योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-7, verse-17

ज्ञायते परमात्मा चेद्राम दुःखस्य संततिः ।
क्षयमेति विषावेशशान्ताविव विषूचिका ॥ १७ ॥

jñāyate paramātmā cedrāma duḥkhasya saṃtatiḥ ,
kṣayameti viṣāveśaśāntāviva viṣūcikā 17

17. jñāyate paramātmā cet rāma duḥkhasya saṃtatiḥ
kṣayam eti viṣa-āveśa-śāntau iva viṣūcikā

17. rāma cet paramātmā jñāyate duḥkhasya saṃtatiḥ
viṣa-āveśa-śāntau viṣūcikā iva kṣayam eti

17. O Rāma, if the Supreme Self (paramātman) is truly known, then the continuous series of suffering (duḥkha) completely perishes, just as a cholera epidemic subsides upon the cessation of the poison's influence.

17. אך אם נודע העצמי העליון, רָאמָה, רצף הסבל בא אל קיצו, כשם שמחלה חולפת עם שרבוב רעל הגוף.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्ञायते (jñāyate) - (if) is known (i.e., if truly realized) (is known, is understood, is perceived)

• परमात्मा (paramātmā) - the Supreme Self (paramātman) (the Supreme Self, the Absolute Soul)

• चेत् (cet) - if

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma (vocative) (Rāma (proper name))

• दुःखस्य (duḥkhasya) - of suffering (duḥkha) (of suffering, of pain, of misery)

• संततिः (saṁtatiḥ) - the continuous series (of suffering) (continuation, succession, series, progeny)

• क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, perishing (destruction, decay, loss, end)

• एति (eti) - reaches (destruction), comes (to an end) (goes, comes, attains, reaches)

• विष-आवेश-शान्तौ (viṣa-āveśa-śāntau) - upon the cessation of the poison's influence (upon the cessation of poison's influence/entering)

• इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as, as if)

• विषूचिका (viṣūcikā) - (a) cholera (epidemic) (cholera, epidemic, intestinal disorder)

Words meanings and morphology

ज्ञायते (jñāyate) - (if) is known (i.e., if truly realized) (is known, is understood, is perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of jñā

Present Passive

Present 3rd person singular, ātmanepada. Passive voice from root jñā (class 9).

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: The subject is 'paramātmā'.

परमात्मा (paramātmā) - the Supreme Self (paramātman) (the Supreme Self, the Absolute Soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - the Supreme Soul, the Absolute Spirit, the Brahman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)

• parama – highest, supreme, ultimate, best
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the individual self, the universal self
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'jñāyate'.

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma (vocative) (Rāma (proper name))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)

Note: Addressed to Lord Rāma by Vasiṣṭha.

दुःखस्य (duḥkhasya) - of suffering (duḥkha) (of suffering, of pain, of misery)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, sorrow, misery

Note: Possessive case for 'saṃtatiḥ'.

संततिः (saṁtatiḥ) - the continuous series (of suffering) (continuation, succession, series, progeny)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃtati

saṁtati - continuation, succession, series, progeny

Prefix: sam

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'kṣayam eti'.

क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, perishing (destruction, decay, loss, end)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - loss, destruction, decay, end

From √kṣi (to destroy).

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Object of the verb 'eti', meaning 'reaches destruction'.

एति (eti) - reaches (destruction), comes (to an end) (goes, comes, attains, reaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Present Active

Present 3rd person singular, parasmaipada. From root i (class 2).

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Forms the idiom 'kṣayam eti' - to perish.

विष-आवेश-शान्तौ (viṣa-āveśa-śāntau) - upon the cessation of the poison's influence (upon the cessation of poison's influence/entering)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of viṣa-āveśa-śānti

viṣa-āveśa-śānti - cessation of poison's influence/entering

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣa+āveśa+śānti)

• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
• āveśa – entering, inspiration, possession, influence
  noun (masculine)
  From √viś (to enter) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: viś (class 6)
• śānti – peace, tranquility, cessation, appeasement
  noun (feminine)
  From √śam (to be quiet).
  Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Part of the simile, indicating the condition under which something ceases.

इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

विषूचिका (viṣūcikā) - (a) cholera (epidemic) (cholera, epidemic, intestinal disorder)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viṣūcikā

viṣūcikā - cholera, epidemic, intestinal disorder

Note: Subject of the simile, 'as cholera (perishes)'.

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