योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-28, verse-61

कौ तौ मे सदसद्भावौ यन्निष्ठं परितप्यते ।
इति निश्चयवत्स्वान्तं सम्यग्ज्ञानात्मनो मुनेः ॥ ६१ ॥

kau tau me sadasadbhāvau yanniṣṭhaṃ paritapyate ,
iti niścayavatsvāntaṃ samyagjñānātmano muneḥ 61

61. kau tau me sat-asat-bhāvau yat-niṣṭham paritapyate
iti niścayavat-svāntam samyak-jñāna-ātmanaḥ muneḥ

61. me tau kau sat-asat-bhāvau yat-niṣṭham paritapyate
iti samyak-jñāna-ātmanaḥ muneḥ niścayavat-svāntam

61. "What are these two, my states of being and non-being, by fixing on which one greatly suffers?" Such was the mind, firm in its resolve, of the sage (muni) whose inner self (ātman) was perfected knowledge.

61. מה הם מצבי המציאות והאשליה שלי שבשלם יש להתייסר? כך רוחו של המֻנִי (הפרוש), המורכבת מידע מוחלט, נותרת איתנה בביטחונה.

Words meanings summery:

• कौ (kau) - who, which two

• तौ (tau) - those two

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• सत्-असत्-भावौ (sat-asat-bhāvau) - states of being and non-being, existence and non-existence

• यत्-निष्ठम् (yat-niṣṭham) - fixed upon which, centered on which

• परितप्यते (paritapyate) - suffers greatly, is tormented, is afflicted

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way (introduces or concludes a quote or thought)

• निश्चयवत्-स्वान्तम् (niścayavat-svāntam) - whose mind is possessed of certainty, whose inner self is resolute

• सम्यक्-ज्ञान-आत्मनः (samyak-jñāna-ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman) that is right knowledge, of the wise self

• मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage, of the ascetic

Words meanings and morphology

कौ (kau) - who, which two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kim

kim - who, what, which

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

सत्-असत्-भावौ (sat-asat-bhāvau) - states of being and non-being, existence and non-existence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sat-asat-bhāva

sat-asat-bhāva - states of being and non-being

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (sat+asat+bhāva)

• sat – existing, being, real, good
  participle
  Present Active Participle
  Root: as (class 2)
• asat – non-existing, non-being, unreal, bad
  participle
  Present Active Participle (negative of sat)
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)
• bhāva – state, condition, existence, nature, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

यत्-निष्ठम् (yat-niṣṭham) - fixed upon which, centered on which

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat-niṣṭha

yat-niṣṭha - fixed upon which, centered on which

Compound type : tatpurusha (yat+niṣṭha)

• yat – which, that
  pronoun
• niṣṭha – standing in, devoted to, fixed upon, resting in
  adjective
  Derived from root sthā with prefix ni.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used here as a substantive referring to 'that which' (the mind/person).

परितप्यते (paritapyate) - suffers greatly, is tormented, is afflicted

(verb)

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

Prefix: pari

Root: tap (class 4)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way (introduces or concludes a quote or thought)

(indeclinable)

निश्चयवत्-स्वान्तम् (niścayavat-svāntam) - whose mind is possessed of certainty, whose inner self is resolute

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niścayavat-svānta

niścayavat-svānta - whose mind is possessed of certainty/resolve

Compound type : bahuvrihi (niścayavat+svānta)

• niścayavat – possessing certainty, having firm resolve
  adjective
  Derived from 'niścaya' with possessive suffix '-vat'.
• svānta – one's own mind, heart, inner self
  noun (neuter)

Note: Here functioning as the subject 'the mind was' or an attribute 'the mind that was such'.

सम्यक्-ज्ञान-आत्मनः (samyak-jñāna-ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman) that is right knowledge, of the wise self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samyak-jñāna-ātman

samyak-jñāna-ātman - the self (ātman) that is perfect knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (samyak+jñāna+ātman)

• samyak – right, proper, complete, perfect
  indeclinable
  Prefix: sam
  Root: añc (class 1)
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, ego
  noun (masculine)

मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage, of the ascetic

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, saint, inspired teacher

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