योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-64, verse-55

तदनु विषयवासनाविनाशस्तदनु शुभः परमः स्फुटप्रकाशः ।
तदनु च समतावशात्स्वरूपे परिणमनं महतामचिन्त्यरूपम् ॥ ५५ ॥

tadanu viṣayavāsanāvināśastadanu śubhaḥ paramaḥ sphuṭaprakāśaḥ ,
tadanu ca samatāvaśātsvarūpe pariṇamanaṃ mahatāmacintyarūpam 55

55. tad anu viṣayavāsanāvināśaḥ tad
anu śubhaḥ paramaḥ sphuṭaprakāśaḥ
tad anu ca samatāvaśāt svarūpe
pariṇamanam mahatām acintyarūpam

55. tad anu viṣayavāsanāvināśaḥ tad
anu śubhaḥ paramaḥ sphuṭaprakāśaḥ
tad anu ca mahatām samatāvaśāt
svarūpe acintyarūpam pariṇamanam

55. Thereafter comes the destruction of desires for sense objects. Thereafter, an auspicious, supreme, and clear illumination (prakāśa) arises. And thereafter, for those great souls, there is a transformation (pariṇamana) into their intrinsic nature (svarūpa) due to equanimity, a transformation of inconceivable form.

Words meanings summery:

• तद् (tad) - that, then

• अनु (anu) - after, thereafter, subsequently

• विषयवासनाविनाशः (viṣayavāsanāvināśaḥ) - destruction of desires for sense objects

• तद् (tad) - that, then

• अनु (anu) - after, thereafter, subsequently

• शुभः (śubhaḥ) - auspicious, propitious, good

• परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent

• स्फुटप्रकाशः (sphuṭaprakāśaḥ) - clear manifestation, distinct light

• तद् (tad) - that, then

• अनु (anu) - after, thereafter, subsequently

• च (ca) - and, also

• समतावशात् (samatāvaśāt) - due to equanimity, from the power of equality

• स्वरूपे (svarūpe) - into one's own intrinsic nature (svarūpa)

• परिणमनम् (pariṇamanam) - transformation, change, ripening

• महताम् (mahatām) - of the great ones, for the great souls

• अचिन्त्यरूपम् (acintyarūpam) - of inconceivable form/nature

Words meanings and morphology

तद् (tad) - that, then

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Used adverbially here

अनु (anu) - after, thereafter, subsequently

(indeclinable)

विषयवासनाविनाशः (viṣayavāsanāvināśaḥ) - destruction of desires for sense objects

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣayavāsanāvināśa

viṣayavāsanāvināśa - annihilation of worldly desires, destruction of attachment to objects

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣayavāsanā+vināśa)

• viṣayavāsanā – desire for sense objects, worldly desire
  noun (feminine)
• vināśa – destruction, annihilation, loss
  noun (masculine)

तद् (tad) - that, then

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Used adverbially here

अनु (anu) - after, thereafter, subsequently

(indeclinable)

शुभः (śubhaḥ) - auspicious, propitious, good

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, good, fortunate

परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent, ultimate

स्फुटप्रकाशः (sphuṭaprakāśaḥ) - clear manifestation, distinct light

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sphuṭaprakāśa

sphuṭaprakāśa - clear light, distinct manifestation, clear revelation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sphuṭa+prakāśa)

• sphuṭa – clear, manifest, distinct, evident
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root sphuṭ
  Root: sphuṭ
• prakāśa – light, illumination, manifestation, appearance
  noun (masculine)

तद् (tad) - that, then

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Used adverbially here

अनु (anu) - after, thereafter, subsequently

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

समतावशात् (samatāvaśāt) - due to equanimity, from the power of equality

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of samatāvaśa

samatāvaśa - the power of equanimity, due to equality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samatā+vaśa)

• samatā – equality, equanimity, impartiality
  noun (feminine)
• vaśa – power, control, will, influence
  noun (masculine)

स्वरूपे (svarūpe) - into one's own intrinsic nature (svarūpa)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svarūpa

svarūpa - one's own form, intrinsic nature, true essence

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+rūpa)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, essence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as a locative of direction, 'into'

परिणमनम् (pariṇamanam) - transformation, change, ripening

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pariṇamana

pariṇamana - transformation, change, evolution, ripening, maturation

Verbal noun

root ṇam with upasarga pari, suffix lyuṭ (ana)

Prefix: pari

Root: ṇam (class 1)

महताम् (mahatām) - of the great ones, for the great souls

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, noble, supreme being, great soul

अचिन्त्यरूपम् (acintyarūpam) - of inconceivable form/nature

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acintyarūpa

acintyarūpa - of inconceivable form, of unimaginable nature, whose nature cannot be thought of

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (acintya+rūpa)

• acintya – inconceivable, unthinkable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Negated gerundive of root cint (a + cintya)
  Root: cint (class 10)
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, essence
  noun (neuter)

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