योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-56, verse-9

द्वावेतौ राम सुखितावन्तश्चेत्परिशीतलौ ।
अन्तःशीतलता या स्यात्तदनन्ततपःफलम् ॥ ९ ॥

dvāvetau rāma sukhitāvantaścetpariśītalau ,
antaḥśītalatā yā syāttadanantatapaḥphalam 9

9. dvāu etau rāma sukhitāu antaḥ cet pariśītalāu
antaḥśītalatā yā syāt tat anantatapaḥphalam

9. rāma cet etau dvāu antaḥ pariśītalāu (staḥ) (tarhi) sukhitāu
(staḥ) yā antaḥśītalatā syāt tat anantatapaḥphalam (asti)

9. O Rāma, these two types of people are happy if they are inwardly supremely serene. That inner serenity is indeed the fruit of infinite austerity (tapas).

9. שניהם מאושרים, רָאמָה, אם רוחם רגועה וצוננת מבפנים. הרגיעה הפנימית הזו היא הרי פרי שלם ואינסופי של ליבוי העוצמה הרוחנית.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वाउ (dvāu) - two

• एतौ (etau) - these two

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• सुखिताउ (sukhitāu) - happy, contented

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inwardly, inside

• चेत् (cet) - if

• परिशीतलाउ (pariśītalāu) - very cool, supremely serene

• अन्तःशीतलता (antaḥśītalatā) - inner coolness, inner serenity

• या (yā) - which, that which

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, let it be

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• अनन्ततपःफलम् (anantatapaḥphalam) - fruit of infinite austerity

Words meanings and morphology

द्वाउ (dvāu) - two

(numeral)

एतौ (etau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, these

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name), pleasant, charming

सुखिताउ (sukhitāu) - happy, contented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sukhitā

sukhitā - happy, delighted, contented, comfortable

Derived from 'sukha' (happiness) with suffix '-ita'.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inwardly, inside

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

परिशीतलाउ (pariśītalāu) - very cool, supremely serene

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pariśītala

pariśītala - very cool, very cold, very calm or serene

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pari+śītala)

• pari – around, about, thoroughly, very
  indeclinable
• śītala – cool, cold, calm, tranquil, serene
  adjective (masculine)

अन्तःशीतलता (antaḥśītalatā) - inner coolness, inner serenity

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of antaḥśītalatā

antaḥśītalatā - inner coolness, inner tranquility, inner serenity

Compound type : karmadhāraya (antas+śītalatā)

• antas – inside, inner, within
  indeclinable
• śītalatā – coolness, coldness, serenity, tranquility
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'śītala' (cool) with suffix '-tā'.

या (yā) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative Mood

Root 'as' (class 2) in optative mood, 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

अनन्ततपःफलम् (anantatapaḥphalam) - fruit of infinite austerity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anantatapaḥphala

anantatapaḥphala - the fruit or result of endless austerity (tapas)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ananta+tapas+phala)

• ananta – infinite, endless, boundless
  adjective (masculine)
  Negation of 'anta' (end) with 'an'.
• tapas – austerity, penance, spiritual heat, self-discipline
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

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