योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-76, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
ब्रह्मणः समुपायान्ति जगन्तीमानि राघव ।
स्थैर्यं यान्त्यविवेकेन शाम्यन्त्येव विवेकतः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
brahmaṇaḥ samupāyānti jagantīmāni rāghava ,
sthairyaṃ yāntyavivekena śāmyantyeva vivekataḥ 1

1. śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca brahmaṇaḥ samupāyānti jaganti imāni
rāghava sthairyam yānti avivekena śāmyanti eva vivekataḥ

1. śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca rāghava imāni jaganti brahmaṇaḥ
samupāyānti avivekena sthairyam yānti eva vivekataḥ śāmyanti

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: 'O Rāghava, these worlds arise from (brahman). They attain a sense of permanence through non-discernment, and indeed dissolve through discernment.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्री-वसिष्ठः (śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from Brahman, of Brahman

• समुपायान्ति (samupāyānti) - they come forth, they arise, they approach

• जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds, universe, moving things

• इमानि (imāni) - these

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, referring to Rāma)

• स्थैर्यम् (sthairyam) - stability, permanence, firmness

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain, they reach

• अविवेकेन (avivekena) - by non-discernment, by lack of discrimination

• शाम्यन्ति (śāmyanti) - they subside, they cease, they are pacified

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

• विवेकतः (vivekataḥ) - from discernment, by means of discernment

Words meanings and morphology

श्री-वसिष्ठः (śrī-vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī-vasiṣṭha

śrī-vasiṣṭha - Revered Vasiṣṭha, an ancient Vedic sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from Brahman, of Brahman

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth, universal spirit

Root: bṛh (class 1)

समुपायान्ति (samupāyānti) - they come forth, they arise, they approach

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sam + upa + i

Prefixes: sam+upa+ā

Root: i (class 2)

जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds, universe, moving things

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe, what moves, living beings

Present Active Participle (substantivized)

Derived from root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

इमानि (imāni) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of idam

idam - this, these

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, referring to Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, name of Rāma

स्थैर्यम् (sthairyam) - stability, permanence, firmness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthairya

sthairya - firmness, stability, constancy, permanence

Derived from sthira (firm, stable) with suffix -ya.

Root: sthā (class 1)

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain, they reach

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

अविवेकेन (avivekena) - by non-discernment, by lack of discrimination

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aviveka

aviveka - non-discrimination, lack of discernment, indiscretion

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: a (not) + viveka (discernment).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+viveka)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix (nañ).
• viveka – discernment, discrimination, wisdom, judgment
  noun (masculine)
  From root √vic (to separate, discern) with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vic (class 7)

शाम्यन्ति (śāmyanti) - they subside, they cease, they are pacified

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of śam

Root: śam (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

(indeclinable)

विवेकतः (vivekataḥ) - from discernment, by means of discernment

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas added to viveka to denote source or manner.

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