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.

13. אף על פי שהשמיים מלאים בפגמי העולם, הם נותרים ללא שינוי. אני סבור כי כמו אצל אדם חכם, אושרם של השמיים טמון בהיותם חופשיים מכל החשבות לדברי העולם.

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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