योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-76, verse-14

अपारावारमाक्रम्य प्रमेयीकृत्य सर्वतः ।
संसाराब्धिं गाहते यः स एव पुरुषः स्मृतः ॥ १४ ॥

apārāvāramākramya prameyīkṛtya sarvataḥ ,
saṃsārābdhiṃ gāhate yaḥ sa eva puruṣaḥ smṛtaḥ 14

14. apārāvāram ākramya prameyīkṛtya sarvataḥ
saṃsārābdhim gāhate yaḥ saḥ eva puruṣaḥ smṛtaḥ

14. yaḥ apārāvāram ākramya,
sarvataḥ saṃsārābdhim prameyīkṛtya,
gāhate,
saḥ eva puruṣaḥ smṛtaḥ

14. The one who completely comprehends and takes hold of the boundless ocean of transmigratory existence (saṃsāra), making it fully knowable from all aspects, and then truly plunges into it – he alone is considered a true human (puruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• अपारावारम् (apārāvāram) - the ocean which has no near or far shore (boundless, shoreless (having no near and far shore))

• आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having thoroughly grasped or controlled (having pervaded, having taken hold of, having overcome)

• प्रमेयीकृत्य (prameyīkṛtya) - having brought within the scope of knowledge, having fully understood (having made knowable, having made measurable)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, completely, entirely

• संसाराब्धिम् (saṁsārābdhim) - the ocean of transmigratory existence

• गाहते (gāhate) - plunges into, dives into, explores, penetrates

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a true human, a realized person (person, human being, man)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered, is considered, is known as

Words meanings and morphology

अपारावारम् (apārāvāram) - the ocean which has no near or far shore (boundless, shoreless (having no near and far shore))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apārāvāra

apārāvāra - boundless, shoreless, having no near and far side

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+pāra+āvāra)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• pāra – the opposite bank, far shore, limit
  noun (masculine)
• āvāra – near bank, near shore
  noun (masculine)

आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having thoroughly grasped or controlled (having pervaded, having taken hold of, having overcome)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root `kram` with prefix `ā`

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

प्रमेयीकृत्य (prameyīkṛtya) - having brought within the scope of knowledge, having fully understood (having made knowable, having made measurable)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from `prameya` (knowable) + `īkṛ` (to make into) + `tya` suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, completely, entirely

(indeclinable)

Derived from `sarva` (all) with `tas` suffix

संसाराब्धिम् (saṁsārābdhim) - the ocean of transmigratory existence

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃsārābdhi

saṁsārābdhi - the ocean of saṃsāra, the ocean of transmigratory existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+abdhi)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, wandering through repeated births and deaths
  noun (masculine)
• abdhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

गाहते (gāhate) - plunges into, dives into, explores, penetrates

(verb)

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

present tense, middle voice

Root: gāh (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a true human, a realized person (person, human being, man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, human being, man, the cosmic person, spirit

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered, is considered, is known as

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of, considered, known as

past passive participle

Derived from root `smṛ` (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

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