योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-38, verse-28

परमास्वादयुक्तेन मुक्तेन कुसुमेहितैः ।
ध्यानोपहार एवात्मा ध्यानं ह्यस्य समीहितम् ॥ २८ ॥

paramāsvādayuktena muktena kusumehitaiḥ ,
dhyānopahāra evātmā dhyānaṃ hyasya samīhitam 28

28. paramāsvādayuktena muktena kusumehitaiḥ
dhyānopahāraḥ eva ātmā dhyānam hi asya samīhitam

28. ātmā paramāsvādayuktena muktena kusumehitaiḥ
dhyānopahāraḥ eva hi asya dhyānam samīhitam

28. The self (ātman) itself is the offering of meditation (dhyāna), characterized by supreme bliss and freed from desires for floral offerings. Indeed, meditation (dhyāna) is what is truly sought by this (self).

Words meanings summery:

• परमास्वादयुक्तेन (paramāsvādayuktena) - by that which is endowed with supreme delight

• मुक्तेन (muktena) - by the liberated one, by that which is freed

• कुसुमेहितैः (kusumehitaiḥ) - by those whose desire is flowers, by desires for flower offerings

• ध्यानोपहारः (dhyānopahāraḥ) - offering of meditation (dhyāna)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, the soul, the individual essence (ātman)

• ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation (dhyāna)

• हि (hi) - surely, indeed, because

• अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, of it

• समीहितम् (samīhitam) - desired, sought, wished for

Words meanings and morphology

परमास्वादयुक्तेन (paramāsvādayuktena) - by that which is endowed with supreme delight

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paramāsvādayukta

paramāsvādayukta - endowed with supreme delight

Compound adjective

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (parama+āsvāda+yukta)

• parama – supreme, highest, excellent
  adjective
• āsvāda – taste, flavor, delight, enjoyment
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ā-√svad
  Prefix: ā
  Root: svad (class 1)
• yukta – joined, endowed with, possessed of, engaged in
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj (7th class) + kta suffix
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'dhyānopahāraḥ' or 'ātmā' (which is the offering)

मुक्तेन (muktena) - by the liberated one, by that which is freed

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - liberated, freed, released, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root muc (6th class) + kta suffix

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'dhyānopahāraḥ' or 'ātmā'

कुसुमेहितैः (kusumehitaiḥ) - by those whose desire is flowers, by desires for flower offerings

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kusumehita

kusumehita - desired by flowers / whose desire is flowers / consisting of flower offerings

Compound adjective

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (kusuma+īhita)

• kusuma – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• īhita – desired, sought, wished for; wish, desire
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root īh (1st class) + kta suffix
  Root: īh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied agent or object being freed from something.

ध्यानोपहारः (dhyānopahāraḥ) - offering of meditation (dhyāna)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhyānopahāra

dhyānopahāra - offering of meditation (dhyāna)

Compound noun

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dhyāna+upahāra)

• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation (dhyāna)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dhyai (1st class)
  Root: dhyai (class 1)
• upahāra – offering, present, gift
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from upa-√hṛ
  Prefix: upa
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'ātmā'

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, the soul, the individual essence (ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

Note: Subject of the sentence

ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation (dhyāna)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation (dhyāna)

Derived from root dhyai (1st class)

Root: dhyai (class 1)

Note: Subject or predicate nominative

हि (hi) - surely, indeed, because

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this, of him, of it

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'ātmā'

समीहितम् (samīhitam) - desired, sought, wished for

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samīhita

samīhita - desired, sought after, wished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sam-√īh (1st class) + kta suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: īh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'dhyānam'