योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-61

परां निर्मलतामेति संविदाकाशगोचरः ।
राजतेऽतितरामच्छो जीवादित्यो महोदयः ॥ ६१ ॥

parāṃ nirmalatāmeti saṃvidākāśagocaraḥ ,
rājate'titarāmaccho jīvādityo mahodayaḥ 61

61. parām nirmalatām eti saṃvidākāśagocaraḥ rājate
atitarām acchaḥ jīva ādityaḥ mahā udayaḥ

61. saṃvidākāśagocaraḥ jīva ādityaḥ parām nirmalatām
eti saḥ mahā udayaḥ acchaḥ atitarām rājate

61. The individual soul (jīva), a sun whose domain is the sky of consciousness, attains supreme purity. This glorious sun (āditya) shines forth exceedingly clear.

Words meanings summery:

• पराम् (parām) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

• निर्मलताम् (nirmalatām) - purity (purity, clearness, freedom from impurity)

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

• संविदाकाशगोचरः (saṁvidākāśagocaraḥ) - whose domain is the sky of consciousness (whose range/object is the sky of consciousness)

• राजते (rājate) - shines forth (shines, reigns, appears splendid)

• अतितराम् (atitarām) - exceedingly (exceedingly, very much, greatly)

• अच्छः (acchaḥ) - clear (clear, pure, transparent)

• जीव (jīva) - individual soul (jīva) (living, life, soul, individual soul)

• आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - sun (metaphor for the jīva) (sun, a deity)

• महा (mahā) - great (great, large, mighty)

• उदयः (udayaḥ) - rise, manifestation, splendor (rise, ascent, prosperity, manifestation)

Words meanings and morphology

पराम् (parām) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parā

para - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate

Feminine form 'parā'.

निर्मलताम् (nirmalatām) - purity (purity, clearness, freedom from impurity)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nirmalatā

nirmalatā - purity, clearness, freedom from impurity

Derived from 'nirmala' (pure) with 'tā' suffix.

Note: Object of 'eti'.

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

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Parasmaipada

Root 'i' (class 2, 'eti').

Root: i (class 2)

संविदाकाशगोचरः (saṁvidākāśagocaraḥ) - whose domain is the sky of consciousness (whose range/object is the sky of consciousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvidākāśagocara

saṁvidākāśagocara - one whose range is the expanse of consciousness

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃvid+ākāśa+gocara)

• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From 'sam' + root 'vid' (to know).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ā' + root 'kāś' (to shine).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• gocara – range, scope, domain, object of sense
  noun (masculine)
  From 'go' (cow/earth/sense) + 'car' (to move).
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jīva ādityaḥ'.

राजते (rājate) - shines forth (shines, reigns, appears splendid)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Ātmanepada

Root 'rāj' (class 1, 'rājate').

Root: rāj (class 1)

अतितराम् (atitarām) - exceedingly (exceedingly, very much, greatly)

(indeclinable)

Formed with 'tarām' (comparative suffix) from 'ati' (over, beyond).

Note: Modifies 'rājate'.

अच्छः (acchaḥ) - clear (clear, pure, transparent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of accha

accha - clear, pure, transparent

From root 'ach' (to be clear).

Root: ach

जीव (jīva) - individual soul (jīva) (living, life, soul, individual soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, alive; life, individual soul, living being

From root 'jīv' (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: The individual self; the embodied soul.

आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - sun (metaphor for the jīva) (sun, a deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun, son of Aditi, a solar deity

Derived from Aditi.

Note: The main subject of the sentence, likened to the sun.

महा (mahā) - great (great, large, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā

mahat - great, large, mighty, extensive

Stem of 'mahat', used in compounds.

Note: Used to intensify 'udaya'.

उदयः (udayaḥ) - rise, manifestation, splendor (rise, ascent, prosperity, manifestation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udaya

udaya - rise, ascent, prosperity, manifestation

From 'ud' (up) + root 'i' (to go).

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'jīva ādityaḥ'. 'mahodaya' functions as an adjective here.

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