योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-7, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
प्राप्य व्याधिविनिर्मुक्तं देहमल्पाधिवेदनम् ।
तथात्मनि समादध्याद्यथा भूयो न जायते ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
prāpya vyādhivinirmuktaṃ dehamalpādhivedanam ,
tathātmani samādadhyādyathā bhūyo na jāyate 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca prāpya vyādhi-vinirmuktam deham
alpādhivedanam tathā ātmani samādadhyāt yathā bhūyaḥ na jāyate

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca vyādhi-vinirmuktam alpādhivedanam deham prāpya,
ātmani tathā samādadhyāt yathā bhūyaḥ na jāyate

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Having obtained a body free from disease and with little mental suffering, one should fix the mind on the Self (ātman) in such a way that one is not born again.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - declared, stated (said, spoke)

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having acquired (having obtained, having reached, having achieved)

• व्याधि-विनिर्मुक्तम् (vyādhi-vinirmuktam) - cleansed of physical ailments (free from disease, released from illness)

• देहम् (deham) - physical body (body)

• अल्पाधिवेदनम् (alpādhivedanam) - experiencing minimal mental anguish or worry (with little mental distress/suffering, with slight sorrow)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, therefore (in such a way, thus, so)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - upon one's own essential being (ātman) (in the Self, in oneself, in the soul)

• समादध्यात् (samādadhyāt) - one should focus their mind and attention (one should fix, one should concentrate, one should settle)

• यथा (yathā) - with the result that (so that, in order that, as, just as)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - subsequently, anew (again, further, once more)

• न (na) - negation (not, no)

• जायते (jāyate) - comes into existence (in another birth) (is born, originates)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The revered sage Vasiṣṭha (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Name of a revered sage, often associated with spiritual wisdom and royal counsel

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – prosperity, welfare, glory, revered, divine
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – most excellent, best; name of a celebrated Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - declared, stated (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense form

From root √vac (2nd conjugation, Ātmanepada, but here Parasmaipada form in perfect tense). Formed from reduplication + ending.

Root: vac (class 2)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having acquired (having obtained, having reached, having achieved)

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

From verb root √āp with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

व्याधि-विनिर्मुक्तम् (vyādhi-vinirmuktam) - cleansed of physical ailments (free from disease, released from illness)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyādhi-vinirmukta

vyādhi-vinirmukta - free from sickness, released from disease

Compound. 'vinirmukta' is a past passive participle of √muc with vi + nir.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyādhi+vinirmukta)

• vyādhi – disease, sickness, illness
  noun (masculine)
• vinirmukta – liberated, released, free from
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From verb root √muc ('to release') with prefixes 'vi' and 'nir'.
  Prefixes: vi+nir
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'deham'.

देहम् (deham) - physical body (body)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of deha

deha - body, physical form

Root: dih (class 4)

Note: Object of 'prāpya'.

अल्पाधिवेदनम् (alpādhivedanam) - experiencing minimal mental anguish or worry (with little mental distress/suffering, with slight sorrow)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of alpādhivedana

alpādhivedana - slight mental distress, minor suffering

Compound of 'alpa' (little) and 'adhivedana' (mental pain/distress).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (alpa+adhivedana)

• alpa – little, small, slight
  adjective
• adhivedana – mental suffering, distress, anguish
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix 'adhi' and root √vid ('to know' or 'to feel'). Here 'vedana' implies feeling/perception of pain.
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'deham'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, therefore (in such a way, thus, so)

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - upon one's own essential being (ātman) (in the Self, in oneself, in the soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, spirit, individual essence, the ultimate reality (ātman)

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Refers to the individual self or the universal Self.

समादध्यात् (samādadhyāt) - one should focus their mind and attention (one should fix, one should concentrate, one should settle)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of samādhā

optative mood, 3rd person singular

From root √dhā ('to place, put') with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Expresses a command or recommendation.

यथा (yathā) - with the result that (so that, in order that, as, just as)

(indeclinable)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - subsequently, anew (again, further, once more)

(indeclinable)

Comparative form of 'bahu' (much), but used adverbially to mean 'again'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - negation (not, no)

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - comes into existence (in another birth) (is born, originates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

From root √jan (4th conjugation, Ātmanepada). 'jāyate' is a thematic present stem.

Root: jan (class 4)