योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-32

पृथ्व्यादिमानयमहमिति यस्य च निश्चयः ।
स पार्थिवो भवत्याशु ग्रहीतुं स च शक्यते ॥ ३२ ॥

pṛthvyādimānayamahamiti yasya ca niścayaḥ ,
sa pārthivo bhavatyāśu grahītuṃ sa ca śakyate 32

32. pṛthvyādimān ayam aham iti yasya ca niścayaḥ sa
pārthivaḥ bhavati āśu grahītum sa ca śakyate

32. ca yasya ayam aham iti pṛthvyādimān niścayaḥ sa
āśu pārthivaḥ bhavati ca sa grahītum śakyate

32. And he who has the firm conviction, 'I am this (self) endowed with earth (pṛthvī) and other elements,' that person quickly becomes earthly, and he can be grasped (or perceived).

Words meanings summery:

• पृथ्व्यादिमान् (pṛthvyādimān) - endowed with earth (pṛthvī) and other elements (like water, fire, air, ether) (possessing earth and so forth, endowed with earth etc., having earth as chief)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to the physical self/body) (this, this one, he)

• अहम् (aham) - I (I, myself)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of direct speech) (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech)

• यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of which, of whom)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - firm conviction (firm conviction, certainty, decision, ascertainment)

• स (sa) - that person, he (that, he)

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - earthly, consisting of earth (earthly, terrestrial, relating to the earth, a king)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, exists)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

• ग्रहीतुम् (grahītum) - to grasp, to perceive (to grasp, to seize, to perceive, to take)

• स (sa) - that person, he (that, he)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• शक्यते (śakyate) - can be (grasped/perceived) (is able, can be, is possible)

Words meanings and morphology

पृथ्व्यादिमान् (pṛthvyādimān) - endowed with earth (pṛthvī) and other elements (like water, fire, air, ether) (possessing earth and so forth, endowed with earth etc., having earth as chief)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthvyādimat

pṛthvyādimat - possessing earth and so forth

Compound with possessive suffix -mat.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pṛthvī+ādi)

• pṛthvī – earth, the earth element, ground
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, and so forth, etc.
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'ayam aham'.

अयम् (ayam) - this (referring to the physical self/body) (this, this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Forms part of the direct speech.

अहम् (aham) - I (I, myself)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself, we

First person pronoun.

Note: Forms part of the direct speech.

इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of direct speech) (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of which, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the implied 'he' (the person).

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects clauses.

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - firm conviction (firm conviction, certainty, decision, ascertainment)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - firm conviction, certainty, decision, ascertainment

From root 'ci' (to gather, observe) with prefix 'nis-'.

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

स (sa) - that person, he (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Corresponds to 'yasya'.

पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - earthly, consisting of earth (earthly, terrestrial, relating to the earth, a king)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, terrestrial, relating to the earth, a king

Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth) with suffix '-a'.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Tense, 3rd Person Singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

ग्रहीतुम् (grahītum) - to grasp, to perceive (to grasp, to seize, to perceive, to take)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of the root 'grah' with suffix '-tum'.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Used with 'śakyate'.

स (sa) - that person, he (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the same person.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects clauses.

शक्यते (śakyate) - can be (grasped/perceived) (is able, can be, is possible)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle (passive sense), present (laṭ) of śak

Present Middle, 3rd Person Singular

Middle voice form, implies passive meaning with infinitive.

Root: śak (class 5)

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