योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-64, verse-47

अहंकारे परिक्षीणे यावस्था सुखमोदजा ।
सावस्था भरिताकारा सा सेव्या संप्रयत्नतः ॥ ४७ ॥

ahaṃkāre parikṣīṇe yāvasthā sukhamodajā ,
sāvasthā bharitākārā sā sevyā saṃprayatnataḥ 47

47. ahaṅkāre parikṣīṇe yā avasthā sukhamodajā | sā
avasthā bharitākārā sā sevyā saṃprayatnataḥ ||

47. ahaṅkāre parikṣīṇe yā sukhamodajā avasthā sā
bharitākārā avasthā sā saṃprayatnataḥ sevyā

47. When the ego (ahaṅkāra) is completely diminished, that state which is characterized by joy and delight, that state of perfect fullness, should be assiduously cultivated.

Words meanings summery:

• अहङ्कारे (ahaṅkāre) - in the ego, when the ego

• परिक्षीणे (parikṣīṇe) - when completely diminished, when fully wasted away

• या (yā) - which, that which

• अवस्था (avasthā) - state, condition, stage

• सुखमोदजा (sukhamodajā) - born of happiness and delight, characterized by joy and delight

• सा (sā) - that, she, it

• अवस्था (avasthā) - state, condition, stage

• भरिताकारा (bharitākārā) - whose form is fullness, characterized by fullness, of the nature of fullness

• सा (sā) - that, she, it

• सेव्या (sevyā) - to be cultivated, to be served, worthy of pursuit

• संप्रयत्नतः (saṁprayatnataḥ) - with great effort, assiduously, diligently

Words meanings and morphology

अहङ्कारे (ahaṅkāre) - in the ego, when the ego

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, egoism, 'I-maker'

from `aham` (I) + root `kṛ` (to make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

परिक्षीणे (parikṣīṇe) - when completely diminished, when fully wasted away

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of parikṣīṇa

parikṣīṇa - completely diminished, wasted away, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

from `pari` + root `kṣi` (to waste away, diminish) with suffix `-ta`

Prefix: pari

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Acts as a participle in a locative absolute construction.

या (yā) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, that which

अवस्था (avasthā) - state, condition, stage

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avasthā

avasthā - state, condition, stage

from `ava` + root `sthā` (to stand)

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

सुखमोदजा (sukhamodajā) - born of happiness and delight, characterized by joy and delight

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sukhamodajā

sukhamodajā - born of happiness and delight

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukhamoda+jā)

• sukhamoda – happiness and delight
  noun (masculine)
  dvandva compound of sukha and moda
• sukha – happiness, pleasure, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• moda – joy, delight, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  from root `mud` (to rejoice)
  Root: mud (class 1)
• jā – born from, produced from
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine form of `ja`, derived from root `jan` (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `avasthā`.

सा (sā) - that, she, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

अवस्था (avasthā) - state, condition, stage

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avasthā

avasthā - state, condition, stage

from `ava` + root `sthā` (to stand)

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

भरिताकारा (bharitākārā) - whose form is fullness, characterized by fullness, of the nature of fullness

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bharitākārā

bharitākārā - whose form is fullness, characterized by fullness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bharita+ākāra)

• bharita – full, filled, complete
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root `bhṛ` (to bear, fill) with suffix `-ta`
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  from `ā` + root `kṛ` (to do, make)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `avasthā`.

सा (sā) - that, she, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

सेव्या (sevyā) - to be cultivated, to be served, worthy of pursuit

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sevya

sevya - to be served, to be cultivated, to be pursued

Gerundive (N.V.P.)

from root `sev` (to serve, cultivate) with suffix `-ya`

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Implies an imperative sense: 'should be cultivated'.

संप्रयत्नतः (saṁprayatnataḥ) - with great effort, assiduously, diligently

(indeclinable)

from `saṃprayatna` (great effort) with suffix `-tas`

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