योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-137, verse-51

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यावत्किं दृश्यदृष्ट्यान्तस्तूष्णीं तिष्ठाम्यहं चिरम् ।
निश्चित्त इति संवित्तिः शमा नान्यत्सुषुप्तकम् ॥ ५१ ॥

yāvatkiṃ dṛśyadṛṣṭyāntastūṣṇīṃ tiṣṭhāmyahaṃ ciram ,
niścitta iti saṃvittiḥ śamā nānyatsuṣuptakam 51

51. yāvat kim dṛśyadṛṣṭyāntaḥ tūṣṇīm tiṣṭhāmi aham ciram
niscittaḥ iti saṃvittiḥ śamā na anyat suṣuptakam

51. aham yāvat kim ciram dṛśyadṛṣṭyāntaḥ tūṣṇīm tiṣṭhāmi
iti niscittaḥ saṃvittiḥ śamā anyat suṣuptakam na

51. "For how long do I remain silent, absorbed in the cessation of all perceived objects (dṛśyadṛṣṭyānta)?" The insight (saṃvitti) that "the mind (citta) is completely still" is itself that cessation; there is no other deep sleep (suṣuptaka).

Words meanings summery:

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यावत् (yāvat) - for how long (as much as, as long as, until, how long)

किम् (kim) - to what extent (duration) (what?, how much?, to what extent?)

दृश्यदृष्ट्यान्तः (dṛśyadṛṣṭyāntaḥ) - the cessation of all objects of perception (the end/cessation of the perception of what is seen/visible objects)

तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly

तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I stand, I remain, I stay

अहम् (aham) - I

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

निस्चित्तः (niscittaḥ) - the mind (citta) is completely still (without mind, quieted mind, still mind)

इति (iti) - marking a quotation or thought (thus, in this manner, here)

संवित्तिः (saṁvittiḥ) - insight, realization (knowledge, understanding, realization, insight)

शमा (śamā) - cessation, stillness (cessation, tranquility, calmness)

न (na) - not, no

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another

सुषुप्तकम् (suṣuptakam) - deep sleep

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - for how long (as much as, as long as, until, how long)

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - to what extent (duration) (what?, how much?, to what extent?)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here, modifying yāvat, implying duration or extent.

दृश्यदृष्ट्यान्तः (dṛśyadṛṣṭyāntaḥ) - the cessation of all objects of perception (the end/cessation of the perception of what is seen/visible objects)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛśyadṛṣṭyānta

dṛśyadṛṣṭyānta - the end of perceiving objects, cessation of visible phenomena

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+dṛṣṭi+anta)

dṛśya – visible, to be seen, object, phenomenon
noun (neuter)
Gerundive
from √dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
dṛṣṭi – seeing, perception, view, insight
noun (feminine)
from √dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
anta – end, limit, cessation, boundary
noun (masculine)

Note: Compound in nominative case, referring to the state or experience.

तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I stand, I remain, I stay

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

निस्चित्तः (niscittaḥ) - the mind (citta) is completely still (without mind, quieted mind, still mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niscitta

niscitta - free from mind/thought, tranquil, still-minded

from nis (without) + citta (mind)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+citta)

nis – out, without, free from
indeclinable
A prefix indicating negation or absence.
citta – mind, consciousness, thought, intellect
noun (neuter)
from √cit (to perceive, know)
Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Refers to the state of mind, or the experiencer.

इति (iti) - marking a quotation or thought (thus, in this manner, here)

(indeclinable)

संवित्तिः (saṁvittiḥ) - insight, realization (knowledge, understanding, realization, insight)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃvitti

saṁvitti - perception, knowledge, understanding, insight, consciousness

from sam + √vid (to know)

Prefix: sam

Root: vid (class 2)

शमा (śamā) - cessation, stillness (cessation, tranquility, calmness)

(noun)