योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-50, verse-49
अवस्तुतां व्रजन्त्येते माध्याह्ना इव दीपकाः ।
अर्कादयो महालोका विद्ययाधिगतात्मनः ॥ ४९ ॥
अर्कादयो महालोका विद्ययाधिगतात्मनः ॥ ४९ ॥
avastutāṃ vrajantyete mādhyāhnā iva dīpakāḥ ,
arkādayo mahālokā vidyayādhigatātmanaḥ 49
arkādayo mahālokā vidyayādhigatātmanaḥ 49
49.
avastutām vrajanti ete mādhyāhnāḥ iva dīpakāḥ
arkādayaḥ mahālokāḥ vidyayā adhigatātmanaḥ
arkādayaḥ mahālokāḥ vidyayā adhigatātmanaḥ
49.
vidyayā adhigatātmanaḥ ete arkādayaḥ mahālokāḥ
mādhyāhnāḥ dīpakāḥ iva avastutām vrajanti
mādhyāhnāḥ dīpakāḥ iva avastutām vrajanti
49.
For one who has realized the Self (ātman) through true knowledge (vidyā), these great luminaries like the sun and others become as insignificant as lamps at midday.
Words meanings summery:
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- अवस्तुताम् (avastutām) - non-existence, unreality, insignificance
- व्रजन्ति (vrajanti) - they go, they attain, they become
- एते (ete) - these
- माध्याह्नाः (mādhyāhnāḥ) - related to midday, midday
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- दीपकाः (dīpakāḥ) - lamps, illuminators
- अर्कादयः (arkādayaḥ) - sun and others, beginning with the sun
- महालोकाः (mahālokāḥ) - great worlds, great luminaries, great realms
- विद्यया (vidyayā) - by knowledge, through knowledge
- अधिगतात्मनः (adhigatātmanaḥ) - for one who has attained the Self
Words meanings and morphology
अवस्तुताम् (avastutām) - non-existence, unreality, insignificance
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of avastutā
avastutā - non-existence, unreality, insignificance
व्रजन्ति (vrajanti) - they go, they attain, they become
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vraj
Present Active Indicative
3rd person plural
Root: √vraj (class 1)
एते (ete) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
माध्याह्नाः (mādhyāhnāḥ) - related to midday, midday
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mādhyāhna
mādhyāhna - pertaining to midday, midday
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
दीपकाः (dīpakāḥ) - lamps, illuminators
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dīpaka
dīpaka - lamp, illuminator
अर्कादयः (arkādayaḥ) - sun and others, beginning with the sun
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of arkādi
arkādi - beginning with the sun; sun, etc.
Compound type : tatpurusha (arka+ādi)
- arka – sun
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, etcetera
noun (masculine)
महालोकाः (mahālokāḥ) - great worlds, great luminaries, great realms
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāloka
mahāloka - great world/realm, great luminary
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+loka)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - loka – world, realm, people, luminary
noun (masculine)
विद्यया (vidyayā) - by knowledge, through knowledge
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of vidyā
vidyā - knowledge, true knowledge, science
अधिगतात्मनः (adhigatātmanaḥ) - for one who has attained the Self
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of adhigatātman
adhigatātman - one who has attained the Self (ātman)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (adhigata+ātman)
- adhigata – attained, comprehended, reached
adjective
Past Passive Participle
derived from √adhi-gam
Prefix: adhi
Root: √gam (class 1) - ātman – Self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine)