योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-70, verse-5

आत्मारामा महात्मानः प्रबुद्धाः परमोदयाः ।
बहिः पिच्छाग्रतरला अन्तर्मेरुरिवाचलाः ॥ ५ ॥

ātmārāmā mahātmānaḥ prabuddhāḥ paramodayāḥ ,
bahiḥ picchāgrataralā antarmerurivācalāḥ 5

5. ātmārāmāḥ mahātmānaḥ prabuddhāḥ paramodayāḥ
bahiḥ picchāgrataralāḥ antaḥ meruḥ iva acalāḥ

5. mahātmānaḥ (ye) ātmārāmāḥ prabuddhāḥ
paramodayāḥ (te) bahiḥ
picchāgrataralāḥ (bhavanti kintu)
antaḥ meruḥ iva acalāḥ (bhavanti)

5. Great souls (mahātman), who delight in the self (ātman), are awakened and of supreme prosperity. Outwardly, they may appear unsteady like the tip of a peacock feather, but inwardly, they are as unmoving as Mount Meru.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मारामाः (ātmārāmāḥ) - those who delight in the self, self-contented

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, noble-minded ones

• प्रबुद्धाः (prabuddhāḥ) - awakened, enlightened, fully aware

• परमोदयाः (paramodayāḥ) - of supreme prosperity, of highest rise/bliss

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outwardly, externally, outside

• पिच्छाग्रतरलाः (picchāgrataralāḥ) - trembling like the tip of a peacock feather, outwardly unsteady

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inwardly, internally, inside

• मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (mythical sacred mountain)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• अचलाः (acalāḥ) - unmoving, firm, steady

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मारामाः (ātmārāmāḥ) - those who delight in the self, self-contented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ātmārāma

ātmārāma - delighting in the self (ātman), self-contented

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ātman+ārāma)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
• ārāma – delight, pleasure, garden
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ram (class 1)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, noble-minded ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded, exalted, the Supreme Spirit

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast, noble
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

प्रबुद्धाः (prabuddhāḥ) - awakened, enlightened, fully aware

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prabuddha

prabuddha - awakened, enlightened, expanded, aware

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'budh' (to awaken, know) with the prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

परमोदयाः (paramodayāḥ) - of supreme prosperity, of highest rise/bliss

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramodaya

paramodaya - having supreme prosperity, of highest rise, of ultimate bliss

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+udaya)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
  adjective
• udaya – rise, ascent, prosperity, dawn, origin
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outwardly, externally, outside

(indeclinable)

पिच्छाग्रतरलाः (picchāgrataralāḥ) - trembling like the tip of a peacock feather, outwardly unsteady

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of picchāgratarala

picchāgratarala - trembling at the tip of a peacock's tail, highly unsteady

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (piccha+agra+tarala)

• piccha – peacock's tail feather
  noun (neuter)
• agra – tip, point, top, front
  noun (neuter)
• tarala – trembling, unsteady, agitated, liquid
  adjective

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inwardly, internally, inside

(indeclinable)

मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (mythical sacred mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (a mythical mountain, considered the center of the universe), peak, axis

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

अचलाः (acalāḥ) - unmoving, firm, steady

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of acala

acala - immovable, unmoving, firm, steady, mountain

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)

• a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• cala – moving, unsteady, fickle
  adjective
  Derived from the root 'cal' (to move).
  Root: cal (class 1)

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