योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-19, verse-24

विचारवान्विचारोऽपि आत्मानमवगच्छति ।
यदा तदा निरुल्लेखं परमेवावशिष्यते ॥ २४ ॥

vicāravānvicāro'pi ātmānamavagacchati ,
yadā tadā nirullekhaṃ paramevāvaśiṣyate 24

24. vicāravān vicāraḥ api ātmānam avagacchati
yadā tadā nirullekham param eva avaśiṣyate

24. yadā vicāravān vicāraḥ api ātmānam avagacchati
tadā nirullekham param eva avaśiṣyate

24. When an individual endowed with inquiry (vicāra) comprehends the Self (ātman) through this very inquiry, then only the indescribable Supreme (para) remains.

Words meanings summery:

• विचारवान् (vicāravān) - endowed with inquiry, discerning, thoughtful

• विचारः (vicāraḥ) - inquiry, deliberation, discrimination

• अपि (api) - even, also

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the Self (ātman), oneself

• अवगच्छति (avagacchati) - understands, comprehends, knows

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• निरुल्लेखम् (nirullekham) - indescribable, without specific mention, unmanifest

• परम् (param) - the Supreme, the transcendent, the highest

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over, persists

Words meanings and morphology

विचारवान् (vicāravān) - endowed with inquiry, discerning, thoughtful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicāravat

vicāravat - endowed with thought/inquiry, judicious

Derived from 'vicāra' with the possessive suffix -vat

विचारः (vicāraḥ) - inquiry, deliberation, discrimination

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - inquiry, deliberation, examination

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the Self (ātman), oneself

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, breath

अवगच्छति (avagacchati) - understands, comprehends, knows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of avagam

Present Indicative

Prefix: ava

Root: gam (class 1)

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

निरुल्लेखम् (nirullekham) - indescribable, without specific mention, unmanifest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirullekha

nirullekha - without mention, indescribable, unmanifest

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (nir+ullekha)

• nir – without, devoid of, out of
  indeclinable
  prefix
• ullekha – mention, description, reference
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: likh (class 6)

परम् (param) - the Supreme, the transcendent, the highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over, persists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of avaśiṣ

Present Indicative

Prefix: ava

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

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