योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-33, verse-62

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एषा तावत्परित्याज्या त्यक्त्वैतां दुःखदायिनीम् ।
यथा यथा पुमांस्तिष्ठेत्परमेति तथा तथा ॥ ६२ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
eṣā tāvatparityājyā tyaktvaitāṃ duḥkhadāyinīm ,
yathā yathā pumāṃstiṣṭhetparameti tathā tathā 62

62. śrī-vasiṣṭha uvāca eṣā tāvat parityājyā tyaktvā etām
duḥkhadāyinīm yathā yathā pumān tiṣṭhet param eti tathā tathā

62. śrī-vasiṣṭha uvāca.
tāvat eṣā duḥkhadāyinī etām parityājyā.
yathā yathā pumān tiṣṭhet,
tathā tathā param eti.

62. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: This (ego), which causes misery, should first and foremost be completely abandoned. As a person (puruṣa) continues to relinquish it, so too do they attain the supreme (parama).

Words meanings summery:

• श्री-वसिष्ठ (śrī-vasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एषा (eṣā) - refers to the ego (ahaṅkṛti) discussed earlier (this)

• तावत् (tāvat) - indeed, first of all, to this extent

• परित्याज्या (parityājyā) - should be completely abandoned, to be entirely given up

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

• एताम् (etām) - refers to the ego (ahaṅkṛti) (this)

• दुःखदायिनीम् (duḥkhadāyinīm) - causing misery, giving sorrow

• यथा (yathā) - as, in which way

• यथा (yathā) - as, in which way (repetition for emphasis)

• पुमान् (pumān) - a man, a person

• तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - may stand, may remain, exists, continues

• परम् (param) - the supreme, the highest

• एति (eti) - attains, goes to, reaches

• तथा (tathā) - so, in that way

• तथा (tathā) - so, in that way (repetition for emphasis)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री-वसिष्ठ (śrī-vasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī-vasiṣṭha

śrī-vasiṣṭha - Sage Vasiṣṭha, the revered Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – auspicious, glorious, prosperity
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a proper name, particularly a revered sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एषा (eṣā) - refers to the ego (ahaṅkṛti) discussed earlier (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

तावत् (tāvat) - indeed, first of all, to this extent

(indeclinable)

परित्याज्या (parityājyā) - should be completely abandoned, to be entirely given up

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parityājya

parityājya - to be abandoned, to be completely given up, entirely renounceable

Gerundive

Passive future participle from root tyaj with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form

एताम् (etām) - refers to the ego (ahaṅkṛti) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Modifies 'duḥkhadāyinīm'

दुःखदायिनीम् (duḥkhadāyinīm) - causing misery, giving sorrow

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of duḥkhadāyin

duḥkhadāyin - causing pain, giving sorrow, afflicting

Agent noun/Adjective

Compound of duḥkha + dāyin (from root dā with suffix -in)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (duḥkha+dāyin)

• duḥkha – sorrow, suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)
• dāyin – giving, bestowing, granting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective
  From root dā with suffix -in
  Root: dā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'etām' (referring to ahaṅkṛti)

यथा (yathā) - as, in which way

(indeclinable)

Note: Used correlatively with 'tathā' (yathā...tathā...)

यथा (yathā) - as, in which way (repetition for emphasis)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for repeated actions or continuous state ('as...as', 'whenever')

पुमान् (pumān) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, human being, person (puruṣa)

तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - may stand, may remain, exists, continues

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

परम् (param) - the supreme, the highest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent

एति (eti) - attains, goes to, reaches

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - so, in that way

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - so, in that way (repetition for emphasis)

(indeclinable)

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