योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-50

अवस्तुसदृशे वस्तुन्यसक्तं कलनामले ।
येन लीनं कृतं चेतो जीवितं तस्य शोभते ॥ ५० ॥

avastusadṛśe vastunyasaktaṃ kalanāmale ,
yena līnaṃ kṛtaṃ ceto jīvitaṃ tasya śobhate 50

50. avastusadṛśe vastuni asaktam kalanā amale
yena līnam kṛtam cetaḥ jīvitam tasya śobhate

50. tasya jīvitam śobhate yena cetaḥ avastusadṛśe
vastuni kalanā amale asaktam līnam kṛtam

50. The life of that person flourishes who, unattached, has absorbed their consciousness (cetas) in what resembles non-existence (avastu), even when perceived as a substantial thing (vastu), and in pure, undefiled conceptual awareness.

Words meanings summery:

• अवस्तुसदृशे (avastusadṛśe) - in that which resembles non-existence, in the unreal

• वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in a thing, in reality, in an object

• असक्तम् (asaktam) - unattached, unadhering, unentangled

• कलना (kalanā) - conception, imagination, mental activity, reckoning

• अमले (amale) - in the stainless, in the pure, in the spotless

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• लीनम् (līnam) - absorbed, merged, dissolved

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - made, done, performed

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• शोभते (śobhate) - shines, flourishes, is beautiful, is splendid

Words meanings and morphology

अवस्तुसदृशे (avastusadṛśe) - in that which resembles non-existence, in the unreal

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of avastusadṛśa

avastusadṛśa - resembling non-existence, unreal

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (avastu+sadṛśa)

• avastu – non-existent, unreal, not a thing
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: a
• sadṛśa – resembling, similar, like
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'vastuni'.

वस्तुनि (vastuni) - in a thing, in reality, in an object

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - thing, object, substance, reality

Note: Locative of place, 'in the object/reality'.

असक्तम् (asaktam) - unattached, unadhering, unentangled

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asakta

asakta - unattached, unadhering

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root 'sañj' (to cling to, be attached) with negative prefix 'a'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+sakta)

• a – not, without
  prefix
• sakta – attached, adhering
  participle (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root 'sañj'.
  Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cetaḥ'.

कलना (kalanā) - conception, imagination, mental activity, reckoning

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kalanā

kalanā - imagination, conception, reckoning, calculation

From root 'kal' (to calculate, to know).

Root: kal (class 1)

Note: Implied locative due to agreement with 'amale'.

अमले (amale) - in the stainless, in the pure, in the spotless

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of amala

amala - stainless, pure, spotless

Formed with negative prefix 'a' and 'mala' (impurity).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+mala)

• a – not, without
  prefix
• mala – impurity, dirt, stain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'kalanā'.

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yat

yat - which, who, what

Note: Refers to the implicit agent of 'līnam kṛtam'.

लीनम् (līnam) - absorbed, merged, dissolved

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of līna

līna - absorbed, merged, clung to

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root 'lī' (to cling, to dissolve).

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'cetaḥ'.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - made, done, performed

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root 'kṛ' (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'cetaḥ'.

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect, heart

Note: Subject of the action 'līnam kṛtam'.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, existence

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'śobhate'.

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive, refers to the person described by 'yena'.

शोभते (śobhate) - shines, flourishes, is beautiful, is splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of śubh

Root: śubh (class 1)

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