योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-122, verse-4

गम्भीरश्च प्रसन्नश्च गिराविव महाह्रदः ।
परानन्दरसाक्षुब्धो रमते स्वात्मनात्मनि ॥ ४ ॥

gambhīraśca prasannaśca girāviva mahāhradaḥ ,
parānandarasākṣubdho ramate svātmanātmani 4

4. gambhīraḥ ca prasannaḥ ca girau iva mahāhradaḥ
parānandarasākṣubdhaḥ ramate svātmanā ātmani

4. parānandarasākṣubdhaḥ gambhīraḥ ca prasannaḥ
ca girau iva mahāhradaḥ svātmanā ātmani ramate

4. Profound and tranquil, like a great lake on a mountain, he who is undisturbed by the essence of supreme bliss revels within the Self (ātman) through his own Self (ātman).

4. עמוק וצלול כמו אגם גדול במרומי ההר, ללא סערה, הוא רווה מן העושר של האושר העילאי ומשתעשע בעצמו בתוך העצמי.

Words meanings summery:

• गम्भीरः (gambhīraḥ) - profound (in character/nature) (deep, profound, grave, serious)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - tranquil, serene (clear, tranquil, pleased, gracious, pure)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• गिरौ (girau) - on a mountain (on a mountain, in a mountain)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if, similar to)

• महाह्रदः (mahāhradaḥ) - great lake (great lake, large pool)

• परानन्दरसाक्षुब्धः (parānandarasākṣubdhaḥ) - undisturbed by the essence of supreme bliss (one who is undisturbed by the essence of supreme bliss)

• रमते (ramate) - revels, delights (delights, plays, revels, rests)

• स्वात्मना (svātmanā) - through his own Self (ātman) (by one's own self)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - within the Self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in the essence)

Words meanings and morphology

गम्भीरः (gambhīraḥ) - profound (in character/nature) (deep, profound, grave, serious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gambhīra

gambhīra - deep, profound, grave, serious

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - tranquil, serene (clear, tranquil, pleased, gracious, pure)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasanna

prasanna - clear, tranquil, serene, pleased, gracious, pure

Past Passive Participle

From pra-√sad (to settle down, to be clear, to be pleased)

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

गिरौ (girau) - on a mountain (on a mountain, in a mountain)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)

महाह्रदः (mahāhradaḥ) - great lake (great lake, large pool)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāhrada

mahāhrada - great lake, large pool

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+hrada)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• hrada – lake, pond, deep pool
  noun (masculine)

परानन्दरसाक्षुब्धः (parānandarasākṣubdhaḥ) - undisturbed by the essence of supreme bliss (one who is undisturbed by the essence of supreme bliss)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parānandarasākṣubdha

parānandarasākṣubdha - one for whom the essence of supreme bliss does not agitate, undisturbed by the bliss of the Supreme

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (para+ānanda+rasa+a-kṣubdha)

• para – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective
• ānanda – bliss, joy, happiness
  noun (masculine)
• rasa – essence, taste, juice, feeling, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
• a-kṣubdha – undisturbed, unagitated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle (negative)
  Negative prefix 'a-' + past passive participle of √kṣubh
  Root: kṣubh (class 1)

Note: The long 'ā' is an internal sandhi within the Bahuvrihi compound.

रमते (ramate) - revels, delights (delights, plays, revels, rests)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ram

From √ram (to delight)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Often used reflexively or in middle voice to mean 'to delight oneself'.

स्वात्मना (svātmanā) - through his own Self (ātman) (by one's own self)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• ātman – self, soul, essence, breath, mind
  noun (masculine)

Note: The long 'ā' is an internal sandhi within the compound.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - within the Self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in the essence)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, breath, mind

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