योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-88

दुरुत्तराः समविषमा महापदः सुदुःसहाः प्रभवनदीर्घदोषदाः ।
गताः क्षयं समधिगतो महेश्वरश्चिदद्वयोऽपगतमचित्त्वमन्तरे ॥ ८८ ॥

duruttarāḥ samaviṣamā mahāpadaḥ suduḥsahāḥ prabhavanadīrghadoṣadāḥ ,
gatāḥ kṣayaṃ samadhigato maheśvaraścidadvayo'pagatamacittvamantare 88

88. duruttarāḥ samaviṣamāḥ mahāpadaḥ suduḥsahāḥ
prabhava-nadī-dīrgha-doṣadāḥ |
gatāḥ kṣayam samadhigataḥ mahā-īśvaraḥ
cit-advayaḥ apagatam acit-tvam antare ||

88. duruṭṭarāḥ,
samaviṣamāḥ,
suduḥsahāḥ,
prabhava-nadī-dīrgha-doṣadāḥ mahāpadaḥ kṣayam gatāḥ (ca) mahā-īśvaraḥ cit-advayaḥ samadhigataḥ,
acit-tvam antare apagatam.

88. The great dangers, which were difficult to overcome, full of diverse obstacles, extremely hard to bear, and causing prolonged suffering originating from the river of existence (saṃsāra), have all perished. The Great Lord (Mahā-īśvara), the non-dual consciousness (cit), has been fully realized, and non-consciousness (acit) has completely vanished from within.

Words meanings summery:

• दुरुत्तराः (duruttarāḥ) - difficult to cross, insurmountable, hard to overcome

• समविषमाः (samaviṣamāḥ) - full of diverse obstacles (even and uneven, smooth and rough, complex, full of obstacles)

• महापदः (mahāpadaḥ) - great misfortunes, great dangers, calamities

• सुदुःसहाः (suduḥsahāḥ) - very difficult to bear, extremely hard to endure

• प्रभव-नदी-दीर्घ-दोषदाः (prabhava-nadī-dīrgha-doṣadāḥ) - causing prolonged suffering originating from the river of existence (saṃsāra) (causing long-lasting faults/defects originating from the river of existence/birth)

• गताः (gatāḥ) - perished, ceased (gone, departed, reached)

• क्षयम् (kṣayam) - to an end, to cessation (destruction, end, decay)

• समधिगतः (samadhigataḥ) - fully attained, completely understood, realized

• महा-ईश्वरः (mahā-īśvaraḥ) - the Great Lord, Supreme Lord

• चित्-अद्वयः (cit-advayaḥ) - non-dual consciousness, consciousness without a second

• अपगतम् (apagatam) - completely vanished (departed, gone away, vanished)

• अचित्-त्वम् (acit-tvam) - non-consciousness, unconsciousness, materiality

• अन्तरे (antare) - from within (one's being) (within, inside, in the midst)

Words meanings and morphology

दुरुत्तराः (duruttarāḥ) - difficult to cross, insurmountable, hard to overcome

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of duruttara

duruttara - difficult to cross/overcome, insurmountable

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dus+uttara)

• dus – difficult, bad, ill
  prefix
• uttara – crossing, surmounting, overcoming
  adjective
  agent noun from ut-tṛ
  from root tṛ (to cross) with prefix ut
  Prefix: ut
  Root: tṛ (class 1)

समविषमाः (samaviṣamāḥ) - full of diverse obstacles (even and uneven, smooth and rough, complex, full of obstacles)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samaviṣama

samaviṣama - even and uneven, smooth and rough, complex

Compound type : dvandva (sama+viṣama)

• sama – even, equal, tranquil
  adjective
• viṣama – uneven, unequal, difficult, bad
  adjective

महापदः (mahāpadaḥ) - great misfortunes, great dangers, calamities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mahāpad

mahāpad - great misfortune, great danger, calamity

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+āpad)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• āpad – misfortune, calamity, distress
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pad (class 4)

सुदुःसहाः (suduḥsahāḥ) - very difficult to bear, extremely hard to endure

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of suduḥsaha

suduḥsaha - very difficult to bear/endure

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+dus+saha)

• su – very, easily, good
  prefix
• dus – difficult, bad, ill
  prefix
• saha – bearing, enduring, tolerant
  adjective
  present active participle
  from root sah (to bear, endure)
  Root: sah (class 1)

प्रभव-नदी-दीर्घ-दोषदाः (prabhava-nadī-dīrgha-doṣadāḥ) - causing prolonged suffering originating from the river of existence (saṃsāra) (causing long-lasting faults/defects originating from the river of existence/birth)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prabhava-nadī-dīrgha-doṣada

prabhava-nadī-dīrgha-doṣada - giving long-lasting faults arising from the river of origin (saṃsāra)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prabhava+nadī+dīrgha+doṣada)

• prabhava – origin, source, birth, existence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)
• dīrgha – long, protracted, extensive
  adjective
• doṣada – causing faults, giving defects, hurtful
  adjective
  compound of doṣa (fault) and da (giving)
  Root: dā (class 1)

गताः (gatāḥ) - perished, ceased (gone, departed, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, attained, become

Past Passive Participle

from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

क्षयम् (kṣayam) - to an end, to cessation (destruction, end, decay)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, end, decay, loss

from root kṣi (to destroy)

Root: kṣi (class 1)

समधिगतः (samadhigataḥ) - fully attained, completely understood, realized

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samadhigata

samadhigata - fully attained, completely understood, realized

Past Passive Participle

from root gam (to go) with prefixes sam and adhi

Prefixes: sam+adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

महा-ईश्वरः (mahā-īśvaraḥ) - the Great Lord, Supreme Lord

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-īśvara

mahā-īśvara - the Great Lord (Mahā-īśvara), Supreme God

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+īśvara)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

चित्-अद्वयः (cit-advayaḥ) - non-dual consciousness, consciousness without a second

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cit-advaya

cit-advaya - non-dual consciousness (cit)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (cit+advaya)

• cit – consciousness (cit), pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• advaya – non-dual, without a second
  adjective

अपगतम् (apagatam) - completely vanished (departed, gone away, vanished)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apagata

apagata - departed, gone away, vanished, ceased

Past Passive Participle

from root gam (to go) with prefix apa

Prefix: apa

Root: gam (class 1)

अचित्-त्वम् (acit-tvam) - non-consciousness, unconsciousness, materiality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acit-tva

acit-tva - non-consciousness (acit), unconsciousness, materiality

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+cit+tva)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• cit – consciousness (cit), pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• tva – state of being, -ness
  suffix (neuter)

अन्तरे (antare) - from within (one's being) (within, inside, in the midst)

(indeclinable)

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