योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-4, verse-9

स्थिरतामुपयातोऽसि भावाभावविवर्जितः ।
पदे परमविस्तारे नभसीव प्रभञ्जनः ॥ ९ ॥

sthiratāmupayāto'si bhāvābhāvavivarjitaḥ ,
pade paramavistāre nabhasīva prabhañjanaḥ 9

9. sthiratām upayātaḥ asi bhāvābhāvavivarjitaḥ
pade paramavistāre nabhasi iva prabhañjanaḥ

9. asi upayātaḥ sthiratām bhāvābhāvavivarjitaḥ pade
paramavistāre yathā prabhañjanaḥ iva nabhasi

9. You have attained stability, devoid of existence and non-existence, in the supremely vast state, just as the wind becomes calm in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थिरताम् (sthiratām) - stability (stability, firmness, steadiness (accusative))

• उपयातः (upayātaḥ) - attained (having gone to, having approached, having attained)

• असि (asi) - you are

• भावाभावविवर्जितः (bhāvābhāvavivarjitaḥ) - devoid of existence and non-existence (devoid of existence and non-existence, free from being and non-being)

• पदे (pade) - in the state (in the state, in the abode, in the step)

• परमविस्तारे (paramavistāre) - in the supremely vast (state) (in the supremely vast, in the boundless)

• नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky (in the sky, in the atmosphere)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• प्रभञ्जनः (prabhañjanaḥ) - the wind (wind, violent wind, destroyer)

Words meanings and morphology

स्थिरताम् (sthiratām) - stability (stability, firmness, steadiness (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiratā

sthiratā - stability, firmness, steadiness

Derived from sthira (stable) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Object of `upayātaḥ`.

उपयातः (upayātaḥ) - attained (having gone to, having approached, having attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upayāta

upayāta - approached, attained, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From root yā- 'to go' with upasarga upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Participle modifying the implied subject (you).

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, Active voice

Second person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: as (class 2)

भावाभावविवर्जितः (bhāvābhāvavivarjitaḥ) - devoid of existence and non-existence (devoid of existence and non-existence, free from being and non-being)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāvābhāvavivarjita

bhāvābhāvavivarjita - devoid of existence and non-existence, free from being and non-being

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāva+abhāva+vivarjita)

• bhāva – existence, being, state, nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū- 'to be'
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• abhāva – non-existence, absence
  noun (masculine)
  Negation of bhāva
  Prefix: a
• vivarjita – devoid of, free from, abandoned
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛj- 'to abandon' with upasarga vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the subject (you).

पदे (pade) - in the state (in the state, in the abode, in the step)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, state, abode, position

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Locative of place or state.

परमविस्तारे (paramavistāre) - in the supremely vast (state) (in the supremely vast, in the boundless)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of paramavistāra

paramavistāra - supremely vast, boundless, exceedingly expansive

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+vistāra)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective
• vistāra – vastness, expanse, extent
  noun (masculine)
  From root stṛ- 'to spread' with upasarga vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Adjective modifying `pade`.

नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky (in the sky, in the atmosphere)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud, space

Root: nabh (class 1)

Note: Locative of place for the simile.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

प्रभञ्जनः (prabhañjanaḥ) - the wind (wind, violent wind, destroyer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhañjana

prabhañjana - wind, a strong gale, destroyer

From root bhañj- 'to break' with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Subject of the simile.

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