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.

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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