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.

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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