योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-95, verse-28

महारामायणप्रायशास्त्रप्रेक्षणमात्रतः ।
अन्तःशीतलतोदेति परार्थेषु हिमोपमा ॥ २८ ॥

mahārāmāyaṇaprāyaśāstraprekṣaṇamātrataḥ ,
antaḥśītalatodeti parārtheṣu himopamā 28

28. mahārāmāyaṇaprāyaśāstraprekṣaṇamātrataḥ |
antaḥ śītalatā udeti parārtheṣu himopamā ||

28. mahārāmāyaṇaprāyaśāstraprekṣaṇamātrataḥ antaḥ śītalatā udeti,
(sā ca) parārtheṣu himopamā (bhavati).

28. Merely by studying scriptures similar to the Mahārāmāyaṇa, an inner coolness arises, which is comparable to ice when dealing with the affairs of others.

Words meanings summery:

• महारामायणप्रायशास्त्रप्रेक्षणमात्रतः (mahārāmāyaṇaprāyaśāstraprekṣaṇamātrataḥ) - merely by observing/studying scriptures similar to the Mahārāmāyaṇa

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, inner

• शीतलता (śītalatā) - coolness, calmness, coldness

• उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, appears

• परार्थेषु (parārtheṣu) - in matters concerning others, for the sake of others, in others' affairs

• हिमोपमा (himopamā) - like ice, resembling snow

Words meanings and morphology

महारामायणप्रायशास्त्रप्रेक्षणमात्रतः (mahārāmāyaṇaprāyaśāstraprekṣaṇamātrataḥ) - merely by observing/studying scriptures similar to the Mahārāmāyaṇa

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mahārāmāyaṇaprāyaśāstraprekṣaṇamātra

mahārāmāyaṇaprāyaśāstraprekṣaṇamātra - the mere act of observing/studying scriptures similar to the Mahārāmāyaṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahārāmāyaṇa+prāya+śāstra+prekṣaṇa+mātra)

• mahārāmāyaṇa – the great Rāmāyaṇa (a prominent epic)
  proper noun (neuter)
• prāya – similar, resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)
• śāstra – scripture, treatise, sacred text
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• prekṣaṇa – seeing, observing, studying, looking at
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Formed from pra-√īkṣ with suffix -ana.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, simply
  indeclinable

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, inner

(indeclinable)

शीतलता (śītalatā) - coolness, calmness, coldness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śītalatā

śītalatā - coolness, state of being cool

Derived from śītala (cool) with the suffix -tā (denoting state or quality).

उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, appears

(verb)

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

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

परार्थेषु (parārtheṣu) - in matters concerning others, for the sake of others, in others' affairs

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of parārtha

parārtha - welfare of others, matter of others, purpose of others

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (para+artha)

• para – other, supreme, distant
  adjective (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, affair
  noun (masculine)

हिमोपमा (himopamā) - like ice, resembling snow

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of himopamā

himopamā - resemblance to ice, simile of snow

Compound type : karmadhāraya (hima+upamā)

• hima – ice, snow, cold
  noun (neuter)
• upamā – comparison, simile, resemblance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 3)

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