योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-60, verse-53

तीव्रवेगवती या स्यात्तत्र संविदकम्पिता ।
सैवायाति परं स्थैर्यमामोक्षं त्वेकरूपिणी ॥ ५३ ॥

tīvravegavatī yā syāttatra saṃvidakampitā ,
saivāyāti paraṃ sthairyamāmokṣaṃ tvekarūpiṇī 53

53. tīvravegavatī yā syāt tatra saṃvit akampitā | sā
eva ayāti param sthairyam āmokṣam tu ekarūpiṇī ||

53. yā saṃvit tīvravegavatī api akampitā tatra syāt
sā eva ekarūpiṇī āmokṣam param sthairyam tu ayāti

53. That consciousness (saṃvit) which may be intensely swift yet unshaken in that state – that very consciousness (saṃvit) attains supreme steadfastness (sthairya) until final liberation (mokṣa), remaining perpetually uniform.

53. אותה תפיסה איתנה ובלתי מרופפת בעלת עוצמה כבירה, היא זו שמשיגה יציבות מוחלטת ושומרת על צורתה האחידה עד לשחרור הסופי.

Words meanings summery:

• तीव्रवेगवती (tīvravegavatī) - intensely swift (having fierce speed, intensely swift)

• या (yā) - that (feminine) (which (feminine singular))

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be (may be, should be, would be)

• तत्र (tatra) - in that (state/condition) (there, then, in that place/case)

• संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness (consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intellect)

• अकम्पिता (akampitā) - unshaken (unshaken, unwavering, firm)

• सा (sā) - that (very consciousness) (she, that (feminine singular))

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

• अयाति (ayāti) - attains (attains, approaches, goes towards)

• परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

• स्थैर्यम् (sthairyam) - steadfastness (steadfastness, firmness, stability)

• आमोक्षम् (āmokṣam) - until final liberation (mokṣa) (until liberation)

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

• एकरूपिणी (ekarūpiṇī) - remaining perpetually uniform (having one form, uniform, homogeneous)

Words meanings and morphology

तीव्रवेगवती (tīvravegavatī) - intensely swift (having fierce speed, intensely swift)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tīvravegavat

tīvravegavat - possessing fierce speed, intensely swift

`tīvra` (intense) + `vega` (speed) + `vat` (possessive suffix)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tīvra+vega+vat)

• tīvra – intense, fierce, sharp
  adjective
• vega – speed, velocity, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  from root `vij` (to move rapidly)
  Root: vij (class 6)
• vat – possessing, endowed with
  suffix
  possessive suffix, forms feminine `vatī`

या (yā) - that (feminine) (which (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yat

yat - which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: introduces the relative clause

स्यात् (syāt) - may be (may be, should be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Optative Mood

Present Optative, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - in that (state/condition) (there, then, in that place/case)

(indeclinable)

from `tad` (that) + `tra` (locative suffix)

संवित् (saṁvit) - consciousness (consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvit

saṁvit - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, intellect

from `sam-vid` (to know completely)

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

अकम्पिता (akampitā) - unshaken (unshaken, unwavering, firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akampita

akampita - unshaken, undisturbed, firm

Past Passive Participle

`a` (not) + `kampita` (shaken), from root `kamp` (to tremble)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kampita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• kampita – shaken, trembled
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root `kamp` (to tremble) + `kta` suffix
  Root: kamp (class 1)

सा (sā) - that (very consciousness) (she, that (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

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

(indeclinable)

अयाति (ayāti) - attains (attains, approaches, goes towards)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ā-yā

Present Tense, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

from `ā` (towards) + root `yā` (to go)

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, subsequent, supreme, highest, excellent

स्थैर्यम् (sthairyam) - steadfastness (steadfastness, firmness, stability)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthairya

sthairya - firmness, stability, steadfastness, permanence

from `sthira` (firm) + `ya` suffix (for abstract noun)

Root: sthā (class 1)

आमोक्षम् (āmokṣam) - until final liberation (mokṣa) (until liberation)

(indeclinable)

`ā` (up to) + `mokṣa` (liberation)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+mokṣa)

• ā – up to, until, towards
  indeclinable
• mokṣa – liberation, emancipation, freedom
  noun (masculine)
  from root `muc` (to free, release)
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: used adverbially

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

(indeclinable)

एकरूपिणी (ekarūpiṇī) - remaining perpetually uniform (having one form, uniform, homogeneous)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ekarūpin

ekarūpin - having one form, uniform, homogeneous, identical

`eka` (one) + `rūpa` (form) + `in` (possessive suffix)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (eka+rūpa+in)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral/adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, beauty
  noun (neuter)
• in – possessing, having
  suffix
  possessive suffix, forms feminine `iṇī`

Note: acts as a predicate adjective describing `saṃvit`

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