योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-26

विष्णोर्यज्जीवितं राम तद्वृषाङ्कस्य वासरः ।
ध्यानप्रक्षीणचित्तस्य न दिनानि न रात्रयः ॥ २६ ॥

viṣṇoryajjīvitaṃ rāma tadvṛṣāṅkasya vāsaraḥ ,
dhyānaprakṣīṇacittasya na dināni na rātrayaḥ 26

26. viṣṇoḥ yat jīvitam rāma tat vṛṣāṅkasya vāsaraḥ |
dhyāna prakṣīṇa cittasya na dināni na rātrayaḥ ||

26. rāma viṣṇoḥ yat jīvitam tat vṛṣāṅkasya vāsaraḥ
dhyānaprakṣīṇacittasya na dināni na rātrayaḥ

26. O Rama, what is considered the lifespan of Viṣṇu is merely a single day for Śiva (Vṛṣāṅka). For one whose mind is completely absorbed and diminished by deep meditation (dhyāna), there are neither days nor nights.

Words meanings summery:

• विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, lifespan, existence

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• तत् (tat) - that

• वृषाङ्कस्य (vṛṣāṅkasya) - of Śiva (Vṛṣāṅka)

• वासरः (vāsaraḥ) - day

• ध्यानप्रक्षीणचित्तस्य (dhyānaprakṣīṇacittasya) - of one whose mind is consumed by meditation

• न (na) - not, neither

• दिनानि (dināni) - days

• न (na) - not, neither

• रात्रयः (rātrayaḥ) - nights

Words meanings and morphology

विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a principal deity in Hinduism)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, lifespan, existence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, lifespan, existence, living

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a principal deity in Hinduism, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

वृषाङ्कस्य (vṛṣāṅkasya) - of Śiva (Vṛṣāṅka)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vṛṣāṅka

vṛṣāṅka - Śiva (lit. 'one whose mark is a bull')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛṣa+aṅka)

• vṛṣa – bull
  noun (masculine)
• aṅka – mark, sign, lap
  noun (masculine)

वासरः (vāsaraḥ) - day

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsara

vāsara - day, daytime

ध्यानप्रक्षीणचित्तस्य (dhyānaprakṣīṇacittasya) - of one whose mind is consumed by meditation

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhyānaprakṣīṇacitta

dhyānaprakṣīṇacitta - one whose mind is diminished/consumed by meditation

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhyāna+prakṣīṇa+citta)

• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhyai (class 1)
• prakṣīṇa – diminished, wasted, consumed, destroyed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṣi with upasarga pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṣi (class 5)
• citta – mind, thought, consciousness
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

दिनानि (dināni) - days

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dina

dina - day

न (na) - not, neither

(indeclinable)

रात्रयः (rātrayaḥ) - nights

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rātri

rātri - night

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