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7,12

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-12, verse-41

ब्रह्मेदं घनमजराद्यनन्तमेकं संकल्पस्फुरणमविद्यमानमेव ।
बुद्ध्वैवं व्यपगतमानमेयमोहो निर्वाणं परिविहरन्विशोकमास्स्व ॥ ४१ ॥
brahmedaṃ ghanamajarādyanantamekaṃ saṃkalpasphuraṇamavidyamānameva ,
buddhvaivaṃ vyapagatamānameyamoho nirvāṇaṃ pariviharanviśokamāssva 41
41. brahma idam ghanam ajara-ādi anantam
ekam saṃkalpa-sphuraṇam avidyamānam
eva buddhvā evam vyapagata-māna-ameya-mohaḥ
nirvāṇam pariviharan viśokam āssva
41. idam brahma ghanam,
ajara-ādi anantam,
ekam (ca asti).
(asya) saṃkalpa-sphuraṇam avidyamānam eva.
evam buddhvā,
vyapagata-māna-ameya-mohaḥ (tvaṃ),
nirvāṇam pariviharan,
viśokam āssva.
41. This Brahman is profound, beginningless, ageless, infinite, and one; its manifestation, arising from mere mental volition (saṃkalpa), is in ultimate reality non-existent. Having understood this, you, whose ego (māna), objects of knowledge, and delusion have vanished, live immersed in liberation (nirvāṇa) and be free from sorrow.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the ultimate reality
  • इदम् (idam) - this
  • घनम् (ghanam) - profound, dense, solid, compact
  • अजर-आदि (ajara-ādi) - beginningless, ageless, etc.
  • अनन्तम् (anantam) - infinite, endless, boundless
  • एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique
  • संकल्प-स्फुरणम् (saṁkalpa-sphuraṇam) - manifestation of volition, arising from intention
  • अविद्यमानम् (avidyamānam) - non-existent in ultimate reality (non-existent, not present)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
  • बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having understood, having known
  • एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner
  • व्यपगत-मान-अमेय-मोहः (vyapagata-māna-ameya-mohaḥ) - one whose pride/ego, objects of knowledge, and delusion have departed/vanished
  • निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - liberation, perfect stillness, extinction (of suffering)
  • परिविहरन् (pariviharan) - living immersed (in nirvāṇa) (dwelling, remaining, experiencing, moving about (freely))
  • विशोकम् (viśokam) - sorrowless, free from grief
  • आस्स्व (āssva) - remain, be, dwell

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the ultimate reality
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahman, the ultimate reality, sacred word, Veda, soul
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
घनम् (ghanam) - profound, dense, solid, compact
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ghana
ghana - dense, solid, thick, profound, compact, intense
अजर-आदि (ajara-ādi) - beginningless, ageless, etc.
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ajara-ādi
ajara-ādi - beginning with agelessness, etc.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (a+jara+ādi)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • jara – decaying, old, worn out
    adjective
    Root: jṝ (class 1)
  • ādi – beginning, source, and so on
    noun (masculine)
अनन्तम् (anantam) - infinite, endless, boundless
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta
ananta - infinite, endless, boundless, Vishnu (as Ananta)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+anta)
  • an – not, non- (negating prefix)
    indeclinable
  • anta – end, boundary, limit
    noun (masculine)
एकम् (ekam) - one, single, unique
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of eka
eka - one, single, unique, sole
संकल्प-स्फुरणम् (saṁkalpa-sphuraṇam) - manifestation of volition, arising from intention
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃkalpa-sphuraṇa
saṁkalpa-sphuraṇa - manifestation/flickering of thought/volition
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (saṃkalpa+sphuraṇa)
  • saṃkalpa – volition, intention, resolve, conceptualization
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: sam
    Root: kḷp (class 1)
  • sphuraṇa – throbbing, flashing, manifestation, appearance
    noun (neuter)
    verbal noun
    From root sphur (to throb, flash).
    Root: sphur (class 6)
अविद्यमानम् (avidyamānam) - non-existent in ultimate reality (non-existent, not present)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of a-vidyamāna
a-vidyamāna - non-existent, not being present
Present Middle Participle with negation
Negation 'a' + present middle participle of 'vid' (to be, exist).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyamāna)
  • a – not, non- (negating prefix)
    indeclinable
  • vidyamāna – existing, being present
    adjective (neuter)
    Present Middle Participle
    Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Modifies 'saṃkalpa-sphuraṇam'.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having understood, having known
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Root: budh (class 1)
एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner
(indeclinable)
व्यपगत-मान-अमेय-मोहः (vyapagata-māna-ameya-mohaḥ) - one whose pride/ego, objects of knowledge, and delusion have departed/vanished
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vyapagata-māna-ameya-moha
vyapagata-māna-ameya-moha - one from whom ego, objects of knowledge, and delusion have departed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyapagata+māna+ameya+moha)
  • vyapagata – gone away, departed, removed
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root gam with prefixes vi and apa.
    Prefixes: vi+apa
    Root: gam (class 1)
  • māna – pride, ego, measurement, concept, honor
    noun (masculine)
  • ameya – immeasurable, unknowable, not an object of knowledge
    adjective
    Gerundive/Participle with negation
    Negation 'a' + 'meya' (measurable, knowable).
    Root: mā (class 2)
  • moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
    noun (masculine)
    Root: muh (class 4)
Note: Refers to the implicit 'you' (tvaṃ).
निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - liberation, perfect stillness, extinction (of suffering)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nirvāṇa
nirvāṇa - liberation, complete cessation, perfect stillness, extinction of passions
action noun
From root vā with prefix nis, meaning 'to blow out'.
Prefix: nir
Root: vā (class 2)
Note: Object of 'pariviharan'.
परिविहरन् (pariviharan) - living immersed (in nirvāṇa) (dwelling, remaining, experiencing, moving about (freely))
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pari-vihṛ
pari-vihṛ - to roam about, to pass time, to sport, to dwell, to experience
Prefixes: pari+vi
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Present active participle, modifying the implicit subject 'tvaṃ'.
विशोकम् (viśokam) - sorrowless, free from grief
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viśoka
viśoka - sorrowless, free from grief
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+śoka)
  • vi – without, free from (privative prefix)
    indeclinable
  • śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
    noun (masculine)
    Root: śuc (class 1)
Note: Predicative adjective for the implicit subject 'tvaṃ'.
आस्स्व (āssva) - remain, be, dwell
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ās
Root: ās (class 2)