योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-79, verse-25

एकैवाकाशसंकाशे केवले हृदये रमे ।
न रमे राजलीलासु तेनास्मि श्रीमती स्थिता ॥ २५ ॥

ekaivākāśasaṃkāśe kevale hṛdaye rame ,
na rame rājalīlāsu tenāsmi śrīmatī sthitā 25

25. ekā eva ākāśa-saṃkāśe kevale hṛdaye rame na
rame rāja-līlāsu tena asmi śrīmatī sthitā

25. ekā eva ākāśa-saṃkāśe kevale hṛdaye rame
rāja-līlāsu na rame tena asmi śrīmatī sthitā

25. I delight solely in the pure heart, which is vast like space. I do not find joy in royal pastimes. Therefore, I am established as the auspicious one (Śrīmatī).

25. אני מוצאת את אושרי רק בלבי הטהור, הדואה כמו אָקָאשָׁה (מרחב השמיים המושלם), ואינני נמשכת למשחקי המלכות. משום כך אני שרויה בתפארת.

Words meanings summery:

• एका (ekā) - only one (one, single, unique)

• एव (eva) - solely, indeed (only, just, indeed, merely)

• आकाश-संकाशे (ākāśa-saṁkāśe) - resembling the vastness of space (resembling space, like the sky)

• केवले (kevale) - pure, unmixed (pure, solitary, mere, exclusive)

• हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the spiritual heart, the core of one's being (in the heart, in the mind, in the core)

• रमे (rame) - I find joy, I take pleasure (I delight, I enjoy, I sport)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• रमे (rame) - I do not find joy (I delight, I enjoy)

• राज-लीलासु (rāja-līlāsu) - in royal luxuries and amusements (in royal sports, in royal pastimes, in royal pleasures)

• तेन (tena) - therefore, for that reason (by that, therefore, on that account)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• श्रीमती (śrīmatī) - the auspicious one (a title or quality of the speaker) (auspicious, prosperous, glorious, wealthy (feminine))

• स्थिता (sthitā) - established, firm, steady (situated, standing, established, fixed)

Words meanings and morphology

एका (ekā) - only one (one, single, unique)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

Note: Feminine form of eka, agreeing with an implied subject (e.g., Śrīmatī or buddhi/state).

एव (eva) - solely, indeed (only, just, indeed, merely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

आकाश-संकाशे (ākāśa-saṁkāśe) - resembling the vastness of space (resembling space, like the sky)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ākāśa-saṃkāśa

ākāśa-saṁkāśa - resembling space, like the sky, similar to the ether

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+saṃkāśa)

• ākāśa – space, ether, sky, vacuity
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, similar to, appearing as
  adjective (masculine)
  From root kās (to shine, appear) with prefix saṃ
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kās (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'hṛdaye'.

केवले (kevale) - pure, unmixed (pure, solitary, mere, exclusive)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kevala

kevala - pure, isolated, solitary, mere, exclusive, absolute

Note: Agrees with 'hṛdaye'.

हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the spiritual heart, the core of one's being (in the heart, in the mind, in the core)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul, core, essence

रमे (rame) - I find joy, I take pleasure (I delight, I enjoy, I sport)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ram

Present Indicative, 1st Person Singular, Middle Voice (Ātmanepada)

Root ram, class 1, with -e suffix for 1st singular middle present.

Root: ram (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negating particle.

रमे (rame) - I do not find joy (I delight, I enjoy)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ram

Present Indicative, 1st Person Singular, Middle Voice (Ātmanepada)

Root ram, class 1, with -e suffix for 1st singular middle present.

Root: ram (class 1)

राज-लीलासु (rāja-līlāsu) - in royal luxuries and amusements (in royal sports, in royal pastimes, in royal pleasures)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of rāja-līlā

rāja-līlā - royal sport, royal play, royal pastime, royal pleasure

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+līlā)

• rājan – king, ruler, monarch
  noun (masculine)
• līlā – play, sport, pastime, amusement, divine sport
  noun (feminine)

तेन (tena) - therefore, for that reason (by that, therefore, on that account)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present Indicative, 1st Person Singular, Active Voice (Parasmaipada)

Root as, class 2, with -mi suffix for 1st singular present.

Root: as (class 2)

श्रीमती (śrīmatī) - the auspicious one (a title or quality of the speaker) (auspicious, prosperous, glorious, wealthy (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - auspicious, prosperous, glorious, beautiful, wealthy

Derived from śrī (fortune, prosperity) with suffix -mat

Note: Feminine form, implying the speaker is Śrīmatī or possesses auspicious qualities.

स्थिता (sthitā) - established, firm, steady (situated, standing, established, fixed)

(past passive participle)

Note: Agrees with 'śrīmatī'.

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