योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-52, verse-23
शरदभ्रवदागत्य शुद्धिं त्यक्तभवामयाम् ।
यदि शाम्यसि निर्मूलं तदनन्तो जयस्तव ॥ २३ ॥
यदि शाम्यसि निर्मूलं तदनन्तो जयस्तव ॥ २३ ॥
śaradabhravadāgatya śuddhiṃ tyaktabhavāmayām ,
yadi śāmyasi nirmūlaṃ tadananto jayastava 23
yadi śāmyasi nirmūlaṃ tadananto jayastava 23
23.
śaradabhravat āgatya śuddhim tyaktabhavāmayām
yadi śāmyasi nirmūlam tat anantaḥ jayaḥ tava
yadi śāmyasi nirmūlam tat anantaḥ jayaḥ tava
23.
yadi śaradabhravat āgatya tyaktabhavāmayām śuddhim nirmūlam śāmyasi,
tat anantaḥ jayaḥ tava
tat anantaḥ jayaḥ tava
23.
If you, having appeared like an autumn cloud, completely subside into a state of purity that is free from worldly afflictions, then infinite (ananta) victory is yours.
Words meanings summery:
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- शरदभ्रवत् (śaradabhravat) - like an autumn cloud
- आगत्य (āgatya) - having appeared (like an autumn cloud) (having come, having arrived, having appeared)
- शुद्धिम् (śuddhim) - a state of purity (purity, purification, clarity)
- त्यक्तभवामयाम् (tyaktabhavāmayām) - free from worldly afflictions (that which has abandoned worldly afflictions)
- यदि (yadi) - if
- शाम्यसि (śāmyasi) - you completely subside (your mind/ego) (you become tranquil, you subside, you cease)
- निर्मूलम् (nirmūlam) - completely (subside) (without root, utterly, completely)
- तत् (tat) - then (then, therefore, that)
- अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - infinite, unending (endless, infinite, unbounded)
- जयः (jayaḥ) - victory, triumph
- तव (tava) - yours, of you
Words meanings and morphology
शरदभ्रवत् (śaradabhravat) - like an autumn cloud
(indeclinable)
taddhita suffix -vat (like)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarad+abhra+vat)
- śarad – autumn
noun (feminine) - abhra – cloud
noun (neuter) - vat – like, similar to
indeclinable
taddhita suffix for comparison
आगत्य (āgatya) - having appeared (like an autumn cloud) (having come, having arrived, having appeared)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive / Gerund
root gam (to go) with prefix ā, forming an absolutive with -ya
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: formed from root gam with prefix ā and suffix -ya, signifying 'having done X'
शुद्धिम् (śuddhim) - a state of purity (purity, purification, clarity)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śuddhi
śuddhi - purity, cleanness, purification, clarity
from root śudh (to purify)
Root: śudh (class 4)
Note: accusative singular, object of an implied verb or expressing a state
त्यक्तभवामयाम् (tyaktabhavāmayām) - free from worldly afflictions (that which has abandoned worldly afflictions)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tyaktabhavāmaya
tyaktabhavāmaya - having abandoned worldly suffering/disease
Bahuvrīhi compound: tyakta (abandoned) + bhava (existence) + āmaya (disease/affliction)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tyakta+bhava+āmaya)
- tyakta – abandoned, forsaken
adjective
Past Passive Participle
from root tyaj (to abandon)
Root: tyaj (class 1) - bhava – existence, birth, world, becoming
noun (masculine)
from root bhū (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1) - āmaya – disease, sickness, affliction
noun (masculine)
Note: modifies śuddhim
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
शाम्यसि (śāmyasi) - you completely subside (your mind/ego) (you become tranquil, you subside, you cease)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śam
Present Active
present indicative, 2nd person singular
Root: śam (class 4)
Note: 2nd person singular, present tense
निर्मूलम् (nirmūlam) - completely (subside) (without root, utterly, completely)
(indeclinable)
A-tatpuruṣa compound: nir (without) + mūla (root)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (nir+mūla)
- nir – without, out, free from
indeclinable
prefix/particle - mūla – root, foundation, origin
noun (neuter)
Note: used adverbially, 'completely'
तत् (tat) - then (then, therefore, that)
(indeclinable)
neuter nominative/accusative singular of tad, often used adverbially
Note: used adverbially as 'then'
अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - infinite, unending (endless, infinite, unbounded)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ananta
ananta - endless, infinite, unbounded, the infinite (Viṣṇu, Śeṣa)
Bahuvrīhi compound: an (not) + anta (end)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+anta)
- an – not, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix - anta – end, limit, boundary
noun (masculine)
Note: nominative singular, modifies jayaḥ
जयः (jayaḥ) - victory, triumph
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jaya
jaya - victory, triumph, conquest
from root ji (to conquer)
Root: ji (class 1)
Note: nominative singular, subject of implied 'is'
तव (tava) - yours, of you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
genitive singular of yuṣmad (you)
Note: genitive singular, possessive