योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-101, verse-48

त्यक्त्वा समसमाभासो योऽस्यसावेव वै भव ।
सत्त्वं सत्त्वेन नाशेन नाश्यं हि विगतस्पृहः ॥ ४८ ॥

tyaktvā samasamābhāso yo'syasāveva vai bhava ,
sattvaṃ sattvena nāśena nāśyaṃ hi vigataspṛhaḥ 48

48. tyaktvā sama-sama-ābhāsaḥ yaḥ asi asau eva vai bhava
sattvam sattvena nāśena nāśyam hi vigata-spṛhaḥ

48. [tvam] svarga-mokṣa-ādi-phala-dam yat kiñcit sarvam eva tat tyaktvā.
he sama-sama-ābhāsaḥ,
yaḥ asi asau eva [tvam],
vai [sva-rūpe] bhava.
hi,
he vigata-spṛhaḥ,
sattvam sattvena nāśena nāśyam.

48. Having abandoned all that whatsoever which bestows fruits like heaven and final liberation (mokṣa), O you who are merely a uniform appearance and who are indeed that very one (the ultimate reality), become (that ultimate reality). For, O you who are free from longing, (even) existence (sattva) is indeed perishable by (its own) nature of existence and by destruction.

48. לאחר שזנחת הכל, היה פשוט מה שאתה מתוך שוויון נפש ואור פנימי. הישאר משוחרר מתשוקות, שכן אפילו הטוהר הפנימי (סַטְוָוה) מתמוסס בסופו של דבר בעזרת הטוהר עצמו.

Words meanings summery:

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having left, having given up

• सम-सम-आभासः (sama-sama-ābhāsaḥ) - Refers to the individual self (jīva) as being an 'appearance' within the realm of māyā, yet seeking the ultimate identity. (of uniform appearance, appearing as mere sameness/equality, illusory appearance of equality)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• असि (asi) - you are

• असौ (asau) - Refers to the ultimate reality or supreme Self (Brahman). (that one, he, yonder)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, surely (an emphatic particle)

• भव (bhava) - become, be, exist

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - existence, being, essence, reality; the quality of goodness (sattva)

• सत्त्वेन (sattvena) - by existence, by the quality of goodness (sattva)

• नाशेन (nāśena) - by destruction, by perishing, by loss

• नाश्यम् (nāśyam) - to be destroyed, perishable, destructible

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• विगत-स्पृहः (vigata-spṛhaḥ) - free from longing, one whose desires have departed

Words meanings and morphology

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having left, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root `tyaj` with suffix `ktvā`.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

सम-सम-आभासः (sama-sama-ābhāsaḥ) - Refers to the individual self (jīva) as being an 'appearance' within the realm of māyā, yet seeking the ultimate identity. (of uniform appearance, appearing as mere sameness/equality, illusory appearance of equality)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama-sama-ābhāsa

sama-sama-ābhāsa - of uniform appearance, appearing as mere sameness/equality, illusory appearance of equality

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (sama+sama+ābhāsa)

• sama – same, equal, uniform, identical
  adjective
• sama – same, equal, uniform, identical
  adjective
• ābhāsa – appearance, semblance, reflection, illusion
  noun (masculine)
  From `ā-bhās` (to shine forth).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

असौ (asau) - Refers to the ultimate reality or supreme Self (Brahman). (that one, he, yonder)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that one, he, she, it, yonder

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, surely (an emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

भव (bhava) - become, be, exist

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - existence, being, essence, reality; the quality of goodness (sattva)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - existence, being, essence, reality; the quality of goodness (sattva)

सत्त्वेन (sattvena) - by existence, by the quality of goodness (sattva)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - existence, being, essence, reality; the quality of goodness (sattva)

नाशेन (nāśena) - by destruction, by perishing, by loss

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, perishing, loss

नाश्यम् (nāśyam) - to be destroyed, perishable, destructible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāśya

nāśya - to be destroyed, perishable, destructible

Gerundive (kṛtya)

From root `naś` with suffix `ṇya`.

Root: naś (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

विगत-स्पृहः (vigata-spṛhaḥ) - free from longing, one whose desires have departed

(adjective)

masculine, singular of vigata-spṛha

vigata-spṛha - free from longing, one whose desires have departed

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vigata+spṛhā)

• vigata – departed, gone, removed, ceased
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `gam` with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• spṛhā – desire, longing, craving, eagerness
  noun (feminine)

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