣṭa - destroyed, lost, perished, vanished
Past Passive Participle
From root naś (to perish, be lost)
Root: naś (class 4)
प्रतिक्षणम् (pratikṣaṇam) - every moment, constantly, continually
(indeclinable)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+kṣaṇa)
- prati – towards, against, every, each
indeclinable - kṣaṇa – moment, instant, leisure
noun (masculine)