योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-1, verse-23

निःसंकल्पमरुज्ज्वालायन्त्राम्बुस्पन्दवद्यदि ।
स्पन्दसे तदनन्ताय श्रेयसे परिकल्पसे ॥ २३ ॥

niḥsaṃkalpamarujjvālāyantrāmbuspandavadyadi ,
spandase tadanantāya śreyase parikalpase 23

23. niḥsaṃkalpamarutjvālāyantrāmbu-spandavat yadi
spandase tat anantāya śreyase parikalpase

23. yadi niḥsaṃkalpamarutjvālāyantrāmbu-spandavat
spandase tat anantāya śreyase parikalpase

23. If you act without specific resolve (saṃkalpa), like the natural movement of wind, flame, a machine, or water, then you become capable of achieving infinite welfare.

23. אם תנוע ותפעל ללא מחשבה מכוונת, כמו הרוח, הלהבה, מנגנון המים או הזרם, תכשיר את עצמך לטוב האינסופי והנעלה ביותר.

Words meanings summery:

• निःसंकल्पमरुत्ज्वालायन्त्राम्बु-स्पन्दवत् (niḥsaṁkalpamarutjvālāyantrāmbu-spandavat) - Describes acting spontaneously without conscious intention. (like the movement of wind, flame, machine, or water, without resolve)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• स्पन्दसे (spandase) - you move, you vibrate

• तत् (tat) - then, therefore

• अनन्ताय (anantāya) - for the endless, for the infinite

• श्रेयसे (śreyase) - For the highest benefit or spiritual good. (for welfare, for ultimate good, for prosperity)

• परिकल्पसे (parikalpase) - you become fit for, you are prepared for, you are capable of

Words meanings and morphology

निःसंकल्पमरुत्ज्वालायन्त्राम्बु-स्पन्दवत् (niḥsaṁkalpamarutjvālāyantrāmbu-spandavat) - Describes acting spontaneously without conscious intention. (like the movement of wind, flame, machine, or water, without resolve)

(indeclinable)

vat suffix meaning 'like' or 'having' attached to the compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (niḥsaṃkalpa+marut+jvālā+yantra+ambu+spanda)

• niḥsaṃkalpa – without resolve/intention/thought
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Prefix: nis
• marut – wind, air, god of wind
  noun (masculine)
• jvālā – flame, blaze
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• yantra – machine, instrument, device
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yam (class 1)
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• spanda – movement, vibration, pulsation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: spand (class 1)

Note: vat is an adverbial suffix.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

स्पन्दसे (spandase) - you move, you vibrate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of spand

present indicative

1st class verb, Atmanepada (middle voice) ending.

Root: spand (class 1)

तत् (tat) - then, therefore

(indeclinable)

Neuter nominative/accusative singular, often used adverbially.

अनन्ताय (anantāya) - for the endless, for the infinite

(adjective)

Dative, masculine/neuter, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless

Prefix: an

Root: ant

Note: Can be used as a noun meaning 'infinity'. Here, it qualifies 'śreyase'.

श्रेयसे (śreyase) - For the highest benefit or spiritual good. (for welfare, for ultimate good, for prosperity)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, prosperity, ultimate good, excellence

Comparative form of śrī or praśasya, often used substantively as 'the good'.

परिकल्पसे (parikalpase) - you become fit for, you are prepared for, you are capable of

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kḷp

present indicative

1st class verb, Atmanepada (middle voice) ending.

Prefix: pari

Root: kḷp (class 1)

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