योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-69, verse-57

मुहूर्तमेव निर्वाणं यदि चेतः परे पदे ।
तत्तत्परिणतं विद्धि तत्रैवास्वादमागतम् ॥ ५७ ॥

muhūrtameva nirvāṇaṃ yadi cetaḥ pare pade ,
tattatpariṇataṃ viddhi tatraivāsvādamāgatam 57

57. muhūrtam eva nirvāṇam yadi cetaḥ pare pade tat
tat pariṇatam viddhi tatra eva āsvādam āgatam

57. yadi cetaḥ pare pade muhūrtam eva nirvāṇam,
tat tat pariṇatam,
tatra eva āsvādam āgatam viddhi.

57. If consciousness (cetas) rests even for a moment in the supreme state, know that this very state is matured final liberation (nirvāṇa), having attained its full experience there.

Words meanings summery:

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment

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

• निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - final liberation, extinguishment, nirvana

• यदि (yadi) - if

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

• परे (pare) - in the supreme, in the highest

• पदे (pade) - in the state, in the abode, in the condition

• तत् (tat) - referring to the mind/state (that)

• तत् (tat) - emphatic repetition, referring to the mind/state (that)

• परिणतम् (pariṇatam) - matured, ripened, transformed

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

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

• आस्वादम् (āsvādam) - taste, flavor, experience

• आगतम् (āgatam) - come, arrived, attained

Words meanings and morphology

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially in the accusative singular form.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - final liberation, extinguishment, nirvana

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirvāṇa

nirvāṇa - extinguishment, cooling, final liberation (nirvāṇa)

From √vā with nir, often related to the calming or extinguishing of desires.

Prefix: nir

Root: vā (class 2)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect, heart

परे (pare) - in the supreme, in the highest

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, distant, other

Note: Agrees with 'pade'.

पदे (pade) - in the state, in the abode, in the condition

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, state, condition, abode, word

तत् (tat) - referring to the mind/state (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तत् (tat) - emphatic repetition, referring to the mind/state (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Repeated for emphasis.

परिणतम् (pariṇatam) - matured, ripened, transformed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pariṇata

pariṇata - matured, ripened, transformed, developed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √ṇam (to bend, turn) with the prefix pari (around, completely).

Prefix: pari

Root: ṇam (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective to 'tat'.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

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

Imperative 2nd Singular

Root verb, Class 2 (Adādi).

Root: vid (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

आस्वादम् (āsvādam) - taste, flavor, experience

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āsvāda

āsvāda - taste, flavor, relish, experience

From √svad (to taste, relish) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: svad (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āgatam' in a compound sense, or adverbial.

आगतम् (āgatam) - come, arrived, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √gam (to go) with the prefix ā (to, towards).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tat' (nirvāṇa).