योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-6, chapter-39, verse-61
स्वप्नेऽप्यदृष्टहृल्लेखमज्ञानाभ्रपरिक्षये ।
शान्ताहंतादिमिहिकं ज्ञः शरद्व्योम राजते ॥ ६१ ॥
शान्ताहंतादिमिहिकं ज्ञः शरद्व्योम राजते ॥ ६१ ॥
svapne'pyadṛṣṭahṛllekhamajñānābhraparikṣaye ,
śāntāhaṃtādimihikaṃ jñaḥ śaradvyoma rājate 61
śāntāhaṃtādimihikaṃ jñaḥ śaradvyoma rājate 61
61.
svapne api adṛṣṭahṛllekham ajñānābhraparikṣaye
śāntāhaṃtādimihikam jñaḥ śaradvyoma rājate
śāntāhaṃtādimihikam jñaḥ śaradvyoma rājate
61.
ajñānābhraparikṣaye jñaḥ śaradvyoma svapne
api adṛṣṭahṛllekham śāntāhaṃtādimihikam rājate
api adṛṣṭahṛllekham śāntāhaṃtādimihikam rājate
61.
When the clouds of ignorance (ajñāna) are completely destroyed, the knower (jña) shines forth like an autumn sky. Even in dreams, his inner feelings are unperceived, and the mist of ego (ahaṅkāra) and other such illusions has subsided.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream
- अपि (api) - even, also
- अदृष्टहृल्लेखम् (adṛṣṭahṛllekham) - whose inner feelings are unperceived/unseen
- अज्ञानाभ्रपरिक्षये (ajñānābhraparikṣaye) - upon the complete destruction of the clouds of ignorance (ajñāna)
- शान्ताहंतादिमिहिकम् (śāntāhaṁtādimihikam) - whose mist of ego (ahaṅkāra) and the like has subsided
- ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - the knower (jña), the enlightened one
- शरद्व्योम (śaradvyoma) - autumn sky
- राजते (rājate) - shines, is resplendent, reigns
Words meanings and morphology
स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of svapna
svapna - sleep, dream
Root: svap (class 2)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
अदृष्टहृल्लेखम् (adṛṣṭahṛllekham) - whose inner feelings are unperceived/unseen
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of adṛṣṭahṛllekha
adṛṣṭahṛllekha - whose inner feelings are unperceived
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+dṛṣṭa+hṛt+lekha)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
verbal derivative (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from √dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1) - hṛt – heart, mind, conscience
noun (neuter) - lekha – writing, mark, impression, inner feeling
noun (masculine)
Note: Functions as a predicative adjective describing the state of the knower.
अज्ञानाभ्रपरिक्षये (ajñānābhraparikṣaye) - upon the complete destruction of the clouds of ignorance (ajñāna)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ajñānābhraparikṣaya
ajñānābhraparikṣaya - complete destruction of the clouds of ignorance
Compound type : tatpurusha (ajñāna+abhra+parikṣaya)
- ajñāna – ignorance, non-knowledge (ajñāna)
noun (neuter)
Prefix: a - abhra – cloud, sky
noun (neuter) - parikṣaya – complete destruction, decay, end
noun (masculine)
from pari-√kṣi (to destroy completely)
Prefix: pari
Root: kṣi (class 5)
शान्ताहंतादिमिहिकम् (śāntāhaṁtādimihikam) - whose mist of ego (ahaṅkāra) and the like has subsided
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śāntāhaṃtādimihika
śāntāhaṁtādimihika - whose mist of ego (ahaṅkāra) and the like has subsided
Compound type : bahuvrihi (śānta+ahaṃtā+ādi+mihikā)
- śānta – calmed, tranquil, subsided
verbal derivative (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from √śam (to be calm)
Root: śam (class 4) - ahaṃtā – egoism, self-sense (ahaṅkāra)
noun (feminine) - ādi – beginning, and so on, etc.
noun (masculine) - mihikā – mist, fog, vapor
noun (feminine)
Note: Functions as a predicative adjective describing the state of the knower.
ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - the knower (jña), the enlightened one
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jña
jña - knower, one who knows, enlightened one
Derived from √jñā (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
शरद्व्योम (śaradvyoma) - autumn sky
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śaradvyoman
śaradvyoman - autumn sky
Compound type : karmadharaya (śarad+vyoman)
- śarad – autumn
noun (feminine) - vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space
noun (neuter)
Note: Used here as a simile for the knower.
राजते (rājate) - shines, is resplendent, reigns
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of rāj
Root: rāj (class 1)