योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-186, verse-86

यथा नरोऽनुभवति निद्रायां दृषदः स्थितिम् ।
परमात्मानुभवति तथैतज्जडसंस्थितिम् ॥ ८६ ॥

yathā naro'nubhavati nidrāyāṃ dṛṣadaḥ sthitim ,
paramātmānubhavati tathaitajjaḍasaṃsthitim 86

86. yathā naraḥ anubhavati nidrāyām dṛṣadaḥ sthitim
paramātmā anubhavati tathā etat jaḍasaṃsthitim

86. yathā naraḥ nidrāyām dṛṣadaḥ sthitim anubhavati,
tathā paramātmā etat jaḍasaṃsthitim anubhavati

86. Just as a person experiences the state of being like a stone (dṛṣadaḥ sthiti) in sleep, similarly, the Supreme Self (paramātman) experiences this state of inert existence (jaḍasaṃsthiti).

86. כפי שאדם חווה בשינתו מצב של אבן, כך חווה העצמי העליון (פַרַמָאתְמַן) את הקיום הדומם הזה.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

• नरः (naraḥ) - a person (a man, a person)

• अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences (experiences, perceives)

• निद्रायाम् (nidrāyām) - in sleep

• दृषदः (dṛṣadaḥ) - of a stone (of a stone, rock)

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - the state (of being) (state, condition, existence)

• परमात्मा (paramātmā) - the Supreme Self (paramātman) (the Supreme Self, the Highest Soul)

• अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences (experiences, perceives)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (similarly, so, thus)

• एतत् (etat) - this (this (neuter))

• जडसंस्थितिम् (jaḍasaṁsthitim) - this state of inert existence (the state of inertia/insentience)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

नरः (naraḥ) - a person (a man, a person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences (experiences, perceives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anubhū

present active

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Root √bhū 'to be, become' with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

निद्रायाम् (nidrāyām) - in sleep

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nidrā

nidrā - sleep, slumber

From root √drā 'to sleep' with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: drā (class 2)

दृषदः (dṛṣadaḥ) - of a stone (of a stone, rock)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of dṛṣad

dṛṣad - stone, rock, slab

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - the state (of being) (state, condition, existence)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - state, condition, existence, standing, position

From root √sthā 'to stand'

Root: sthā (class 1)

परमात्मा (paramātmā) - the Supreme Self (paramātman) (the Supreme Self, the Highest Soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - Supreme Self, Highest Soul, Absolute Spirit

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

अनुभवति (anubhavati) - experiences (experiences, perceives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anubhū

present active

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Root √bhū 'to be, become' with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (similarly, so, thus)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (this (neuter))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun

जडसंस्थितिम् (jaḍasaṁsthitim) - this state of inert existence (the state of inertia/insentience)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jaḍasaṃsthiti

jaḍasaṁsthiti - state of inertness, condition of insentience

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jaḍa+saṃsthiti)

• jaḍa – inert, dull, insentient, inanimate
  adjective (masculine)
• saṃsthiti – state, condition, existence, establishment
  noun (feminine)
  From root √sthā 'to stand' with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

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