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.

9. הגעת ליציבות, חופשי מתפיסות של יש ואין, שוכן במרחב האינסופי כמו סערה שנרגעה בחלל השמיים.

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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