योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-186, verse-5
शिवं शान्तमजं मौनममौनमजरं ततम् ।
सुशून्याशून्यमभवमनादिनिधनं ध्रुवम् ॥ ५ ॥
सुशून्याशून्यमभवमनादिनिधनं ध्रुवम् ॥ ५ ॥
śivaṃ śāntamajaṃ maunamamaunamajaraṃ tatam ,
suśūnyāśūnyamabhavamanādinidhanaṃ dhruvam 5
suśūnyāśūnyamabhavamanādinidhanaṃ dhruvam 5
5.
śivam śāntamajam maunamamaunamajaram tatam
suśūnyāśūnyamabhavamanaadinidhanam dhruvam
suśūnyāśūnyamabhavamanaadinidhanam dhruvam
5.
śivam śāntamajam maunamamaunamajaram tatam
suśūnyāśūnyamabhavamanaadinidhanam dhruvam
suśūnyāśūnyamabhavamanaadinidhanam dhruvam
5.
It is auspicious, peaceful and unborn, silent yet not silent, ageless, pervasive, both utterly void and not void, without origin, without beginning or end, and eternal.
Words meanings summery:
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- शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, peaceful
- शान्तमजम् (śāntamajam) - peaceful and unborn
- मौनममौनमजरम् (maunamamaunamajaram) - silent, not silent, and ageless
- ततम् (tatam) - pervasive, extended, diffused
- सुशून्याशून्यमभवमनअदिनिधनम् (suśūnyāśūnyamabhavamanaadinidhanam) - both utterly void and not void, without origin, without beginning or end
- ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - eternal, constant, firm
Words meanings and morphology
शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious, benevolent, peaceful
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śiva
śiva - auspicious, propitious, benevolent, gracious; (noun) a name of Śiva
Note: Used as an epithet for Brahman, implied.
शान्तमजम् (śāntamajam) - peaceful and unborn
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śāntamajam
śāntamajam - peaceful and unborn; (compound adjective)
Compound type : dvandva (śānta+aja)
- śānta – peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted
participle
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root śam (to be quiet, calm)
Root: śam (class 4) - aja – unborn, not born; (noun) goat
adjective
Derived from 'a-' (negation) and root jan (to be born)
Prefix: a
Root: jan (class 4)
मौनममौनमजरम् (maunamamaunamajaram) - silent, not silent, and ageless
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of maunamamaunamajaram
maunamamaunamajaram - silent, not silent, and ageless; (compound adjective)
Compound type : dvandva (mauna+amauna+ajara)
- mauna – silence, taciturnity; silent, taciturn
noun (neuter)
Derived from 'muni' (sage) - amauna – not silent, not taciturn
adjective
Negation 'a-' with 'mauna'
Prefix: a - ajara – ageless, undecaying, immortal
adjective
Negation 'a-' with 'jara' (decay)
Prefix: a
Root: jṝ (class 9)
ततम् (tatam) - pervasive, extended, diffused
(participle)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tata
tata - extended, spread, pervaded, diffused
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root tan (to spread, extend)
Root: tan (class 8)
सुशून्याशून्यमभवमनअदिनिधनम् (suśūnyāśūnyamabhavamanaadinidhanam) - both utterly void and not void, without origin, without beginning or end
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of suśūnyāśūnyamabhavamanaadinidhanam
suśūnyāśūnyamabhavamanaadinidhanam - both utterly void and not void, without origin, without beginning or end; (compound adjective)
Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (suśūnya-aśūnya+abhava+anādi-nidhana)
- suśūnya – perfectly void, utterly empty
adjective
Prefix 'su-' (good, excellent) with 'śūnya' (void)
Prefix: su - aśūnya – not void, not empty, full
adjective
Negation 'a-' with 'śūnya' (void)
Prefix: a - abhava – non-existence, non-production; without origin, not born
adjective
Negation 'a-' with 'bhava' (existence, birth)
Prefix: a
Root: bhū (class 1) - anādi-nidhana – without beginning or end
adjective
Compound of 'anādi' (without beginning) and 'nidhana' (end, destruction)
ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - eternal, constant, firm
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhruva
dhruva - fixed, firm, constant, permanent, eternal; (noun) the Pole Star