योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-98, verse-18

इत्यन्तः कल्कमासाद्य न स्थेयं गर्तकीटवत् ।
एकोऽपि विद्यते यस्य गुणस्तं सर्वमुत्सृजन् ॥ १८ ॥

ityantaḥ kalkamāsādya na stheyaṃ gartakīṭavat ,
eko'pi vidyate yasya guṇastaṃ sarvamutsṛjan 18

18. iti antaḥ kalkam āsādya na stheyam gartakīṭavat
ekaḥ api vidyate yasya guṇaḥ tam sarvam utsṛjan

18. iti antaḥ kalkam āsādya gartakīṭavat na stheyam
yasya ekaḥ api guṇaḥ vidyate tam sarvam utsṛjan

18. Having resorted to such inner defilement (kalka), one should not remain like a worm in a pit. Instead, [one should consider/approach] that person in whom even a single virtue (guṇa) exists, abandoning everything else.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inner, internal, within

• कल्कम् (kalkam) - impurity, defilement, sin, doubt, dregs

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having obtained, having reached, having resorted to

• न (na) - not, no

• स्थेयम् (stheyam) - one should stay, one should remain, it is to be stood

• गर्तकीटवत् (gartakīṭavat) - like a worm in a pit

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, single, unique

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present, is found

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, of which

• गुणः (guṇaḥ) - quality, virtue, attribute

• तम् (tam) - him, that (person)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all other things, all faults (all, everything)

• उत्सृजन् (utsṛjan) - abandoning, forsaking, giving up

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inner, internal, within

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to internal or mental state.

कल्कम् (kalkam) - impurity, defilement, sin, doubt, dregs

(noun)

Accusative, masculine/neuter, singular of kalka

kalka - impurity, defilement, sin, vice, dregs, doubt, uncertainty

Root: kal

Note: Object of āsādya.

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having obtained, having reached, having resorted to

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root sad (to sit, resort to) with prefix ā and suffix lyaP.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स्थेयम् (stheyam) - one should stay, one should remain, it is to be stood

(nominal form)

Nominative, neuter, singular of stheya

stheya - to be stood, to be stayed, one should stay

Gerundive (Nīya/Tavya)

From root sthā (to stand, stay) + yat or eṇya.

Root: sthā (class 1)

गर्तकीटवत् (gartakīṭavat) - like a worm in a pit

(indeclinable)

Formed with vat suffix for comparison.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa + vat (garta+kīṭa)

• garta – pit, hole, cavity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṛ (class 6)
• kīṭa – worm, insect, bug
  noun (masculine)
  From root kiṭ (to go, move).
  Root: kiṭ (class 1)

Note: Describes the manner of staying.

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, single, unique

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

Note: Qualifies guṇaḥ.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is present, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Present, Middle

From root vid (to be, exist). 4th class verb.

Root: vid (class 4)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Connects to guṇaḥ.

गुणः (guṇaḥ) - quality, virtue, attribute

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, virtue, merit, thread, category

Root: guṇ (class 10)

Note: Subject of vidyate.

तम् (tam) - him, that (person)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Note: Object of the implied verb (e.g., "should approach").

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all other things, all faults (all, everything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Refers to other qualities or faults.

उत्सृजन् (utsṛjan) - abandoning, forsaking, giving up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utsṛjat

utsṛjat - abandoning, forsaking, casting off

Present Active Participle

From root sṛj (to let go, create) with prefix ut.

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Modifies the implied subject of the previous clause (e.g., 'one who is').

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