योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-102, verse-62

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पातालमाविशतु यातु नभो विलङ्घ्य दिङ्मण्डलं भ्रमतु पेषणमेव येन ।
चिन्मात्रमेतदजरं न तु यातु नाशमाकाशकोश इवशान्तमजं शिवं तत् ॥ ६२ ॥

pātālamāviśatu yātu nabho vilaṅghya diṅmaṇḍalaṃ bhramatu peṣaṇameva yena ,
cinmātrametadajaraṃ na tu yātu nāśamākāśakośa ivaśāntamajaṃ śivaṃ tat 62

62. pātālam āviśatu yātu nabhaḥ vilaṅghya
dik maṇḍalam bhramatu peṣaṇam eva yena
cinmātram etat ajaram na tu yātu nāśam
ākāśakośaḥ iva śāntam ajam śivam tat

62. (saḥ) pātālam āviśatu nabhaḥ vilaṅghya
dik maṇḍalam bhramatu yena peṣaṇam eva
etat ajaram cinmātram tu nāśam na yātu
tat ākāśakośaḥ iva śāntam ajam śivam

62. Let (the individual ātman) enter the netherworld; let it traverse the sky and wander through all directions. Even if subjected to grinding and destruction, this pure consciousness (cinmātra), which is ageless, does not perish, just like the space within a vessel. That (ātman) is peaceful, unborn, and auspicious.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

पातालम् (pātālam) - the netherworld (the netherworld, hell, a subterranean region)

आविशतु (āviśatu) - let (the individual ātman) enter (let him/it enter)

यातु (yātu) - let it traverse (let him/it go)

नभः (nabhaḥ) - the sky (sky, atmosphere, ether)

विलङ्घ्य (vilaṅghya) - traversing (having crossed, having overcome, traversing)

दिक् (dik) - direction, quarter (direction, quarter of the sky, space)

मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - circle, sphere (circle, disc, sphere, region)

भ्रमतु (bhramatu) - let it wander (let him/it wander, let him/it roam)

पेषणम् (peṣaṇam) - grinding and destruction (grinding, pulverizing, destruction, crushing)

एव (eva) - even (indeed, truly, just, only)

येन (yena) - by that (means/agent) (by which, by whom, wherefore)

चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness (cinmātra) (pure consciousness, mere consciousness)

एतत् (etat) - this (consciousness) (this, this one)

अजरम् (ajaram) - ageless (ageless, undecaying, immortal)

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, on the other hand, however)

यातु (yātu) - does not perish (lit. 'does not go to destruction') (let him/it go)

नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction (destruction, ruin, disappearance)

आकाशकोशः (ākāśakośaḥ) - the space within a vessel (the ether-shell, space-container, the space within a pot)

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if, similar to)

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

अजम् (ajam) - unborn (unborn, not born, goat (masc.))

शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious (auspicious, benevolent, propitious, welfare)

तत् (tat) - that (consciousness) (that, it)

Words meanings and morphology

पातालम् (pātālam) - the netherworld (the netherworld, hell, a subterranean region)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pātāla

pātāla - the netherworld, hell, a subterranean region (mythological)

Note: Object of 'āviśatu'.

आविशतु (āviśatu) - let (the individual ātman) enter (let him/it enter)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of viś

present active imperative

root viś (6th class), parasmaipada, with prefix 'ā-'

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Implicit subject refers to the awakened one or the ātman.

यातु (yātu) - let it traverse (let him/it go)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of yā

present active imperative

root yā (2nd class), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular imperative

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Implicit subject refers to the awakened one or the ātman.

नभः (nabhaḥ) - the sky (sky, atmosphere, ether)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, clouds, ether, firmament

Note: Object of 'vilaṅghya'.

विलङ्घ्य (vilaṅghya) - traversing (having crossed, having overcome, traversing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

root 'laṅgh' (to jump, cross) with prefix 'vi-', and suffix '-ya'

Prefix: vi

Root: laṅgh (class 1)

Note: Denotes an action completed before the main verb 'bhramatu'.

दिक् (dik) - direction, quarter (direction, quarter of the sky, space)

(noun)

feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky, space, point of the compass

Note: Stem form 'dik' before 'maṇḍalam' due to sandhi in 'diṅmaṇḍalam'.

मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - circle, sphere (circle, disc, sphere, region)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disc, sphere, region, orb, division

Note: Object of 'bhramatu'. The full compound is 'diṅmaṇḍalam'.

भ्रमतु (bhramatu) - let it wander (let him/it wander, let him/it roam)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhram

present active imperative

root bhram (1st class), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular imperative

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Implicit subject refers to the awakened one or the ātman.

पेषणम् (peṣaṇam) - grinding and destruction (grinding, pulverizing, destruction, crushing)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of peṣaṇa

peṣaṇa - grinding, pulverizing, crushing, tormenting, destruction

derived from root 'piṣ' (to grind, crush)

Root: piṣ (class 7)

Note: Predicate nominative.

एव (eva) - even (indeed, truly, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

येन (yena) - by that (means/agent) (by which, by whom, wherefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that which

Note: Refers to some implicit agent or means of destruction.

चिन्मात्रम् (cinmātram) - pure consciousness (cinmātra) (pure consciousness, mere consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cinmātra

cinmātra - pure consciousness, mere consciousness, consisting of nothing but thought

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+mātra)

cit – consciousness, thought, understanding
noun (feminine)
mātra – mere, only, purely, consisting only of
adjective (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'na yātu nāśam'.

एतत् (etat) - this (consciousness) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, here

Note: Refers to 'cinmātram'.

अजरम् (ajaram) - ageless (ageless, undecaying, immortal)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajara

ajara - ageless, undecaying, immortal, not growing old

negative prefix 'a-' + 'jara' (decaying, old)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jara)

a – not, non
indeclinable
jara – decay, old age, growing old
noun (masculine)
Root: jṝ (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'cinmātram'.

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, on the other hand, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction for contrast or emphasis.

यातु (yātu) - does not perish (lit. 'does not go to destruction') (let him/it go)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of yā

present active imperative

root yā (2nd class), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular imperative

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Used here in a negative construction 'na yātu nāśam' meaning 'does not go to destruction' or 'does not perish'.

नाशम् (nāśam) - destruction (destruction, ruin, disappearance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, ruin, loss, disappearance, death

derived from root 'naś' (to perish)

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Object of 'yātu'.

आकाशकोशः (ākāśakośaḥ) - the space within a vessel (the ether-shell, space-container, the space within a pot)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśakośa

ākāśakośa - the ether-shell, space-container, the space within a vessel/pot (often used as a metaphor for the unchanging nature of space despite changes to its container)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+kośa)

ākāśa – ether, space, sky, atmosphere
noun (masculine)
kośa – casket, sheath, treasury, vessel, layer
noun (masculine)

Note: Used in comparison with 'iva'. In the original Devanagari, the Visarga Sandhi between 'ākāśakośaḥ' and 'iva' is not applied, appearing as 'ākāśakośa iva' rather than the expected 'ākāśakośa ivā'.

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if, similar to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

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

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted, extinct, appeased

Past Passive Participle

past passive participle of root 'śam' (to be calm, cease)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'tat' (the consciousness).

अजम् (ajam) - unborn (unborn, not born, goat (masc.))