योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-19, verse-8

यथैवास्पन्दनाद्वातः सन्नेवैत्य सदात्मताम् ।
तथैवाचेतनाज्जीवो जीवन्नेति परां गतिम् ॥ ८ ॥

yathaivāspandanādvātaḥ sannevaitya sadātmatām ,
tathaivācetanājjīvo jīvanneti parāṃ gatim 8

8. yathā eva aspandanāt vātaḥ san eva eti sadātmatām
tathā eva acetanāt jīvaḥ jīvan eti parām gatim

8. yathā eva vātaḥ aspandanāt san eva sadātmatām eti
tathā eva jīvaḥ acetanāt jīvan parām gatim eti

8. Just as the wind, from the cessation of its movement (aspandana), while still existing, truly attains its essential nature (sadātmatā), so too does the individual soul (jīva), from the cessation of mental activity (acetana), attain the supreme state (param gati) while still alive.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अस्पन्दनात् (aspandanāt) - from non-movement, from cessation of vibration

• वातः (vātaḥ) - wind, air

• सन् (san) - being, existing

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• एति (eti) - goes, attains, comes

• सदात्मताम् (sadātmatām) - to the state of being the true self, to its essential nature

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अचेतनात् (acetanāt) - from non-consciousness, from cessation of mental activity

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (jīva), a living being

• जीवन् (jīvan) - living, while living

• एति (eti) - goes, attains, comes

• पराम् (parām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• गतिम् (gatim) - state, path, destination, movement

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अस्पन्दनात् (aspandanāt) - from non-movement, from cessation of vibration

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of aspandana

aspandana - absence of pulsation/movement, stillness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+spandana)

• a – not, non- (negation prefix)
  prefix
• spandana – movement, vibration, pulsation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root spand (to throb, vibrate) with suffix -ana.
  Root: spand (class 1)

वातः (vātaḥ) - wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāta

vāta - wind, air

Derived from root vā (to blow) with suffix -ta.

Root: vā (class 2)

सन् (san) - being, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, good

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

एति (eti) - goes, attains, comes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of i

Present indicative 3rd person singular of root i (class 2).

Root: i (class 2)

सदात्मताम् (sadātmatām) - to the state of being the true self, to its essential nature

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sadātmatā

sadātmatā - the state of being the true self, essential nature, reality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+ātmatā)

• sat – true, real, existent
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root as.
  Root: as (class 2)
• ātmatā – state of being the self, selfhood
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from ātman with suffix -tā.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अचेतनात् (acetanāt) - from non-consciousness, from cessation of mental activity

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of acetana

acetana - state of non-consciousness, lack of mental activity, unconsciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+cetana)

• a – not, non- (negation prefix)
  prefix
• cetana – consciousness, animation, mental activity, sentient
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root cit (to perceive, know, think) with suffix -ana.
  Root: cit (class 10)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the individual soul (jīva), a living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - individual soul, living being, life, principle of life

Derived from root jīv (to live) with suffix -a.

Root: jīv (class 1)

जीवन् (jīvan) - living, while living

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive, existing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root jīv (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

एति (eti) - goes, attains, comes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of i

Present indicative 3rd person singular of root i (class 2).

Root: i (class 2)

पराम् (parām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other

गतिम् (gatim) - state, path, destination, movement

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, state, condition, destination, liberation

Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -ti.

Root: gam (class 1)

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