योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-112, verse-23
भोगौघवासनां त्यक्त्वा त्यज त्वं भेदवासनाम् ।
भावाभावौ ततस्त्यक्त्वा निर्विकल्पःसुखीभव ॥ २३ ॥
भावाभावौ ततस्त्यक्त्वा निर्विकल्पःसुखीभव ॥ २३ ॥
bhogaughavāsanāṃ tyaktvā tyaja tvaṃ bhedavāsanām ,
bhāvābhāvau tatastyaktvā nirvikalpaḥsukhībhava 23
bhāvābhāvau tatastyaktvā nirvikalpaḥsukhībhava 23
23.
bhogaughavāsanām tyaktvā tyaja tvam bhedavāsanām
bhāvābhāvau tataḥ tyaktvā nirvikalpaḥ sukhī bhava
bhāvābhāvau tataḥ tyaktvā nirvikalpaḥ sukhī bhava
23.
tvam bhogaughavāsanām tyaktvā bhedavāsanām tyaja.
tataḥ bhāvābhāvau tyaktvā nirvikalpaḥ sukhī bhava
tataḥ bhāvābhāvau tyaktvā nirvikalpaḥ sukhī bhava
23.
Having abandoned the subtle inclination (vāsanā) for a deluge of worldly enjoyments, you should also relinquish the subtle inclination for differentiation and duality. Then, having given up both existence (bhāva) and non-existence (abhāva), become free from mental constructs (nirvikalpa) and be happy.
Words meanings summery:
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- भोगौघवासनाम् (bhogaughavāsanām) - desire for excessive worldly pleasures or sensory experiences (the subtle inclination for a flood of enjoyments)
- त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having relinquished, having given up
- त्यज (tyaja) - abandon!, relinquish!, give up!
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- भेदवासनाम् (bhedavāsanām) - the mental tendency to perceive distinctions and separations rather than unity (the subtle inclination for differentiation or duality)
- भावाभावौ (bhāvābhāvau) - the concepts of 'is' and 'is not', or dualistic notions of reality (existence and non-existence, being and non-being)
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that
- त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having relinquished, having given up
- निर्विकल्पः (nirvikalpaḥ) - a state of mind free from conceptualization, thought, or duality (nirvikalpa) (without mental constructs, free from doubt or mental activity, undifferentiated)
- सुखी (sukhī) - happy, blissful, joyful
- भव (bhava) - be!, become!
Words meanings and morphology
भोगौघवासनाम् (bhogaughavāsanām) - desire for excessive worldly pleasures or sensory experiences (the subtle inclination for a flood of enjoyments)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhogaughavāsanā
bhogaughavāsanā - desire for a multitude of enjoyments, inclination towards an abundance of worldly pleasures
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhoga+ogha+vāsanā)
- bhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, possession, experience
noun (masculine)
Root: bhuj (class 7) - ogha – flood, torrent, multitude, abundance, mass
noun (masculine) - vāsanā – subtle impression, latent tendency, habit, desire
noun (feminine)
Derived from root 'vas' (to dwell, to perfume)
Root: vas (class 2)
त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having relinquished, having given up
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Formed from root tyaj + suffix -tvā
Root: tyaj (class 1)
त्यज (tyaja) - abandon!, relinquish!, give up!
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of tyaj
Imperative Active
2nd person singular, imperative mood, active voice
Root: tyaj (class 1)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)
भेदवासनाम् (bhedavāsanām) - the mental tendency to perceive distinctions and separations rather than unity (the subtle inclination for differentiation or duality)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhedavāsanā
bhedavāsanā - subtle inclination for difference, desire for duality, tendency towards differentiation
Compound type : tatpurusha (bheda+vāsanā)
- bheda – separation, difference, distinction, division, duality
noun (masculine)
From root 'bhid' (to split, divide)
Root: bhid (class 7) - vāsanā – subtle impression, latent tendency, habit, desire
noun (feminine)
Derived from root 'vas' (to dwell, to perfume)
Root: vas (class 2)
भावाभावौ (bhāvābhāvau) - the concepts of 'is' and 'is not', or dualistic notions of reality (existence and non-existence, being and non-being)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of bhāvābhāva
bhāvābhāva - existence and non-existence, being and non-being
Compound type : dvandva (bhāva+abhāva)
- bhāva – being, existence, state, nature, sentiment, feeling
noun (masculine)
From root 'bhū' (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1) - abhāva – non-existence, non-being, absence, non-entity
noun (masculine)
From 'a-' (not) + 'bhāva' (existence)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that
(indeclinable)
त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having relinquished, having given up
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Formed from root tyaj + suffix -tvā
Root: tyaj (class 1)
निर्विकल्पः (nirvikalpaḥ) - a state of mind free from conceptualization, thought, or duality (nirvikalpa) (without mental constructs, free from doubt or mental activity, undifferentiated)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvikalpa
nirvikalpa - without mental construct, undifferentiated, free from doubt, unhesitating
From 'nis-' (without) + 'vikalpa' (option, doubt, mental construction)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+vikalpa)
- nis – out, without, away from
indeclinable - vikalpa – option, alternative, doubt, uncertainty, mental construction, conceptualization
noun (masculine)
From 'vi-' + 'kḷp' (to form, to arrange)
Prefix: vi
Root: kḷp (class 1)
सुखी (sukhī) - happy, blissful, joyful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhin
sukhin - happy, joyful, blissful, comfortable
Derived from 'sukha' (happiness) with suffix '-in'
भव (bhava) - be!, become!
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū
Imperative Active
2nd person singular, imperative mood, active voice
Root: bhū (class 1)