योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-54, verse-29

निर्विकल्पसमाध्यर्थं व्यवसायमुपाददे ।
स्वभावं स्वच्छतां नेतुं शरत्काल इवामलम् ॥ २९ ॥

nirvikalpasamādhyarthaṃ vyavasāyamupādade ,
svabhāvaṃ svacchatāṃ netuṃ śaratkāla ivāmalam 29

29. nirvikalpasamādhyartham vyavasāyam upādade |
svabhāvam svacchhatām netum śaratkālaḥ iva amalam ||

29. ahaṃ nirvikalpasamādhyartham vyavasāyam upādade
śaratkālaḥ iva svabhāvam amalam svacchhatām netum

29. I adopted a firm resolve for the sake of `nirvikalpa samadhi` (meditative absorption without distinction), to bring my intrinsic nature (svabhāva) to a state of spotless clarity, just as the autumn season makes [the environment] pure.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्विकल्पसमाध्यर्थम् (nirvikalpasamādhyartham) - for the sake of meditative absorption without distinctions

• व्यवसायम् (vyavasāyam) - resolve, determination, firm intention

• उपाददे (upādade) - I took up, I undertook, I adopted

• स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - inherent nature, intrinsic nature (svabhāva), one's own being

• स्वच्छ्हताम् (svacchhatām) - purity, clarity, cleanliness

• नेतुम् (netum) - to lead, to bring, to guide

• शरत्कालः (śaratkālaḥ) - autumn season

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अमलम् (amalam) - spotless, pure, untainted

Words meanings and morphology

निर्विकल्पसमाध्यर्थम् (nirvikalpasamādhyartham) - for the sake of meditative absorption without distinctions

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nirvikalpasamādhyartha

nirvikalpasamādhyartha - for the sake of nirvikalpa samadhi, for the purpose of undifferentiated meditative absorption

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nirvikalpa+samādhi+artha)

• nirvikalpa – without mental constructs, undifferentiated
  adjective
  Prefix: nir
• samādhi – meditative absorption, profound meditation (samādhi)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an adverbial accusative to express purpose.

व्यवसायम् (vyavasāyam) - resolve, determination, firm intention

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyavasāya

vyavasāya - resolve, determination, effort, undertaking

derived from vy-ava-sā (to exert oneself)

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sā (class 4)

उपाददे (upādade) - I took up, I undertook, I adopted

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of upādā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - inherent nature, intrinsic nature (svabhāva), one's own being

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - intrinsic nature (svabhāva), inherent disposition, essential character

sva (own) + bhāva (state of being)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• bhāva – state of being, existence, feeling, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

स्वच्छ्हताम् (svacchhatām) - purity, clarity, cleanliness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svacchhatā

svacchhatā - purity, clarity, cleanliness, transparency

derived from svachha (pure) + tā (suffix for abstract noun)

नेतुम् (netum) - to lead, to bring, to guide

(indeclinable)

infinitive

formed with the suffix -tum

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Infinitive expressing purpose.

शरत्कालः (śaratkālaḥ) - autumn season

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaratkāla

śaratkāla - autumn season

śarat (autumn) + kāla (time/season)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarat+kāla)

• śarat – autumn
  noun (feminine)
• kāla – time, season
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अमलम् (amalam) - spotless, pure, untainted

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of amala

amala - spotless, pure, clean, free from dirt or defect

a (not) + mala (impurity)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mala)

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

Note: Accusative singular feminine form, agreeing with svacchhatām.

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