योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-81, verse-9

सर्वथात्मनि तिष्ठेच्चेत्त्यक्त्वोर्ध्वाधोगमागमौ ।
तज्जन्तोर्हीयते व्याधिरन्तर्मारुतरोधतः ॥ ९ ॥

sarvathātmani tiṣṭheccettyaktvordhvādhogamāgamau ,
tajjantorhīyate vyādhirantarmārutarodhataḥ 9

9. sarvathā ātmani tiṣṭhet cet tyaktvā ūrdhva adhaḥ gama
āgamau tat jantoḥ hīyate vyādhiḥ antarmāruta-rodhataḥ

9. cet sarvathā ātmani tiṣṭhet ūrdhva adhaḥ gama āgamau tyaktvā,
tat jantoḥ vyādhiḥ antarmāruta-rodhataḥ hīyate.

9. If it remains entirely within the self (ātman), having given up its upward and downward movements, then the disease of that creature is diminished due to the obstruction of the internal vital air.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, entirely, completely

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, in the soul, in the essence

• तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - should stand, should remain, should exist

• चेत् (cet) - if, in case that

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

• ऊर्ध्व (ūrdhva) - upward, above, high

• अधः (adhaḥ) - downward, below

• गम (gama) - going, moving, proceeding

• आगमौ (āgamau) - two movements, two comings/arrivals

• तत् (tat) - then, therefore, that

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a creature, of a living being

• हीयते (hīyate) - is diminished, is lost, wastes away

• व्याधिः (vyādhiḥ) - disease, ailment, sickness

• अन्तर्मारुत-रोधतः (antarmāruta-rodhataḥ) - from the obstruction of the internal vital air/wind

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, entirely, completely

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, in the soul, in the essence

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, breath

तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - should stand, should remain, should exist

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

चेत् (cet) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root `tyaj` (to abandon, to leave) with suffix `tvā`

Root: tyaj (class 1)

ऊर्ध्व (ūrdhva) - upward, above, high

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ūrdhva

ūrdhva - upward, elevated, high, above

Note: Part of a compound 'ūrdhva adhaḥ gama āgamau'.

अधः (adhaḥ) - downward, below

(indeclinable)

गम (gama) - going, moving, proceeding

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gama

gama - going, moving, proceeding, motion

Agent noun

Derived from root `gam` (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

आगमौ (āgamau) - two movements, two comings/arrivals

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of āgama

āgama - coming, arrival, approach, movement, tradition

Agent noun

Derived from root `gam` (to go) with prefix `ā`

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

तत् (tat) - then, therefore, that

(indeclinable)

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - of a creature, of a living being

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - creature, living being, man, animal

हीयते (hīyate) - is diminished, is lost, wastes away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of hā

Root: hā (class 3)

व्याधिः (vyādhiḥ) - disease, ailment, sickness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyādhi

vyādhi - disease, ailment, sickness, affliction

Derived from root `ā-dhā` (to place on) with `vi` (apart, astray)

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

अन्तर्मारुत-रोधतः (antarmāruta-rodhataḥ) - from the obstruction of the internal vital air/wind

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of antarmāruta-rodha

antarmāruta-rodha - obstruction of internal vital air

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (antar+māruta+rodha)

• antar – within, inside, internal
  indeclinable
• māruta – wind, air, vital air (prāṇa), son of Marut
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `marut` (wind, a deity of wind)
• rodha – obstruction, impediment, hindrance, confinement
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root `rudh` (to obstruct, to block)
  Root: rudh (class 7)

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