योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-64, verse-48

परिपूर्णार्णवप्रख्या न वा गोचरमेति नः ।
नोपमानमुपादत्ते नानुधावति रञ्जनम् ॥ ४८ ॥

paripūrṇārṇavaprakhyā na vā gocarameti naḥ ,
nopamānamupādatte nānudhāvati rañjanam 48

48. paripūrṇārṇavaprakhyā na vā gocaram eti naḥ |
na upamānam upādatte na anudhāvati rañjanam ||

48. paripūrṇārṇavaprakhyā vā naḥ gocaram na eti
na upamānam upādatte na rañjanam anudhāvati

48. This state, which resembles a perfectly full ocean, does not come within our experience, nor does it accept any comparison, nor does it pursue any external delight or attachment.

Words meanings summery:

• परिपूर्णार्णवप्रख्या (paripūrṇārṇavaprakhyā) - resembling a perfectly full ocean

• न (na) - not, no

• वा (vā) - or, alternatively, even

• गोचरम् (gocaram) - object of sense, range of perception, sphere

• एति (eti) - goes, comes, reaches, obtains

• नः (naḥ) - within our experience (to us, our, us)

• न (na) - not, no

• उपमानम् (upamānam) - comparison, simile, analogy

• उपादत्ते (upādatte) - takes up, accepts, receives

• न (na) - not, no

• अनुधवति (anudhavati) - runs after, pursues

• रञ्जनम् (rañjanam) - delight, attachment, coloring, causing pleasure

Words meanings and morphology

परिपूर्णार्णवप्रख्या (paripūrṇārṇavaprakhyā) - resembling a perfectly full ocean

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paripūrṇārṇavaprakhyā

paripūrṇārṇavaprakhyā - resembling a perfectly full ocean

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paripūrṇārṇava+prakhyā)

• paripūrṇārṇava – perfectly full ocean
  noun (masculine)
  tatpuruṣa compound
• paripūrṇa – completely full, perfect
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from `pari` + root `pṛ` (to fill) with suffix `-ta`
  Prefix: pari
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• prakhyā – appearance, resemblance, manifestation
  noun (feminine)
  from `pra` + root `khyā` (to be known, appear)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with the implied 'state' (avasthā) from the previous verse.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, alternatively, even

(indeclinable)

गोचरम् (gocaram) - object of sense, range of perception, sphere

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gocara

gocara - object of sense, range, sphere

literally 'cow-pasture', but widely used figuratively for 'range, scope'

एति (eti) - goes, comes, reaches, obtains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular present active from root `i`

Root: i (class 2)

नः (naḥ) - within our experience (to us, our, us)

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

enclitic form of `asmad`

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

उपमानम् (upamānam) - comparison, simile, analogy

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upamāna

upamāna - comparison, simile, analogy

from `upa` + root `mā` (to measure, compare)

Prefix: upa

Root: mā (class 2)

उपादत्ते (upādatte) - takes up, accepts, receives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of upādā

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular present middle from `upa` + `ā` + root `dā` (to give/take)

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अनुधवति (anudhavati) - runs after, pursues

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anudhāv

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular present active from `anu` + root `dhāv` (to run)

Prefix: anu

Root: dhāv (class 1)

रञ्जनम् (rañjanam) - delight, attachment, coloring, causing pleasure

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rañjana

rañjana - delight, attachment, pleasure, coloring

from root `rañj` (to color, delight) with suffix `-ana`

Root: rañj (class 1)

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