योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-128, verse-51
अवस्थाबीजनिद्रादिनिर्मुक्ता चित्सुखात्मिका ।
योगस्य सेयं वा निष्ठा सुखं संवेदनं महत् ॥ ५१ ॥
योगस्य सेयं वा निष्ठा सुखं संवेदनं महत् ॥ ५१ ॥
avasthābījanidrādinirmuktā citsukhātmikā ,
yogasya seyaṃ vā niṣṭhā sukhaṃ saṃvedanaṃ mahat 51
yogasya seyaṃ vā niṣṭhā sukhaṃ saṃvedanaṃ mahat 51
51.
avasthābījanidrādinirmuktā citsukhātmikā yogasya
sā iyam vā niṣṭhā sukham saṃvedanam mahat
sā iyam vā niṣṭhā sukham saṃvedanam mahat
51.
avasthābījanidrādinirmuktā citsukhātmikā sā
iyam vā yogasya niṣṭhā mahat sukham saṃvedanam
iyam vā yogasya niṣṭhā mahat sukham saṃvedanam
51.
This state is freed from the seed of (ordinary) states, sleep (nidrā), and so on, and its nature is consciousness and bliss. This very state is either the culmination (niṣṭhā) of yoga, or the great blissful direct experience.
Words meanings summery:
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- अवस्थाबीजनिद्रादिनिर्मुक्ता (avasthābījanidrādinirmuktā) - freed from the seed of states and sleep etc.
- चित्सुखात्मिका (citsukhātmikā) - whose nature is consciousness and bliss
- योगस्य (yogasya) - of yoga
- सा (sā) - that, she
- इयम् (iyam) - this, she (here)
- वा (vā) - or
- निष्ठा (niṣṭhā) - culmination, conclusion, perfection, steadfastness
- सुखम् (sukham) - blissful (experience) (bliss, happiness)
- संवेदनम् (saṁvedanam) - direct experience, consciousness, sensation
- महत् (mahat) - great, vast, important
Words meanings and morphology
अवस्थाबीजनिद्रादिनिर्मुक्ता (avasthābījanidrādinirmuktā) - freed from the seed of states and sleep etc.
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of avasthābījanidrādinirmukta
avasthābījanidrādinirmukta - freed from the seed of ordinary states, sleep, and so on
Past Passive Participle
Compound of 'avasthā-bīja-nidrā-ādi' (seed of states, sleep, etc.) and 'nirmukta' (freed from). 'Nirmukta' is from the root 'muc' with prefix 'nir'.
Compound type : tatpurusha / bahuvrihi (avasthābījanidrādi+nirmukta)
- avasthābījanidrādi – seed of states, sleep, and so on
noun (feminine)
Dvandva-like compound listing 'avasthābīja' (seed of states), 'nidrā' (sleep), and 'ādi' (etcetera). - nirmukta – released, liberated, freed
adjective (feminine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'muc' (to release) with prefix 'nir'.
Prefix: nir
Root: muc (class 6)
चित्सुखात्मिका (citsukhātmikā) - whose nature is consciousness and bliss
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of citsukhātmikā
citsukhātmika - having the nature of consciousness and bliss
Compound of 'cit' (consciousness), 'sukha' (bliss), and 'ātmika' (whose nature is).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (cit+sukha+ātmika)
- cit – consciousness, thought, mind
noun (feminine) - sukha – pleasure, happiness, bliss
noun (neuter) - ātmika – whose nature is, pertaining to the self
adjective (feminine)
Derived from 'ātman' (self) with the suffix '-ika'.
योगस्य (yogasya) - of yoga
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yoga
yoga - union, connection, discipline, spiritual practice, means
From root 'yuj' (to join, to unite).
Root: yuj (class 7)
सा (sā) - that, she
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
इयम् (iyam) - this, she (here)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
निष्ठा (niṣṭhā) - culmination, conclusion, perfection, steadfastness
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of niṣṭhā
niṣṭhā - culmination, end, conclusion, perfection, firm devotion, steadfastness
From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ni'.
Prefix: ni
Root: sthā (class 1)
सुखम् (sukham) - blissful (experience) (bliss, happiness)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha
sukha - pleasure, happiness, bliss, ease
संवेदनम् (saṁvedanam) - direct experience, consciousness, sensation
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃvedana
saṁvedana - consciousness, perception, direct experience, sensation
From root 'vid' (to know) with prefix 'sam'.
Prefix: sam
Root: vid (class 6)
महत् (mahat) - great, vast, important
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, vast, mighty, important