योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-109, verse-48
परिनिर्वाण एवास्मि सदृशोऽस्मि पतिव्रते ।
यत्तदस्मि तदेवास्मि वक्तुं शक्रोमि नेतरत् ॥ ४८ ॥
यत्तदस्मि तदेवास्मि वक्तुं शक्रोमि नेतरत् ॥ ४८ ॥
parinirvāṇa evāsmi sadṛśo'smi pativrate ,
yattadasmi tadevāsmi vaktuṃ śakromi netarat 48
yattadasmi tadevāsmi vaktuṃ śakromi netarat 48
48.
parinirvāṇa eva asmi sadṛśaḥ asmi pativrate yat
tat asmi tat eva asmi vaktum śakromi na itarat
tat asmi tat eva asmi vaktum śakromi na itarat
48.
pativrate aham parinirvāṇaḥ eva
asmi aham sadṛśaḥ asmi yat tat
aham asmi tat eva aham asmi aham
tat vaktum śakromi itarat na
asmi aham sadṛśaḥ asmi yat tat
aham asmi tat eva aham asmi aham
tat vaktum śakromi itarat na
48.
O chaste wife, I am indeed in a state of complete liberation (nirvāṇa). I am like that. Whatever I am, that alone I am; I cannot speak of anything else.
Words meanings summery:
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- परिनिर्वाण (parinirvāṇa) - complete liberation, ultimate freedom, final cessation
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite, even
- अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist
- सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - similar, like, resembling, corresponding, of such a nature
- अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist
- पतिव्रते (pativrate) - O chaste wife, O devoted wife
- यत् (yat) - what, whatever, which, that
- तत् (tat) - that, it
- अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist
- तत् (tat) - that, it
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite, even
- अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist
- वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say, to declare
- शक्रोमि (śakromi) - I am able, I can
- न (na) - not, no
- इतरत् (itarat) - other, another, different
Words meanings and morphology
परिनिर्वाण (parinirvāṇa) - complete liberation, ultimate freedom, final cessation
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of parinirvāṇa
parinirvāṇa - complete liberation, ultimate freedom, final cessation, absolute tranquility
Prefixes: pari+nir
Root: vā (class 2)
Note: Used here adjectivally or as predicate nominative, implying a state. The grammatical case is implied by context, often treated as nominative in such predicative uses.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite, even
(indeclinable)
अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - similar, like, resembling, corresponding, of such a nature
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sadṛśa
sadṛśa - similar, like, resembling, conformable to, suitable
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+dṛś)
- sa – with, together, endowed with
indeclinable - dṛśa – seeing, appearance, like, resembling
noun (masculine)
Derived from root dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Refers to the speaker (masculine 'aham').
अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
पतिव्रते (pativrate) - O chaste wife, O devoted wife
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of pativratā
pativratā - a chaste wife, a faithful wife (one whose vow/observance is her husband)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pati+vratā)
- pati – master, lord, husband
noun (masculine) - vratā – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
noun (feminine)
यत् (yat) - what, whatever, which, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, whatever, that (relative pronoun)
तत् (tat) - that, it
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it (demonstrative/anaphoric pronoun)
अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
तत् (tat) - that, it
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it (demonstrative/anaphoric pronoun)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, quite, even
(indeclinable)
अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say, to declare
(indeclinable)
infinitive
Infinitive form from root vac
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Infinitive form expressing purpose or ability.
शक्रोमि (śakromi) - I am able, I can
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of śak
Root: śak (class 5)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
इतरत् (itarat) - other, another, different
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of itara
itara - other, another, different, the rest
Note: Can function as an adjective or pronominally. Here, it is the object of 'to speak', so accusative is also possible, but nominative as a predicate complement is also valid for 'nothing else'.