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.

12. דע, רָאָמָה, שאין זו אלא ההשתקעות ב-בְּרַהְמַן. משוחרר מכל ניגוד, פעל בחופשיות, נקי מכל קדחת ומצוקה!

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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