योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-26, verse-3

गच्छतस्तिष्ठतो वापि जाग्रतः स्वपतोऽपि वा ।
स्वप्नेऽपि न चलत्येष सुसमाधिर्ममात्मनि ॥ ३ ॥

gacchatastiṣṭhato vāpi jāgrataḥ svapato'pi vā ,
svapne'pi na calatyeṣa susamādhirmamātmani 3

3. gacchataḥ tiṣṭhataḥ vā api jāgrataḥ svapataḥ api vā |
svapne api na calati eṣaḥ susamādhiḥ mama ātmani || 3 ||

3. gacchataḥ vā tiṣṭhataḥ api,
jāgrataḥ vā svapataḥ api,
svapne api eṣaḥ mama ātmani susamādhiḥ na calati 3

3. Whether I am walking or standing, awake or asleep, this excellent meditative absorption (samādhi) of mine in the Self (ātman) does not waver, even in a dream.

Words meanings summery:

• गच्छतः (gacchataḥ) - While I am walking (genitive absolute construction). (of one who goes, while going)

• तिष्ठतः (tiṣṭhataḥ) - While I am standing. (of one who stands, while standing)

• वा (vā) - Connects 'walking' and 'standing'. (or)

• अपि (api) - Used in the sense of 'whether... or'. (even, also)

• जाग्रतः (jāgrataḥ) - While I am awake. (of one who is awake, while awake)

• स्वपतः (svapataḥ) - While I am sleeping. (of one who sleeps, while sleeping)

• अपि (api) - Used in the sense of 'whether... or'. (even, also)

• वा (vā) - Connects 'awake' and 'asleep'. (or)

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - Even during the state of dreaming. (in a dream)

• अपि (api) - Emphasizes that it holds true even in dreams. (even)

• न (na) - Negates the verb 'calati'. (not)

• चलति (calati) - The samādhi does not waver. (it moves, it wavers)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - Refers to the 'susamādhi'. (this, this one)

• सुसमाधिः (susamādhiḥ) - This profound and perfect meditative absorption (samādhi). (excellent samādhi, very good meditation)

• मम (mama) - Belonging to me (Bhusuṇḍa). (my, of me)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - Residing within my own essential being (ātman). (in the Self, in the soul)

Words meanings and morphology

गच्छतः (gacchataḥ) - While I am walking (genitive absolute construction). (of one who goes, while going)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving

Present Active Participle

from √gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Genitive singular of the present active participle 'gacchat'. Used adverbially.

तिष्ठतः (tiṣṭhataḥ) - While I am standing. (of one who stands, while standing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, staying

Present Active Participle

from √sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Genitive singular of the present active participle 'tiṣṭhat'. Used adverbially.

वा (vā) - Connects 'walking' and 'standing'. (or)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अपि (api) - Used in the sense of 'whether... or'. (even, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of emphasis or alternative.

जाग्रतः (jāgrataḥ) - While I am awake. (of one who is awake, while awake)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - awake, waking

Present Active Participle

from √jāgṛ

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Genitive singular of the present active participle 'jāgrat'. Used adverbially.

स्वपतः (svapataḥ) - While I am sleeping. (of one who sleeps, while sleeping)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svapat

svapat - sleeping

Present Active Participle

from √svap

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Genitive singular of the present active participle 'svapat'. Used adverbially.

अपि (api) - Used in the sense of 'whether... or'. (even, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of emphasis or alternative.

वा (vā) - Connects 'awake' and 'asleep'. (or)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

स्वप्ने (svapne) - Even during the state of dreaming. (in a dream)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Note: Locative singular of 'svapna'.

अपि (api) - Emphasizes that it holds true even in dreams. (even)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of emphasis.

न (na) - Negates the verb 'calati'. (not)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

चलति (calati) - The samādhi does not waver. (it moves, it wavers)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of cal

Present Active

Present 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Present 3rd person singular of √cal (to move).

एषः (eṣaḥ) - Refers to the 'susamādhi'. (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Masculine nominative singular of 'etad'.

सुसमाधिः (susamādhiḥ) - This profound and perfect meditative absorption (samādhi). (excellent samādhi, very good meditation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susamādhi

susamādhi - excellent samādhi, perfect concentration

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+samādhi)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• samādhi – meditation, profound contemplation, absorption
  noun (masculine)
  from sam-ā-√dhā
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Compound of 'su' (good) and 'samādhi' (meditative absorption).

मम (mama) - Belonging to me (Bhusuṇḍa). (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Genitive singular of 'aham'.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - Residing within my own essential being (ātman). (in the Self, in the soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul

Note: Locative singular of 'ātman'.

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