योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-8

स्वयं ज्ञाता श्रुता वापि भ्रान्तिशान्त्यैकसौख्यदा ।
आप्रेक्ष्य वर्णिता सद्यो यथा स्वर्गतरङ्गिणी ॥ ८ ॥

svayaṃ jñātā śrutā vāpi bhrāntiśāntyaikasaukhyadā ,
āprekṣya varṇitā sadyo yathā svargataraṅgiṇī 8

8. svayam jñātā śrutā vā api bhrāntiśāntyaikasaukhyadā
| āprekṣya varṇitā sadyaḥ yathā svargataraṅgiṇī ||

8. svayam jñātā vā api śrutā (sā saṃhitā) bhrāntiśāntyaikasaukhyadā (bhavati).
(sā) sadyaḥ āprekṣya varṇitā yathā svargataraṅgiṇī (bhavati).

8. Whether known or heard by oneself, this [text] alone bestows the unique happiness arising from the cessation of delusion. It is immediately like the celestial river (svargataraṅgiṇī) when thoroughly perceived and described.

8. בין אם לומדים אותו באופן עצמאי ובין אם שומעים אותו, חיבור זה מביא מיד לשיכוך האשליה ולאושר צרוף, כפי שהתבוננות בנהר הַגַנְגָה השמימי מטהרת באופן מיידי.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally

• ज्ञाता (jñātā) - known, understood

• श्रुता (śrutā) - heard

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even, also

• भ्रान्तिशान्त्यैकसौख्यदा (bhrāntiśāntyaikasaukhyadā) - bestowing the unique happiness from the cessation of delusion

• आप्रेक्ष्य (āprekṣya) - having thoroughly seen/examined

• वर्णिता (varṇitā) - described, praised

• सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, at once

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like

• स्वर्गतरङ्गिणी (svargataraṅgiṇī) - celestial river (Ganges)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally

(indeclinable)

ज्ञाता (jñātā) - known, understood

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

श्रुता (śrutā) - heard

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed (as in Śruti)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

भ्रान्तिशान्त्यैकसौख्यदा (bhrāntiśāntyaikasaukhyadā) - bestowing the unique happiness from the cessation of delusion

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrāntiśāntyaikasaukhyada

bhrāntiśāntyaikasaukhyada - giving the happiness of the sole cessation of error/delusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhrānti+śānti+eka+saukhya+da)

• bhrānti – delusion, error, illusion, confusion
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• śānti – peace, tranquility, cessation, appeasement
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• eka – one, sole, unique, alone
  numeral (masculine)
• saukhya – happiness, well-being, comfort
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from sukha (joy)
• da – giver, bestower, granting
  agent noun/adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root dā
  Root: dā (class 3)

आप्रेक्ष्य (āprekṣya) - having thoroughly seen/examined

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root īkṣ with prefixes ā and pra

Prefixes: ā+pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

वर्णिता (varṇitā) - described, praised

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of varṇita

varṇita - described, narrated, praised

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root varṇ (to describe, color)

Root: varṇ (class 10)

सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, at once

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, like

(indeclinable)

स्वर्गतरङ्गिणी (svargataraṅgiṇī) - celestial river (Ganges)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svargataraṅgiṇī

svargataraṅgiṇī - river of heaven, the Ganges

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+taraṅgiṇī)

• svarga – heaven, paradise, celestial world
  noun (masculine)
• taraṅgiṇī – river (literally 'having waves')
  noun (feminine)

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