योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-63, verse-4

स्वच्छ आनन्दसंपूर्णो नष्टाहंकारवारिदः ।
स्फुटो विस्तीर्णगम्भीरः शरत्खमिव राजसे ॥ ४ ॥

svaccha ānandasaṃpūrṇo naṣṭāhaṃkāravāridaḥ ,
sphuṭo vistīrṇagambhīraḥ śaratkhamiva rājase 4

4. svacchaḥ ānanda-saṃpūrṇaḥ naṣṭa-ahaṅkāra-vāridhaḥ
sphuṭaḥ vistīrṇa-gambhīraḥ śarat-khaṃ iva rājase

4. rājase iva śarat-khaṃ svacchaḥ ānanda-saṃpūrṇaḥ
naṣṭa-ahaṅkāra-vāridhaḥ sphuṭaḥ vistīrṇa-gambhīraḥ

4. You shine like the autumn sky, clear, full of joy, with the cloud of ego (ahaṅkāra) destroyed, manifest, vast, and deep.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वच्छः (svacchaḥ) - clear, pure, transparent

• आनन्द-संपूर्णः (ānanda-saṁpūrṇaḥ) - full of joy, complete with bliss

• नष्ट-अहङ्कार-वारिधः (naṣṭa-ahaṅkāra-vāridhaḥ) - whose cloud of ego (ahaṅkāra) is destroyed

• स्फुटः (sphuṭaḥ) - manifest, clear, distinct, explicit

• विस्तीर्ण-गम्भीरः (vistīrṇa-gambhīraḥ) - vast and deep

• शरत्-खं (śarat-khaṁ) - autumn sky

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• राजसे (rājase) - you shine, you appear splendidly, you reign

Words meanings and morphology

स्वच्छः (svacchaḥ) - clear, pure, transparent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svaccha

svaccha - clear, pure, transparent, clean

Derived from 'su' (good, well) and 'accha' (clear, bright).

Compound type : prādi samāsa (su+accha)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• accha – clear, bright, pure
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'you' (tvam).

आनन्द-संपूर्णः (ānanda-saṁpūrṇaḥ) - full of joy, complete with bliss

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ānanda-saṃpūrṇa

ānanda-saṁpūrṇa - filled with joy, complete with bliss

Compound of 'ānanda' (joy, bliss) and 'saṃpūrṇa' (full, complete).

Compound type : instrumental tatpuruṣa (ānanda+saṃpūrṇa)

• ānanda – joy, bliss, happiness
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ā-' (towards) and root 'nand' (to rejoice).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nand (class 1)
• saṃpūrṇa – full, complete, perfect
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'sam-' (completely) and root 'pṝ' (to fill).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pṝ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'you' (tvam).

नष्ट-अहङ्कार-वारिधः (naṣṭa-ahaṅkāra-vāridhaḥ) - whose cloud of ego (ahaṅkāra) is destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naṣṭa-ahaṅkāra-vāridha

naṣṭa-ahaṅkāra-vāridha - one whose cloud-like ego (ahaṅkāra) has vanished

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'naṣṭa' (destroyed) + 'ahaṅkāra' (ego) + 'vāridha' (cloud). The cloud of ego is destroyed.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (naṣṭa+ahaṅkāra+vāridha)

• naṣṭa – destroyed, lost, vanished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'naś' (to perish, disappear).
  Root: naś (class 4)
• ahaṅkāra – ego, egoism, sense of self
  noun (masculine)
  From 'aham' (I) and 'kāra' (making, doing).
• vāridha – cloud (literally 'water-holder')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'vāri' (water) and root 'dhā' (to hold).

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'you' (tvam).

स्फुटः (sphuṭaḥ) - manifest, clear, distinct, explicit

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sphuṭa

sphuṭa - manifest, clear, distinct, explicit, blossomed, burst open

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'sphuṭ' (to burst, open, expand).

Root: sphuṭ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'you' (tvam).

विस्तीर्ण-गम्भीरः (vistīrṇa-gambhīraḥ) - vast and deep

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vistīrṇa-gambhīra

vistīrṇa-gambhīra - wide and deep, vast and profound

Dvanda compound of 'vistīrṇa' (vast, wide) and 'gambhīra' (deep, profound).

Compound type : dvandva (vistīrṇa+gambhīra)

• vistīrṇa – vast, wide, extensive, expanded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'vi-' (apart) and root 'stṝ' (to spread).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṝ (class 9)
• gambhīra – deep, profound, serious
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'you' (tvam).

शरत्-खं (śarat-khaṁ) - autumn sky

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarat-kha

śarat-kha - autumnal sky

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'śarat' (autumn) and 'kha' (sky).

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (śarat+kha)

• śarat – autumn, autumn season
  noun (feminine)
• kha – sky, space, ether, zero
  noun (neuter)

Note: Part of the comparison, 'like the autumn sky'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

राजसे (rājase) - you shine, you appear splendidly, you reign

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of rāj

Present Indicative, Middle Voice (ātmanepada)

From root 'rāj'. Forms are ātmanepada in the present tense.

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: The subject 'you' (tvam) is implied.

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