योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-13, verse-43

तत्समस्तसुखासारसीमान्तं साधवो विदुः ।
तदनुत्तमनिष्पन्दं परमाहू रसायनम् ॥ ४३ ॥

tatsamastasukhāsārasīmāntaṃ sādhavo viduḥ ,
tadanuttamaniṣpandaṃ paramāhū rasāyanam 43

43. tat samasta-sukhāsāra-sīmāntam sādhavaḥ viduḥ |
tat anuttama-niṣpandam param āhuḥ rasāyanam ||

43. sādhavaḥ tat samasta-sukhāsāra-sīmāntam viduḥ
tat anuttama-niṣpandam param rasāyanam āhuḥ

43. The wise (sādhus) know that [state] as the ultimate peak of the essence of all happiness. They declare that unsurpassed, unwavering tranquility to be the supreme elixir (rasāyanam).

43. החכמים יודעים שמצב זה הוא שיא כל העידון והאושר; הם קוראים למצב נשגב ושלו זה בשם השיקוי הטהור מכול.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that state (referred to by the wise) (that, it)

• समस्त-सुखासार-सीमान्तम् (samasta-sukhāsāra-sīmāntam) - the ultimate limit of the essence of all happiness, the peak of all joy's essence

• साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - the wise, good people, saints, holy men

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

• तत् (tat) - that state (referred to as the elixir) (that, it)

• अनुत्तम-निष्पन्दम् (anuttama-niṣpandam) - unsurpassed tranquility, supreme unwavering state

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they call

• रसायनम् (rasāyanam) - the ultimate spiritual elixir (elixir, tonic, rejuvenator, chemical)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that state (referred to by the wise) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

समस्त-सुखासार-सीमान्तम् (samasta-sukhāsāra-sīmāntam) - the ultimate limit of the essence of all happiness, the peak of all joy's essence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samasta-sukhāsāra-sīmānta

samasta-sukhāsāra-sīmānta - ultimate limit of the essence of all happiness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samasta+sukha+asāra+sīmānta)

• samasta – all, entire, whole
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam-as (to throw, to cast)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: as (class 2)
• sukha – happiness, pleasure, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• asāra – essence, core, pith
  noun (masculine)
  From a + sāra (substance, essence). Here 'asāra' refers to essence, not lack of essence.
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• sīmānta – boundary, limit, utmost extent, peak
  noun (masculine)

Note: The compound takes the gender and number of its last member 'sīmānta', here neuter singular accusative.

साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - the wise, good people, saints, holy men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, wise, saintly

Root: sādh

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lit) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that state (referred to as the elixir) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

अनुत्तम-निष्पन्दम् (anuttama-niṣpandam) - unsurpassed tranquility, supreme unwavering state

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama-niṣpanda

anuttama-niṣpanda - unsurpassed tranquility, supreme steadiness

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (anuttama+niṣpanda)

• anuttama – unsurpassed, unequalled, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: an
• niṣpanda – motionless, unwavering, tranquil, steady
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root spand (to tremble, to vibrate) with prefix nis (out, without).
  Prefix: nis
  Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Used here as a noun phrase in the accusative case.

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other

Note: Adjectival complement to rasāyanam.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they call

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ah

Root: brū (class 2)

रसायनम् (rasāyanam) - the ultimate spiritual elixir (elixir, tonic, rejuvenator, chemical)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rasāyana

rasāyana - elixir, tonic, chemistry, alchemy

Formed from rasa (essence, fluid) + ayana (course, path), meaning 'path to essence' or 'rejuvenating substance'.

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