योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-44, verse-8

दृश्यते ते स्वभावोऽयं समतासत्यतामयः ।
मन्ये क्षीणविकल्पोऽसि जातोऽसि हतकालिकः ॥ ८ ॥

dṛśyate te svabhāvo'yaṃ samatāsatyatāmayaḥ ,
manye kṣīṇavikalpo'si jāto'si hatakālikaḥ 8

8. dṛśyate te svabhāvaḥ ayam samatāsatyatāmayaḥ
manye kṣīṇavikalpaḥ asi jātaḥ asi hatakālikaḥ

8. te ayam svabhāvaḥ samatāsatyatāmayaḥ dṛśyate manye
tvam kṣīṇavikalpaḥ asi tvam hatakālikaḥ jātaḥ asi

8. This nature of yours is perceived, characterized by equanimity (samatā) and truth. I believe you are one whose mental constructions (vikalpa) have ceased; you have become one for whom the concept of time (kālika) is obliterated.

Words meanings summery:

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is perceived (is seen, is perceived, appears)

• ते (te) - your (your, of you, to you)

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - your intrinsic nature (one's own nature, inherent quality, intrinsic characteristic)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (one) (this, this one)

• समतासत्यतामयः (samatāsatyatāmayaḥ) - characterized by equanimity and truth (full of equanimity and truth, characterized by impartiality and veracity)

• मन्ये (manye) - I believe (I think, I believe, I consider)

• क्षीणविकल्पः (kṣīṇavikalpaḥ) - one whose mental constructions (vikalpa) have ceased (one whose mental formations are diminished, free from doubts/mental constructs)

• असि (asi) - you are (you are, thou art)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - you have become (born, produced, become)

• हतकालिकः (hatakālikaḥ) - one for whom the concept of time (kālika) is obliterated (one for whom time is annihilated, beyond the influence of time)

Words meanings and morphology

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is perceived (is seen, is perceived, appears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive

root dṛś (class 1) + ya + te

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ते (te) - your (your, of you, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of genitive singular.

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - your intrinsic nature (one's own nature, inherent quality, intrinsic characteristic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own being, nature

from sva (self) + bhāva (being)

अयम् (ayam) - this (one) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, it

समतासत्यतामयः (samatāsatyatāmayaḥ) - characterized by equanimity and truth (full of equanimity and truth, characterized by impartiality and veracity)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samatāsatyatāmaya

samatāsatyatāmaya - consisting of equanimity and truth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samatā+satyatā+maya)

• samatā – equanimity, equality, impartiality
  noun (feminine)
  from sama (equal) + -tā suffix
• satyatā – truthfulness, reality, veracity
  noun (feminine)
  from satya (truth) + -tā suffix
• maya – consisting of, full of, made of
  suffix
  suffix used to form adjectives

मन्ये (manye) - I believe (I think, I believe, I consider)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Middle

root man (class 4) + ye

Root: man (class 4)

क्षीणविकल्पः (kṣīṇavikalpaḥ) - one whose mental constructions (vikalpa) have ceased (one whose mental formations are diminished, free from doubts/mental constructs)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣīṇavikalpa

kṣīṇavikalpa - one whose mental constructs are destroyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣīṇa+vikalpa)

• kṣīṇa – destroyed, diminished, ceased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṣi (to decay, destroy)
  Root: kṣi (class 5)
• vikalpa – mental construct, doubt, option, distinction
  noun (masculine)
  from vi- (apart) + root kḷp (to arrange, imagine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

असि (asi) - you are (you are, thou art)

(verb)

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

Present Active

root as (class 2) + si

Root: as (class 2)

जातः (jātaḥ) - you have become (born, produced, become)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become

Past Passive Participle

from root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used here as a predicate adjective with 'asi'.

हतकालिकः (hatakālikaḥ) - one for whom the concept of time (kālika) is obliterated (one for whom time is annihilated, beyond the influence of time)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hatakālika

hatakālika - having time destroyed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+kālika)

• hata – struck, destroyed, killed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• kālika – temporal, relating to time
  adjective (masculine)
  from kāla (time) + -ika suffix

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