योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-26, verse-4

नित्यानित्यासु लोलासु जगत्स्थितिषु सुस्थितः ।
अन्तर्मुखोऽस्मि तिष्ठामि स्वकामेनात्मनात्मनि ॥ ४ ॥

nityānityāsu lolāsu jagatsthitiṣu susthitaḥ ,
antarmukho'smi tiṣṭhāmi svakāmenātmanātmani 4

4. nityānityāsu lolāsu jagatsthitiṣu susthitaḥ |
antarmukhaḥ asmi tiṣṭhāmi svakāmena ātmanā ātmani || 4 ||

4. nityānityāsu lolāsu jagatsthitiṣu susthitaḥ antarmukhaḥ asmi,
svakāmena ātmanā ātmani tiṣṭhāmi 4

4. I remain firmly established amidst the ever-changing and ephemeral states of the world, always inward-focused, abiding in the Self (ātman) by my own inherent nature.

4. יציב בתוך תהפוכות העולם המשתנות בין נצחי לחולף, פני מופנים פנימה, ואני שוכן בעצמי מתוך סיפוק מלא בעצמי.

Words meanings summery:

• नित्यानित्यासु (nityānityāsu) - Amidst the phenomena that are both permanent and impermanent. (in the eternal and non-eternal)

• लोलासु (lolāsu) - Amidst the constantly changing and restless aspects of the world. (in the fluctuating, in the unsteady)

• जगत्स्थितिषु (jagatsthitiṣu) - In the various conditions and phenomena of the manifest universe. (in the states of the world, in the worldly conditions)

• सुस्थितः (susthitaḥ) - Being perfectly and immovably established. (well-established, firmly fixed)

• अन्तर्मुखः (antarmukhaḥ) - My consciousness is directed inwards. (inward-faced, introspective, turned inwards)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I continuously abide in this state. (I stand, I remain, I abide)

• स्वकामेन (svakāmena) - By my own inherent inclination or will, referring to the intrinsic nature of the Self (ātman). (by one's own will, by one's own desire)

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - By means of the Self (ātman) itself, emphasizing the intrinsic nature. (by the Self, by oneself)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - Within the ultimate reality of the Self (ātman). (in the Self, in the soul)

Words meanings and morphology

नित्यानित्यासु (nityānityāsu) - Amidst the phenomena that are both permanent and impermanent. (in the eternal and non-eternal)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of nityānitya

nityānitya - eternal and non-eternal, permanent and impermanent

Compound type : dvandva (nitya+anitya)

• nitya – eternal, permanent, constant
  adjective
• anitya – non-eternal, impermanent, transient
  adjective
  Prefix: a

Note: Feminine locative plural, qualifying 'jagatsthitiṣu'.

लोलासु (lolāsu) - Amidst the constantly changing and restless aspects of the world. (in the fluctuating, in the unsteady)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of lola

lola - fickle, unsteady, restless, agitated

Root: lul (class 1)

Note: Feminine locative plural, qualifying 'jagatsthitiṣu'.

जगत्स्थितिषु (jagatsthitiṣu) - In the various conditions and phenomena of the manifest universe. (in the states of the world, in the worldly conditions)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of jagatsthiti

jagatsthiti - state of the world, worldly condition

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jagat+sthiti)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  from √gam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• sthiti – state, condition, existence, stability
  noun (feminine)
  from √sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Locative plural of 'jagatsthiti'.

सुस्थितः (susthitaḥ) - Being perfectly and immovably established. (well-established, firmly fixed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susthita

susthita - well-established, firm, secure

Past Passive Participle

from su-√sthā

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+sthita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• sthita – stood, established, situated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from √sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Masculine nominative singular of the past passive participle 'susthita'.

अन्तर्मुखः (antarmukhaḥ) - My consciousness is directed inwards. (inward-faced, introspective, turned inwards)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antarmukha

antarmukha - inward-faced, having the face turned inwards, contemplative

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+mukha)

• antar – within, inward
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, direction
  noun (neuter)

Note: Masculine nominative singular, qualifying the implicit 'I'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

Present 1st person singular, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Present 1st person singular of √as (to be).

तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I continuously abide in this state. (I stand, I remain, I abide)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present Active

Present 1st person singular, parasmaipada

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Present 1st person singular of √sthā (to stand, remain).

स्वकामेन (svakāmena) - By my own inherent inclination or will, referring to the intrinsic nature of the Self (ātman). (by one's own will, by one's own desire)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svakāma

svakāma - one's own desire, self-willed, innate nature

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sva+kāma)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• kāma – desire, wish, will
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrumental singular of 'svakāma'.

आत्मना (ātmanā) - By means of the Self (ātman) itself, emphasizing the intrinsic nature. (by the Self, by oneself)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

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

Note: Instrumental singular of 'ātman'.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - Within the ultimate reality of the Self (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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