योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-29, verse-4

अहो नु रम्या पदवी शीतला पारमार्थिकी ।
अहमस्यां क्षणं स्थित्वा परां विश्रान्तिमागतः ॥ ४ ॥

aho nu ramyā padavī śītalā pāramārthikī ,
ahamasyāṃ kṣaṇaṃ sthitvā parāṃ viśrāntimāgataḥ 4

4. aho nu ramyā padavī śītalā pāramārthikī aham
asyām kṣaṇam sthitvā parām viśrāntim āgataḥ

4. aho nu ramyā śītalā pāramārthikī padavī ! aham
asyām kṣaṇam sthitvā parām viśrāntim āgataḥ

4. Oh, how truly delightful is this cool path leading to the ultimate truth! Having rested on it for a moment, I have attained supreme tranquility.

Words meanings summery:

• अहो (aho) - Oh, how! (exclamatory) (Oh!, Alas!, Ah!)

• नु (nu) - truly, indeed (emphatic) (indeed, certainly, now)

• रम्या (ramyā) - delightful (beautiful, delightful, pleasant)

• पदवी (padavī) - path (metaphorically, a spiritual path) (path, way, road, track)

• शीतला (śītalā) - cool, calming (cool, cold, tranquil)

• पारमार्थिकी (pāramārthikī) - leading to the ultimate truth (real, ultimate, spiritual, relating to the highest truth)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अस्याम् (asyām) - on this (path) (in this, on this)

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment (a moment, an instant)

• स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having rested (having stood, having remained)

• पराम् (parām) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

• विश्रान्तिम् (viśrāntim) - tranquility (rest, repose, tranquility, peace)

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - attained, reached (come, arrived, obtained)

Words meanings and morphology

अहो (aho) - Oh, how! (exclamatory) (Oh!, Alas!, Ah!)

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - truly, indeed (emphatic) (indeed, certainly, now)

(indeclinable)

रम्या (ramyā) - delightful (beautiful, delightful, pleasant)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ramya

ramya - delightful, charming, beautiful, pleasant

Gerundive

From root ram (to play, delight).

Root: ram (class 1)

पदवी (padavī) - path (metaphorically, a spiritual path) (path, way, road, track)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of padavī

padavī - path, way, road, track, course

शीतला (śītalā) - cool, calming (cool, cold, tranquil)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śītala

śītala - cool, cold, frigid, refreshing, tranquil

पारमार्थिकी (pāramārthikī) - leading to the ultimate truth (real, ultimate, spiritual, relating to the highest truth)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pāramārthika

pāramārthika - pertaining to the highest truth or reality, spiritual, real, ultimate

Derived from paramārtha (highest goal, ultimate truth) + ṭhak suffix.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person pronoun)

अस्याम् (asyām) - on this (path) (in this, on this)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to padavī.

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment (a moment, an instant)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - an instant, a moment, a short time

Note: Used adverbially to mean "for a moment".

स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having rested (having stood, having remained)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with -tvā suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: An absolutive, indicating an action completed before the main verb.

पराम् (parām) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of para

para - highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent, best

विश्रान्तिम् (viśrāntim) - tranquility (rest, repose, tranquility, peace)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viśrānti

viśrānti - rest, repose, tranquility, cessation of activity, peace

Derived from vi-śram (to rest).

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

आगतः (āgataḥ) - attained, reached (come, arrived, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, obtained, reached, experienced

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with aham.

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