योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-69

हे चित्त सर्वेन्द्रियकोश तस्मात्सर्वेन्द्रियैरैक्यमुपेत्य नूनम् ।
आलोक्य चात्मानमसत्स्वरूपं निर्वाणमेवामलबोधमास्स्व ॥ ६९ ॥

he citta sarvendriyakośa tasmātsarvendriyairaikyamupetya nūnam ,
ālokya cātmānamasatsvarūpaṃ nirvāṇamevāmalabodhamāssva 69

69. he citta sarvendriyakośa tasmāt
sarvendriyaiḥ aikyam upetya nūnam
| ālokya ca ātmānam asatsvarūpam
nirvāṇam eva amala bodham āssva ||

69. he citta sarvendriyakośa tasmāt
nūnam sarvendriyaiḥ aikyam upetya
ca asatsvarūpam ātmānam ālokya
amala bodham eva nirvāṇam āssva

69. O mind, you who are the sheath of all senses! Therefore, having truly achieved unity with all the senses, and having seen the (ego-) self (ātman) as fundamentally unreal, abide in the pure consciousness (bodha) that is ultimate liberation (nirvāṇa).

69. הוי חשיבה, אשפת החושים כולם, התאחדי עם כל החושים, ראי את הַעַצְמִי והביני את אופייה הבלתי-ממשי של הווייתך, ושוהי בְּנִרְוָאָנַה, בתודעה הטהורה מכל רבב.

Words meanings summery:

• हे (he) - O! (vocative particle)

• चित्त (citta) - mind, consciousness, thought

• सर्वेन्द्रियकोश (sarvendriyakośa) - O treasury/sheath of all senses

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• सर्वेन्द्रियैः (sarvendriyaiḥ) - by all senses, with all senses

• ऐक्यम् (aikyam) - unity, oneness, identity

• उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached, having attained, having reached

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

• आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, having perceived, having considered

• च (ca) - and, also

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the individual ego-self (ātman) (the self (ātman), the ego)

• असत्स्वरूपम् (asatsvarūpam) - of unreal nature, having an unreal form

• निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - ultimate liberation (nirvāṇa), extinction of desire, cessation of suffering

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अमल (amala) - spotless, pure, immaculate, clear

• बोधम् (bodham) - pure consciousness (bodha) (consciousness, awakening, knowledge)

• आस्स्व (āssva) - abide, dwell, be, exist

Words meanings and morphology

हे (he) - O! (vocative particle)

(indeclinable)

चित्त (citta) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Vocative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, intellect, consciousness

From root 'cit' (to perceive, observe, understand).

Root: cit (class 1)

सर्वेन्द्रियकोश (sarvendriyakośa) - O treasury/sheath of all senses

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sarvendriyakośa

sarvendriyakośa - sheath/treasury of all senses

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sarva+indriya+kośa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ind
• kośa – sheath, treasury, casket, inner part
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kuś (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of the demonstrative pronoun 'tad', used adverbially.

सर्वेन्द्रियैः (sarvendriyaiḥ) - by all senses, with all senses

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sarvendriya

sarvendriya - all senses

Compound type : dvandva (sarva+indriya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ind

ऐक्यम् (aikyam) - unity, oneness, identity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aikya

aikya - unity, oneness, identity, sameness

Derived from 'eka' (one).

उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached, having attained, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

(indeclinable)

आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, having perceived, having considered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'lok' (to see) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the individual ego-self (ātman) (the self (ātman), the ego)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, ego, essence

Root: an (class 2)

असत्स्वरूपम् (asatsvarūpam) - of unreal nature, having an unreal form

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asatsvarūpa

asatsvarūpa - of unreal nature, whose form is unreal, having an unreal essence

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asat+svarūpa)

• asat – unreal, non-existent, untrue
  adjective
  Present Active Participle (negative)
  From 'a' (not) and 'sat' (existent, participle of 'as' to be).
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)
• svarūpa – one's own form, true nature, essence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'ātmānam'.

निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - ultimate liberation (nirvāṇa), extinction of desire, cessation of suffering

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirvāṇa

nirvāṇa - extinction, cessation, final liberation, enlightenment (nirvāṇa)

From root 'vā' (to blow) with prefix 'nir' (out), literally 'blowing out'.

Prefix: nir

Root: vā (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अमल (amala) - spotless, pure, immaculate, clear

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amala

amala - spotless, pure, clean, immaculate

From 'a' (not) and 'mala' (dirt, impurity).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mala)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'bodham'.

बोधम् (bodham) - pure consciousness (bodha) (consciousness, awakening, knowledge)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - consciousness, knowledge, understanding, awakening

From root 'budh' (to know, perceive, awaken).

Root: budh (class 1)

आस्स्व (āssva) - abide, dwell, be, exist

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ās

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Second person singular imperative, Middle Voice.

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