योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-119, verse-7

अहमर्थविमुक्तेन भावेनाभावरूपिणा ।
सर्वं शून्यं निरालम्बं चिद्रूपमिति भावयेत् ॥ ७ ॥

ahamarthavimuktena bhāvenābhāvarūpiṇā ,
sarvaṃ śūnyaṃ nirālambaṃ cidrūpamiti bhāvayet 7

7. ahamarthavimuktena bhāvena abhāvarūpiṇā sarvam
śūnyam nirālambam citrūpam iti bhāvayet

7. ahamarthavimuktena abhāvarūpiṇā bhāvena sarvam
śūnyam nirālambam citrūpam iti bhāvayet

7. One should contemplate everything as void, unsupported, and essentially of the nature of consciousness, by a state of being free from the sense of 'I' (ahaṅkāra) and having a form that is non-existent.

Words meanings summery:

• अहमर्थविमुक्तेन (ahamarthavimuktena) - by that which is freed from the sense of 'I' or 'my purpose'

• भावेन (bhāvena) - by the state, by the being, by the attitude

• अभावरूपिणा (abhāvarūpiṇā) - by that which has the nature of non-existence or formlessness

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void

• निरालम्बम् (nirālambam) - without support, self-supported

• चित्रूपम् (citrūpam) - of the nature of consciousness

• इति (iti) - thus, so; indicating direct speech or conclusion

• भावयेत् (bhāvayet) - one should contemplate, one should realize

Words meanings and morphology

अहमर्थविमुक्तेन (ahamarthavimuktena) - by that which is freed from the sense of 'I' or 'my purpose'

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ahamarthavimukta

ahamarthavimukta - freed from the meaning/purpose of 'I'

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (aham+artha+vimukta)

• aham – I
  pronoun
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)
• vimukta – freed, liberated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root muc with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: muc (class 6)

भावेन (bhāvena) - by the state, by the being, by the attitude

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - state, condition, being, attitude, emotion

Root: bhū (class 1)

अभावरूपिणा (abhāvarūpiṇā) - by that which has the nature of non-existence or formlessness

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhāvarūpin

abhāvarūpin - having the nature of non-existence, formless

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (abhāva+rūpin)

• abhāva – non-existence, absence, non-being
  noun (masculine)
• rūpin – having form, endowed with form/nature
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from rūpa with suffix -in

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, null, desert

निरालम्बम् (nirālambam) - without support, self-supported

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirālamba

nirālamba - without support, independent, unsupported

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nir+ālamba)

• nir – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• ālamba – support, dependence, refuge
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lamb (class 1)

चित्रूपम् (citrūpam) - of the nature of consciousness

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citrūpa

citrūpa - whose nature is consciousness, of the form of consciousness

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (cit+rūpa)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)

इति (iti) - thus, so; indicating direct speech or conclusion

(indeclinable)

भावयेत् (bhāvayet) - one should contemplate, one should realize

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of bhāvayet

Causative Optative

Causative stem bhāvaya- from root bhū, conjugated in the Optative mood, 3rd person singular active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

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