योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-51

सत्यां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य लीलयेयं जगत्क्रिया ।
क्रियतेऽवासनं येन जीवितं तस्य राजते ॥ ५१ ॥

satyāṃ dṛṣṭimavaṣṭabhya līlayeyaṃ jagatkriyā ,
kriyate'vāsanaṃ yena jīvitaṃ tasya rājate 51

51. satyām dṛṣṭim avaṣṭabhya līlayā iyam jagatkriyā
kriyate avāsanam yena jīvitam tasya rājate

51. tasya jīvitam rājate yena satyām dṛṣṭim avaṣṭabhya
iyam jagatkriyā līlayā avāsanam kriyate

51. The life of that person shines forth who, relying upon true insight (dṛṣṭi), performs this worldly activity (jagatkriyā) effortlessly and free from any latent desires.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्याम् (satyām) - true, real, existent

• दृष्टिम् (dṛṣṭim) - view, vision, insight, understanding

• अवष्टभ्य (avaṣṭabhya) - having relied upon, having resorted to, having grasped

• लीलया (līlayā) - with ease, playfully, as a sport

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• जगत्क्रिया (jagatkriyā) - worldly activity, cosmic activity, the activity of the world

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed

• अवासनम् (avāsanam) - without latent impressions, free from desires, desireless

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• राजते (rājate) - shines forth, radiates, is glorious, is resplendent

Words meanings and morphology

सत्याम् (satyām) - true, real, existent

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of satya

satya - true, real, existing, good

Note: Agrees with 'dṛṣṭim'.

दृष्टिम् (dṛṣṭim) - view, vision, insight, understanding

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, view, insight

From root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Object of 'avaṣṭabhya'.

अवष्टभ्य (avaṣṭabhya) - having relied upon, having resorted to, having grasped

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive formed from root 'stambh' (to support, to fix) with prefix 'ava'.

Prefix: ava

Root: stambh (class 9)

लीलया (līlayā) - with ease, playfully, as a sport

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of līlā

līlā - play, sport, ease, grace

Note: Adverbial use, 'playfully' or 'effortlessly'.

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'jagatkriyā'.

जगत्क्रिया (jagatkriyā) - worldly activity, cosmic activity, the activity of the world

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jagatkriyā

jagatkriyā - worldly activity, activity of the universe

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+kriyā)

• jagat – world, moving, universe
  noun (neuter)
  present active participle (root gam)
  Originally a participle meaning 'moving', extended to 'the world'.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• kriyā – action, activity, work, ritual
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the verb 'kriyate'.

क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अवासनम् (avāsanam) - without latent impressions, free from desires, desireless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avāsana

avāsana - without latent impressions, desireless

Formed with negative prefix 'a' and 'vāsanā' (latent impression, desire).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+vāsanā)

• a – not, without
  prefix
• vāsanā – latent impression, subconscious tendency, desire
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used adverbially, or as an attribute of the implied agent (by whom).

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yat

yat - which, who, what

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'kriyate'.

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, existence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, existence

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'rājate'.

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'.

राजते (rājate) - shines forth, radiates, is glorious, is resplendent

(verb)

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

Root: rāj (class 1)

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