योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-59

केवलं विततं शान्तं तदनादि गतभ्रमम् ।
आद्यन्तमध्यरहितं महत्यात्मनि तिष्ठति ॥ ५९ ॥

kevalaṃ vitataṃ śāntaṃ tadanādi gatabhramam ,
ādyantamadhyarahitaṃ mahatyātmani tiṣṭhati 59

59. kevalam vitatam śāntam tat anādi gatabhramam
ādyantamadhyarahitam mahati ātmani tiṣṭhati

59. tat kevalam vitatam śāntam anādi gatabhramam
ādyantamadhyarahitam mahati ātmani tiṣṭhati

59. That [supreme reality] is pure, pervasive, peaceful, without beginning, free from delusion, and devoid of beginning, middle, or end. It abides in the great Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• केवलम् (kevalam) - alone, only, pure, absolute

• विततम् (vitatam) - spread out, pervasive, extended, vast

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted

• तत् (tat) - that supreme reality or space (that, it)

• अनादि (anādi) - beginningless, without origin

• गतभ्रमम् (gatabhramam) - free from delusion, delusion gone

• आद्यन्तमध्यरहितम् (ādyantamadhyarahitam) - devoid of beginning, middle, and end; without origin, duration, or cessation

• महति (mahati) - in the great, in the vast

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the supreme Self (ātman) or ultimate reality (in the Self)

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, abides, exists

Words meanings and morphology

केवलम् (kevalam) - alone, only, pure, absolute

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kevala

kevala - sole, only, isolated, pure, absolute, uncompounded

Note: Adjective describing the implied subject 'tat'.

विततम् (vitatam) - spread out, pervasive, extended, vast

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vitata

vitata - spread, diffused, extended, pervasive, wide, vast

Past Passive Participle

From vi- + root tan (to stretch, extend).

Prefix: vi

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Adjective describing the implied subject 'tat'.

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - calm, tranquil, peaceful, pacified, ceased, quieted

Past Passive Participle

From root śam (to be calm, cease).

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Adjective describing the implied subject 'tat'.

तत् (tat) - that supreme reality or space (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Implied subject of the sentence.

अनादि (anādi) - beginningless, without origin

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anādi

anādi - without beginning, beginningless, eternal

Compound of a- (negative) + ādi (beginning).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+ādi)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• ādi – beginning, origin, first
  noun (masculine)
  From ā- + root dā (to begin).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dā

Note: Adjective describing the implied subject 'tat'.

गतभ्रमम् (gatabhramam) - free from delusion, delusion gone

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gatabhrama

gatabhrama - whose illusion is gone, free from error or delusion

Bahuvrīhi compound: gata (gone) + bhrama (delusion).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+bhrama)

• gata – gone, past, departed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• bhrama – wandering, error, delusion, confusion
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhram.
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Adjective describing the implied subject 'tat'.

आद्यन्तमध्यरहितम् (ādyantamadhyarahitam) - devoid of beginning, middle, and end; without origin, duration, or cessation

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ādyantamadhyarahita

ādyantamadhyarahita - without beginning, middle, or end; devoid of an origin, duration, or cessation

Compound of ādi (beginning), anta (end), madhya (middle), and rahita (devoid of).

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (ādi+anta+madhya+rahita)

• ādi – beginning, origin, first
  noun (masculine)
  From ā- + root dā (to begin).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dā
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)
  From root ant (to bind).
  Root: ant
• madhya – middle, central, intermediate
  adjective (neuter)
• rahita – deprived of, devoid of, without
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root rah.
  Root: rah (class 1)

Note: Adjective describing the implied subject 'tat'.

महति (mahati) - in the great, in the vast

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Present Active Participle

From root mah (to be great).

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ātmani'.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the supreme Self (ātman) or ultimate reality (in the Self)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual self, universal Self, essence

From root an (to breathe).

Root: an (class 2)

Note: The locus of abiding for the supreme reality.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, abides, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √sthā

Present active indicative, 3rd person singular.

From root sthā. Reduplicated present stem.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

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