योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-13

पूर्णस्यापि जगद्दोषैः सर्वदैवाविकारिणः ।
खस्य मन्ये बुधस्येव सुखं सर्वार्थशून्यता ॥ १३ ॥

pūrṇasyāpi jagaddoṣaiḥ sarvadaivāvikāriṇaḥ ,
khasya manye budhasyeva sukhaṃ sarvārthaśūnyatā 13

13. pūrṇasya api jagat doṣaiḥ sarvadā eva avikāriṇaḥ |
khasya manye budhasya iva sukham sarva-artha-śūnyatā ||

13. khasya pūrṇasya api jagat doṣaiḥ sarvadā eva avikāriṇaḥ,
manye,
budhasya iva sukham sarva-artha-śūnyatā

13. I believe that for space (kha), which is always full and remains unaffected by the world's imperfections, its happiness, like that of a wise person, is its emptiness of all objectives.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्णस्य (pūrṇasya) - of the full, of the complete

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

• दोषैः (doṣaiḥ) - by the faults, by the imperfections

• सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अविकारिणः (avikāriṇaḥ) - of the unchanging, of the unaffected

• खस्य (khasya) - of space (kha), of the ether, of the sky

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• बुधस्य (budhasya) - of a wise person, of an enlightened one

• इव (iva) - like, as, just as

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure, bliss

• सर्व-अर्थ-शून्यता (sarva-artha-śūnyatā) - emptiness of all purposes/objects, freedom from all objectives

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्णस्य (pūrṇasya) - of the full, of the complete

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, perfect, filled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pṛ (to fill) + -ta suffix

Root: pṛ (class 3)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, moving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves, living beings

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) + śatṛ suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here adjectivally to qualify 'doṣaiḥ' or as part of a compound meaning 'world's faults'.

दोषैः (doṣaiḥ) - by the faults, by the imperfections

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, vice, blame, harm

सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

(indeclinable)

Derived from sarva (all) + dā (suffix for time adverb)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

अविकारिणः (avikāriṇaḥ) - of the unchanging, of the unaffected

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of avikārin

avikārin - unchanging, immutable, not subject to change

a (negation) + vikārin (changing, modified, from vi-kṛ)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vikārin)

• a – not, non
  prefix
• vikārin – changing, transforming, undergoing modification
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from vikāra (change, modification) + -in suffix (possessing)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'khasya' and 'pūrṇasya'.

खस्य (khasya) - of space (kha), of the ether, of the sky

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kha

kha - space, ether (ākāśa), sky, zero, hole

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

बुधस्य (budhasya) - of a wise person, of an enlightened one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of budha

budha - wise person, learned one, sage, enlightened, the planet Mercury

Derived from root budh (to know, awaken)

Root: budh (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, just as

(indeclinable)

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, pleasure, bliss

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, comfort, ease

सर्व-अर्थ-शून्यता (sarva-artha-śūnyatā) - emptiness of all purposes/objects, freedom from all objectives

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvārthaśūnyatā

sarvārthaśūnyatā - the state of being devoid of all objects or purposes, absolute emptiness

Compound of sarva (all) + artha (purpose) + śūnyatā (emptiness)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+artha+śūnyatā)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, object, meaning, wealth, value
  noun (masculine)
• śūnyatā – emptiness, voidness, the state of being empty
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from śūnya (empty) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)

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