योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-63, verse-6

सारासारपरिच्छेदपारगस्त्वं महाधिया ।
जानासि सर्वमेवेदं यथास्थितमखण्डितम् ॥ ६ ॥

sārāsāraparicchedapāragastvaṃ mahādhiyā ,
jānāsi sarvamevedaṃ yathāsthitamakhaṇḍitam 6

6. sāra-asāra-pariccheda-pāragaḥ tvam mahā-dhiyā
jānāsi sarvam eva idam yathā-sthitam akhaṇḍitam

6. tvam mahā-dhiyā sāra-asāra-pariccheda-pāragaḥ
jānāsi idam sarvam eva yathā-sthitam akhaṇḍitam

6. By your great wisdom, you are one who has fully mastered the discrimination between the essential and the non-essential; you truly know all this as it fundamentally exists, undivided.

Words meanings summery:

• सार-असार-परिच्छेद-पारगः (sāra-asāra-pariccheda-pāragaḥ) - one who has mastered the discrimination between the essential and the non-essential

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• महा-धिया (mahā-dhiyā) - by great intellect, by great wisdom

• जानासि (jānāsi) - you know, you understand

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

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

• इदम् (idam) - this, this here

• यथा-स्थितम् (yathā-sthitam) - as it truly exists, as it is situated

• अखण्डितम् (akhaṇḍitam) - undivided, unbroken, integral

Words meanings and morphology

सार-असार-परिच्छेद-पारगः (sāra-asāra-pariccheda-pāragaḥ) - one who has mastered the discrimination between the essential and the non-essential

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāra-asāra-pariccheda-pāraga

sāra-asāra-pariccheda-pāraga - one who has gone to the other shore of distinguishing the essential from the non-essential

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'sāra-asāra-pariccheda' (discrimination of essential and non-essential) + 'pāraga' (gone to the other side/mastered).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāra-asāra+pariccheda+pāraga)

• sāra-asāra – essential and non-essential, real and unreal
  noun (masculine)
  Dvanda compound of 'sāra' (essence) and 'asāra' (non-essence).
• pariccheda – discrimination, analysis, distinction, definition
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pari-' (around, thoroughly) and root 'chid' (to cut, divide).
  Prefix: pari
  Root: chid (class 7)
• pāraga – one who has reached the other side, crossed over, mastered, proficient
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of 'pāra' (other side, bank) and root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun stem.

Note: Explicit subject of 'jānāsi'.

महा-धिया (mahā-dhiyā) - by great intellect, by great wisdom

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mahā-dhī

mahā-dhī - great intellect, profound understanding

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'dhī' (intellect, wisdom).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+dhī)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'mahat' in compounds.
• dhī – intellect, thought, wisdom, understanding
  noun (feminine)

Note: Indicates the means by which knowledge is gained.

जानासि (jānāsi) - you know, you understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Present Indicative, Active Voice (parasmaipada)

From root 'jñā'. Class 9 verb.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: The subject 'tvam' is explicit.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Object of 'jānāsi'.

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

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this, this here

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here (neuter nominative/accusative singular)

Demonstrative pronoun stem 'idam'.

Note: Refers to the objective reality.

यथा-स्थितम् (yathā-sthitam) - as it truly exists, as it is situated

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yathā-sthita

yathā-sthita - as it stands, as it is, as it truly exists

Compound of 'yathā' (as, in which way) and 'sthita' (standing, existing).

Compound type : avyayībhāva / karmadhāraya (yathā+sthita)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• sthita – standing, situated, existing, firm, abiding
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sarvam idam'.

अखण्डितम् (akhaṇḍitam) - undivided, unbroken, integral

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akhaṇḍita

akhaṇḍita - undivided, unbroken, entire, whole, perfect

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'a-' (not) and 'khaṇḍita' (broken, divided). From root 'khaṇḍ' (to break).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khaṇḍita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• khaṇḍita – broken, divided, cut, frustrated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'khaṇḍ' (to break, divide).
  Root: khaṇḍ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'sarvam idam'.

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