योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-19, verse-19

स्थिरत्वात्तत्तथैवाथ जाग्रदित्यवगम्यते ।
जाग्रत्क्रम इति प्रोक्तः सुषुप्तादिक्रमं श्रृणु ॥ १९ ॥

sthiratvāttattathaivātha jāgradityavagamyate ,
jāgratkrama iti proktaḥ suṣuptādikramaṃ śrṛṇu 19

19. sthiratvāt tat tathā eva atha jāgrat iti avagamyate
jāgrat-kramaḥ iti proktaḥ suṣupti-ādi-kramam śṛṇu

19. atha tat sthiratvāt tathā eva jāgrat iti avagamyate.
ayam jāgrat-kramaḥ iti proktaḥ.
suṣupti-ādi-kramam śṛṇu.

19. Due to its stability, it is thus understood as the waking state. This is called the 'waking sequence'. Now, listen to the sequence beginning with deep sleep.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थिरत्वात् (sthiratvāt) - due to stability, from stability

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon, moreover

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the waking state (as an adjectival descriptor) (waking, awake)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, signifying quotation or summary

• अवगम्यते (avagamyate) - is understood, is known, is perceived

• जाग्रत्-क्रमः (jāgrat-kramaḥ) - the waking sequence, the order of waking

• इति (iti) - thus, so, signifying quotation or summary

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - is said, is declared, is spoken

• सुषुप्ति-आदि-क्रमम् (suṣupti-ādi-kramam) - the sequence beginning with deep sleep

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

Words meanings and morphology

स्थिरत्वात् (sthiratvāt) - due to stability, from stability

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sthiratva

sthiratva - stability, steadfastness, firmness

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon, moreover

(indeclinable)

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the waking state (as an adjectival descriptor) (waking, awake)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake

Present Active Participle

Derived from root jāgṛ (to wake) with -at suffix

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Used here as an adjective modifying an implied 'state' (bhāva) or 'it' (tat).

इति (iti) - thus, so, signifying quotation or summary

(indeclinable)

अवगम्यते (avagamyate) - is understood, is known, is perceived

(verb)

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

Root gam with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: gam (class 1)

जाग्रत्-क्रमः (jāgrat-kramaḥ) - the waking sequence, the order of waking

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāgrat-krama

jāgrat-krama - waking sequence, order of waking

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāgrat+krama)

• jāgrat – waking, awake
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root jāgṛ (to wake)
  Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
• krama – sequence, order, method, step
  noun (masculine)

इति (iti) - thus, so, signifying quotation or summary

(indeclinable)

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - is said, is declared, is spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prokta

prokta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

सुषुप्ति-आदि-क्रमम् (suṣupti-ādi-kramam) - the sequence beginning with deep sleep

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suṣupti-ādi-krama

suṣupti-ādi-krama - sequence starting with deep sleep

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (suṣupti+ādi+krama)

• suṣupti – deep sleep
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
  adjective (masculine)
• krama – sequence, order, method, step
  noun (masculine)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

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