योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-1, verse-40
न च पाषाणतातुल्या रूढिं याताः समाधयः ।
भवन्त्यग्रपदं शान्तं चिद्रूपमजमक्षयम् ॥ ४० ॥
भवन्त्यग्रपदं शान्तं चिद्रूपमजमक्षयम् ॥ ४० ॥
na ca pāṣāṇatātulyā rūḍhiṃ yātāḥ samādhayaḥ ,
bhavantyagrapadaṃ śāntaṃ cidrūpamajamakṣayam 40
bhavantyagrapadaṃ śāntaṃ cidrūpamajamakṣayam 40
40.
na ca pāṣāṇatātulyāḥ rūḍhim yātāḥ samādhayaḥ
bhavanti agrapadam śāntam cidrūpam ajam akṣayam
bhavanti agrapadam śāntam cidrūpam ajam akṣayam
40.
rūḍhim yātāḥ samādhayaḥ pāṣāṇatātulyāḥ na ca,
(te) agrapadam śāntam cidrūpam ajam akṣayam bhavanti.
(te) agrapadam śāntam cidrūpam ajam akṣayam bhavanti.
40.
Nor are meditative states (samādhi) that have become firmly established (rūḍhi) comparable to the inertness of a stone. Instead, they become the supreme, peaceful, conscious, unborn (aja), and imperishable state.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not (not, no, nor)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- पाषाणतातुल्याः (pāṣāṇatātulyāḥ) - comparable to the inertness of a stone (like stoneness, comparable to the state of a stone, insensibility of a stone)
- रूढिम् (rūḍhim) - establishment (establishment, firm root, growth, custom)
- याताः (yātāḥ) - having attained (gone, attained, reached)
- समाधयः (samādhayaḥ) - meditative states (samādhi) (meditative absorptions (samādhi))
- भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become (they become, they exist)
- अग्रपदम् (agrapadam) - the supreme state (foremost state, highest position, supreme condition)
- शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful (peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet)
- चिद्रूपम् (cidrūpam) - of the nature of pure consciousness (of the nature of consciousness, pure consciousness)
- अजम् (ajam) - unborn (aja) (unborn, eternal, goat)
- अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable (akṣaya) (imperishable, undecaying, everlasting)
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not (not, no, nor)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
पाषाणतातुल्याः (pāṣāṇatātulyāḥ) - comparable to the inertness of a stone (like stoneness, comparable to the state of a stone, insensibility of a stone)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṣāṇatātulya
pāṣāṇatātulya - like the state of a stone, comparable to stoneness
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṣāṇatā+tulya)
- pāṣāṇatā – state of being a stone, stoneness, inertness
noun (feminine)
derived from pāṣāṇa (stone) with suffix tā (abstract noun suffix) - tulya – equal, similar, comparable, like
adjective (masculine)
Root: tul (class 1)
रूढिम् (rūḍhim) - establishment (establishment, firm root, growth, custom)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of rūḍhi
rūḍhi - growth, development, establishment, convention, usage
derived from root ruh (to grow)
Root: ruh (class 1)
याताः (yātāḥ) - having attained (gone, attained, reached)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yāta
yāta - gone, arrived, attained
Past Passive Participle
derived from root yā (to go, move)
Root: yā (class 2)
Note: Agrees with samādhayaḥ.
समाधयः (samādhayaḥ) - meditative states (samādhi) (meditative absorptions (samādhi))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of samādhi
samādhi - meditative absorption, profound meditation, concentration
derived from sam + ā + root dhā (to place, put)
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: dhā (class 3)
भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become (they become, they exist)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
अग्रपदम् (agrapadam) - the supreme state (foremost state, highest position, supreme condition)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of agrapada
agrapada - foremost state, highest position, chief place
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agra+pada)
- agra – front, tip, foremost, best, supreme
noun (neuter) - pada – foot, step, state, position, word
noun (neuter)
Root: pad (class 4)
शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful (peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śānta
śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, ceased, ended
Past Passive Participle
derived from root śam (to be calm, to cease)
Root: śam (class 4)
चिद्रूपम् (cidrūpam) - of the nature of pure consciousness (of the nature of consciousness, pure consciousness)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of cidrūpa
cidrūpa - of the nature of consciousness, pure consciousness, having the form of consciousness
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+rūpa)
- cit – consciousness, mind, understanding
noun (feminine)
Root: cit (class 1) - rūpa – form, shape, nature, beauty
noun (neuter)
Root: rūp (class 1)
अजम् (ajam) - unborn (aja) (unborn, eternal, goat)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aja
aja - unborn, eternal, Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma, goat
a (not) + ja (born)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ja)
- a – not, un-
prefix - ja – born, produced from
adjective (masculine)
Root: jan (class 4)
अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable (akṣaya) (imperishable, undecaying, everlasting)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of akṣaya
akṣaya - imperishable, undecaying, everlasting, inexhaustible
a (not) + kṣaya (perishable)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)
- a – not, un-
prefix - kṣaya – decay, destruction, loss, perishability
noun (masculine)
Root: kṣi (class 1)