योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-78, verse-44

विकल्पबहुलास्त्वेते स्वाभ्यासेन समाधयः ।
परमोपशमायाशु संप्रयान्त्यविकल्पताम् ॥ ४४ ॥

vikalpabahulāstvete svābhyāsena samādhayaḥ ,
paramopaśamāyāśu saṃprayāntyavikalpatām 44

44. vikalpa-bahulāḥ tu ete sva-abhyāsena samādhayaḥ
parama-upaśamāya āśu samprayānti avikalpatām

44. tu ete vikalpa-bahulāḥ samādhayaḥ sva-abhyāsena
parama-upaśamāya āśu avikalpatām samprayānti

44. Indeed, these concentrations (samādhi), initially characterized by many mental constructs, quickly move towards a state of non-differentiation (avikalpatā) for supreme tranquility, through their own dedicated practice.

44. מצבים אלה של תּוֹדָעָה טְהוֹרָה, המלאים בתחילה בהרהורים ומחשבות, מגיעים במהירות באמצעות תרגול עצמי למצב נטול מחשבות, למען השקט העליון.

Words meanings summery:

• विकल्प-बहुलाः (vikalpa-bahulāḥ) - full of mental constructs, characterized by many distinctions

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• एते (ete) - these

• स्व-अभ्यासेन (sva-abhyāsena) - by one's own practice, through self-practice

• समाधयः (samādhayaḥ) - concentrations, states of meditative absorption (samādhi)

• परम-उपशमाय (parama-upaśamāya) - for supreme tranquility, for ultimate cessation

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• सम्प्रयान्ति (samprayānti) - they proceed, they go, they attain

• अविकल्पताम् (avikalpatām) - to the state of non-distinction, non-imagination

Words meanings and morphology

विकल्प-बहुलाः (vikalpa-bahulāḥ) - full of mental constructs, characterized by many distinctions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vikalpa-bahula

vikalpa-bahula - abounding in mental constructs/distinctions, full of imagination

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi or Tatpuruṣa (genitive) (vikalpa+bahula)

• vikalpa – mental construct, imagination, doubt, distinction
  noun (masculine)
  From 'vi' + 'kḷp' + 'a'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• bahula – abundant, frequent, numerous, much
  adjective

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Masculine nominative plural of 'etad'

स्व-अभ्यासेन (sva-abhyāsena) - by one's own practice, through self-practice

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva-abhyāsa

sva-abhyāsa - own practice, self-practice

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (genitive) or Karmadhāraya (sva+abhyāsa)

• sva – own, self, one's own
  adjective
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, habituation
  noun (masculine)
  From 'abh' + 'as' + 'ghañ'
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)

समाधयः (samādhayaḥ) - concentrations, states of meditative absorption (samādhi)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samādhi

samādhi - concentration, meditative absorption, union, composure

From 'sam' + 'ā' + 'dhā' + 'i'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

परम-उपशमाय (parama-upaśamāya) - for supreme tranquility, for ultimate cessation

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of parama-upaśama

parama-upaśama - supreme tranquility, ultimate cessation

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (parama+upaśama)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective
  Superlative of 'para' (other)
• upaśama – tranquility, cessation, calming, pacification
  noun (masculine)
  From 'upa' + 'śam' + 'a'
  Prefix: upa
  Root: śam (class 4)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form, can also be an adjective

सम्प्रयान्ति (samprayānti) - they proceed, they go, they attain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sam-pra-yā

Present active, third person plural

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: yā (class 2)

अविकल्पताम् (avikalpatām) - to the state of non-distinction, non-imagination

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avikalpatā

avikalpatā - state of non-distinction, absence of mental constructs/imagination

From 'a' (negation) + 'vikalpa' + 'tā' (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa or Prādisamāsa (a+vikalpatā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vikalpatā – state of mental constructs/imagination, distinctness
  noun (feminine)
  From 'vikalpa' + 'tā'

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