योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-41, verse-6

अहमासमनन्तायामस्यां दृष्टौ महेश्वर ।
सर्वसंकल्पमुक्तायां व्योम व्योम्नीव निर्मले ॥ ६ ॥

ahamāsamanantāyāmasyāṃ dṛṣṭau maheśvara ,
sarvasaṃkalpamuktāyāṃ vyoma vyomnīva nirmale 6

6. aham āsam anantāyām asyām dṛṣṭau maheśvara
sarvasaṅkalpamuktāyām vyoma vyomni iva nirmale

6. maheśvara,
aham asyām anantāyām sarvasaṅkalpamuktāyām dṛṣṭau vyoma nirmale vyomni iva āsam.

6. O great Lord, I existed in this infinite vision (dṛṣṭi), entirely free from all volitions (saṅkalpa), just as space exists within pure space.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आसम् (āsam) - I was, I existed

• अनन्तायाम् (anantāyām) - in the infinite vision (in the infinite, in the endless)

• अस्याम् (asyām) - in this vision (in this)

• दृष्टौ (dṛṣṭau) - in this infinite vision (in the perception, in the vision, in the sight)

• महेश्वर (maheśvara) - O supreme Lord (referring to a deity or supreme being) (O great Lord!)

• सर्वसङ्कल्पमुक्तायाम् (sarvasaṅkalpamuktāyām) - in the state of perception freed from all volitions (in the one freed from all intentions/volitions)

• व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, ether

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in space, in the sky

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• निर्मले (nirmale) - in the pure space (in the pure, in the spotless)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of ahaṁ

ahaṁ - I

आसम् (āsam) - I was, I existed

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect tense

Root verb 'as' (to be), imperfect first person singular active

Root: as (class 2)

अनन्तायाम् (anantāyām) - in the infinite vision (in the infinite, in the endless)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless

Compound 'an-anta', not finite, without end

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+anta)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)
  Root: am

Note: Agrees with dṛṣṭau

अस्याम् (asyām) - in this vision (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agrees with dṛṣṭau

दृष्टौ (dṛṣṭau) - in this infinite vision (in the perception, in the vision, in the sight)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - seeing, vision, perception, view

Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महेश्वर (maheśvara) - O supreme Lord (referring to a deity or supreme being) (O great Lord!)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of maheśvara

maheśvara - great lord, supreme ruler, an epithet of Shiva

Compound 'mahā-īśvara'

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahā+īśvara)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'īś' (to rule)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Addressed to a supreme being

सर्वसङ्कल्पमुक्तायाम् (sarvasaṅkalpamuktāyām) - in the state of perception freed from all volitions (in the one freed from all intentions/volitions)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of sarvasaṅkalpamuktā

sarvasaṅkalpamuktā - freed from all intentions or volitions

Compound 'sarva-saṅkalpa-muktā'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+saṅkalpa+muktā)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• saṅkalpa – intention, resolve, will, volition, thought
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sam-kḷp' (to form, resolve)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• muktā – freed, liberated, released
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'muc' (to release), in feminine form
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with dṛṣṭau

व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, ether

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space, ether

Note: Used metaphorically, referring to the 'I' as space.

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in space, in the sky

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space, ether

Note: Part of the simile 'vyoma vyomni iva' (space in space)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

निर्मले (nirmale) - in the pure space (in the pure, in the spotless)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nirmala

nirmala - pure, spotless, clean, stainless

Compound 'nir-mala', without impurity

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (nis+mala)

• nis – out, forth, without, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix/upasarga, often meaning 'without'
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with vyomni

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