योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-169, verse-29

अनिमीलितनेत्रस्य यस्य विश्वं प्रलीयते ।
स क्षीवः परमार्थेन हा शेते सुखमात्मवान् ॥ २९ ॥

animīlitanetrasya yasya viśvaṃ pralīyate ,
sa kṣīvaḥ paramārthena hā śete sukhamātmavān 29

29. animīlitanetrasya yasya viśvam pralīyate saḥ
kṣīvaḥ paramārthena hā śete sukham ātmavān

29. yasya animīlitanetrasya viśvam pralīyate saḥ
kṣīvaḥ paramārthena ātmavān sukham śete hā

29. For whom, with unclosed eyes, the universe (viśva) dissolves, that intoxicated one, truly in ultimate reality (paramārtha), alas, sleeps happily, possessed of the (true) Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• अनिमीलितनेत्रस्य (animīlitanetrasya) - of the one with unclosed eyes

• यस्य (yasya) - for whom (whose, for whom, of whom)

• विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe (viśva) (the universe, all, everything)

• प्रलीयते (pralīyate) - dissolves (dissolves, merges, ceases to exist)

• सः (saḥ) - that one (referring to the tattvadarśin) (he, that one)

• क्षीवः (kṣīvaḥ) - intoxicated (intoxicated, drunk, infatuated)

• परमार्थेन (paramārthena) - in ultimate reality (paramārtha) (by ultimate reality, truly, in the highest sense)

• हा (hā) - alas! (alas! ah! (exclamation of sorrow or wonder))

• शेते (śete) - sleeps (sleeps, lies down, rests)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily (happily, pleasantly, easily; happiness, ease)

• आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - possessed of the (true) Self (ātman) (possessed of the Self, spiritual, self-possessed)

Words meanings and morphology

अनिमीलितनेत्रस्य (animīlitanetrasya) - of the one with unclosed eyes

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of animīlitanetra

animīlitanetra - one whose eyes are unclosed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+nimīlita+netra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• nimīlita – closed, shut
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'mīl' with upasarga 'ni-'
  Prefix: ni
  Root: mīl (class 0)
• netra – eye, leader
  noun (neuter)

यस्य (yasya) - for whom (whose, for whom, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe (viśva) (the universe, all, everything)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viśva

viśva - all, whole, entire; the universe, the world

प्रलीयते (pralīyate) - dissolves (dissolves, merges, ceases to exist)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pralī

Prefix: pra

Root: lī (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - that one (referring to the tattvadarśin) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

क्षीवः (kṣīvaḥ) - intoxicated (intoxicated, drunk, infatuated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣīva

kṣīva - intoxicated, drunk, exhilarated, arrogant

परमार्थेन (paramārthena) - in ultimate reality (paramārtha) (by ultimate reality, truly, in the highest sense)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paramārtha

paramārtha - ultimate reality, highest truth, supreme aim

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+artha)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, aim, wealth, reality, thing
  noun (masculine)

हा (hā) - alas! (alas! ah! (exclamation of sorrow or wonder))

(indeclinable)

शेते (śete) - sleeps (sleeps, lies down, rests)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śī

Root: śī (class 2)

सुखम् (sukham) - happily (happily, pleasantly, easily; happiness, ease)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - possessed of the (true) Self (ātman) (possessed of the Self, spiritual, self-possessed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmavat

ātmavat - possessed of the self/soul, spiritual, wise, self-controlled

Derived from 'ātman' (Self) with the possessive suffix 'matup' (which becomes 'vat' with stems ending in 'a' or 'n')

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