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3,10

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-10, verse-36

एवमित्थं महारम्भपूर्णमप्यजरं पदम् ।
अस्मद्दृष्ट्या स्थितं शान्तं शून्यमाकाशतोऽधिकम् ॥ ३६ ॥
evamitthaṃ mahārambhapūrṇamapyajaraṃ padam ,
asmaddṛṣṭyā sthitaṃ śāntaṃ śūnyamākāśato'dhikam 36
36. evam ittham mahā-ārambha-pūrṇam api ajaram padam
asmad-dṛṣṭyā sthitam śāntam śūnyam ākāśataḥ adhikam
36. evam ittham mahā-ārambha-pūrṇam api ajaram padam
asmad-dṛṣṭyā śāntam śūnyam ākāśataḥ adhikam sthitam
36. Thus, even while being replete with grand undertakings, that unaging state (padam) appears to our view as tranquil, void, and greater than space (ākāśa).

Words meanings summery:

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  • एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)
  • इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, so
  • महा-आरम्भ-पूर्णम् (mahā-ārambha-pūrṇam) - replete with grand undertakings (full of great undertakings, replete with grand beginnings/creations)
  • अपि (api) - even though (even, also, though)
  • अजरम् (ajaram) - unaging (unaging, undecaying, eternal)
  • पदम् (padam) - state (referring to ultimate reality/Brahman) (state, position, abode, step, word, foot)
  • अस्मद्दृष्ट्या (asmaddṛṣṭyā) - from our perspective (by our view, from our perspective)
  • स्थितम् (sthitam) - remains, is situated (stood, situated, existing, remaining)
  • शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil (peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet)
  • शून्यम् (śūnyam) - void (empty, void, vacant, zero)
  • आकाशतः (ākāśataḥ) - than space (ākāśa) (from space, than space)
  • अधिकम् (adhikam) - greater (than) (greater, more, superior)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb.
इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, so
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb.
महा-आरम्भ-पूर्णम् (mahā-ārambha-pūrṇam) - replete with grand undertakings (full of great undertakings, replete with grand beginnings/creations)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahārambhapūrṇa
mahārambhapūrṇa - full of great undertakings/beginnings
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+ārambha+pūrṇa)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • ārambha – beginning, undertaking, enterprise, creation
    noun (masculine)
    ā- (prefix) + √rabh (to begin)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: rabh (class 1)
  • pūrṇa – full, complete, replete with
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    √pṛ (to fill) + kta (suffix)
    Root: pṛ (class 9)
Note: Qualifies 'padam'.
अपि (api) - even though (even, also, though)
(indeclinable)
Note: Indicates concession here.
अजरम् (ajaram) - unaging (unaging, undecaying, eternal)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ajara
ajara - unaging, undecaying, eternal
a (negative) + jara (old age, decay)
Note: Qualifies 'padam'.
पदम् (padam) - state (referring to ultimate reality/Brahman) (state, position, abode, step, word, foot)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pada
pada - foot, step, word, state, position, abode
Note: Main subject of the sentence.
अस्मद्दृष्ट्या (asmaddṛṣṭyā) - from our perspective (by our view, from our perspective)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of asmaddṛṣṭi
asmaddṛṣṭi - our view, our perspective
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asmad+dṛṣṭi)
  • asmad – we, our
    pronoun
  • dṛṣṭi – sight, view, perception, perspective
    noun (feminine)
    √dṛś (to see) + ti (suffix)
    Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Indicates the agent or means.
स्थितम् (sthitam) - remains, is situated (stood, situated, existing, remaining)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita
sthita - standing, situated, remaining, existing
Past Passive Participle
√sthā (to stand) + kta (suffix)
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Predicative adjective for 'padam'.
शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil (peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta
śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet, extinguished
Past Passive Participle
√śam (to be calm) + kta (suffix)
Root: śam (class 4)
Note: Qualifies 'padam'.
शून्यम् (śūnyam) - void (empty, void, vacant, zero)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya
śūnya - empty, void, vacant, zero
Note: Qualifies 'padam'.
आकाशतः (ākāśataḥ) - than space (ākāśa) (from space, than space)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of ākāśa
ākāśa - space, ether, sky
ablative suffix -tas
Note: Used with 'adhikam' to denote comparison.
अधिकम् (adhikam) - greater (than) (greater, more, superior)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of adhika
adhika - more, greater, excessive, superior
adhi (prefix) + ka (suffix)
Note: Qualifies 'padam'.