योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-19, verse-17

सर्वाक्षसारमध्यक्षं वेदनं विदुरुत्तमाः ।
नूनं तत्प्रतिपत्सिद्धं तत्प्रत्यक्षमुदाहृतम् ॥ १७ ॥

sarvākṣasāramadhyakṣaṃ vedanaṃ viduruttamāḥ ,
nūnaṃ tatpratipatsiddhaṃ tatpratyakṣamudāhṛtam 17

17. sarvākṣasāram adhyakṣam vedanam viduḥ uttamāḥ
nūnam tatpratipatsiddham tat pratyakṣam udāhṛtam

17. uttamāḥ vedanam sarvākṣasāram adhyakṣam viduḥ
nūnam tatpratipatsiddham tat pratyakṣam udāhṛtam

17. The highest authorities know knowing to be the essence of all senses and the direct perceiver. Certainly, that which is established through apprehension is declared to be direct perception.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वाक्षसारम् (sarvākṣasāram) - the core or most important aspect of all sensory organs (essence of all senses, the chief thing of all senses)

• अध्यक्षम् (adhyakṣam) - the direct perceiver or supervisor of the senses (direct, perceptible, supervisor, president)

• वेदनम् (vedanam) - knowing, consciousness (knowing, perception, consciousness, learning)

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they (the best ones) know (they know)

• उत्तमाः (uttamāḥ) - the best ones, the highest authorities (e.g., sages) (the best, excellent, highest)

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly (certainly, indeed, surely)

• तत्प्रतिपत्सिद्धम् (tatpratipatsiddham) - that which is established by direct apprehension (established by that apprehension, proven by that understanding)

• तत् (tat) - that (which is established by apprehension) (that)

• प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - direct perception (direct perception, perceptible, before the eyes)

• उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - is declared, is spoken of (declared, stated, exemplified)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वाक्षसारम् (sarvākṣasāram) - the core or most important aspect of all sensory organs (essence of all senses, the chief thing of all senses)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarvākṣasāra

sarvākṣasāra - essence of all senses, chief thing of all senses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+akṣa+sāra)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• akṣa – sense organ, eye, dice
  noun (neuter)
• sāra – essence, core, strength
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound: sarva + akṣa (all senses) + sāra (essence).

अध्यक्षम् (adhyakṣam) - the direct perceiver or supervisor of the senses (direct, perceptible, supervisor, president)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adhyakṣa

adhyakṣa - perceptible, visible, superintendent, direct perceiver

From adhi + akṣa (eye/sense).

Note: It refers to the subject (vedanam) as being direct or a direct supervisor.

वेदनम् (vedanam) - knowing, consciousness (knowing, perception, consciousness, learning)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vedana

vedana - knowing, perception, consciousness, feeling

From root vid (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they (the best ones) know (they know)

(verb)

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

present tense

Root: vid (class 2)

उत्तमाः (uttamāḥ) - the best ones, the highest authorities (e.g., sages) (the best, excellent, highest)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, highest, principal

superlative of ud

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly (certainly, indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use.

तत्प्रतिपत्सिद्धम् (tatpratipatsiddham) - that which is established by direct apprehension (established by that apprehension, proven by that understanding)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tatpratipatsiddha

tatpratipatsiddha - established by that apprehension

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+pratipat+siddha)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• pratipat – apprehension, understanding, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  From prati + pad (to go, obtain).
  Prefix: prati
  Root: pad (class 4)
• siddha – accomplished, established, proven
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sidh (to succeed, accomplish).
  Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: This compound acts as a predicate for 'tat pratyakṣam'.

तत् (tat) - that (which is established by apprehension) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the thing being declared as direct perception.

प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - direct perception (direct perception, perceptible, before the eyes)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratyakṣa

pratyakṣa - perceptible, visible, direct perception

From prati + akṣa (sense organ, eye).

उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - is declared, is spoken of (declared, stated, exemplified)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udāhṛta

udāhṛta - declared, stated, mentioned, exemplified

Past Passive Participle

From ud + ā + root hṛ (to carry, offer).

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

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