योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-5, chapter-87, verse-20
आत्मात्मनस्तद्विदुषां नैरात्म्यं तादृशात्मनाम् ।
मध्यं माध्यमिकानां च सर्वं सुसमचेतसाम् ॥ २० ॥
मध्यं माध्यमिकानां च सर्वं सुसमचेतसाम् ॥ २० ॥
ātmātmanastadviduṣāṃ nairātmyaṃ tādṛśātmanām ,
madhyaṃ mādhyamikānāṃ ca sarvaṃ susamacetasām 20
madhyaṃ mādhyamikānāṃ ca sarvaṃ susamacetasām 20
20.
ātmā ātmanas tadviduṣām nairātmyam tādṛśātmanām
madhyam mādhyamikānām ca sarvam susamacetasām
madhyam mādhyamikānām ca sarvam susamacetasām
20.
ātmā ātmanas tadviduṣām,
nairātmyam tādṛśātmanām,
madhyam mādhyamikānām ca,
sarvam susamacetasām
nairātmyam tādṛśātmanām,
madhyam mādhyamikānām ca,
sarvam susamacetasām
20.
For those who know the Self (ātman), it is the Self of the self. For those who understand non-self, it is non-self. For the Mādhyamikas, it is the middle way, and for those with perfectly equanimous minds, it is everything.
Words meanings summery:
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- आत्मा (ātmā) - the ultimate Self or the individual self (the Self, the soul, the essence)
- आत्मनस् (ātmanas) - of the individual self or the inner essence (of the Self, belonging to the self, from the self)
- तद्विदुषाम् (tadviduṣām) - of those who know the Self (ātman) (of those who know that, of those who understand it)
- नैरात्म्यम् (nairātmyam) - non-self, absence of a permanent self, selflessness
- तादृशात्मनाम् (tādṛśātmanām) - of those who perceive or subscribe to the doctrine of non-self (of those whose self/nature is like that, of such persons)
- मध्यम् (madhyam) - the middle way (as in Madhyamaka philosophy) (the middle, the center, the intermediate state)
- माध्यमिकानाम् (mādhyamikānām) - of the Mādhyamikas (followers of the Madhyamaka school of thought)
- च (ca) - and, also
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, the whole
- सुसमचेतसाम् (susamacetasām) - of those with well-balanced minds, of those with equanimous consciousness
Words meanings and morphology
आत्मा (ātmā) - the ultimate Self or the individual self (the Self, the soul, the essence)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
आत्मनस् (ātmanas) - of the individual self or the inner essence (of the Self, belonging to the self, from the self)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
तद्विदुषाम् (tadviduṣām) - of those who know the Self (ātman) (of those who know that, of those who understand it)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tadvidvas
tadvidvas - one who knows that
Past Active Participle
Compound of 'tad' (that) and 'vidvas' (knowing, from root vid)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+vidvas)
- tad – that, it
pronoun (neuter) - vidvas – knowing, learned, wise
adjective (masculine)
Past Active Participle
From root 'vid' (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)
नैरात्म्यम् (nairātmyam) - non-self, absence of a permanent self, selflessness
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nairātmya
nairātmya - non-self, selflessness, the doctrine of no-self (anātman)
Derived from 'nirātman' (without a self)
तादृशात्मनाम् (tādṛśātmanām) - of those who perceive or subscribe to the doctrine of non-self (of those whose self/nature is like that, of such persons)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tādṛśātman
tādṛśātman - one whose nature is like that, such a self
Compound of 'tādṛśa' (such, like that) and 'ātman' (self, nature)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tādṛśa+ātman)
- tādṛśa – such, like that
adjective - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, nature
noun (masculine)
मध्यम् (madhyam) - the middle way (as in Madhyamaka philosophy) (the middle, the center, the intermediate state)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of madhya
madhya - middle, center, neutral, intermediate
माध्यमिकानाम् (mādhyamikānām) - of the Mādhyamikas (followers of the Madhyamaka school of thought)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of mādhyamika
mādhyamika - a follower of the Madhyamaka school (Buddhist philosophy)
Derived from 'madhyama' (middle)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything, the whole
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, universal
सुसमचेतसाम् (susamacetasām) - of those with well-balanced minds, of those with equanimous consciousness
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of susamacetas
susamacetas - one with a well-balanced mind, equanimous
Compound of 'su' (well), 'sama' (equal, balanced), and 'cetas' (mind, consciousness)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+sama+cetas)
- su – well, good, excellent
indeclinable - sama – equal, even, balanced, tranquil
adjective - cetas – mind, consciousness, intellect
noun (neuter)