योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-6, verse-8

यस्येदं जन्म पाश्चात्यं तमाश्वेव महामते ।
विशन्ति विद्या विमला मुक्ता वेणुमिवोत्तमम् ॥ ८ ॥

yasyedaṃ janma pāścātyaṃ tamāśveva mahāmate ,
viśanti vidyā vimalā muktā veṇumivottamam 8

8. yasya idam janma pāścātyam tam āśu eva mahāmate
viśanti vidyāḥ vimalāḥ muktāḥ veṇum iva uttamam

8. mahāmate yasya idam janma pāścātyam,
tam āśu eva vimalāḥ vidyāḥ muktāḥ veṇum uttamam iva viśanti

8. O great-minded one (mahāmate), into him, whose current birth is the final one, pure knowledge (vidyā) quickly enters, just as pearls settle into excellent bamboo.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of whom)

• इदम् (idam) - this (current) (this)

• जन्म (janma) - birth (birth, existence)

• पाश्चात्यम् (pāścātyam) - the last (one) (last, western, subsequent)

• तम् (tam) - into him (him, that (one))

• आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just (only, just, indeed)

• महामते (mahāmate) - O great-minded one

• विशन्ति (viśanti) - they enter (they enter, they penetrate)

• विद्याः (vidyāḥ) - knowledge (knowledge, sciences, doctrines)

• विमलाः (vimalāḥ) - pure (pure, spotless, clean)

• मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - pearls (pearls, freed ones)

• वेणुम् (veṇum) - bamboo (bamboo, flute)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Possessive.

इदम् (idam) - this (current) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Qualifies 'janma'.

जन्म (janma) - birth (birth, existence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, existence, life

Note: Subject.

पाश्चात्यम् (pāścātyam) - the last (one) (last, western, subsequent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāścātya

pāścātya - last, western, subsequent, posterior

Derived from 'paścāt' (behind, after)

Note: Qualifies 'janma'.

तम् (tam) - into him (him, that (one))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'viśanti' (directional).

आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

एव (eva) - indeed, just (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

महामते (mahāmate) - O great-minded one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmat

mahāmat - great-minded, wise

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+mati)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• mati – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (feminine)

Note: Address to the listener.

विशन्ति (viśanti) - they enter (they enter, they penetrate)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of viś

Root: viś (class 6)

विद्याः (vidyāḥ) - knowledge (knowledge, sciences, doctrines)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vidyā

vidyā - knowledge, learning, science, wisdom

Note: Subject of 'viśanti'.

विमलाः (vimalāḥ) - pure (pure, spotless, clean)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vimala

vimala - pure, spotless, clear, clean

Note: Qualifies 'vidyāḥ'.

मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - pearls (pearls, freed ones)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of muktā

muktā - a pearl, freed woman

Note: Subject of comparison.

वेणुम् (veṇum) - bamboo (bamboo, flute)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of veṇu

veṇu - bamboo, flute, reed

Note: Object to which pearls enter.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - best, highest, supreme, excellent

Note: Qualifies 'veṇum'.

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