योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-56, verse-25

तथा स्ववासनान्तस्थमभीष्टं परिपश्यति ।
जीवो जातिशताढ्योऽपि भ्रमे परिगतोऽपि सन् ॥ २५ ॥

tathā svavāsanāntasthamabhīṣṭaṃ paripaśyati ,
jīvo jātiśatāḍhyo'pi bhrame parigato'pi san 25

25. tathā svavāsanāntastham abhīṣṭam paripaśyati
jīvaḥ jātiśatāḍhyaḥ api bhrame parigataḥ api san

25. tathā jīvaḥ jātiśatāḍhyaḥ api bhrame parigataḥ
api san svavāsanāntastham abhīṣṭam paripaśyati

25. Similarly, the individual soul (jīva), even though having undergone hundreds of births and being enveloped in delusion, clearly perceives its cherished object situated within its own latent impressions (vāsanā).

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• स्ववासनान्तस्थम् (svavāsanāntastham) - situated within one's own latent impressions (vāsanā)

• अभीष्टम् (abhīṣṭam) - desired object, cherished goal

• परिपश्यति (paripaśyati) - perceives, sees clearly

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (jīva), living being

• जातिशताढ्यः (jātiśatāḍhyaḥ) - endowed with hundreds of births, rich in hundreds of species

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• भ्रमे (bhrame) - in delusion, in error, in confusion

• परिगतः (parigataḥ) - encompassed, enveloped, immersed

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• सन् (san) - being, existing

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

स्ववासनान्तस्थम् (svavāsanāntastham) - situated within one's own latent impressions (vāsanā)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svavāsanāntastha

svavāsanāntastha - situated within one's own latent impressions

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+vāsanā+anta+stha)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective (neuter)
• vāsanā – latent impression, mental conditioning, desire
  noun (feminine)
• anta – interior, inside, within
  noun (masculine)
• stha – situated, standing, located
  adjective (neuter)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अभीष्टम् (abhīṣṭam) - desired object, cherished goal

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhīṣṭa

abhīṣṭa - desired, wished for; a desired object, cherished goal

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of abhi-iṣ (to desire, wish for)

Prefix: abhi

Root: iṣ (class 4)

परिपश्यति (paripaśyati) - perceives, sees clearly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of paś

Present stem paśya-

The verb dṛś takes the stem paśya in the present tense.

Prefix: pari

Root: dṛś (class 1)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (jīva), living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul, living being, life

जातिशताढ्यः (jātiśatāḍhyaḥ) - endowed with hundreds of births, rich in hundreds of species

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jātiśatāḍhya

jātiśatāḍhya - rich in hundreds of births, endowed with hundreds of births

Compound type : tatpurusha (jātiśata+āḍhya)

• jātiśata – hundreds of births/species
  noun (neuter)
• āḍhya – rich, wealthy, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

भ्रमे (bhrame) - in delusion, in error, in confusion

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhrama

bhrama - wandering, error, delusion, confusion

Root: bhram (class 1)

परिगतः (parigataḥ) - encompassed, enveloped, immersed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parigata

parigata - gone around, encompassed, enveloped, immersed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of pari-gam (to go around, encompass)

Prefix: pari

Root: gam (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

सन् (san) - being, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, good

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

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