योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-101, verse-34
मरणजीवितजन्मजरत्तृणान्यविमृशन्विगतेच्छमवासनः ।
विदितवेद्य इहाज्ञ इवोदितो वसति वीतभयस्त्वचलो यथा ॥ ३४ ॥
विदितवेद्य इहाज्ञ इवोदितो वसति वीतभयस्त्वचलो यथा ॥ ३४ ॥
maraṇajīvitajanmajarattṛṇānyavimṛśanvigatecchamavāsanaḥ ,
viditavedya ihājña ivodito vasati vītabhayastvacalo yathā 34
viditavedya ihājña ivodito vasati vītabhayastvacalo yathā 34
34.
maraṇa-jīvita-janma-jarat-tṛṇāni
avimṛśan vigateccham avāsanaḥ
vidita-vedyaḥ iha ajñaḥ iva uditaḥ
vasati vīta-bhayaḥ tu acalaḥ yathā
avimṛśan vigateccham avāsanaḥ
vidita-vedyaḥ iha ajñaḥ iva uditaḥ
vasati vīta-bhayaḥ tu acalaḥ yathā
34.
iha maraṇa-jīvita-janma-jarat-tṛṇāni avimṛśan,
vigateccham avāsanaḥ,
vidita-vedyaḥ,
ajñaḥ iva uditaḥ,
vīta-bhayaḥ,
tu acalaḥ yathā vasati
vigateccham avāsanaḥ,
vidita-vedyaḥ,
ajñaḥ iva uditaḥ,
vīta-bhayaḥ,
tu acalaḥ yathā vasati
34.
Here, not dwelling on death, life, birth, or old age as mere trifles (tṛṇa), he lives devoid of desires and free from latent impressions (vāsanā). Having understood what is to be known, he appears as if ignorant, free from fear, and remains unmoving like a steady object.
Words meanings summery:
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- मरण-जीवित-जन्म-जरत्-तृणानि (maraṇa-jīvita-janma-jarat-tṛṇāni) - death, life, birth, old age, and trifles (like grass)
- अविमृशन् (avimṛśan) - not reflecting, not pondering, not considering
- विगतेच्छम् (vigateccham) - devoid of desire, without desire (adverbial)
- अवासनः (avāsanaḥ) - free from latent impressions (vāsanā), without mental tendencies
- विदित-वेद्यः (vidita-vedyaḥ) - one who knows what is to be known, having realized the knowable
- इह (iha) - here, in this world
- अज्ञः (ajñaḥ) - ignorant, unknowing
- इव (iva) - like, as if, as
- उदितः (uditaḥ) - risen, appeared, manifested, arisen
- वसति (vasati) - lives, dwells, resides, stays
- वीत-भयः (vīta-bhayaḥ) - free from fear, fearless
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand
- अचलः (acalaḥ) - unmoving, steady, firm; a mountain
- यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like
Words meanings and morphology
मरण-जीवित-जन्म-जरत्-तृणानि (maraṇa-jīvita-janma-jarat-tṛṇāni) - death, life, birth, old age, and trifles (like grass)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of maraṇa-jīvita-janma-jarat-tṛṇa
maraṇa-jīvita-janma-jarat-tṛṇa - death, life, birth, old age, and trifles (like grass)
Compound type : dvandva (maraṇa+jīvita+janman+jarat+tṛṇa)
- maraṇa – death, dying
noun (neuter)
Root: mṛ (class 6) - jīvita – life, living
noun (neuter)
Root: jīv (class 1) - janman – birth, origin
noun (neuter)
Root: jan (class 4) - jarat – decaying, growing old
adjective (neuter)
present active participle
From root jṝ (to decay)
Root: jṝ (class 1) - tṛṇa – grass, a blade of grass, trifle, anything insignificant
noun (neuter)
अविमृशन् (avimṛśan) - not reflecting, not pondering, not considering
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avimṛśat
avimṛśat - not reflecting, not pondering, unconsidering
present active participle
From the root mṛś (to touch, ponder) with prefixes vi- and a- (negation)
Prefix: vi
Root: mṛś (class 6)
विगतेच्छम् (vigateccham) - devoid of desire, without desire (adverbial)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vigateccha
vigateccha - whose desire is gone, free from desire
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigata+icchā)
- vigata – gone away, departed, ceased
adjective (neuter)
past passive participle
From root gam with prefix vi-
Prefix: vi
Root: gam (class 1) - icchā – desire, wish
noun (feminine)
Root: iṣ (class 6)
Note: Used adverbially to describe the manner of living.
अवासनः (avāsanaḥ) - free from latent impressions (vāsanā), without mental tendencies
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avāsana
avāsana - free from latent impressions, without mental tendencies
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+vāsanā)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - vāsanā – latent impression, mental tendency, desire, perfume
noun (feminine)
Root: vas (class 1)
विदित-वेद्यः (vidita-vedyaḥ) - one who knows what is to be known, having realized the knowable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vidita-vedya
vidita-vedya - one who knows what is to be known, having realized the knowable
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidita+vedya)
- vidita – known, understood
adjective (neuter)
past passive participle
From root vid (to know)
Root: vid (class 2) - vedya – knowable, to be known, that which should be known
adjective (neuter)
gerundive
From root vid (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)
इह (iha) - here, in this world
(indeclinable)
अज्ञः (ajñaḥ) - ignorant, unknowing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ajña
ajña - ignorant, unknowing, foolish
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+jña)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - jña – knowing, wise
adjective
Root: jñā (class 9)
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)
उदितः (uditaḥ) - risen, appeared, manifested, arisen
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of udita
udita - risen, appeared, manifested, spoken
past passive participle
From root i (to go) with prefix ud- (up, forth)
Prefix: ud
Root: i (class 2)
वसति (vasati) - lives, dwells, resides, stays
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vas
Root: vas (class 1)
वीत-भयः (vīta-bhayaḥ) - free from fear, fearless
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vīta-bhaya
vīta-bhaya - free from fear, fearless
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīta+bhaya)
- vīta – gone, departed, ceased
adjective (neuter)
past passive participle
From root i (to go) with prefix vi-
Prefix: vi
Root: i (class 2) - bhaya – fear, dread
noun (neuter)
Root: bhī (class 3)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
अचलः (acalaḥ) - unmoving, steady, firm; a mountain
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of acala
acala - unmoving, steady, firm; a mountain
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+cala)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable - cala – moving, shaking, unsteady
adjective (masculine)
Root: cal (class 1)
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like
(indeclinable)