योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-73, verse-36

सकलाशास्वसंसक्त्या यत्स्वयं चेतसः क्षयः ।
स मोक्षनाम्ना कथितस्तत्त्वज्ञैरात्मदर्शिभिः ॥ ३६ ॥

sakalāśāsvasaṃsaktyā yatsvayaṃ cetasaḥ kṣayaḥ ,
sa mokṣanāmnā kathitastattvajñairātmadarśibhiḥ 36

36. sakalāśāsvasaṃsaktyā yat svayam cetasaḥ kṣayaḥ
sa mokṣanāmnā kathitaḥ tattvajñaiḥ ātmadarśibhiḥ

36. yat sakalāśāsvasaṃsaktyā svayam cetasaḥ kṣayaḥ
saḥ tattvajñaiḥ ātmadarśibhiḥ mokṣanāmnā kathitaḥ

36. That which is the self-cessation of the mind, resulting from complete non-attachment to all desires, is declared by the knowers of reality and the perceivers of the self (ātman) as liberation (mokṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• सकलाशास्वसंसक्त्या (sakalāśāsvasaṁsaktyā) - by complete non-attachment to all desires

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, spontaneously

• चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - of the mind, of consciousness

• क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - destruction, cessation, decline, loss, dissolution

• स (sa) - that, he

• मोक्षनाम्ना (mokṣanāmnā) - by the name of liberation (mokṣa)

• कथितः (kathitaḥ) - said, declared, called

• तत्त्वज्ञैः (tattvajñaiḥ) - by those who know the truth/reality

• आत्मदर्शिभिः (ātmadarśibhiḥ) - by those who perceive the self (ātman)

Words meanings and morphology

सकलाशास्वसंसक्त्या (sakalāśāsvasaṁsaktyā) - by complete non-attachment to all desires

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sakalāśāsvasaṃsakti

sakalāśāsvasaṁsakti - complete non-attachment to all desires (literally, non-attachment in all desires)

Compound formed from 'sakala' (all), 'āśā' (desires, in locative plural 'āśāsu' which forms sandhi 'sv' with 'a-saṃsakti'), and 'asaṃsakti' (non-attachment).

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (sakala+āśā+asaṃsakti)

• sakala – all, entire, complete, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• āśā – hope, desire, expectation
  noun (feminine)
  Root: aś (class 5)
• asaṃsakti – non-attachment, non-adherence
  noun (feminine)
  Negative prefix 'a' + 'saṃsakti'.

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'kṣayaḥ' in the following phrase.

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'kṣayaḥ', indicating self-cessation.

चेतसः (cetasaḥ) - of the mind, of consciousness

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Possessive, 'cessation of the mind'.

क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - destruction, cessation, decline, loss, dissolution

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, cessation, decline, loss, decay, end

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Subject of the clause 'yat svayam cetasaḥ kṣayaḥ'.

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yat'.

मोक्षनाम्ना (mokṣanāmnā) - by the name of liberation (mokṣa)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mokṣanāman

mokṣanāman - the name of liberation (mokṣa)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mokṣa+nāman)

• mokṣa – liberation, release
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muc (class 6)
• nāman – name, appellation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrumental case meaning 'by the name of'.

कथितः (kathitaḥ) - said, declared, called

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kathita

kathita - said, declared, told, narrated, called

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kath' (to say, tell).

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'sa' (that cessation).

तत्त्वज्ञैः (tattvajñaiḥ) - by those who know the truth/reality

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tattvajña

tattvajña - knower of truth/reality, philosopher

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tattva+jña)

• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)
• jña – knowing, understanding; a knower
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'jñā' (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agent for 'kathitaḥ'.

आत्मदर्शिभिः (ātmadarśibhiḥ) - by those who perceive the self (ātman)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ātmadarśin

ātmadarśin - one who perceives the self (ātman), a self-realized person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+darśin)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• darśin – seeing, perceiving, showing; a seer, a perceiver
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'dṛś' (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agent for 'kathitaḥ', in apposition to 'tattvajñaiḥ'.

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