योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-29, verse-40

बलिवत्प्रविवेकेन नित्योऽहमिति निश्चयात् ।
पदमासादयाद्वैतं पौरुषेणैव राघव ॥ ४० ॥

balivatpravivekena nityo'hamiti niścayāt ,
padamāsādayādvaitaṃ pauruṣeṇaiva rāghava 40

40. balivat pravivekena nityaḥ aham iti niścayāt
padam āsādaya advaitam pauruṣeṇa eva rāghava

40. rāghava balivat pravivekena nityaḥ aham iti
niścayāt pauruṣeṇa eva advaitam padam āsādaya

40. O Rāghava, through supreme discernment and a firm conviction that 'I am eternal', just like Bali, attain the non-dual (advaita) state by your own exertion.

Words meanings summery:

• बलिवत् (balivat) - like Bali, in the manner of Bali

• प्रविवेकेन (pravivekena) - by supreme discernment, through clear discrimination

• नित्यः (nityaḥ) - eternal, constant

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicating a quotation

• निश्चयात् (niścayāt) - from conviction, by certainty, through firm resolve

• पदम् (padam) - state, position, abode, step

• आसादय (āsādaya) - attain, reach, obtain

• अद्वैतम् (advaitam) - the state of non-duality (advaita) (non-dual, unique)

• पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human effort, by valor, by manhood

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• राघव (rāghava) - Addressed to Rama (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, referring to Rama))

Words meanings and morphology

बलिवत् (balivat) - like Bali, in the manner of Bali

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'bali' with the suffix '-vat'

प्रविवेकेन (pravivekena) - by supreme discernment, through clear discrimination

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of praviveka

praviveka - supreme discernment, clear discrimination, insight

Derived from pra-vi-vic

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: vic (class 7)

नित्यः (nityaḥ) - eternal, constant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nitya

nitya - eternal, constant, perpetual

Note: Predicate adjective for aham.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'am'.

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicating a quotation

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the preceding statement as the content of the conviction.

निश्चयात् (niścayāt) - from conviction, by certainty, through firm resolve

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, firm conviction, resolve

Derived from nis-ci

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Indicates the means or cause.

पदम् (padam) - state, position, abode, step

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, position, state, goal, abode

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of āsādaya.

आसादय (āsādaya) - attain, reach, obtain

(verb)

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

Imperative

Root sad with ā and ni prefixes, causative form, 2nd person singular, imperative, active voice

Prefixes: ā+sad

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Command to Rāghava.

अद्वैतम् (advaitam) - the state of non-duality (advaita) (non-dual, unique)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of advaita

advaita - non-dual, unique, without a second

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of 'dvaita' (duality).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dvaita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• dvaita – duality, two-ness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from dvi (two)

Note: Agrees with padam.

पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by human effort, by valor, by manhood

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human effort, valor, manhood, human

Derived from 'puruṣa' (supreme cosmic person)

Note: Indicates the means.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes pauruṣeṇa.

राघव (rāghava) - Addressed to Rama (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, referring to Rama))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

Patronymic from Raghu

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