योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-56, verse-2

जरामरणनिःशङ्क आकाशविशदाशयः ।
त्यक्तेष्टानिष्टसंकल्पो वीतरागो भवानघ ॥ २ ॥

jarāmaraṇaniḥśaṅka ākāśaviśadāśayaḥ ,
tyakteṣṭāniṣṭasaṃkalpo vītarāgo bhavānagha 2

2. jarāmaraṇaniḥśaṅkaḥ ākāśaviśadāśayaḥ |
tyakteṣṭāniṣṭasaṅkalpaḥ vītarāgaḥ bhavān anagha ||

2. anagha,
bhavān jarāmaraṇaniḥśaṅkaḥ,
ākāśaviśadāśayaḥ,
tyakteṣṭāniṣṭasaṅkalpaḥ,
vītarāgaḥ [bhavatu]

2. O sinless one, may you be free from the anxiety of old age and death, with a mind clear as the sky, having abandoned all notions of desired and undesired, and devoid of attachment.

2. ללא פחד מזקנה וממוות, עם חשיבה בהירה ורחבה כמו החלל, כשהשתחררת מהרצון בטוב ומהרתע מהרע וחופשי מכל היקשרות – הייה כזה, הו טהור!

Words meanings summery:

• जरामरणनिःशङ्कः (jarāmaraṇaniḥśaṅkaḥ) - free from doubt/anxiety about old age and death

• आकाशविशदाशयः (ākāśaviśadāśayaḥ) - whose mind is clear like the sky

• त्यक्तेष्टानिष्टसङ्कल्पः (tyakteṣṭāniṣṭasaṅkalpaḥ) - one whose concepts of desired and undesired have been abandoned

• वीतरागः (vītarāgaḥ) - free from attachment/passion

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful), sir

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, faultless

Words meanings and morphology

जरामरणनिःशङ्कः (jarāmaraṇaniḥśaṅkaḥ) - free from doubt/anxiety about old age and death

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jarāmaraṇaniḥśaṅka

jarāmaraṇaniḥśaṅka - free from doubt/fear of old age and death

Bahuvrīhi compound: jarāmaraṇa + niḥśaṅka

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jarāmaraṇa+niḥśaṅka)

• jarāmaraṇa – old age and death
  noun (neuter)
  Dvanda compound of jarā + maraṇa
• niḥśaṅka – fearless, free from doubt
  adjective (masculine)
  compound of nis + śaṅka

आकाशविशदाशयः (ākāśaviśadāśayaḥ) - whose mind is clear like the sky

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśaviśadāśaya

ākāśaviśadāśaya - whose intention/mind is clear like the sky

Bahuvrīhi compound: ākāśa + viśada + āśaya

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ākāśa+viśada+āśaya)

• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
• viśada – clear, bright, pure
  adjective (masculine)
• āśaya – mind, intention, repository
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root śī (to lie) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)

त्यक्तेष्टानिष्टसङ्कल्पः (tyakteṣṭāniṣṭasaṅkalpaḥ) - one whose concepts of desired and undesired have been abandoned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tyakteṣṭāniṣṭasaṅkalpa

tyakteṣṭāniṣṭasaṅkalpa - one who has abandoned the mental constructs of desired and undesired

Bahuvrīhi compound: tyakta + iṣṭāniṣṭa + saṅkalpa

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tyakta+iṣṭa+aniṣṭa+saṅkalpa)

• tyakta – abandoned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root tyaj
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• iṣṭa – desired
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root iṣ
  Root: iṣ (class 4)
• aniṣṭa – undesired
  adjective (neuter)
  negative compound of a(n) + iṣṭa
• saṅkalpa – resolve, concept, intention
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  derived from root kḷp with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 10)

वीतरागः (vītarāgaḥ) - free from attachment/passion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vītarāga

vītarāga - free from passion, dispassionate, unattached

Bahuvrīhi compound: vīta + rāga

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīta+rāga)

• vīta – gone away, departed, free from
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root i (to go) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)
• rāga – attachment, passion, desire, color
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  derived from root rañj (to color, delight)
  Root: rañj (class 1)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful), sir

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful), sir, being, existing

Present Active Participle

derived from root bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: respectful address

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one, faultless

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure, innocent

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: a + nagha (sin)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+agha)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, evil, calamity, pain
  noun (neuter)

Note: addressing Arjuna

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