योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-12, verse-16

बहुसुखदुःखकराकराक्षयेयं परमपदास्मरणात्समागतेह ।
परमपदावगमात्प्रयाति नाशं विहगपतिस्मरणाद्विषव्यथेव ॥ १६ ॥

bahusukhaduḥkhakarākarākṣayeyaṃ paramapadāsmaraṇātsamāgateha ,
paramapadāvagamātprayāti nāśaṃ vihagapatismaraṇādviṣavyatheva 16

16. bahusukhaduḥkhakarā akṣayā iyam
paramapadāsmaranāt samāgatā iha
paramapadāvagamat prayāti nāśam
vihagapatismaraṇāt viṣavyathā iva

16. iyam bahusukhaduḥkhakarā akṣayā iha paramapadāsmaranāt samāgatā.
paramapadāvagamat nāśam prayāti,
vihagapatismaraṇāt viṣavyathā iva [prayāti].

16. This imperishable (cycle of existence), which causes much joy and sorrow, has arisen here from the non-remembrance of the supreme state (mokṣa). It reaches destruction upon the understanding of the supreme state (mokṣa), just as the suffering from poison (vanishes) upon the remembrance of Garuḍa.

Words meanings summery:

• बहुसुखदुःखकरा (bahusukhaduḥkhakarā) - causing much joy and sorrow

• अक्षया (akṣayā) - imperishable, endless (imperishable, undiminishing, endless)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (cycle of existence/world) (this (feminine))

• परमपदास्मरनात् (paramapadāsmaranāt) - from the non-remembrance of the supreme state (mokṣa) (from the non-remembrance of the supreme state)

• समागता (samāgatā) - has arisen/come about (arrived, come forth, assembled)

• इह (iha) - here (in this cycle of existence) (here, in this world)

• परमपदावगमत् (paramapadāvagamat) - from the understanding of the supreme state (mokṣa) (from the understanding of the supreme state)

• प्रयाति (prayāti) - it departs/perishes (it goes forth, departs, perishes)

• नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction (destruction, annihilation, ruin)

• विहगपतिस्मरणात् (vihagapatismaraṇāt) - from the remembrance of Garuḍa (from the remembrance of the lord of birds (Garuḍa))

• विषव्यथा (viṣavyathā) - suffering from poison (pain of poison, agony of poison)

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

Words meanings and morphology

बहुसुखदुःखकरा (bahusukhaduḥkhakarā) - causing much joy and sorrow

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bahusukhaduḥkhakara

bahusukhaduḥkhakara - causing much joy and sorrow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahu+sukha+duḥkha+kara)

• bahu – much, many
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• sukha – joy, happiness, pleasure
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – sorrow, suffering, pain
  noun (neuter)
• kara – causing, making, producer
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Suffix -kara from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies iyam

अक्षया (akṣayā) - imperishable, endless (imperishable, undiminishing, endless)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, undiminishing, endless

From a (not) + kṣaya (perishing)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kṣaya – perishing, destruction, waste
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṣi (to decay, perish)
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Qualifies iyam

इयम् (iyam) - this (cycle of existence/world) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of the first sentence

परमपदास्मरनात् (paramapadāsmaranāt) - from the non-remembrance of the supreme state (mokṣa) (from the non-remembrance of the supreme state)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of paramapadāsmaraṇa

paramapadāsmaraṇa - non-remembrance of the supreme state

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paramapada+asmaraṇa)

• paramapada – supreme state, ultimate goal (mokṣa)
  noun (neuter)
• asmaraṇa – non-remembrance, oblivion
  noun (neuter)
  From a (not) + smaraṇa (remembrance)
  Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Source of arrival

समागता (samāgatā) - has arisen/come about (arrived, come forth, assembled)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samāgata

samāgata - arrived, come together

Past Passive Participle

From root gam with prefixes sam + ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for iyam

इह (iha) - here (in this cycle of existence) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place

परमपदावगमत् (paramapadāvagamat) - from the understanding of the supreme state (mokṣa) (from the understanding of the supreme state)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of paramapadāvagama

paramapadāvagama - understanding of the supreme state

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paramapada+avagama)

• paramapada – supreme state, ultimate goal (mokṣa)
  noun (neuter)
• avagama – understanding, comprehension, knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix ava + root gam (to go/understand)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Cause of departure

प्रयाति (prayāti) - it departs/perishes (it goes forth, departs, perishes)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

From prefix pra + root yā (to go)

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'iyam'

नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction (destruction, annihilation, ruin)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, annihilation, ruin

From root naś (to perish)

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Object of 'prayāti' (goes to destruction)

विहगपतिस्मरणात् (vihagapatismaraṇāt) - from the remembrance of Garuḍa (from the remembrance of the lord of birds (Garuḍa))

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vihagapatismaraṇa

vihagapatismaraṇa - remembrance of the lord of birds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vihagapati+smaraṇa)

• vihagapati – lord of birds, i.e., Garuḍa
  noun (masculine)
• smaraṇa – remembrance, recollection
  noun (neuter)
  Nominalization of root smṛ
  From root smṛ (to remember)
  Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Source of disappearance of poison

विषव्यथा (viṣavyathā) - suffering from poison (pain of poison, agony of poison)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viṣavyathā

viṣavyathā - pain caused by poison

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣa+vyathā)

• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
• vyathā – pain, suffering, anguish
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vyath (class 1)

Note: Subject of the simile, implied verb "disappears"

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

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