योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-12, verse-20

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परिक्षीणे मोहे विगलति घने ज्ञानजलदे परिज्ञाते तत्त्वे समधिगत आत्मन्यतितते ।
विचार्यार्यैः सार्धं चलितवपुषो वै सदृशतो धिया दृष्टे तत्त्वे रमणमटनं जागतमिदम् ॥ २० ॥

parikṣīṇe mohe vigalati ghane jñānajalade parijñāte tattve samadhigata ātmanyatitate ,
vicāryāryaiḥ sārdhaṃ calitavapuṣo vai sadṛśato dhiyā dṛṣṭe tattve ramaṇamaṭanaṃ jāgatamidam 20

20. parikṣīṇe mohe vigalati ghane jñānajalade
parijñāte tattve samadhigata ātmani atitate vicārya
āryaiḥ sārdham calitavapuṣaḥ vai sadṛśataḥ
dhiyā dṛṣṭe tattve ramaṇam aṭanam jāgatam idam

20. mohe parikṣīṇe,
ghane jñānajalade vigalati,
tattve parijñāte,
atitate ātmani samadhigata,
āryaiḥ sārdham vicārya,
vai calitavapuṣaḥ sadṛśataḥ,
dhiyā dṛṣṭe tattve,
idam jāgatam ramaṇam aṭanam

20. When delusion (moha) is entirely gone, when the dense cloud of knowledge (jñāna) dissolves, when ultimate reality (tattva) is fully known, and when the exceedingly vast Self (ātman) is completely attained; after having deliberated with noble ones, and when one's very being has truly transformed from (a state of) similarity (to the unenlightened); then this worldly enjoyment and wandering is perceived within ultimate reality (tattva) by the discerning intellect (dhī).

Words meanings summery:

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परिक्षीणे (parikṣīṇe) - when completely diminished (completely diminished, exhausted, fully wasted away)

मोहे (mohe) - when delusion (moha) is diminished (in delusion, in infatuation, in ignorance)

विगलति (vigalati) - when it disperses (dispersing, melting away, flowing down)

घने (ghane) - when the dense (cloud) (dense, thick, abundant)

ज्ञानजलदे (jñānajalade) - when the cloud of knowledge (jñāna) disperses (in the cloud of knowledge)

परिज्ञाते (parijñāte) - when fully comprehended (fully known, completely understood)

तत्त्वे (tattve) - when ultimate reality (tattva) is fully comprehended (in ultimate reality, in truth, in principle)

समधिगत (samadhigata) - (functioning as a locative participle meaning 'when fully attained' to maintain parallel structure with other locative absolutes) (completely attained, thoroughly understood, one who has attained)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the exceedingly vast Self (ātman) (in the Self, in the soul)

अतितते (atitate) - in the exceedingly vast (Self) (exceedingly vast, widely extended)

विचार्य (vicārya) - having deliberated (having deliberated, having considered, having investigated)

आर्यैः (āryaiḥ) - with noble ones (by noble ones, by respectable persons)

सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with (with, together with, along with)

चलितवपुषः (calitavapuṣaḥ) - of one whose being has truly transformed (of him whose body has moved, from him whose body has moved, one whose being has changed)

वै (vai) - truly, indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)

सदृशतः (sadṛśataḥ) - from (a state of) similarity (to the unenlightened) (from similarity, as if, like)

धिया (dhiyā) - by the discerning intellect (dhī) (by the intellect, by the understanding, by the mind)

दृष्टे (dṛṣṭe) - when seen (seen, perceived, observed)

तत्त्वे (tattve) - within ultimate reality (tattva) (in ultimate reality, in truth, in principle)

रमणम् (ramaṇam) - enjoyment (enjoyment, pleasure, sport)

अटनम् (aṭanam) - wandering (wandering, roaming, activity)

जागतम् (jāgatam) - this worldly (worldly, relating to the waking state)

इदम् (idam) - this (worldly enjoyment and wandering) (this, this one)

Words meanings and morphology

परिक्षीणे (parikṣīṇe) - when completely diminished (completely diminished, exhausted, fully wasted away)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of parikṣīṇa

parikṣīṇa - completely diminished, exhausted, wasted away

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pari- and root kṣi (to waste away, to decay)

Prefix: pari

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

मोहे (mohe) - when delusion (moha) is diminished (in delusion, in infatuation, in ignorance)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, ignorance, confusion

From root muh (to be confused)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

विगलति (vigalati) - when it disperses (dispersing, melting away, flowing down)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vigalat

vigalat - dispersing, melting away, falling off

Present Active Participle

From prefix vi- and root gal (to drop, flow)

Prefix: vi

Root: gal (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

घने (ghane) - when the dense (cloud) (dense, thick, abundant)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ghana

ghana - dense, thick, compact, cloud, mass

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

ज्ञानजलदे (jñānajalade) - when the cloud of knowledge (jñāna) disperses (in the cloud of knowledge)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jñānajalada

jñānajalada - cloud of knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+jalada)

jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
noun (neuter)
From root jñā (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
jalada – cloud (giver of water)
noun (masculine)
From jala (water) + da (giver, from root dā)
Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

परिज्ञाते (parijñāte) - when fully comprehended (fully known, completely understood)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of parijñāta

parijñāta - fully known, completely understood

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pari- and root jñā (to know)

Prefix: pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

तत्त्वे (tattve) - when ultimate reality (tattva) is fully comprehended (in ultimate reality, in truth, in principle)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - ultimate reality, truth, principle, essence

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

समधिगत (samadhigata) - (functioning as a locative participle meaning 'when fully attained' to maintain parallel structure with other locative absolutes) (completely attained, thoroughly understood, one who has attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samadhigata

samadhigata - completely attained, thoroughly understood, one who has attained

Past Passive Participle

From prefixes sam-adhi- and root gam (to go, attain)

Prefixes: sam+adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Though presented as a nominative singular, it functions contextually as a locative absolute (`samadhigate`) to maintain grammatical parallelism with the preceding phrases.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the exceedingly vast Self (ātman) (in the Self, in the soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essence, individual soul

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

अतितते (atitate) - in the exceedingly vast (Self) (exceedingly vast, widely extended)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of atitata

atitata - exceedingly vast, widely extended, diffused

Past Passive Participle

From prefix ati- and root tan (to stretch, extend)

Prefix: ati

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction, agreeing with 'ātmani'.

विचार्य (vicārya) - having deliberated (having deliberated, having considered, having investigated)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From prefix vi- and root car (to move, to perform), with suffix -ya

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

आर्यैः (āryaiḥ) - with noble ones (by noble ones, by respectable persons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ārya

ārya - noble, respectable, honorable, Aryan

सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with (with, together with, along with)

(indeclinable)

चलितवपुषः (calitavapuṣaḥ) - of one whose being has truly transformed (of him whose body has moved, from him whose body has moved, one whose being has changed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of calitavapuṣ

calitavapuṣ - whose body has moved, one whose being has changed/stirred

Compound type : bahuvrihi (calita+vapuṣ)

calita – moved, stirred, gone
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root cal (to move)
Root: cal (class 1)
vapuṣ – body, form, nature, being
noun (neuter)

वै (vai) - truly, indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)

सदृशतः (sadṛśataḥ) - from (a state of) similarity (to the unenlightened) (from similarity, as if, like)

(indeclinable)

Formed from sadṛśa (similar) with the suffix -tas (indicating origin or manner)

धिया (dhiyā) - by the discerning intellect (dhī) (by the intellect, by the understanding, by the mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, understanding, thought, mind, wisdom

दृष्टे (dṛṣṭe) - when seen (seen, perceived, observed)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa