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.

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)'.