योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-1, verse-8

पुष्पदामसुषुप्तासु महाभ्रमरपंक्तिषु ।
ज्ञातज्ञेयतया नूनं सम्यग्ध्यानवतीष्विव ॥ ८ ॥

puṣpadāmasuṣuptāsu mahābhramarapaṃktiṣu ,
jñātajñeyatayā nūnaṃ samyagdhyānavatīṣviva 8

8. puṣpadāmasuṣuptāsu mahābhramarapaṅktiṣu
jñātajñeyatayā nūnam samyagdhyānavatīṣu iva

8. nūnam mahābhramarapaṅktiṣu puṣpadāmasuṣuptāsu
jñātajñeyatayā samyagdhyānavatīṣu iva

8. It is as if, in the rows of large bees soundly asleep on the garlands of flowers, they are truly engaged in perfect meditation (dhyāna), having realized what is to be known.

Words meanings summery:

• पुष्पदामसुषुप्तासु (puṣpadāmasuṣuptāsu) - among those deeply sleeping on flower garlands

• महाभ्रमरपङ्क्तिषु (mahābhramarapaṅktiṣu) - among rows of large bees

• ज्ञातज्ञेयतया (jñātajñeyatayā) - by the state of having known what is to be known, by realizing the knowable

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, truly, indeed, surely

• सम्यग्ध्यानवतीषु (samyagdhyānavatīṣu) - among those endowed with perfect meditation

• इव (iva) - as if, like

Words meanings and morphology

पुष्पदामसुषुप्तासु (puṣpadāmasuṣuptāsu) - among those deeply sleeping on flower garlands

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of puṣpadāmasuṣupta

puṣpadāmasuṣupta - one who is deeply sleeping on a flower garland

Past Passive Participle

Formed from suṣupta (PPP of √svap, to sleep) compounded with puṣpadāma (flower garland).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (puṣpadāma+suṣupta)

• puṣpadāma – flower garland
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of puṣpa (flower) and dāman (garland).
• suṣupta – deeply asleep, soundly sleeping
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √svap (to sleep) with prefix su-.
  Prefix: su
  Root: svap (class 2)

महाभ्रमरपङ्क्तिषु (mahābhramarapaṅktiṣu) - among rows of large bees

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of mahābhramarapaṅkti

mahābhramarapaṅkti - row of large bees

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mahābhramara+paṅkti)

• mahābhramara – large bee
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of mahā (great) and bhramara (bee).
• paṅkti – row, line, series
  noun (feminine)

ज्ञातज्ञेयतया (jñātajñeyatayā) - by the state of having known what is to be known, by realizing the knowable

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jñātajñeyatā

jñātajñeyatā - the state of having known what is to be known

From jñātajñeya (known-knowable) + suffix tā (abstract noun).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (jñātajñeya+tā)

• jñātajñeya – that which is known and is to be known (the knowable that has been known)
  adjective
  Compound of jñāta (known, PPP of √jñā) and jñeya (knowable, Gerundive of √jñā).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• tā – suffix for abstract feminine noun, 'state of being'
  suffix (feminine)

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, truly, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

सम्यग्ध्यानवतीषु (samyagdhyānavatīṣu) - among those endowed with perfect meditation

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of samyagdhyānavat

samyagdhyānavat - one who possesses perfect meditation

Formed from samyak-dhyāna (perfect meditation) + suffix vat (possessive). Feminine form vatī.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (samyak+dhyāna)

• samyak – perfect, complete, proper, right
  indeclinable
• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation
  noun (neuter)
  From √dhyai (to meditate).
  Root: dhyai (class 1)
• vat – possessing, endowed with
  suffix
  Possessive suffix, forms feminine vatī.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

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