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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 1.8.11

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
33
Published
13
Verses
449
Level
intermediate

Sarga 8 · Verse 11

Verse 11

नाऽत्तुमन्नानि शक्नोति न विहर्तुं गृहावनिम् । अन्तःखेदपरीतात्मा तूष्णीं तिष्ठति केवलम् ॥ ११ ॥

nā’ttumannāni śaknōti na vihartuṁ gṛhāvanim | antaḥkhēdaparītātmā tūṣṇīṁ tiṣṭhati kēvalam || 11 ||

Translation

"He cannot eat his food, nor walk in the grounds of the house; his heart wrapped in an inner sorrow, he only sits in silence.

Word by word

na
not
attum
to eat
annāni
his food
śaknōti
can
vihartuṁ
to walk
gṛha
of the house
avanim
in the grounds
antaḥ
inner
khēda
sorrow
parīta
wrapped in
ātmā
his heart
tūṣṇīṁ
in silence
tiṣṭhati
sits
kēvalam
only

Meaning

The symptoms of sarga 5, now told by the father.