योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-22, verse-44

यथा सकलदुःखानां सुखानां च महामते ।
यत्र सर्वे भ्रमाः शान्ताः कोऽसौ सीमान्त उच्यते ॥ ४४ ॥

yathā sakaladuḥkhānāṃ sukhānāṃ ca mahāmate ,
yatra sarve bhramāḥ śāntāḥ ko'sau sīmānta ucyate 44

44. yathā sakaladuḥkhānām sukhānām ca mahāmate yatra
sarve bhramāḥ śāntāḥ kaḥ asau sīmāntaḥ ucyate

44. mahāmate,
yathā sakaladuḥkhānām sukhānām ca yatra sarve bhramāḥ śāntāḥ,
asau kaḥ sīmāntaḥ ucyate?

44. O wise one, what is that ultimate boundary (sīmānta) said to be, where all illusions are pacified, and from which arise all sorrows and joys?

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - in what manner, how (introducing a question about the nature of something) (as, like, how, in what manner)

• सकलदुःखानाम् (sakaladuḥkhānām) - of all sorrows

• सुखानाम् (sukhānām) - of joys

• च (ca) - and

• महामते (mahāmate) - O wise one (addressing Virocana) (O great-minded one, O wise one)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which, in which case)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

• भ्रमाः (bhramāḥ) - illusions (illusions, errors, wanderings)

• शान्ताः (śāntāḥ) - pacified, ceased (pacified, peaceful, calmed, ceased)

• कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what)

• असौ (asau) - that (referring to the ultimate boundary) (that, that one (referring to something distant or well-known))

• सीमान्तः (sīmāntaḥ) - ultimate boundary/limit (boundary, limit, ultimate end, conclusion)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said to be, is called (is said, is called)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - in what manner, how (introducing a question about the nature of something) (as, like, how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the question.

सकलदुःखानाम् (sakaladuḥkhānām) - of all sorrows

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sakaladuḥkha

sakaladuḥkha - all sorrows, entire misery

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sakala+duḥkha)

• sakala – all, entire, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, misery, suffering
  noun (neuter)

Note: Part of the genitive phrase qualifying 'sīmānta'.

सुखानाम् (sukhānām) - of joys

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sukha

sukha - joy, happiness, pleasure, ease

Note: Part of the genitive phrase qualifying 'sīmānta'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'sorrows' and 'joys'.

महामते (mahāmate) - O wise one (addressing Virocana) (O great-minded one, O wise one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmat

mahāmat - great-minded, intelligent, wise

'mahā' (great) + 'mati' (intellect).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, wisdom
  noun (feminine)

Note: Address to the father Virocana.

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which, in which case)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

Note: Refers to the 'sīmānta'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Adjective for 'bhramāḥ'.

भ्रमाः (bhramāḥ) - illusions (illusions, errors, wanderings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrama

bhrama - wandering, error, illusion, mistake

From root 'bhram' (to wander, be confused).

Root: bhram (class 1)

शान्ताः (śāntāḥ) - pacified, ceased (pacified, peaceful, calmed, ceased)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śānta

śānta - calmed, pacified, tranquil, ceased, quiet

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śam' (to be calm) with 'kta' suffix.

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'bhramāḥ'.

कः (kaḥ) - what (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Interrogative pronoun for 'sīmāntaḥ'.

असौ (asau) - that (referring to the ultimate boundary) (that, that one (referring to something distant or well-known))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (distant), that one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Adjective for 'sīmāntaḥ'.

सीमान्तः (sīmāntaḥ) - ultimate boundary/limit (boundary, limit, ultimate end, conclusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sīmānta

sīmānta - boundary, limit, end, ultimate point, conclusion, frontier

Compound type : tatpurusha (sīmā+anta)

• sīmā – boundary, limit, border
  noun (feminine)
• anta – end, limit, boundary, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'ucyate'.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said to be, is called (is said, is called)

(verb)

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

Present Passive

From root 'vac' (to speak) in passive voice, present tense.

Root: vac (class 2)