योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-19, verse-9

तावद्विचारयेत्प्राज्ञो यावद्विश्रान्तिमात्मनि ।
संप्रयात्यपुनर्नाशां शान्तिं तुर्यपदाभिधाम् ॥ ९ ॥

tāvadvicārayetprājño yāvadviśrāntimātmani ,
saṃprayātyapunarnāśāṃ śāntiṃ turyapadābhidhām 9

9. tāvat vicārayet prājñaḥ yāvat viśrāntim ātmani
saṃprayāti apunar-nāśām śāntim turyapada-abhidhām

9. prājñaḥ tāvat vicārayet yāvat ātmani apunar-nāśām
turyapada-abhidhām śāntim viśrāntim saṃprayāti

9. A wise person should continue to reflect until they attain within their self (ātman) that imperishable peace which is designated as the fourth state (turiya), achieving true rest.

Words meanings summery:

• तावत् (tāvat) - until then, up to that point (so long, until then, to such an extent)

• विचारयेत् (vicārayet) - should reflect, should contemplate (should reflect, should deliberate, should investigate)

• प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - a wise person (wise, intelligent, learned; a wise person)

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until (as long as, until, as much as)

• विश्रान्तिम् (viśrāntim) - rest, cessation (from activity, leading to peace) (rest, repose, tranquility, cessation)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - within one's own self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in the essence)

• संप्रयाति (saṁprayāti) - attains, reaches (goes to, reaches, attains, approaches)

• अपुनर्-नाशाम् (apunar-nāśām) - imperishable, eternal (not perishing again, imperishable)

• शान्तिम् (śāntim) - profound peace (peace, tranquility, quietude, cessation)

• तुर्यपद-अभिधाम् (turyapada-abhidhām) - named or referred to as the fourth state (turiya) (designated as the fourth state/condition, called turiya)

Words meanings and morphology

तावत् (tāvat) - until then, up to that point (so long, until then, to such an extent)

(indeclinable)

विचारयेत् (vicārayet) - should reflect, should contemplate (should reflect, should deliberate, should investigate)

(verb)

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

Optative Mood

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, from root cār (causative of car) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - a wise person (wise, intelligent, learned; a wise person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, knowing, intelligent; a wise man

Derived from prajñā (wisdom)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until (as long as, until, as much as)

(indeclinable)

विश्रान्तिम् (viśrāntim) - rest, cessation (from activity, leading to peace) (rest, repose, tranquility, cessation)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viśrānti

viśrānti - rest, repose, cessation, tranquility

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - within one's own self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in the essence)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

संप्रयाति (saṁprayāti) - attains, reaches (goes to, reaches, attains, approaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of saṃprayā

Present Tense

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, from root yā with prefixes saṃ and pra

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: yā (class 2)

अपुनर्-नाशाम् (apunar-nāśām) - imperishable, eternal (not perishing again, imperishable)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of apunar-nāśa

apunar-nāśa - not perishing again, imperishable

Negative compound (Nañ-tatpuruṣa)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+punar-nāśa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• punar-nāśa – perishing again
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies śāntim

शान्तिम् (śāntim) - profound peace (peace, tranquility, quietude, cessation)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, quiet, cessation

Derived from root śam (to be calm)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Object of saṃprayāti

तुर्यपद-अभिधाम् (turyapada-abhidhām) - named or referred to as the fourth state (turiya) (designated as the fourth state/condition, called turiya)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of turyapada-abhidhā

turyapada-abhidhā - having the name of the fourth state

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'that which has the designation of the fourth state'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (turya-pada+abhidhā)

• turya-pada – the fourth state, the fourth condition
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: 'turya' (fourth) + 'pada' (state/foot)
• abhidhā – name, designation, appellation
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies śāntim

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