योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-2, verse-60

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आद्यन्तवर्जितविशालशिलान्तरालसंपीडचिद्घनवपुर्गगनामलस्त्वम् ।
स्वस्थो भवाजठरपल्लवकोशलेखा लीलास्थिताखिलजगज्जय ते नमस्ते ॥ ६० ॥

ādyantavarjitaviśālaśilāntarālasaṃpīḍacidghanavapurgaganāmalastvam ,
svastho bhavājaṭharapallavakośalekhā līlāsthitākhilajagajjaya te namaste 60

60. ādyaantavarjita viśāla śilā antarāla
saṃpīḍa citghana vapuḥ gagana amalaḥ tvam
svasthaḥ bhava ajaṭarapallavakośalekhā
līlāsthita akhila jagat jaya te namaḥ astu te

60. हे त्वम्,
(या) ādyaantavarjita viśāla śilā antarāla saṃpīḍa citghana vapuḥ (असि),
(या) gagana amalaḥ (असि),
(या) ajaṭarapallavakośalekhā līlāsthita akhila jagat (असि),
त्वम् स्वस्थः bhava! ते jaya! ते namaḥ astu!

60. You, whose body is a dense mass of consciousness, compressed within the vast rock-like space that is without beginning or end, and who are pure like the sky—be established in your true nature! O you, in whose unborn, sprout-like bud-lines all worlds playfully exist—victory to you! Salutations to you!

Words meanings summery:

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आद्यअन्तवर्जित (ādyaantavarjita) - eternal, timeless (devoid of beginning and end, without origin or cessation)

विशाल (viśāla) - vast, extensive, wide, large

शिला (śilā) - firm, unyielding, or foundational like a rock (rock, stone, slab)

अन्तराल (antarāla) - the vast inner emptiness or core (interior space, interval, intermediate space)

संपीड (saṁpīḍa) - concentrated, condensed, or intensely focused (compression, intense pressure, contained)

चित्घन (citghana) - consciousness that is concentrated, pure, and undifferentiated (dense consciousness, mass of consciousness)

वपुः (vapuḥ) - essential nature or manifest form (body, form, figure, essence)

गगन (gagana) - sky, atmosphere, firmament

अमलः (amalaḥ) - immaculately pure, unblemished (spotless, pure, clean, stainless)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - established in your true, intrinsic nature (svastha) (self-abiding, established in oneself, healthy, at ease)

भव (bhava) - be, become, exist

अजटरपल्लवकोशलेखा (ajaṭarapallavakośalekhā) - the primordial, subtle, and self-manifested lineage of existence, from which worlds emerge (line/series of bud-like sprouts that are unborn (not from a womb))

लीलास्थित (līlāsthita) - existing effortlessly, as a divine play or cosmic sport (līlā) (playfully situated, existing for sport/leisure)

अखिल (akhila) - all, entire, whole, complete

जगत् (jagat) - the totality of manifested existence (world, universe, moving beings)

जय (jaya) - an acclamation of triumph and glory (victory, triumph; be victorious!)

ते (te) - to you, for you

नमः (namaḥ) - salutation, obeisance, bowing

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be, so be it

ते (te) - to you, for you

Words meanings and morphology

आद्यअन्तवर्जित (ādyaantavarjita) - eternal, timeless (devoid of beginning and end, without origin or cessation)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādyaantavarjita

ādyaantavarjita - devoid of beginning and end, without origin or cessation

past passive participle (varjita)

Compound of 'ādi' (beginning), 'anta' (end), and 'varjita' (excluded/devoid of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ādi+anta+varjita)

ādi – beginning, origin, first
noun (masculine)
anta – end, limit, conclusion
noun (masculine)
varjita – abandoned, excluded, devoid of, free from
adjective (masculine)
past passive participle
root 'vṛj' (to avoid, abandon) + kta
Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Part of a very large compound adjective.

विशाल (viśāla) - vast, extensive, wide, large

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśāla

viśāla - vast, extensive, wide, large, spacious

Note: Part of a large compound.

शिला (śilā) - firm, unyielding, or foundational like a rock (rock, stone, slab)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śilā

śilā - rock, stone, slab, boulder

Note: Part of a large compound.

अन्तराल (antarāla) - the vast inner emptiness or core (interior space, interval, intermediate space)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of antarāla

antarāla - interior space, interval, intermediate space, inside

Prefix: antar

Root: rā (class 2)

Note: Part of a large compound.

संपीड (saṁpīḍa) - concentrated, condensed, or intensely focused (compression, intense pressure, contained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃpīḍa

saṁpīḍa - compression, intense pressure, constrained, afflicted, pressed together

From root 'pīḍ' (to press) with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra'.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

Note: Part of a large compound.

चित्घन (citghana) - consciousness that is concentrated, pure, and undifferentiated (dense consciousness, mass of consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citghana

citghana - dense consciousness, mass of consciousness, solidified consciousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+ghana)

cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
noun (feminine)
ghana – dense, solid, mass, compact, thick
adjective/noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Part of a large compound.

वपुः (vapuḥ) - essential nature or manifest form (body, form, figure, essence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, essence, substance

Root: vap (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular of 'vapus'. The entire preceding long compound acts as an adjective for 'tvam' (implied) ending with 'vapuḥ'.

गगन (gagana) - sky, atmosphere, firmament

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, firmament, air

Note: Part of a compound 'gaganāmala'.

अमलः (amalaḥ) - immaculately pure, unblemished (spotless, pure, clean, stainless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amala

amala - spotless, pure, clean, stainless, faultless

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mala)

a – not, non-
indeclinable
mala – dirt, impurity, stain, blemish
noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: The compound 'gaganāmalaḥ' means "spotless like the sky" or "the spotless sky". Here as adjective for 'tvam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun, 2nd person)

Note: Nominative singular form of 'yuṣmad'.

स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - established in your true, intrinsic nature (svastha) (self-abiding, established in oneself, healthy, at ease)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svastha

svastha - self-abiding, established in oneself, healthy, at ease, independent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+stha)

sva – self, own
pronoun/adjective (neuter)
stha – standing, abiding, existing (often as a suffix)
adjective (masculine)
agent noun/suffix
From root sthā + ka
Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate to implied 'tvam', here with imperative 'bhava'.

भव (bhava) - be, become, exist

(verb)

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

root 'bhū' in imperative mood, 2nd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

अजटरपल्लवकोशलेखा (ajaṭarapallavakośalekhā) - the primordial, subtle, and self-manifested lineage of existence, from which worlds emerge (line/series of bud-like sprouts that are unborn (not from a womb))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ajaṭarapallavakośalekhā

ajaṭarapallavakośalekhā - line/series of bud-like sprouts that are unborn (not from a womb)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ajaṭara+pallava+kośa+lekhā)

ajaṭara – unborn, not having a womb
adjective (neuter)
Prefix: a
pallava – sprout, young shoot, foliage
noun (masculine/neuter)
kośa – bud, sheath, treasury, cell, container
noun (masculine/neuter)
lekhā – line, streak, series, trace, delineation
noun (feminine)
Root: likh (class 6)

Note: Part of a larger compound ending in 'jagat'.

लीलास्थित (līlāsthita) - existing effortlessly, as a divine play or cosmic sport (līlā) (playfully situated, existing for sport/leisure)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of līlāsthita

līlāsthita - playfully situated, existing for sport/leisure, sportively established

past passive participle (sthita)

Compound of 'līlā' (play, sport) + 'sthita' (situated, existing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (līlā+sthita)

līlā – play, sport, pastime, divine play (līlā)
noun (feminine)
sthita – situated, abiding, standing, existing
adjective (masculine)
past passive participle
root 'sthā' (to stand) + kta
Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Part of a large compound.

अखिल (akhila) - all, entire, whole, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - all, entire, whole, complete, undivided

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)

a – not, non-
indeclinable
khila – deficient, empty, waste land, remaining
adjective/noun (neuter)

Note: Part of compound 'akhilajagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - the totality of manifested existence (world, universe, moving beings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving beings, that which moves

present active participle

present active participle of root 'gam' (to go) with reduplication

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: This entire gigantic compound `ajaṭarapallavakośalekhālīlāsthitākhilajagat` serves as an adjective for the implicit 'tvam', and is understood as masculine singular (he in whom all worlds playfully exist).

जय (jaya) - an acclamation of triumph and glory (victory, triumph; be victorious!)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, conquest, success

from root 'ji' (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: In context of 'jaya te', it's an exclamation or imperative.

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun, 2nd person)

Note: Dative case, "to you."