योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-118, verse-23

ज्ञप्तिर्हि ग्रन्थिविच्छेदस्तस्मिन्सति हि मुक्तता ।
मृगतृष्णाम्बुबुद्ध्यादि शान्तिमात्रात्मकस्त्वसौ ॥ २३ ॥

jñaptirhi granthivicchedastasminsati hi muktatā ,
mṛgatṛṣṇāmbubuddhyādi śāntimātrātmakastvasau 23

23. jñaptiḥ hi granthi-vicchedaḥ tasmin sati hi muktatā
mṛga-tṛṣṇā-ambu-buddhi-ādi śānti-mātra-ātmakaḥ tu asau

23. jñaptiḥ hi granthi-vicchedaḥ.
tasmin sati hi muktatā.
tu asau mṛga-tṛṣṇā-ambu-buddhi-ādi śānti-mātra-ātmakaḥ.

23. True knowledge (jñapti) is indeed the severance of mental knots, and when that severance occurs, there is certainly liberation (mokṣa). That (knowledge) itself, like the understanding that mirage-water is an illusion, is merely of the nature of peace.

23. הידיעה היא הטרת הכבלים הפנימיים, וכאשר אלה ניתרים, שורר השחרור. מצב זה הוא במהותו שלווה טהורה, שבה נעלמת התפיסה השגויה של מים במיראז'.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्ञप्तिः (jñaptiḥ) - knowledge, understanding, cognition

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• ग्रन्थि-विच्छेदः (granthi-vicchedaḥ) - severance of mental/spiritual knots or attachments (cutting of knots, severance of ties)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (severance of knots) occurs (in that, when that exists)

• सति (sati) - being, existing, when there is

• हि (hi) - indeed, for

• मुक्तता (muktatā) - liberation, freedom

• मृग-तृष्णा-अम्बु-बुद्धि-आदि (mṛga-tṛṣṇā-ambu-buddhi-ādi) - understanding of mirage-water, etc.

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• असौ (asau) - that (knowledge/jñapti) (that)

• शान्ति-मात्र-आत्मकः (śānti-mātra-ātmakaḥ) - whose nature is merely peace, consisting merely of peace

Words meanings and morphology

ज्ञप्तिः (jñaptiḥ) - knowledge, understanding, cognition

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jñapti

jñapti - knowledge, understanding, cognition, perception

From root `jñā` (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Particle.

ग्रन्थि-विच्छेदः (granthi-vicchedaḥ) - severance of mental/spiritual knots or attachments (cutting of knots, severance of ties)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of granthi-viccheda

granthi-viccheda - cutting of knots, breaking of ties

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (granthi+viccheda)

• granthi – knot, tie, bond, difficulty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: grath (class 9)
• viccheda – cutting, breaking, interruption, separation
  noun (masculine)
  From root `chid` (to cut) with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Predicate nominative for `jñaptiḥ`.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (severance of knots) occurs (in that, when that exists)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Used in locative absolute construction `tasmin sati`.

सति (sati) - being, existing, when there is

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - existing, being, good, real, true

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root `as` (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, for

(indeclinable)

Particle.

मुक्तता (muktatā) - liberation, freedom

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of muktatā

muktatā - liberation, freedom, state of being liberated

From `mukta` + `tā` (suffix for abstract noun).

Note: Predicate nominative of implied 'asti'.

मृग-तृष्णा-अम्बु-बुद्धि-आदि (mṛga-tṛṣṇā-ambu-buddhi-ādi) - understanding of mirage-water, etc.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga-tṛṣṇā-ambu-buddhi-ādi

mṛga-tṛṣṇā-ambu-buddhi-ādi - the understanding of mirage-water, etc.

Complex compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛga+tṛṣṇā+ambu+buddhi+ādi)

• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• tṛṣṇā – thirst, desire, craving
  noun (feminine)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  From root `budh` (to know, perceive).
  Root: budh (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating 'etc.'

Note: This compound acts as a predicate for `asau`.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

Particle.

असौ (asau) - that (knowledge/jñapti) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the second clause.

शान्ति-मात्र-आत्मकः (śānti-mātra-ātmakaḥ) - whose nature is merely peace, consisting merely of peace

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śānti-mātra-ātmaka

śānti-mātra-ātmaka - whose nature is merely peace, consisting merely of peace

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śānti+mātra+ātmaka)

• śānti – peace, tranquility, cessation
  noun (feminine)
  From root `śam` (to be calm).
  Root: śam (class 4)
• mātra – only, mere, merely
  indeclinable (neuter)
  Suffix/adjective.
• ātmaka – whose nature is, consisting of
  adjective (masculine)
  From `ātman` + `ka` suffix.

Note: Predicate adjective for `asau`.

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