योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-12, verse-36

संपन्ने संगमे साधोरविद्यार्धं क्षयं गतम् ।
विद्धि वेद्यविदां श्रेष्ठ ज्येष्ठश्रेष्ठदशोदयात् ॥ ३६ ॥

saṃpanne saṃgame sādhoravidyārdhaṃ kṣayaṃ gatam ,
viddhi vedyavidāṃ śreṣṭha jyeṣṭhaśreṣṭhadaśodayāt 36

36. sampanne saṅgame sādhoḥ avidyārdham kṣayam gatam
viddhi vedyavidām śreṣṭha jyeṣṭhaśreṣṭhadaśodayāt

36. vedyavidām śreṣṭha sampanne sādhoḥ saṅgame
jyeṣṭhaśreṣṭhadaśodayāt avidyārdham kṣayam gatam viddhi

36. Know, O best among those who understand what is to be known, that upon the full attainment of the company of a virtuous person (sādhu), half of ignorance (avidyā) is destroyed, owing to the emergence of the supreme tenth (stage of spiritual knowledge).

36. דע, מעולה שבמביני האמת, שבברכת ההתחברות עם אדם ישר וקדוש, חצי מהבורות מתפוגג מיד עם צמיחת המצב הנעלה ביותר.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्पन्ने (sampanne) - when fully attained (when complete, upon completion, attained, accomplished)

• सङ्गमे (saṅgame) - in the association (in company, in meeting, in association, in union)

• साधोः (sādhoḥ) - of a good person, of a virtuous person, of a sage

• अविद्यार्धम् (avidyārdham) - half of ignorance

• क्षयम् (kṣayam) - to destruction (destruction, decay, loss, waste)

• गतम् (gatam) - is gone, reached (destruction) (gone, reached, attained, obtained)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, realize

• वेद्यविदाम् (vedyavidām) - of those who know what is to be known, of the wise

• श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - O best, O supreme, O most excellent

• ज्येष्ठश्रेष्ठदशोदयात् (jyeṣṭhaśreṣṭhadaśodayāt) - from the emergence of the supreme tenth stage of spiritual knowledge (from the rise of the supreme, best tenth (stage))

Words meanings and morphology

सम्पन्ने (sampanne) - when fully attained (when complete, upon completion, attained, accomplished)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sampanna

sampanna - accomplished, complete, fulfilled, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pad with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

सङ्गमे (saṅgame) - in the association (in company, in meeting, in association, in union)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṅgama

saṅgama - meeting, union, association, contact, company

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

साधोः (sādhoḥ) - of a good person, of a virtuous person, of a sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous; a virtuous person, a sage, a saint

अविद्यार्धम् (avidyārdham) - half of ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avidyārdha

avidyārdha - half of ignorance

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (avidyā+ardha)

• avidyā – ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance
  noun (feminine)
  a- (negation) + vidyā (knowledge)
• ardha – half, a part, portion
  noun (neuter)

क्षयम् (kṣayam) - to destruction (destruction, decay, loss, waste)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, decay, diminution, loss, end

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here, signifying a state or goal.

गतम् (gatam) - is gone, reached (destruction) (gone, reached, attained, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, attained, passed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'avidyārdham' as part of the predicate 'kṣayam gatam'.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand, realize

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

वेद्यविदाम् (vedyavidām) - of those who know what is to be known, of the wise

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vedyavid

vedyavid - knower of what is to be known, one who understands the knowable

Compound type : tatpurusha (vedya+vid)

• vedya – to be known, knowable, understandable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root vid
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vid – knower, one who understands
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - O best, O supreme, O most excellent

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, supreme, chief

Note: Used as a vocative noun.

ज्येष्ठश्रेष्ठदशोदयात् (jyeṣṭhaśreṣṭhadaśodayāt) - from the emergence of the supreme tenth stage of spiritual knowledge (from the rise of the supreme, best tenth (stage))

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭhaśreṣṭhadaśodaya

jyeṣṭhaśreṣṭhadaśodaya - the rise/emergence of the supreme best tenth (stage)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jyeṣṭha+śreṣṭha+daśa+udaya)

• jyeṣṭha – eldest, oldest, chief, best, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, supreme, principal
  adjective (masculine)
• daśa – ten, tenth
  numeral
• udaya – rise, ascent, emergence, dawn, prosperity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

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