योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-63, verse-8

वस्तुनाऽवस्तुनेवान्तरमृतेनेव सागरः ।
अपुनःप्रक्षयायेव परे तृप्तोऽसि सुन्दर ॥ ८ ॥

vastunā'vastunevāntaramṛteneva sāgaraḥ ,
apunaḥprakṣayāyeva pare tṛpto'si sundara 8

8. vastunā avastunā iva antaram ṛtena iva sāgaraḥ
apunaḥ-prakṣayāya iva pare tṛptaḥ asi sundara

8. sundara tvam pare vastunā avastunā iva antaram
ṛtena iva sāgaraḥ iva apunaḥ-prakṣayāya tṛptaḥ asi

8. O beautiful one (sundara), you are satisfied (tṛptaḥ asi) in the Supreme (pare), just as an ocean is filled with water, without any internal distinction as if between existence and non-existence, and as if for eternal non-destruction.

Words meanings summery:

• वस्तुना (vastunā) - by existence (by object, by reality, by being)

• अवस्तुना (avastunā) - by non-existence (by non-object, by unreality, by non-being)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

• अन्तरम् (antaram) - internal distinction / difference (difference, interval, internal space, interior)

• ऋतेन (ṛtena) - by water (by truth, by cosmic order, by water)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

• सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - ocean (ocean, sea)

• अपुनः-प्रक्षयाय (apunaḥ-prakṣayāya) - for eternal non-destruction (for non-destruction again, for perpetual preservation)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

• परे (pare) - in the Supreme (in the supreme, O supreme one)

• तृप्तः (tṛptaḥ) - satisfied (satisfied, contented, full)

• असि (asi) - you are

• सुन्दर (sundara) - O beautiful one (O beautiful one, O handsome one)

Words meanings and morphology

वस्तुना (vastunā) - by existence (by object, by reality, by being)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - object, thing, reality, existence

Root: vas (class 1)

अवस्तुना (avastunā) - by non-existence (by non-object, by unreality, by non-being)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of avastu

avastu - non-object, unreality, non-existence

Compound type : Nāñ-tatpuruṣa (a+vastu)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vastu – object, thing, reality, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vas (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

(indeclinable)

अन्तरम् (antaram) - internal distinction / difference (difference, interval, internal space, interior)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - internal, inner, difference, interval, other

Note: Object of implied verb 'to make' or 'to perceive'.

ऋतेन (ṛtena) - by water (by truth, by cosmic order, by water)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ṛta

ṛta - truth, cosmic order, water (especially in Vedic usage)

Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Used in comparison with 'sāgaraḥ'.

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

(indeclinable)

सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - ocean (ocean, sea)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

Meaning 'with water' or 'producing poison' (gara).

Note: Used as the subject of the simile.

अपुनः-प्रक्षयाय (apunaḥ-prakṣayāya) - for eternal non-destruction (for non-destruction again, for perpetual preservation)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of apunaḥ-prakṣaya

apunaḥ-prakṣaya - non-destruction again, perpetual preservation

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (a+punaḥ+prakṣaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• punaḥ – again, furthermore
  indeclinable
• prakṣaya – destruction, perishing, decay
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pra-√kṣi
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Dative of purpose.

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

(indeclinable)

परे (pare) - in the Supreme (in the supreme, O supreme one)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, transcendent, other

Note: Refers to the ultimate reality or state of being.

तृप्तः (tṛptaḥ) - satisfied (satisfied, contented, full)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛpta

tṛpta - satisfied, contented, satiated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √tṛp

Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective, agrees with implied 'tvam'.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

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

present tense, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Second person singular.

सुन्दर (sundara) - O beautiful one (O beautiful one, O handsome one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sundara

sundara - beautiful, handsome, charming

Note: Direct address.

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