योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-41

शिष्टो ग्रन्थः परीमाणं तस्य ज्ञानमहार्थदः ।
बुद्धे तस्मिन्भवेच्छ्रेयो निर्वाणं शान्तकल्पनम् ॥ ४१ ॥

śiṣṭo granthaḥ parīmāṇaṃ tasya jñānamahārthadaḥ ,
buddhe tasminbhavecchreyo nirvāṇaṃ śāntakalpanam 41

41. śiṣṭaḥ granthaḥ parīmāṇam tasya jñānamahārthadaḥ
buddhe tasmin bhavet śreyaḥ nirvāṇam śāntakalpanam

41. śiṣṭaḥ granthaḥ tasya parīmāṇam jñānamahārthadaḥ
buddhe tasmin śreyaḥ śāntakalpanam nirvāṇam bhavet

41. The remaining treatise (grantha), whose scope is the imparting of great knowledge (jñāna), will, when it is understood, bring about the supreme good (śreyas) and a state of Nirvāṇa (nirvāṇa) characterized by tranquil concepts.

Words meanings summery:

• शिष्टः (śiṣṭaḥ) - remaining (part of the text) (remaining, residual, learned, virtuous)

• ग्रन्थः (granthaḥ) - treatise, book, text, composition

• परीमाणम् (parīmāṇam) - measure, extent, scope, quantity

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (treatise) (of that, its)

• ज्ञानमहार्थदः (jñānamahārthadaḥ) - bestower of great meaning/purpose through knowledge

• बुद्धे (buddhe) - when it (the treatise) is understood (when understood, having been understood)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (treatise) / when that (treatise) is understood (in that, on that)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, might be, should be, will be

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good, welfare, supreme good, bliss

• निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - extinction, liberation (nirvāṇa), blowing out

• शान्तकल्पनम् (śāntakalpanam) - whose conceptions are tranquil, having tranquil thoughts

Words meanings and morphology

शिष्टः (śiṣṭaḥ) - remaining (part of the text) (remaining, residual, learned, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiṣṭa

śiṣṭa - remaining, residual, taught, disciplined, virtuous

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śiṣ' (to leave, to teach).

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

ग्रन्थः (granthaḥ) - treatise, book, text, composition

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grantha

grantha - treatise, book, text, composition

From root 'granth' (to string together, compose).

Root: granth (class 1)

परीमाणम् (parīmāṇam) - measure, extent, scope, quantity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parīmāṇa

parīmāṇa - measure, extent, scope, quantity

From root 'mā' with upasarga 'pari'.

Prefix: pari

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Acts as a predicate here, 'is a measure/scope'.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (treatise) (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'granthaḥ'.

ज्ञानमहार्थदः (jñānamahārthadaḥ) - bestower of great meaning/purpose through knowledge

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñānamahārthada

jñānamahārthada - bestower of great meaning/purpose through knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+mahā+artha+da)

• jñāna – knowledge (jñāna), wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'jñā'.
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• mahā – great, large, powerful
  adjective (feminine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• da – giving, bestowing, granting
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix derived from root 'dā' (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Describes 'granthaḥ'.

बुद्धे (buddhe) - when it (the treatise) is understood (when understood, having been understood)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of buddha

buddha - understood, awakened, enlightened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'budh' (to know, understand, awaken).

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'tasmin'.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (treatise) / when that (treatise) is understood (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'granthaḥ'. Part of a locative absolute construction with 'buddhe'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, might be, should be, will be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good, welfare, supreme good, bliss

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - good, welfare, supreme good, bliss, prosperity

Comparative form of 'śrī' or from root 'śrī'.

निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - extinction, liberation (nirvāṇa), blowing out

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirvāṇa

nirvāṇa - extinction, liberation (nirvāṇa), blowing out

From root 'vā' with 'nir'.

Prefix: nir

Root: vā (class 2)

शान्तकल्पनम् (śāntakalpanam) - whose conceptions are tranquil, having tranquil thoughts

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāntakalpana

śāntakalpana - whose conceptions are tranquil, having tranquil thoughts

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śānta+kalpana)

• śānta – peaceful, tranquil, calmed, ceased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'śam' (to be calm, to cease).
  Root: śam (class 4)
• kalpana – conception, imagination, arranging
  noun (feminine)

Note: Describes 'nirvāṇam' and 'śreyaḥ'.

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