योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-101, verse-52

अथ चेतसि तत्त्वज्ञ स्पन्दास्पन्दौ त्वमेकताम् ।
नीत्वा तिष्ठ यथाकाममैक्यमागत्य शाश्वतम् ॥ ५२ ॥

atha cetasi tattvajña spandāspandau tvamekatām ,
nītvā tiṣṭha yathākāmamaikyamāgatya śāśvatam 52

52. atha cetasi tattvajña spandāspandau tvam ekatām |
nītvā tiṣṭha yathākāmam aikyam āgatya śāśvatam ||

52. atha tattvajña,
tvam cetasi spandāspandau ekatām nītvā,
śāśvatam aikyam āgatya,
yathākāmam tiṣṭha.

52. Therefore, O knower of truth, having brought both agitation and non-agitation in your mind to a state of oneness, and having attained eternal unity (aikyam), remain as you wish.

52. כעת, אדם היודע את האמת, לאחר שהבאת את התנועה ואת היעדר התנועה לאחדות ברוחך, שכון כרצונך כשהגעת לאחדות נצחית.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, therefore, moreover

• चेतसि (cetasi) - in the mind, in consciousness

• तत्त्वज्ञ (tattvajña) - O knower of truth, O expert in reality

• स्पन्दास्पन्दौ (spandāspandau) - agitation and non-agitation, vibration and non-vibration

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• एकताम् (ekatām) - oneness, unity, sameness

• नीत्वा (nītvā) - having led, having brought, having carried

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - remain, stand, stay

• यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as one wishes, according to desire, voluntarily

• ऐक्यम् (aikyam) - unity, oneness, identity

• आगत्य (āgatya) - having come, having attained, having approached

• शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, therefore, moreover

(indeclinable)

चेतसि (cetasi) - in the mind, in consciousness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect

तत्त्वज्ञ (tattvajña) - O knower of truth, O expert in reality

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tattvajña

tattvajña - knower of truth, expert in reality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tattva+jña)

• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  From root ज्ञ (jñā)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Used here as a vocative proper noun or honorific.

स्पन्दास्पन्दौ (spandāspandau) - agitation and non-agitation, vibration and non-vibration

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of spandāspanda

spandāspanda - agitation and non-agitation, vibration and non-vibration

Compound type : dvandva (spanda+aspanda)

• spanda – agitation, vibration, throbbing
  noun (masculine)
  From root स्पन्द् (spand)
  Root: spand (class 1)
• aspanda – non-agitation, stillness, absence of vibration
  noun (masculine)
  Negation of spanda (a + spanda)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

एकताम् (ekatām) - oneness, unity, sameness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ekatā

ekatā - oneness, unity, sameness

From eka + tā (abstract suffix)

नीत्वा (nītvā) - having led, having brought, having carried

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root नी (nī) with the suffix क्त्वा (ktvā)

Root: nī (class 1)

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - remain, stand, stay

(verb)

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

Imperative Mood, 2nd Person Singular

Root: sthā (class 1)

यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as one wishes, according to desire, voluntarily

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāma)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

ऐक्यम् (aikyam) - unity, oneness, identity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aikya

aikya - unity, oneness, identity

From eka (one) with suffix -ya

आगत्य (āgatya) - having come, having attained, having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root गम् (gam) with prefix आ (ā) and suffix ल्यप् (lyap)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant

Note: Agrees with 'aikyam'.

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