योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-37, verse-12

नेतरा जानासि राम त्वमियं ब्रह्मसंस्थितिः ।
सर्वद्वन्द्वविनिर्मुक्तः कर्ता भव गतज्वरः ॥ १२ ॥

netarā jānāsi rāma tvamiyaṃ brahmasaṃsthitiḥ ,
sarvadvandvavinirmuktaḥ kartā bhava gatajvaraḥ 12

12. na itarā jānāsi rāma tvam iyam brahmasaṃsthitiḥ
sarvadvandvavinirmuktaḥ kartā bhava gatajvaraḥ

12. rāma,
tvam itarā na jānāsi,
iyam brahmasaṃsthitiḥ.
sarvadvandvavinirmuktaḥ gatajvaraḥ kartā bhava.

12. O Rama, you know this truth already; this is the state of being established in Brahman (brahman). Become an agent (kartā) freed from all dualities (dvandva) and released from all distress.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not

• इतरा (itarā) - otherwise, other than this

• जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• ब्रह्मसंस्थितिः (brahmasaṁsthitiḥ) - the state of being established in Brahman, abiding in Brahman

• सर्वद्वन्द्वविनिर्मुक्तः (sarvadvandvavinirmuktaḥ) - freed from all dualities

• कर्ता (kartā) - doer, agent

• भव (bhava) - be, become

• गतज्वरः (gatajvaraḥ) - freed from fever, free from distress

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

इतरा (itarā) - otherwise, other than this

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of itara

itara - other, another, different

Note: Here used adverbially to mean 'otherwise' or 'not other (than this)'. Implicitly refers to 'this state' (iyam brahmasaṃsthitiḥ).

जानासि (jānāsi) - you know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a proper noun); pleasing, delightful

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this (feminine pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'brahmasaṃsthitiḥ'.

ब्रह्मसंस्थितिः (brahmasaṁsthitiḥ) - the state of being established in Brahman, abiding in Brahman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of brahmasaṃsthiti

brahmasaṁsthiti - abiding in Brahman, established in Brahman

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (brahman+saṃsthiti)

• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality
  noun (neuter)
• saṃsthiti – state, abiding, dwelling, situation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

सर्वद्वन्द्वविनिर्मुक्तः (sarvadvandvavinirmuktaḥ) - freed from all dualities

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvadvandvavinirmukta

sarvadvandvavinirmukta - freed from all pairs of opposites (dualities)

Past Passive Participle

Compound type : pañcamī-tatpuruṣa (sarva+dvandva+vinirmukta)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• dvandva – pair, duality, opposite
  noun (neuter)
• vinirmukta – freed, liberated, released
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'muc' (to release) with prefixes 'vi' and 'nir'.
  Prefixes: vi+nir
  Root: muc (class 6)

कर्ता (kartā) - doer, agent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, creator

Agent noun from root 'kṛ'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

गतज्वरः (gatajvaraḥ) - freed from fever, free from distress

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gatajvara

gatajvara - one whose fever/distress has departed; free from anxiety

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+jvara)

• gata – gone, departed, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• jvara – fever, distress, anguish
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jvar (class 1)

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