योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-68, verse-22

सर्वशून्यं निरालम्बं शान्तिविज्ञप्तिमात्रकम् ।
न सन्नासदिति यस्यामासितं मौनमुत्तमम् ॥ २२ ॥

sarvaśūnyaṃ nirālambaṃ śāntivijñaptimātrakam ,
na sannāsaditi yasyāmāsitaṃ maunamuttamam 22

22. sarvaśūnyam nirālambam śāntivijñaptimātrakam na
sat na asat iti yasyām āstiam maunam uttamam

22. uttamam maunam (tat) yat sarvaśūnyam,
nirālambam,
śāntivijñaptimātrakam (asti),
yasyām (sthitau) 'na sat na asat' iti āstiam.

22. The supreme silence (maunam) is characterized as completely void, unsupported, and merely the cognition of tranquility. In this state, (reality) is established as 'neither existent nor non-existent'.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वशून्यम् (sarvaśūnyam) - devoid of all empirical content, concepts, or distinctions (completely void, empty of everything)

• निरालम्बम् (nirālambam) - without any external or internal object of support or cognition (unsupported, without support, independent)

• शान्तिविज्ञप्तिमात्रकम् (śāntivijñaptimātrakam) - a state where only the awareness of peace remains, without any other content (merely the cognition of tranquility, only the perception of peace)

• न (na) - not, no

• सत् (sat) - that which exists, reality (existent, being, real)

• न (na) - not, no

• असत् (asat) - that which does not exist, unreality (non-existent, non-being, unreal)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, indicating direct quote or manner

• यस्याम् (yasyām) - in which state or condition (in which (feminine))

• आस्तिअम् (āstiam) - reality is established, understood, or experienced (established, remained, seated)

• मौनम् (maunam) - profound spiritual silence, the ultimate state of cessation of mental activity (silence, quietude, quiet contemplation)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, excellent, highest

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वशून्यम् (sarvaśūnyam) - devoid of all empirical content, concepts, or distinctions (completely void, empty of everything)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvaśūnya

sarvaśūnya - completely void, empty of all, utterly blank

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+śūnya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective (neuter)
• śūnya – empty, void, vacant, nought
  adjective (neuter)
  From root śū (to swell, to be empty).
  Root: śū (class 1)

निरालम्बम् (nirālambam) - without any external or internal object of support or cognition (unsupported, without support, independent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirālamba

nirālamba - without support, independent, self-supported

From nis (without) + ālamba (support).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ālamba)

• nis – without, out of, away
  prefix
  Negative/privative prefix.
• ālamba – support, reliance, object of meditation
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-lamb (to hang upon).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lamb (class 1)

शान्तिविज्ञप्तिमात्रकम् (śāntivijñaptimātrakam) - a state where only the awareness of peace remains, without any other content (merely the cognition of tranquility, only the perception of peace)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāntivijñaptimātraka

śāntivijñaptimātraka - merely the cognition of peace, characterized by only the awareness of tranquility

Compound meaning 'only a perception of peace.'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śānti+vijñapti+mātraka)

• śānti – peace, tranquility, cessation
  noun (feminine)
  From root śam (to be calm).
  Root: śam (class 4)
• vijñapti – cognition, perception, understanding, request
  noun (feminine)
  From vi-jñā (to perceive, to know).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• mātraka – only, mere, solely
  adjective/suffix (neuter)
  Emphatic suffix indicating limitation.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

सत् (sat) - that which exists, reality (existent, being, real)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

as - to be, to exist

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to the principle of existence.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

असत् (asat) - that which does not exist, unreality (non-existent, non-being, unreal)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, non-being, unreal, false

Present Active Participle

Negative compound (na + sat).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+sat)

• na – not, non-
  prefix
  Negation prefix.
• sat – existent, being, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to the principle of non-existence.

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, indicating direct quote or manner

(indeclinable)

यस्याम् (yasyām) - in which state or condition (in which (feminine))

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun stem, feminine locative singular. Implies a feminine noun like avasthā (state) or dṛṣṭi (view).

आस्तिअम् (āstiam) - reality is established, understood, or experienced (established, remained, seated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āstiam

ā-as - to sit, to remain, to be established

Past Passive Participle

From root as (to sit, remain) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to the establishment of the 'na sat na asat' state.

मौनम् (maunam) - profound spiritual silence, the ultimate state of cessation of mental activity (silence, quietude, quiet contemplation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mauna

mauna - silence, quiet, quietude, ascetic silence

From muni (sage, ascetic).

Root: man (class 4)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, supreme, excellent, best

Superlative of ud.

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