योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-22, verse-7
प्रक्षीणवासना निद्रा तुर्यशब्देन कथ्यते ।
जाग्रत्यपि भवत्येव विदिते परमे पदे ॥ ७ ॥
जाग्रत्यपि भवत्येव विदिते परमे पदे ॥ ७ ॥
prakṣīṇavāsanā nidrā turyaśabdena kathyate ,
jāgratyapi bhavatyeva vidite parame pade 7
jāgratyapi bhavatyeva vidite parame pade 7
7.
prakṣīṇavāsanā nidrā turya_śabdena kathyate
jāgrati api bhavati eva vidite parame pade
jāgrati api bhavati eva vidite parame pade
7.
prakṣīṇavāsanā nidrā turya_śabdena kathyate parame pade vidite,
jāgrati api eva bhavati
jāgrati api eva bhavati
7.
Sleep in which the latent impressions (vāsanā) are entirely exhausted is called by the term *turya*. When the supreme state (pada) is known, this state of exhaustion of latent impressions certainly occurs even in the waking state.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रक्षीणवासना (prakṣīṇavāsanā) - whose latent impressions (vāsanā) are entirely exhausted (having completely exhausted latent impressions)
- निद्रा (nidrā) - sleep (sleep, slumber)
- तुर्य_शब्देन (turya_śabdena) - by the term *turya* (by the word 'turya')
- कथ्यते (kathyate) - is called (is told, is narrated, is called)
- जाग्रति (jāgrati) - even in the waking state (in the waking state, while awake)
- अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
- भवति (bhavati) - certainly occurs (happens, exists, becomes, is)
- एव (eva) - certainly (indeed, certainly, only)
- विदिते (vidite) - when known (in the known, when known, in what is understood)
- परमे (parame) - in the supreme (in the supreme, in the highest)
- पदे (pade) - in the state (pada) (in the state, in the abode, in the word)
Words meanings and morphology
प्रक्षीणवासना (prakṣīṇavāsanā) - whose latent impressions (vāsanā) are entirely exhausted (having completely exhausted latent impressions)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prakṣīṇavāsanā
prakṣīṇavāsanā - having completely exhausted latent impressions, whose desires are fully diminished/destroyed
Bahuvrihi compound: 'pra' (intensive prefix) + 'kṣīṇa' (exhausted) + 'vāsanā' (latent impression). It describes 'nidrā'.
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (pra+kṣīṇa+vāsanā)
- pra – forth, forward, very, intensely, completely
prefix - kṣīṇa – exhausted, diminished, wasted, destroyed, emaciated
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root 'kṣi' (to waste, to destroy) with suffix -na.
Root: kṣi (class 1) - vāsanā – latent impression, subtle trace of past actions/desires, mental habit
noun (feminine)
From root 'vas' (to dwell, to abide) with suffix -anā.
Root: vas (class 1)
निद्रा (nidrā) - sleep (sleep, slumber)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nidrā
nidrā - sleep, slumber, drowsiness
Root: drā (class 2)
Note: The subject of the first clause.
तुर्य_शब्देन (turya_śabdena) - by the term *turya* (by the word 'turya')
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of turya_śabda
turya_śabda - the word 'turya', the term 'turya'
Tatpurusha compound: 'turya' (fourth state) + 'śabda' (word/term).
Compound type : Tatpurusha (turya+śabda)
- turya – fourth, the fourth state of consciousness (beyond waking, dream, and deep sleep), transcendental state
noun (neuter)
From the numeral 'catur' (four) or root 'tur' (to hasten). - śabda – word, sound, voice, term
noun (masculine)
कथ्यते (kathyate) - is called (is told, is narrated, is called)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kath
Present passive
Present indicative, passive voice, ātmanepada. Often considered a denominative verb from 'kathā' (story) or a 10th class root.
जाग्रति (jāgrati) - even in the waking state (in the waking state, while awake)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of jāgrat
jāgrat - waking, awake, vigilant, the waking state
Present Active Participle
Present active participle of root 'jāgṛ' (to wake). Functions as a noun here.
Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
भवति (bhavati) - certainly occurs (happens, exists, becomes, is)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Present indicative
From root 'bhū' (to be, to exist).
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Refers to the state of having exhausted latent impressions ('prakṣīṇavāsanā nidrā').
एव (eva) - certainly (indeed, certainly, only)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
विदिते (vidite) - when known (in the known, when known, in what is understood)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of vidita
vidita - known, understood, perceived, learned
Past Passive Participle
From root 'vid' (to know) with suffix -ta.
Root: vid (class 2)
परमे (parame) - in the supreme (in the supreme, in the highest)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of parama
parama - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent, ultimate, chief
Superlative form of 'para' (other, distant).
पदे (pade) - in the state (pada) (in the state, in the abode, in the word)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of pada
pada - foot, step, abode, state, condition, position, word, sentence
From root 'pad' (to go, to fall) with suffix -a.
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: The noun modified by 'parame' and 'vidite'.