योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-22, verse-7

प्रक्षीणवासना निद्रा तुर्यशब्देन कथ्यते ।
जाग्रत्यपि भवत्येव विदिते परमे पदे ॥ ७ ॥

prakṣīṇavāsanā nidrā turyaśabdena kathyate ,
jāgratyapi bhavatyeva vidite parame pade 7

7. prakṣīṇavāsanā nidrā turya_śabdena kathyate
jāgrati api bhavati eva vidite parame pade

7. prakṣīṇavāsanā nidrā turya_śabdena kathyate parame pade vidite,
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.

7. שינה שבה נכחדו הַוָאסָנוֹת נקראת תּוּרִיָה (מצב התודעה הטהור הרביעי); היא קיימת אף במצב הערות כאשר המצב העליון מוכר וידוע.

Words meanings summery:

• 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'.

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