योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-169, verse-31

निरानन्दमहानन्दी सुखमद्वैतमक्षयम् ।
निरालोकमहालोको हा शेते सुखमात्मवान् ॥ ३१ ॥

nirānandamahānandī sukhamadvaitamakṣayam ,
nirālokamahāloko hā śete sukhamātmavān 31

31. nirānandamahānandī sukham advaitam akṣayam
nirālokamahālokaḥ hā śete sukham ātmavān

31. hā ātmavān nirānandamahānandī advaitam
akṣayam nirālokamahālokaḥ sukham śete

31. Oh, the self-possessed person (ātmavān) rests happily, (experiencing a state that is) devoid of ordinary pleasure yet supremely blissful, non-dual, imperishable, and free from ordinary light yet profoundly luminous.

Words meanings summery:

• निरानन्दमहानन्दी (nirānandamahānandī) - experiencing great bliss while being beyond ordinary happiness

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily, in comfort (adverbial) (happiness, comfort)

• अद्वैतम् (advaitam) - non-dual, unique

• अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, undecaying

• निरालोकमहालोकः (nirālokamahālokaḥ) - greatly luminous while being beyond ordinary light

• हा (hā) - O!, alas!

• शेते (śete) - lies, rests, reposes

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily, comfortably

• आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - self-possessed, wise, spiritual, one who has realized the (ātman)

Words meanings and morphology

निरानन्दमहानन्दी (nirānandamahānandī) - experiencing great bliss while being beyond ordinary happiness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirānandamahānandin

nirānandamahānandin - one who is greatly blissful while being without ordinary joy

Compound adjective, nominalized with -in suffix

Compound type : Dvandva-like compound of adjectives (nirānanda+mahānandin)

• nirānanda – without joy, devoid of pleasure
  adjective
  Tatpuruṣa compound: nis + ānanda
  Prefix: nis
• mahānandin – greatly blissful, possessing great joy
  adjective (masculine)
  Bahuvrīhi compound: mahat + ānanda + -in suffix (possessing)

Note: Agrees with ātmavān.

सुखम् (sukham) - happily, in comfort (adverbial) (happiness, comfort)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

अद्वैतम् (advaitam) - non-dual, unique

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of advaita

advaita - non-duality, uniqueness; non-dual, unique

Negation of dvaita (duality)

Note: Agrees with the implicit state of 'sukham' or the nature of 'ātman'.

अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, undecaying

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, undecaying, everlasting

Negation of kṣaya (decay, destruction)

Note: Agrees with the implicit state of 'sukham' or the nature of 'ātman'.

निरालोकमहालोकः (nirālokamahālokaḥ) - greatly luminous while being beyond ordinary light

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirālokamahāloka

nirālokamahāloka - one who possesses great light while being without ordinary light

Dvandva-like compound of adjectives

Compound type : Dvandva-like compound of adjectives (nirāloka+mahāloka)

• nirāloka – without light, invisible
  adjective
  Tatpuruṣa compound: nis + āloka
  Prefix: nis
• mahāloka – great light, great visibility; greatly luminous
  adjective
  Karmadhāraya compound: mahat + āloka

Note: Agrees with ātmavān.

हा (hā) - O!, alas!

(indeclinable)

शेते (śete) - lies, rests, reposes

(verb)

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

Root: śī (class 2)

सुखम् (sukham) - happily, comfortably

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - self-possessed, wise, spiritual, one who has realized the (ātman)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmavat

ātmavat - possessing a self (ātman), spiritual, wise, self-possessed

Suffix -vat (possessive)

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