योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-63, verse-68

विद्यते वेदनं दृश्यबन्धो मोक्षस्त्ववेदनम् ।
यदेव रुचिरं ते स्यात्तदेवाशु दृढीकुरु ॥ ६८ ॥

vidyate vedanaṃ dṛśyabandho mokṣastvavedanam ,
yadeva ruciraṃ te syāttadevāśu dṛḍhīkuru 68

68. vidyate vedanam dṛśyabandhaḥ mokṣaḥ tu avedanam
yat eva ruciram te syāt tat eva āśu dṛḍhīkuru

68. vedanam dṛśyabandhaḥ vidyate.
tu avedanam mokṣaḥ.
yat eva te ruciram syāt,
tat eva āśu dṛḍhīkuru.

68. Cognition (vedana) is the bondage to the visible world, whereas non-cognition (avedana) is liberation (mokṣa). Therefore, whatever is pleasing to you, that alone quickly establish firmly.

Words meanings summery:

• विद्यते (vidyate) - is, exists, constitutes (exists, is found, is present)

• वेदनम् (vedanam) - cognition (vedana) (cognition, perception, knowledge)

• दृश्यबन्धः (dṛśyabandhaḥ) - bondage to the visible world (bondage of the visible, attachment to the seen)

• मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation (mokṣa) (liberation, release, emancipation)

• तु (tu) - but, whereas (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• अवेदनम् (avedanam) - non-cognition (avedana) (non-cognition, unknowing, unconsciousness)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever)

• एव (eva) - alone (only, just, indeed)

• रुचिरम् (ruciram) - pleasing (pleasing, agreeable, beautiful)

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

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be (may be, let it be, should be)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to yat) (that, therefore)

• एव (eva) - alone (only, just, indeed)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

• दृढीकुरु (dṛḍhīkuru) - establish firmly (make firm, strengthen, establish)

Words meanings and morphology

विद्यते (vidyate) - is, exists, constitutes (exists, is found, is present)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Root vid in 4th class (divādi) meaning 'to be, exist'

Root: vid (class 4)

वेदनम् (vedanam) - cognition (vedana) (cognition, perception, knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vedana

vedana - cognition, perception, knowledge, sensation

Derived from root vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

दृश्यबन्धः (dṛśyabandhaḥ) - bondage to the visible world (bondage of the visible, attachment to the seen)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛśyabandha

dṛśyabandha - bondage of the visible, attachment to objects of sight

Compound of dṛśya (visible) and bandha (bondage)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+bandha)

• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, object of sight
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• bandha – bondage, fetter, tie, connection
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bandh (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)

मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation (mokṣa) (liberation, release, emancipation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, emancipation, freedom

Derived from root muc (to free, to release)

Root: muc (class 6)

तु (tu) - but, whereas (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

अवेदनम् (avedanam) - non-cognition (avedana) (non-cognition, unknowing, unconsciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avedana

avedana - non-perception, unknowing, non-cognition

Negative prefix a- to vedana (cognition)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vedana)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vedana – cognition, perception, knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yad - which, what, that, whatever

एव (eva) - alone (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

रुचिरम् (ruciram) - pleasing (pleasing, agreeable, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rucira

rucira - pleasing, agreeable, lovely, beautiful, bright

Derived from root ruc (to shine, to please)

Root: ruc (class 1)

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural or polite singular)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be (may be, let it be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to yat) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tat

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - alone (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

दृढीकुरु (dṛḍhīkuru) - establish firmly (make firm, strengthen, establish)

(verb)

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

Compound verb formed with dṛḍhī (from dṛḍha, firm) and kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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