योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-9, verse-26

वासनौघेन शुद्धेन तत्र चेदद्य नीयसे ।
तत्क्रमेण शुभेनैव पदप्राप्स्यसि शाश्वतम् ॥ २६ ॥

vāsanaughena śuddhena tatra cedadya nīyase ,
tatkrameṇa śubhenaiva padaprāpsyasi śāśvatam 26

26. vāsanāoghena śuddhena tatra cet adya nīyase tat
krameṇa śubhena eva padam prāpsyasi śāśvatam

26. cet adya śuddhena vāsanāoghena tatra nīyase tat
krameṇa śubhena eva śāśvatam padam prāpsyasi

26. If you are presently guided by a pure stream of impressions (vāsanā), then you will gradually attain the eternal state (pada) solely through an auspicious progression.

Words meanings summery:

• वासनाओघेन (vāsanāoghena) - by the pure stream of latent impressions (vāsanā) (by the stream of impressions, by the collection of vāsanās)

• शुद्धेन (śuddhena) - by the pure, by the cleansed

• तत्र (tatra) - in that situation, then (there, in that case)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• अद्य (adya) - today, now, at present

• नीयसे (nīyase) - you are led, you are guided, you are carried

• तत् (tat) - then, in that case (then, therefore, that)

• क्रमेण (krameṇa) - by an auspicious progression (gradually, by steps, in order, by progression)

• शुभेन (śubhena) - by the auspicious, by the good

• एव (eva) - only, certainly, indeed

• पदम् (padam) - the ultimate state (pada) (state, position, foot, goal, abode)

• प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi) - you will attain, you will reach

• शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, lasting, perpetual

Words meanings and morphology

वासनाओघेन (vāsanāoghena) - by the pure stream of latent impressions (vāsanā) (by the stream of impressions, by the collection of vāsanās)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāsanāogha

vāsanāogha - stream/multitude of latent impressions (vāsanā)

Compound of vāsanā (latent impression) and ogha (stream, multitude).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsanā+ogha)

• vāsanā – latent impression, subtle desire, habitual tendency
  noun (feminine)
  From √vas (to dwell, perfume)
  Root: vas (class 4)
• ogha – stream, flood, multitude, current
  noun (masculine)

शुद्धेन (śuddhena) - by the pure, by the cleansed

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, purified, clear

Past Passive Participle

From root √śudh (to purify, cleanse)

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies vāsanāoghena

तत्र (tatra) - in that situation, then (there, in that case)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + -tra suffix

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

Conditional particle

अद्य (adya) - today, now, at present

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb

नीयसे (nīyase) - you are led, you are guided, you are carried

(verb)

2nd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of nī

Present Passive, 2nd person singular

From root √nī (to lead). Passive form.

Root: nī (class 1)

तत् (tat) - then, in that case (then, therefore, that)

(indeclinable)

Used here as an adverbial particle, correlative to 'cet'.

क्रमेण (krameṇa) - by an auspicious progression (gradually, by steps, in order, by progression)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, course, progression

From √kram (to step, go)

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies śubhena

शुभेन (śubhena) - by the auspicious, by the good

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, pure, beautiful

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies krameṇa

एव (eva) - only, certainly, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

पदम् (padam) - the ultimate state (pada) (state, position, foot, goal, abode)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, mark, station, state, position, goal, abode

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of prāpsyasi

प्राप्स्यसि (prāpsyasi) - you will attain, you will reach

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of prāp

Future Active, 2nd person singular

From root √āp (to obtain) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, lasting, perpetual

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, lasting, perpetual

Note: Qualifies padam.

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