योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-73, verse-28
दीपप्रभेवाविज्ञातगतिर्गत्याशु लीयते ।
अयःसूच्यां मातरीव तत्र निर्वृतिमेति सा ॥ २८ ॥
अयःसूच्यां मातरीव तत्र निर्वृतिमेति सा ॥ २८ ॥
dīpaprabhevāvijñātagatirgatyāśu līyate ,
ayaḥsūcyāṃ mātarīva tatra nirvṛtimeti sā 28
ayaḥsūcyāṃ mātarīva tatra nirvṛtimeti sā 28
28.
dīpaprabhā iva avijñātagatiḥ gatyā āśu līyate
ayaḥsūcyām mātari iva tatra nirvṛtim eti sā
ayaḥsūcyām mātari iva tatra nirvṛtim eti sā
28.
sā avijñātagatiḥ dīpaprabhā iva gatyā āśu
līyate tatra ayaḥsūcyām mātari iva nirvṛtim eti
līyate tatra ayaḥsūcyām mātari iva nirvṛtim eti
28.
It, whose movement is imperceptible, quickly merges by its own course, like the flame of a lamp. There, it attains complete tranquility (nirvṛti), just as an iron needle (merges) into its mother (ore).
Words meanings summery:
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- दीपप्रभा (dīpaprabhā) - lamp flame, light of a lamp
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- अविज्ञातगतिः (avijñātagatiḥ) - whose movement is unperceived/imperceptible
- गत्या (gatyā) - by its course, by its movement
- आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately
- लीयते (līyate) - dissolves, merges, disappears, vanishes
- अयःसूच्याम् (ayaḥsūcyām) - in an iron needle
- मातरि (mātari) - in its mother lode or original source, like an ore (in the mother, in the origin/source)
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that state
- निर्वृतिम् (nirvṛtim) - tranquility, cessation, liberation (nirvṛti)
- एति (eti) - goes, attains, obtains, reaches
- सा (sā) - she, it (feminine singular)
Words meanings and morphology
दीपप्रभा (dīpaprabhā) - lamp flame, light of a lamp
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dīpaprabhā
dīpaprabhā - light of a lamp, lamp flame
Compound type : Tatpurusha (dīpa+prabhā)
- dīpa – lamp, light
noun (masculine) - prabhā – light, luster, radiance, splendor
noun (feminine)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
अविज्ञातगतिः (avijñātagatiḥ) - whose movement is unperceived/imperceptible
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of avijñātagati
avijñātagati - whose movement is unknown/unperceived, having an imperceptible course
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (a+vijñāta+gati)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - vijñāta – known, perceived, understood
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root jñā (to know) with upasarga vi-
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9) - gati – movement, course, path, state, destiny
noun (feminine)
Derived from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
गत्या (gatyā) - by its course, by its movement
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of gati
gati - movement, course, path, state, destiny
Derived from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately
(indeclinable)
लीयते (līyate) - dissolves, merges, disappears, vanishes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of lī
Root: lī (class 4)
अयःसूच्याम् (ayaḥsūcyām) - in an iron needle
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of ayaḥsūcī
ayaḥsūcī - iron needle
Compound type : Tatpurusha (ayas+sūcī)
- ayas – iron, metal
noun (neuter) - sūcī – needle, index, indicator
noun (feminine)
मातरि (mātari) - in its mother lode or original source, like an ore (in the mother, in the origin/source)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of mātṛ
mātṛ - mother, parent, matrix, origin
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that state
(indeclinable)
निर्वृतिम् (nirvṛtim) - tranquility, cessation, liberation (nirvṛti)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of nirvṛti
nirvṛti - cessation, extinguishment, tranquility, bliss, liberation (nirvṛti)
Derived from root vṛt (to turn, exist) with upasarga nir- (out, away)
Prefix: nis
Root: vṛt (class 1)
एति (eti) - goes, attains, obtains, reaches
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of i
Root: i (class 2)
सा (sā) - she, it (feminine singular)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it