योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-41, verse-54

वस्तुतस्तु न जातोऽसि न मृतोऽसि कदाचन ।
शुद्धविज्ञानरूपस्त्वं शान्त आत्मनि तिष्ठसि ॥ ५४ ॥

vastutastu na jāto'si na mṛto'si kadācana ,
śuddhavijñānarūpastvaṃ śānta ātmani tiṣṭhasi 54

54. vastutaḥ tu na jātaḥ asi na mṛtaḥ asi kadācana
śuddhavijñānarūpaḥ tvam śāntaḥ ātmani tiṣṭhasi

54. vastutaḥ tu tvam kadācana na jātaḥ asi,
na mṛtaḥ asi.
(api ca) tvam śuddhavijñānarūpaḥ śāntaḥ ātmani tiṣṭhasi.

54. But in reality, you are never born, nor do you ever die. You, whose very nature (rūpa) is pure consciousness (vijñāna), abide peacefully in the Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, actually

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, on the other hand

• न (na) - not, no

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, arisen

• असि (asi) - you are

• न (na) - not, no

• मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead, deceased

• असि (asi) - you are

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time, never (when used with 'na')

• शुद्धविज्ञानरूपः (śuddhavijñānarūpaḥ) - whose form/nature is pure consciousness/knowledge

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the ultimate Self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in oneself)

• तिष्ठसि (tiṣṭhasi) - you stand, you remain, you abide

Words meanings and morphology

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality, truly, actually

(indeclinable)

ablative of 'vastu' (thing, reality) used as an adverb

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Acts as a conjunction, often indicating a slight opposition or emphasis.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, arisen

(Past Passive Participle)

Note: Used predicatively with 'asi'.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Indicative

2nd person singular, parasmaipada. Root 'as'.

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead, deceased

(Past Passive Participle)

Note: Used predicatively with 'asi'.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Indicative

2nd person singular, parasmaipada. Root 'as'.

Root: as (class 2)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time, never (when used with 'na')

(indeclinable)

compound of 'kadā' (when) and 'cana' (emphatic particle)

Note: Functions with 'na' to form 'never'.

शुद्धविज्ञानरूपः (śuddhavijñānarūpaḥ) - whose form/nature is pure consciousness/knowledge

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuddhavijñānarūpa

śuddhavijñānarūpa - whose form/nature is pure consciousness (vijñāna)/knowledge

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuddha+vijñāna+rūpa)

• śuddha – pure, clean, clear, unblemished
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'śudh' (to purify) with suffix '-ta'
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• vijñāna – consciousness, knowledge, discrimination, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  from root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'vi' and suffix '-ana'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance, characteristic
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

2nd person pronoun stem

Note: Subject of 'tiṣṭhasi'.

शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet

(Past Passive Participle)

Note: Used predicatively for 'tvam'.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the ultimate Self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in oneself)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, spirit, individual self, essential nature, breath

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Refers to the ultimate Self.

तिष्ठसि (tiṣṭhasi) - you stand, you remain, you abide

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present Indicative

2nd person singular, parasmaipada. Root 'sthā' (class 1, often takes 'tiṣṭh' in present system).

Root: sthā (class 1)

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