योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-43, verse-31

विश्रान्तश्चिरसंभ्रान्तो निर्भ्रमो राम मन्दरः ।
अवस्त्विदमिदं वस्तु पश्येति कलनास्त्यलम् ॥ ३१ ॥

viśrāntaścirasaṃbhrānto nirbhramo rāma mandaraḥ ,
avastvidamidaṃ vastu paśyeti kalanāstyalam 31

31. viśrāntaḥ cira-sam-bhrāntaḥ nirbhramaḥ rāma mandaraḥ
| avastu idam idam vastu paśya iti kalana asti alam ||

31. rāma cira-sam-bhrāntaḥ mandaraḥ viśrāntaḥ nirbhramaḥ.
idam avastu idam vastu iti paśya kalana alam asti.

31. O Rāma, the Mandara (my mind/self), though long bewildered, is now at rest and free from delusion. The notion of 'this is unreal' and 'this is real' has now ceased (or is enough).

31. קהר מַנְדָרַה שנח לאחר סערה ממושכת, שוחררתי מכל תעייה. התפיסה שאומרת 'ראה, זה בלתי ממשי וזה ממשי' חלפה כליל.

Words meanings summery:

• विश्रान्तः (viśrāntaḥ) - rested, calm, ceased, tranquil

• चिर-सम्-भ्रान्तः (cira-sam-bhrāntaḥ) - long bewildered, long confused, having been deluded for a long time

• निर्भ्रमः (nirbhramaḥ) - free from delusion, free from error, unerring

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• मन्दरः (mandaraḥ) - Used metaphorically for the speaker's mind or true Self, continuing the analogy from the previous verse. (Mandara (mountain, or here, mind/self by analogy))

• अवस्तु (avastu) - non-existent, unreal, lacking substance

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to something perceived as 'unreal' or 'non-existent'. (this)

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to something perceived as 'real' or 'existent'. (this)

• वस्तु (vastu) - real, existent, substance, thing

• पश्य (paśya) - see!, behold!

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking direct speech or thought

• कलन (kalana) - notion, conception, perception, calculation

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, in vain, useless, no more

Words meanings and morphology

विश्रान्तः (viśrāntaḥ) - rested, calm, ceased, tranquil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśrānta

viśrānta - rested, calm, ceased, tranquil, reposed

Past Passive Participle

From root śrā (to rest, weary) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: śrā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `mandaraḥ`.

चिर-सम्-भ्रान्तः (cira-sam-bhrāntaḥ) - long bewildered, long confused, having been deluded for a long time

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cira-sam-bhrānta

cira-sam-bhrānta - long bewildered, long confused

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cira+sambhrānta)

• cira – long (time), for a long time
  indeclinable
• sambhrānta – bewildered, agitated, confused, greatly mistaken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhram (to wander, to err) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `mandaraḥ`.

निर्भ्रमः (nirbhramaḥ) - free from delusion, free from error, unerring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirbhrama

nirbhrama - free from delusion, unerring, free from error or wandering

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+bhrama)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• bhrama – wandering, delusion, error
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `mandaraḥ`.

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, particularly referring to the avatar of Viṣṇu)

Note: Address to Rāma.

मन्दरः (mandaraḥ) - Used metaphorically for the speaker's mind or true Self, continuing the analogy from the previous verse. (Mandara (mountain, or here, mind/self by analogy))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandara

mandara - Mandara (name of a mythical mountain), a slow-moving, tranquil entity

Note: Subject of the first part of the verse.

अवस्तु (avastu) - non-existent, unreal, lacking substance

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avastu

avastu - non-existent, unreal, nothing, lacking substance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+vastu)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vastu – thing, object, substance, reality, essence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective for `idam`.

इदम् (idam) - Refers to something perceived as 'unreal' or 'non-existent'. (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to something perceived as "unreal".

इदम् (idam) - Refers to something perceived as 'real' or 'existent'. (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to something perceived as "real".

वस्तु (vastu) - real, existent, substance, thing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastu

vastu - thing, object, substance, reality, existent

Note: Predicate noun for `idam`.

पश्य (paśya) - see!, behold!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Imperative Active

Root dṛś, Class 1, Parasmaipada, Imperative Mood, present stem paśya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the preceding phrase as a thought or statement.

कलन (kalana) - notion, conception, perception, calculation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalana

kalana - notion, conception, perception, calculation, apprehending

From root kal (to count, know, perceive)

Root: kal (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

Root as, Class 2, Parasmaipada, Present Tense

Root: as (class 2)

अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, in vain, useless, no more

(indeclinable)

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