योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-27, verse-20

दृश्यदर्शननिर्मुक्तकेवलामलरूपवान् ।
नित्योदितो निराभासो द्रष्टास्मि परमेश्वरः ॥ २० ॥

dṛśyadarśananirmuktakevalāmalarūpavān ,
nityodito nirābhāso draṣṭāsmi parameśvaraḥ 20

20. dṛśyadarśananirmuktakevalāmalarūpavān
nityoditaḥ nirābhāsaḥ draṣṭā asmi parameśvaraḥ

20. aham dṛśyadarśananirmuktakevalāmalarūpavān
nityoditaḥ nirābhāsaḥ draṣṭā parameśvaraḥ asmi

20. I am the supreme lord (parameśvaraḥ), the seer, possessing a purely spotless form, free from both the seen and the act of seeing, eternally manifest, and without any reflection or external appearance.

20. משוחרר מן הנראה ומן הראייה, בעל מהות טהורה ויחידה, זורח לנצח, ללא אשליה – אני הרואה, האדון הנעלה.

Words meanings summery:

• दृश्यदर्शननिर्मुक्तकेवलामलरूपवान् (dṛśyadarśananirmuktakevalāmalarūpavān) - possessing a form that is purely spotless, free from the seen and the act of seeing

• नित्योदितः (nityoditaḥ) - eternally risen/manifest

• निराभासः (nirābhāsaḥ) - without appearance, reflection, or illusion

• द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - seer, observer

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• परमेश्वरः (parameśvaraḥ) - supreme lord

Words meanings and morphology

दृश्यदर्शननिर्मुक्तकेवलामलरूपवान् (dṛśyadarśananirmuktakevalāmalarūpavān) - possessing a form that is purely spotless, free from the seen and the act of seeing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛśyadarśananirmuktakevalāmalarūpavat

dṛśyadarśananirmuktakevalāmalarūpavat - one possessing a form that is purely spotless, free from the seen and the act of seeing

From rūpa + matup (vat) suffix; preceded by a complex compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛśya+darśana+nirmukta+kevala+amala+rūpa+vat)

• dṛśya – what is seen, object
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root dṛś (1st class) + yat suffix.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• darśana – seeing, sight, perception, vision
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun
  From root dṛś (1st class) + lyuṭ suffix.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• nirmukta – freed, released, abandoned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root muc (6th class) with nir prefix + kta suffix.
  Prefix: nir
  Root: muc (class 6)
• kevala – pure, sole, alone, unmixed
  adjective (masculine)
• amala – spotless, pure, unblemished
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Long bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'one having a form which is pure and spotless, and is free from the seen and the act of seeing'.

नित्योदितः (nityoditaḥ) - eternally risen/manifest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nityodita

nityodita - eternally risen, perpetually manifest

Past Passive Participle

Compound of nitya (eternal) and udita (risen/manifested, from root iṇ (2nd class) with ud prefix + kta suffix).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nitya+udita)

• nitya – eternal, constant, perpetual
  adjective (masculine)
• udita – risen, ascended, appeared, manifested
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root iṇ (2nd class) with prefix ud + kta suffix.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: iṇ (class 2)

निराभासः (nirābhāsaḥ) - without appearance, reflection, or illusion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirābhāsa

nirābhāsa - without appearance, reflection, illusion, shadow; self-effulgent

Compound of nis (absence) and ābhāsa (appearance).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ābhāsa)

• nis – without, out, separation
  indeclinable
• ābhāsa – appearance, reflection, glimmer, semblance
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhās (1st class) with prefix ā + ghañ suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - seer, observer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ

draṣṭṛ - seer, observer

Agent noun

From root dṛś (1st class) + tṛc suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative

Pāṇinian root as (2nd class), 1st person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

परमेश्वरः (parameśvaraḥ) - supreme lord

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parameśvara

parameśvara - supreme lord, highest ruler

Compound of parama (supreme) and īśvara (lord).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+īśvara)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  From root īś (2nd class) + varac suffix.
  Root: īś (class 2)

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