योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-43, verse-39
आकारभासुरं त्यक्त्वा बाह्यमान्तरमप्यजम् ।
कुरु जन्मक्षयायाशु संविन्मात्रैकचिन्तनम् ॥ ३९ ॥
कुरु जन्मक्षयायाशु संविन्मात्रैकचिन्तनम् ॥ ३९ ॥
ākārabhāsuraṃ tyaktvā bāhyamāntaramapyajam ,
kuru janmakṣayāyāśu saṃvinmātraikacintanam 39
kuru janmakṣayāyāśu saṃvinmātraikacintanam 39
39.
ākārabhāsuram tyaktvā bāhyam āntaram api ajam
kuru janmakṣayāya āśu saṃvinmātraikacintanam
kuru janmakṣayāya āśu saṃvinmātraikacintanam
39.
ākārabhāsuram bāhyam āntaram api ajam tyaktvā,
āśu janmakṣayāya saṃvinmātraikacintanam kuru
āśu janmakṣayāya saṃvinmātraikacintanam kuru
39.
Abandoning all that shines with form—be it external, internal, or even the unborn (ātman) itself when perceived with characteristics—quickly focus your contemplation solely on pure consciousness (saṃvit) for the cessation of future births (saṃsāra).
Words meanings summery:
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- आकारभासुरम् (ākārabhāsuram) - shining with form, brilliantly formed
- त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up, having renounced
- बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - the external, external object or reality
- आन्तरम् (āntaram) - the internal, internal object or reality
- अपि (api) - also, even
- अजम् (ajam) - the unborn, the eternal (ātman)
- कुरु (kuru) - do, perform, undertake
- जन्मक्षयाय (janmakṣayāya) - for the destruction of birth, for the cessation of rebirth
- आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately
- संविन्मात्रैकचिन्तनम् (saṁvinmātraikacintanam) - contemplation solely on pure consciousness, meditation on consciousness alone
Words meanings and morphology
आकारभासुरम् (ākārabhāsuram) - shining with form, brilliantly formed
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ākārabhāsura
ākārabhāsura - resplendent with form, shining with (outer) appearance
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāra+bhāsura)
- ākāra – form, shape, appearance, external aspect
noun (masculine) - bhāsura – shining, radiant, brilliant
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root bhās (to shine).
Root: bhās (class 1)
त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up, having renounced
(indeclinable)
absolutive / gerund
Formed from root tyaj (to abandon) with suffix -ktvā.
Root: tyaj (class 1)
बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - the external, external object or reality
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bāhya
bāhya - external, outer, outward; external object
Derived from 'bahis' (outside).
आन्तरम् (āntaram) - the internal, internal object or reality
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of āntara
āntara - internal, inner, interior; intrinsic
Derived from 'antara' (inside).
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
अजम् (ajam) - the unborn, the eternal (ātman)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aja
aja - unborn, not born, eternal, primeval; the Self (ātman); Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva
Derived from 'a' (not) and root 'jan' (to be born).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ja)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - ja – born, produced from
adjective (masculine)
verbal derivative (suffix -ja)
Derived from root jan (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)
कुरु (kuru) - do, perform, undertake
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
जन्मक्षयाय (janmakṣayāya) - for the destruction of birth, for the cessation of rebirth
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of janmakṣaya
janmakṣaya - destruction of birth, end of rebirth
Compound type : śaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (janman+kṣaya)
- janman – birth, existence, life
noun (neuter)
Root: jan (class 4) - kṣaya – destruction, decay, loss, end
noun (masculine)
Derived from root kṣi (to destroy, perish).
Root: kṣi (class 1)
आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly, immediately
(indeclinable)
संविन्मात्रैकचिन्तनम् (saṁvinmātraikacintanam) - contemplation solely on pure consciousness, meditation on consciousness alone
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃvinmātraikacintana
saṁvinmātraikacintana - contemplation of pure consciousness alone
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvid+mātra+eka+cintana)
- saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, intelligence
noun (feminine)
Derived from root vid (to know) with upasarga sam.
Prefix: sam
Root: vid (class 2) - mātra – only, merely, solely, just, mere
indeclinable - eka – one, single, sole, alone, unique
adjective (masculine) - cintana – thinking, reflection, contemplation, meditation
noun (neuter)
Derived from root cit (to perceive, think) with suffix -ana.
Root: cit (class 1)