योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-99, verse-21

छायापुरुषवत्स्पन्दि शान्तं निर्मननं जगत् ।
जगच्छब्दार्थरहितं यः पश्यति स पश्यति ॥ २१ ॥

chāyāpuruṣavatspandi śāntaṃ nirmananaṃ jagat ,
jagacchabdārtharahitaṃ yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati 21

21. chāyāpuruṣavat spandi śāntam nirmananam jagat
jagatśabdārtharahitam yaḥ paśyati saḥ paśyati

21. jagat chāyāpuruṣavat spandi,
śāntam,
nirmananam,
jagatśabdārtharahitam.
yaḥ paśyati,
saḥ paśyati.

21. The world (jagat) appears to vibrate like a shadow-man (chāyāpuruṣa), yet it is inherently tranquil and devoid of mental activity (nirmananam). It is truly devoid of the conventional meaning of the word 'world' (jagat). Whoever perceives this, he truly perceives.

Words meanings summery:

• छायापुरुषवत् (chāyāpuruṣavat) - like a shadow-man (chāyāpuruṣa) (like a shadow-man, like a phantom, like an illusion)

• स्पन्दि (spandi) - appears to vibrate (vibrating, throbbing, moving)

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil (tranquil, peaceful, calm, quiet)

• निर्मननम् (nirmananam) - devoid of mental activity (without mind, thoughtless, devoid of mental activity)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe)

• जगत्शब्दार्थरहितम् (jagatśabdārtharahitam) - devoid of the conventional meaning of the word 'world' (jagat) (devoid of the meaning of the word 'world', without the conventional reality of the world)

• यः (yaḥ) - Whoever (who, whoever, that which)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (this reality) (sees, perceives, observes)

• सः (saḥ) - he (truly) (he, that)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (truly) (sees, perceives, observes)

Words meanings and morphology

छायापुरुषवत् (chāyāpuruṣavat) - like a shadow-man (chāyāpuruṣa) (like a shadow-man, like a phantom, like an illusion)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat (like)

• chāyā – shadow, reflection, illusion
  noun (feminine)
• puruṣa – man, person, being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pṛ (class 10)
• vat – like, resembling
  suffix
  primary suffix

Note: Adverbial compound.

स्पन्दि (spandi) - appears to vibrate (vibrating, throbbing, moving)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of spandin

spandin - vibrating, throbbing, moving

From root 'spand' (to throb)

Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil (tranquil, peaceful, calm, quiet)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - tranquil, peaceful, calm, quiet

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śam' (to be calm)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

निर्मननम् (nirmananam) - devoid of mental activity (without mind, thoughtless, devoid of mental activity)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirmanana

nirmanana - without mind, thoughtless, devoid of mental activity

Compound type : pra-ādi tatpuruṣa (nis+manana)

• nis – without, out of
  indeclinable
  prefix
• manana – thinking, mind, deliberation
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'man' (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe

present active participle

From root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

जगत्शब्दार्थरहितम् (jagatśabdārtharahitam) - devoid of the conventional meaning of the word 'world' (jagat) (devoid of the meaning of the word 'world', without the conventional reality of the world)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagatśabdārtharahita

jagatśabdārtharahita - devoid of the meaning of the word 'world'

Compound type : pañcamī-tatpuruṣa (jagat+śabda+artha+rahita)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  present active participle
  From root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• śabda – word, sound
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śabd (class 1)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)
• rahita – devoid of, free from, abandoned
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'rah' (to abandon)
  Root: rah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

यः (yaḥ) - Whoever (who, whoever, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun, subject of 'paśyati'.

पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (this reality) (sees, perceives, observes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Tense

parasmaipada, third person singular, from root dṛś (gamanic form paśya)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (truly) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, that

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yaḥ'.

पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives (truly) (sees, perceives, observes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Tense

parasmaipada, third person singular, from root dṛś (gamanic form paśya)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

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