योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-54

अक्लेशेनैव ते तस्मान्निर्गते गगनादिव ।
निश्चयस्थं हि यद्वस्तु तद्वज्रगुरु नेतरत् ॥ ५४ ॥

akleśenaiva te tasmānnirgate gaganādiva ,
niścayasthaṃ hi yadvastu tadvajraguru netarat 54

54. akleśena eva te tasmāt nirgate gaganāt iva
niścayastham hi yat vastu tat vajraguru na itarat

54. te akleśena eva tasmāt gaganāt iva nirgate hi yat vastu niścayastham,
tat vajraguru,
itarat na

54. Those two emerged from it effortlessly, as if from open space. Indeed, whatever thing is founded on firm conviction (niścaya) is unshakeable (vajraguru); nothing else is.

Words meanings summery:

• अक्लेशेन (akleśena) - effortlessly (without difficulty, effortlessly, easily)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• ते (te) - those two (referring to the two female protagonists) (those two, they (feminine/neuter dual))

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (shell of the universe mentioned previously) (from that, therefore)

• निर्गते (nirgate) - emerged (emerged, went out, departed)

• गगनात् (gaganāt) - from open space (from the sky, from space, from the atmosphere)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• निश्चयस्थम् (niścayastham) - founded on firm conviction (niścaya) (established in certainty, firm in conviction, resolute)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, because)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that which)

• वस्तु (vastu) - thing, reality (thing, object, reality, substance)

• तत् (tat) - that (thing) (that, that thing)

• वज्रगुरु (vajraguru) - unshakeable as a diamond (firm as a diamond, heavy as a diamond, very weighty/important)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• इतरत् (itarat) - anything else (other, different, another)

Words meanings and morphology

अक्लेशेन (akleśena) - effortlessly (without difficulty, effortlessly, easily)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of akleśa

akleśa - freedom from pain, ease, absence of difficulty

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'kleśa' (pain, difficulty)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+kleśa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kleśa – pain, affliction, trouble, difficulty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kliś (class 9)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

ते (te) - those two (referring to the two female protagonists) (those two, they (feminine/neuter dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Subject of 'nirgate'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (shell of the universe mentioned previously) (from that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'brahmāṇḍa-karparam'.

निर्गते (nirgate) - emerged (emerged, went out, departed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of nirgata

nirgata - gone out, emerged, departed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix nis- (nir-) + verb root gam (1P 'to go') + kta suffix

Prefix: nis

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here as a finite verb. Agrees with 'te'.

गगनात् (gaganāt) - from open space (from the sky, from space, from the atmosphere)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, space

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in comparison, 'as if from the sky'.

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates comparison.

निश्चयस्थम् (niścayastham) - founded on firm conviction (niścaya) (established in certainty, firm in conviction, resolute)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niścayastha

niścayastha - standing in certainty, firm in conviction, resolute

Compound of 'niścaya' (certainty) and 'stha' (standing, existing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niścaya+stha)

• niścaya – certainty, ascertainment, firm conviction, resolve
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix nis- + root ci (5U 'to gather') + aya suffix
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ci (class 5)
• stha – standing, situated, existing
  adjective
  Suffix -ṣṭha added to root sthā (1P 'to stand')
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yat vastu'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic and explanatory particle.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Agrees with 'vastu'.

वस्तु (vastu) - thing, reality (thing, object, reality, substance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - thing, object, reality, substance, essential nature

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause.

तत् (tat) - that (thing) (that, that thing)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yat'.

वज्रगुरु (vajraguru) - unshakeable as a diamond (firm as a diamond, heavy as a diamond, very weighty/important)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vajraguru

vajraguru - heavy as a diamond, firm as a diamond

Compound of 'vajra' (diamond, thunderbolt) and 'guru' (heavy, venerable, firm)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vajra+guru)

• vajra – diamond, thunderbolt
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaj
• guru – heavy, weighty, important, venerable, teacher
  adjective

Note: Predicate adjective modifying 'tat'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

इतरत् (itarat) - anything else (other, different, another)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of itara

itara - other, another, different

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

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