योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-56, verse-42

स्वयमेव लयं याते समतैवावशिष्यते ।
समता सर्वभूतेषु यासौ सत्या परा स्थितिः ॥ ४२ ॥

svayameva layaṃ yāte samataivāvaśiṣyate ,
samatā sarvabhūteṣu yāsau satyā parā sthitiḥ 42

42. svayam eva layam yāte samatā eva avaśiṣyate
samatā sarva-bhūteṣu yā asau satyā parā sthitiḥ

42. svayam eva layam yāte samatā eva avaśiṣyate
sarva-bhūteṣu yā asau samatā satyā parā sthitiḥ

42. When [the sense of ego] itself dissolves, only equanimity (samatā) remains. That equanimity towards all beings is indeed the true, supreme state.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, naturally

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• लयम् (layam) - dissolution, absorption, merging

• याते (yāte) - when [the sense of ego] has gone/dissolved (when it has gone, having gone, when dissolved)

• समता (samatā) - equanimity, equality

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over

• समता (samatā) - equanimity, equality

• सर्व-भूतेषु (sarva-bhūteṣu) - in all beings, towards all beings

• या (yā) - which

• असौ (asau) - that (f.)

• सत्या (satyā) - true, real

• परा (parā) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, stability, existence

Words meanings and morphology

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, naturally

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

लयम् (layam) - dissolution, absorption, merging

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of laya

laya - dissolution, absorption, merging, disappearance

Root: lī (class 4)

याते (yāte) - when [the sense of ego] has gone/dissolved (when it has gone, having gone, when dissolved)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, departed, attained

Past Passive Participle

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction

समता (samatā) - equanimity, equality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samatā

samatā - equanimity, equality, impartiality, sameness

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of avaśiṣ

Present Passive

Prefix: ava

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

समता (samatā) - equanimity, equality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samatā

samatā - equanimity, equality, impartiality, sameness

सर्व-भूतेषु (sarva-bhūteṣu) - in all beings, towards all beings

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, every creature

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, what has been
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from 'bhū' when used as adjective)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

या (yā) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

असौ (asau) - that (f.)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, this (demonstrative pronoun, often refers to something distant or unique)

सत्या (satyā) - true, real

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satya

satya - true, real, existent, genuine

परा (parā) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - state, condition, stability, existence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - state, condition, situation, stability, existence, standing

Root: sthā (class 1)

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