योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-55, verse-23

उपशशाम शनैर्दिवसैरसौ कतिपयैः स्वपदे विमलात्मनि ।
तरुरसः शरदन्त इवामले रविकरौजसि जन्मदशातिगः ॥ २३ ॥

upaśaśāma śanairdivasairasau katipayaiḥ svapade vimalātmani ,
tarurasaḥ śaradanta ivāmale ravikaraujasi janmadaśātigaḥ 23

23. upaśaśāma śanaiḥ divasaiḥ asau katipayaḥ svapade vimalātmani
tarurasaḥ śaradante iva amale ravikaraujasi janmadaśātigaḥ

23. asau katipayaḥ divasaiḥ śanaiḥ svapade vimalātmani upaśaśāma,
janmadaśātigaḥ.
iva śaradante amale ravikaraujasi tarurasaḥ (upaśaśāma)

23. Over a few days, he slowly subsided into his own pure self (ātman), having transcended the state of (re)birth, just as the sap of a tree at the end of autumn withdraws into the pure brilliance of the sun's rays.

Words meanings summery:

• उपशशाम (upaśaśāma) - subsided, became calm

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• दिवसैः (divasaiḥ) - by days, over days

• असौ (asau) - he, that one

• कतिपयः (katipayaḥ) - by a few, by several

• स्वपदे (svapade) - in his own state, in his own place

• विमलात्मनि (vimalātmani) - in his pure self (ātman)

• तरुरसः (tarurasaḥ) - the sap of a tree

• शरदन्ते (śaradante) - at the end of autumn

• इव (iva) - like, as

• अमले (amale) - in the pure, in the clear

• रविकरौजसि (ravikaraujasi) - in the brilliance of sunbeams

• जन्मदशातिगः (janmadaśātigaḥ) - transcending the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (transcending the state of birth/existence)

Words meanings and morphology

उपशशाम (upaśaśāma) - subsided, became calm

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of upaśam

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular active

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

दिवसैः (divasaiḥ) - by days, over days

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of divasa

divasa - day

असौ (asau) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, he, she, it

कतिपयः (katipayaḥ) - by a few, by several

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of katipaya

katipaya - some, several, a few

स्वपदे (svapade) - in his own state, in his own place

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svapada

svapada - one's own state/place

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+pada)

• sva – own, self
  adjective
• pada – state, position, place
  noun (neuter)

विमलात्मनि (vimalātmani) - in his pure self (ātman)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vimalātman

vimalātman - pure self

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vimala+ātman)

• vimala – pure, stainless
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

तरुरसः (tarurasaḥ) - the sap of a tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tarurasa

tarurasa - tree sap, juice of a tree

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (taru+rasa)

• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)
• rasa – sap, juice, essence, taste
  noun (masculine)

शरदन्ते (śaradante) - at the end of autumn

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śaradanta

śaradanta - end of autumn

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarat+anta)

• śarat – autumn
  noun (feminine)
• anta – end, boundary
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

अमले (amale) - in the pure, in the clear

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of amala

amala - pure, stainless, spotless, clean

रविकरौजसि (ravikaraujasi) - in the brilliance of sunbeams

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ravikarojas

ravikarojas - brilliance of sunbeams

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ravi+kara+ojas)

• ravi – sun
  noun (masculine)
• kara – ray, hand
  noun (masculine)
• ojas – brilliance, power, vigor
  noun (neuter)

जन्मदशातिगः (janmadaśātigaḥ) - transcending the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) (transcending the state of birth/existence)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janmadaśātiga

janmadaśātiga - one who has transcended the state of birth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (janma+daśā+atiga)

• janma – birth, existence
  noun (neuter)
• daśā – state, condition, period
  noun (feminine)
• atiga – transcending, going beyond
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root gam with prefix ati
  Prefix: ati
  Root: gam (class 1)

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