योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-40

अन्तर्लीनतरङ्गौघसौम्यवारिसरित्समा ।
निर्वाणाख्यं प्रकरणं ततः षष्ठमुदाहृतम् ॥ ४० ॥

antarlīnataraṅgaughasaumyavārisaritsamā ,
nirvāṇākhyaṃ prakaraṇaṃ tataḥ ṣaṣṭhamudāhṛtam 40

40. antarlīnatarangaughasaumyavārisaritsamā
nirvāṇākhyam prakaraṇam tataḥ ṣaṣṭham udāhṛtam

40. antarlīnatarangaughasaumyavārisaritsamā tataḥ
nirvāṇākhyam ṣaṣṭham prakaraṇam udāhṛtam

40. It is like a river with serene waters where a multitude of waves has subsided within. Therefore, the sixth section, called Nirvāṇa (nirvāṇa), has been expounded.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तर्लीनतरन्गौघसौम्यवारिसरित्समा (antarlīnatarangaughasaumyavārisaritsamā) - like a river with calm waters whose multitude of waves has subsided within

• निर्वाणाख्यम् (nirvāṇākhyam) - named Nirvāṇa

• प्रकरणम् (prakaraṇam) - section, chapter, topic

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that, therefore

• षष्ठम् (ṣaṣṭham) - sixth

• उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - expounded, described, stated, quoted

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तर्लीनतरन्गौघसौम्यवारिसरित्समा (antarlīnatarangaughasaumyavārisaritsamā) - like a river with calm waters whose multitude of waves has subsided within

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of antarlīnatarangaughasaumyavārisaritsamā

antarlīnatarangaughasaumyavārisaritsamā - like a river with calm waters whose multitude of waves has subsided within

Compound type : bahuvrihi (antarlīna+taraṅgaugha+saumyavāri+sarit+samā)

• antarlīna – merged within, subsided internally, hidden inside
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'lī' (to cling, melt, dissolve) with upasarga 'antar'.
  Prefix: antar
  Root: lī (class 4)
• taraṅgaugha – multitude of waves, wave-stream
  noun (masculine)
• saumyavāri – calm water, serene water
  noun (neuter)
• sarit – river
  noun (feminine)
• samā – like, similar, equal
  adjective (feminine)

Note: This adjective describes the entity (e.g., mind or 'bhittibhūḥ') previously described in verses 38 and 39.

निर्वाणाख्यम् (nirvāṇākhyam) - named Nirvāṇa

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirvāṇākhya

nirvāṇākhya - named Nirvāṇa, called Nirvāṇa

Compound type : tatpurusha (nirvāṇa+ākhya)

• nirvāṇa – extinction, liberation (nirvāṇa), blowing out
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'vā' with 'nir'.
  Prefix: nir
  Root: vā (class 2)
• ākhya – named, called, denominated
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Describes 'prakaraṇam'.

प्रकरणम् (prakaraṇam) - section, chapter, topic

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prakaraṇa

prakaraṇa - section, chapter, topic, treatise

From root 'kṛ' with 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that, therefore

(indeclinable)

Adverbial affix -tas from 'tad'.

षष्ठम् (ṣaṣṭham) - sixth

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ṣaṣṭha

ṣaṣṭha - sixth

Ordinal numeral from 'ṣaṣ' (six).

Note: Describes 'prakaraṇam'.

उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - expounded, described, stated, quoted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udāhṛta

udāhṛta - expounded, described, stated, quoted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'hṛ' (to carry, take) with upasarga 'ud' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Used here predicatively with an implied verb 'is'.

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