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.

6. שכנתי בראייה אינסופית וזכה זו, המשוחררת מכל תכנון ומחשבה, כמו חלל השוכן בחלל טהור.

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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