योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-7, verse-28

अनन्तसमतानन्दं परमार्थं स्वकं विदुः ।
स येभ्यः प्राप्यते यत्नात्सेव्यास्ते शास्त्रसाधवः ॥ २८ ॥

anantasamatānandaṃ paramārthaṃ svakaṃ viduḥ ,
sa yebhyaḥ prāpyate yatnātsevyāste śāstrasādhavaḥ 28

28. ananta-samatā-ānandam parama-artham svakam viduḥ | sa
yebhyaḥ prāpyate yatnāt sevyāḥ te śāstra-sādhavaḥ ||

28. (janāḥ) ananta-samatā-ānandam svakam parama-artham viduḥ saḥ yebhyaḥ yatnāt prāpyate,
te śāstra-sādhavaḥ sevyāḥ (bhavanti)

28. People know that infinite, equanimous bliss is their own supreme reality (parama-artha). Those from whom that (supreme reality) can be diligently obtained are the noble persons (sādhavaḥ) who embody the scriptures, and they should be served.

28. החכמים יודעים כי תכליתם העליונה היא האושר הצרוף של השוות כפות המאזניים הבלתי נדלית. מכיוון שהיא מושגת במאמץ בעזרת כתבי הקודש והצדיקים, יש לשקוד וללמוד אותם.

Words meanings summery:

• अनन्त-समता-आनन्दम् (ananta-samatā-ānandam) - infinite, equanimous bliss

• परम-अर्थम् (parama-artham) - the supreme reality, the highest goal

• स्वकम् (svakam) - one's own, personal

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they have known

• स (sa) - that (masculine singular)

• येभ्यः (yebhyaḥ) - from whom (masculine plural)

• प्राप्यते (prāpyate) - is obtained, is attained

• यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort, diligently, carefully

• सेव्याः (sevyāḥ) - are to be served, are to be followed, are to be honored

• ते (te) - those (masculine plural)

• शास्त्र-साधवः (śāstra-sādhavaḥ) - noble persons of the scriptures, virtuous scholars

Words meanings and morphology

अनन्त-समता-आनन्दम् (ananta-samatā-ānandam) - infinite, equanimous bliss

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anantasamatānanda

anantasamatānanda - infinite equanimous bliss; joy of boundless equality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ananta+samatā+ānanda)

• ananta – infinite, endless, boundless
  adjective (masculine)
  Negation of anta (end)
• samatā – equanimity, equality, impartiality
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from sama (equal) with suffix -tā (feminine abstract noun suffix)
• ānanda – joy, bliss, happiness
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √nand (to rejoice) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nand (class 1)

परम-अर्थम् (parama-artham) - the supreme reality, the highest goal

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paramārtha

paramārtha - supreme reality, ultimate truth, highest goal, true meaning

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+artha)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, aim, object, wealth, reality
  noun (masculine)

स्वकम् (svakam) - one's own, personal

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svaka

svaka - one's own, peculiar to oneself, private

Derived from sva (own) with suffix -ka

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they have known

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

स (sa) - that (masculine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

येभ्यः (yebhyaḥ) - from whom (masculine plural)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

प्राप्यते (prāpyate) - is obtained, is attained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of prāp

Root √āp (to obtain) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort, diligently, carefully

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, diligence

Derived from root √yat (to strive) with suffix -na

Root: yat (class 1)

सेव्याः (sevyāḥ) - are to be served, are to be followed, are to be honored

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sevya

sevya - to be served, to be honored, to be resorted to, to be practiced

Gerundive

Gerundive of root √sev (to serve, to honor)

Root: sev (class 1)

ते (te) - those (masculine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शास्त्र-साधवः (śāstra-sādhavaḥ) - noble persons of the scriptures, virtuous scholars

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śāstrasādhu

śāstrasādhu - righteous persons learned in scriptures; virtuous scholars

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstra+sādhu)

• śāstra – scripture, treatise, rule, science, doctrine
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √śās (to instruct, to rule) with suffix -tra
  Root: śās (class 2)
• sādhu – good, virtuous, noble, righteous person, sage
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √sādh (to accomplish, to perfect)
  Root: sādh (class 1)

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