योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-46, verse-23

क्षुरधाराप्रमितया धिया परमधीरया ।
प्रविचार्यात्मनस्तत्त्वं ततः स्वपदमाविश ॥ २३ ॥

kṣuradhārāpramitayā dhiyā paramadhīrayā ,
pravicāryātmanastattvaṃ tataḥ svapadamāviśa 23

23. kṣuradhārāpramitayā dhiyā paramadhīrayā
pravicārya ātmanaḥ tattvam tataḥ svapadam āviśa

23. kṣuradhārāpramitayā paramadhīrayā dhiyā
ātmanaḥ tattvam pravicārya tataḥ svapadam āviśa

23. With an intellect exceedingly resolute and sharp as a razor's edge, having thoroughly contemplated the truth (tattva) of the self (ātman), thereafter, enter your own state.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षुरधाराप्रमितया (kṣuradhārāpramitayā) - by/with (intellect) sharp like a razor's edge

• धिया (dhiyā) - by/with intellect

• परमधीरया (paramadhīrayā) - by/with an extremely resolute (intellect)

• प्रविचार्य (pravicārya) - having thoroughly deliberated/contemplated

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the truth, reality, essence

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter, then

• स्वपदम् (svapadam) - your own state/abode

• आविश (āviśa) - enter!

Words meanings and morphology

क्षुरधाराप्रमितया (kṣuradhārāpramitayā) - by/with (intellect) sharp like a razor's edge

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kṣuradhārāpramita

kṣuradhārāpramita - measured by a razor's edge, sharp like a razor's edge

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṣura+dhārā+pramita)

• kṣura – razor
  noun (masculine)
• dhārā – edge, stream, current
  noun (feminine)
• pramita – measured, known, limited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'dhiyā'

धिया (dhiyā) - by/with intellect

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, wisdom, thought

परमधीरया (paramadhīrayā) - by/with an extremely resolute (intellect)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of paramadhīra

paramadhīra - extremely resolute, supremely steady

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+dhīra)

• parama – supreme, highest, extreme
  adjective (masculine)
• dhīra – resolute, steady, wise
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'dhiyā'

प्रविचार्य (pravicārya) - having thoroughly deliberated/contemplated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'car' with prefixes 'pra' and 'vi', forms an absolutive ending in -ya.

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: car (class 1)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit (ātman)

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the truth, reality, essence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, essence, principle (tattva)

ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter, then

(indeclinable)

स्वपदम् (svapadam) - your own state/abode

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svapada

svapada - one's own state, one's own place/abode

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+pada)

• sva – one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• pada – step, foot, state, abode
  noun (neuter)

आविश (āviśa) - enter!

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

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