योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-38, verse-9

मोक्षाख्यं निर्गतद्वन्द्वं ततो यास्यति तत्पदम् ।
क्षीणाभिमानविरसा लतेव प्रविशुष्कताम् ॥ ९ ॥

mokṣākhyaṃ nirgatadvandvaṃ tato yāsyati tatpadam ,
kṣīṇābhimānavirasā lateva praviśuṣkatām 9

9. mokṣākhyam nirgatadvandvam tataḥ yāsyati tatpadam
kṣīṇābhimānavirasā latā iva praviśuṣkatām

9. tataḥ nirgatadvandvam mokṣākhyam tatpadam
yāsyati kṣīṇābhimānavirasā latā iva praviśuṣkatām

9. Then, this (creation) will attain that state called final liberation (mokṣa), which is free from dualities, just as a creeper, its sense of self diminished and becoming devoid of essence, goes into complete desiccation.

Words meanings summery:

• मोक्षाख्यम् (mokṣākhyam) - that state called final liberation (mokṣa) (called liberation; named mokṣa)

• निर्गतद्वन्द्वम् (nirgatadvandvam) - free from dualities; having no pairs of opposites

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that (prior state of peace among gods/demons) (then; from that; therefore)

• यास्यति (yāsyati) - will go; will attain; will reach

• तत्पदम् (tatpadam) - that supreme state (that state; that position; the supreme state)

• क्षीणाभिमानविरसा (kṣīṇābhimānavirasā) - its sense of self diminished and becoming devoid of essence (with diminished pride and devoid of essence; having lost ego and become tasteless)

• लता (latā) - creeper; vine

• इव (iva) - like; as; as if

• प्रविशुष्कताम् (praviśuṣkatām) - to complete dryness; desiccation; withered state

Words meanings and morphology

मोक्षाख्यम् (mokṣākhyam) - that state called final liberation (mokṣa) (called liberation; named mokṣa)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mokṣākhya

mokṣākhya - called liberation (mokṣa), named mokṣa

Compound of 'mokṣa' (liberation) and 'ākhya' (called/named)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mokṣa+ākhya)

• mokṣa – liberation (mokṣa), emancipation, freedom
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'muc' (to release, liberate)
  Root: muc (class 6)
• ākhya – named, called, denominated
  adjective (neuter)
  From root 'khyā' (to tell, name) with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'tatpadam'

निर्गतद्वन्द्वम् (nirgatadvandvam) - free from dualities; having no pairs of opposites

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirgatadvandva

nirgatadvandva - free from dualities, having no pairs of opposites

Compound of 'nir-' (without), 'gata' (gone/removed), and 'dvandva' (duality/pair)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+gata+dvandva)

• nir – without, free from, out, non-
  indeclinable
  Prefix or indeclinable
• gata – gone, removed, disappeared
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• dvandva – pair, couple, duality, opposites
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'tatpadam'

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that (prior state of peace among gods/demons) (then; from that; therefore)

(indeclinable)

यास्यति (yāsyati) - will go; will attain; will reach

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of yāsyati

Future tense form of root 'yā' (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Subject 'creation' (sṛṣṭiḥ) is implied from previous verses

तत्पदम् (tatpadam) - that supreme state (that state; that position; the supreme state)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tatpada

tatpada - that state, that position, the supreme state, the ultimate abode

Compound of 'tad' (that) and 'pada' (state/position)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+pada)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• pada – state, position, abode, word
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'yāsyati'

क्षीणाभिमानविरसा (kṣīṇābhimānavirasā) - its sense of self diminished and becoming devoid of essence (with diminished pride and devoid of essence; having lost ego and become tasteless)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣīṇābhimānavirasā

kṣīṇābhimānavirasa - having diminished ego/pride and become devoid of essence/flavor

Compound of 'kṣīṇa' (diminished), 'abhimāna' (ego/pride/sense of self), and 'virasa' (tasteless/devoid of essence)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣīṇa+abhimāna+virasa)

• kṣīṇa – diminished, exhausted, wasted, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṣi' (to decay, to waste away)
  Root: kṣi (class 5)
• abhimāna – ego, pride, self-conception, erroneous conception of self
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'man' (to think) with prefix 'abhi'
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: man (class 4)
• virasa – tasteless, insipid, devoid of essence, unpleasant
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of 'vi-' (without/opposite) and 'rasa' (flavor/essence)

Note: Agrees with 'latā'

लता (latā) - creeper; vine

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of latā

latā - creeper, vine, slender branch

इव (iva) - like; as; as if

(indeclinable)

प्रविशुष्कताम् (praviśuṣkatām) - to complete dryness; desiccation; withered state

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of praviśuṣkatā

praviśuṣkatā - complete dryness, desiccation, extreme withered state

Abstract noun formed from 'praviśuṣka' (completely dry) + '-tā' suffix

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (praviśuṣka+tā)

• praviśuṣka – completely dry, thoroughly withered
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śuṣ' (to dry) with prefixes 'pra' and 'vi'
  Prefixes: pra+vi
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)
• tā – suffix used to form abstract feminine nouns (e.g., 'ness', 'ity')
  suffix (feminine)

Note: Object of an implied 'gacchati' (goes)

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