योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-84, verse-28

यो यादृग्दृढसंस्कारः स तं पश्यति तादृशम् ।
जीवन्मुक्ततयैवैतद्वीतहव्योऽनुभूतवान् ॥ २८ ॥

yo yādṛgdṛḍhasaṃskāraḥ sa taṃ paśyati tādṛśam ,
jīvanmuktatayaivaitadvītahavyo'nubhūtavān 28

28. yaḥ yādṛk-dṛḍhasaṃskāraḥ sa tam paśyati tādṛśam
| jīvanmuktayā eva etat vītahavyaḥ anubhūtavān ||

28. yaḥ yādṛk-dṛḍhasaṃskāraḥ sa tam tādṛśam paśyati
vītahavyaḥ jīvanmuktayā eva etat anubhūtavān

28. A person who possesses strong inherent impressions (saṃskāra) of a particular kind perceives things in exactly that manner. Vītahavya indeed experienced this very state, living as one who is liberated while alive (jīvanmukta).

28. כפי שרושם עבר חזק צרוב באדם, כך הוא רואה את המציאות. וִויתַהַוְיַה חווה את כל זאת בעודו משוחרר בעודו בחיים.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever, which)

• यादृक्-दृढसंस्कारः (yādṛk-dṛḍhasaṁskāraḥ) - who possesses strong inherent impressions (saṃskāra) of a particular kind (having strong impressions of whatever kind, whose fixed habits are of whatever sort)

• स (sa) - he (the same person) (he, that)

• तम् (tam) - that (object/phenomenon) (that, him, it)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (sees, perceives, looks)

• तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - in exactly that manner, of that kind (of that kind, in that way, such)

• जीवन्मुक्तया (jīvanmuktayā) - as one who is liberated while alive (jīvanmukta) (by the state of being liberated while living, as a jīvanmukta)

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

• एतत् (etat) - this very thing (the state described in the previous line) (this, this thing)

• वीतहव्यः (vītahavyaḥ) - Vītahavya (Vītahavya (a proper name))

• अनुभूतवान् (anubhūtavān) - he experienced (he experienced, he perceived)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun, subject of the clause.

यादृक्-दृढसंस्कारः (yādṛk-dṛḍhasaṁskāraḥ) - who possesses strong inherent impressions (saṃskāra) of a particular kind (having strong impressions of whatever kind, whose fixed habits are of whatever sort)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yādṛk-dṛḍhasaṃskāra

yādṛk-dṛḍhasaṁskāra - having strong impressions of whatever kind

Compound 'yādṛk' (of what sort) + 'dṛḍha' (firm, strong) + 'saṃskāra' (impression, habit).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yādṛś+dṛḍha+saṃskāra)

• yādṛś – of what sort, of what kind, what kind of
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'yad' (what) + 'dṛś' (to see, appear).
• dṛḍha – firm, strong, fixed, resolute
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dṛh' (to be firm, to grow).
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• saṃskāra – impression, mental trace, habit, purification, sacrament
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṛ' with 'sam' prefix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies the relative pronoun `yaḥ`.

स (sa) - he (the same person) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun, subject of the main clause.

तम् (tam) - that (object/phenomenon) (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of `paśyati`.

पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (sees, perceives, looks)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Tense (Laṭ)

3rd person singular active, present indicative of root dṛś, class 1 (via 'paś' stem).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - in exactly that manner, of that kind (of that kind, in that way, such)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tādṛś

tādṛś - of that sort, such, similar

Derived from 'tad' (that) + 'dṛś' (to see, appear).

Note: Adjective modifying `tam`.

जीवन्मुक्तया (jīvanmuktayā) - as one who is liberated while alive (jīvanmukta) (by the state of being liberated while living, as a jīvanmukta)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jīvanmuktatā

jīvanmuktatā - the state of being liberated while living, jīvanmukta-hood

Derived from 'jīvanmukta' (liberated while living) with suffix '-tā' (abstract noun).

Note: Indicates the manner or state.

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

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this very thing (the state described in the previous line) (this, this thing)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Object of `anubhūtavān`.

वीतहव्यः (vītahavyaḥ) - Vītahavya (Vītahavya (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vītahavya

vītahavya - Vītahavya (a sage's name, lit. 'one from whom offerings have departed', implying renunciation or completion of sacrifices)

Compound 'vīta' (departed, gone) + 'havya' (offering, oblation).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīta+havya)

• vīta – gone, departed, ceased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)
• havya – offering, oblation, sacrificial food
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'hu' (to offer) with suffix '-ya'.
  Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Subject of `anubhūtavān`.

अनुभूतवान् (anubhūtavān) - he experienced (he experienced, he perceived)

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anubhū

anubhū - to experience, to perceive, to feel

Past Active Participle (Perfective)

Nominative masculine singular of the participle `anubhūtavat`, formed from root 'bhū' with prefix 'anu' and suffix '-tavat'. Functions as a finite verb here.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the subject `vītahavyaḥ`.

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