योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-190, verse-61

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
यथाभूतार्थविज्ञानाद्भ्रान्तिमात्रात्मनि स्थिते ।
पिण्डग्रहवियुक्तेऽस्मिन्दृश्यचक्रे क्रमात्क्षयः ॥ ६१ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
yathābhūtārthavijñānādbhrāntimātrātmani sthite ,
piṇḍagrahaviyukte'smindṛśyacakre kramātkṣayaḥ 61

61. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca yathābhūtārthavijñānāt bhrāntimātrātmani
sthite piṇḍagrahayiyukte asmin dṛśyacakre kramāt kṣayaḥ

61. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca yathābhūtārthavijñānāt bhrāntimātrātmani
sthite asmin piṇḍagrahayiyukte dṛśyacakre kramāt kṣayaḥ

61. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Through the realization of reality as it truly is (yathābhūtārthavijñāna), when one's essential nature (ātman) is established as mere absence of illusion, then in this cycle of perceived phenomena (dṛśyacakra) — freed from the notion of solid existence (piṇḍa-graha) — there is a gradual cessation (kṣaya).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha, the sage addressing Rāma. (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - Vasiṣṭha said. (said, spoke)

• यथाभूतार्थविज्ञानात् (yathābhūtārthavijñānāt) - through the realization of reality as it truly is (yathābhūtārthavijñāna) (from the knowledge of things as they truly are)

• भ्रान्तिमात्रात्मनि (bhrāntimātrātmani) - in the essential nature (ātman) established as mere absence of illusion (in the Self (ātman) that is merely illusion; in the essential nature (ātman) that is mere illusion)

• स्थिते (sthite) - when (it is) established (in) (being situated, existing, standing (locative participle))

• पिण्डग्रहयियुक्ते (piṇḍagrahayiyukte) - freed from the notion of solid existence (piṇḍa-graha) (freed from the grasp of solidity/mass)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (cycle of perceived phenomena) (in this)

• दृश्यचक्रे (dṛśyacakre) - in the cycle of perceived phenomena (dṛśyacakra) (in the cycle of perceived objects/phenomena)

• क्रमात् (kramāt) - gradually (gradually, in succession, by degrees)

• क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - cessation (cessation, destruction, decline)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha, the sage addressing Rāma. (Śrī Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable Vasiṣṭha, a famous Vedic sage.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – venerable, glorious, prosperity
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - Vasiṣṭha said. (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect active indicative

From root `vac`, perfect form.

Root: vac (class 2)

यथाभूतार्थविज्ञानात् (yathābhūtārthavijñānāt) - through the realization of reality as it truly is (yathābhūtārthavijñāna) (from the knowledge of things as they truly are)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of yathābhūtārthavijñāna

yathābhūtārthavijñāna - knowledge of true things as they are

Compound: `yathā` (as) + `bhūta` (become, true) + `artha` (meaning, thing) + `vijñāna` (knowledge).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (yathā+bhūta+artha+vijñāna)

• yathā – as, in which manner, just as
  indeclinable
• bhūta – been, become, true, reality, an element, a being
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `bhū` (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• artha – meaning, object, purpose, thing, reality
  noun (masculine)
• vijñāna – knowledge, understanding, discernment
  noun (neuter)
  From root `jñā` (to know) with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Expresses cause or means.

भ्रान्तिमात्रात्मनि (bhrāntimātrātmani) - in the essential nature (ātman) established as mere absence of illusion (in the Self (ātman) that is merely illusion; in the essential nature (ātman) that is mere illusion)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhrāntimātrātman

bhrāntimātrātman - the Self whose nature is mere illusion

Karmadhāraya compound: `bhrāntireva mātraṃ yasya saḥ ātmā` (the Self of which illusion is merely the measure).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (bhrānti+mātra+ātman)

• bhrānti – illusion, error, confusion
  noun (feminine)
  From root `bhram` (to wander, to be confused).
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• mātra – mere, only, measure
  adjective
  Suffix indicating 'mere' or 'only'.
• ātman – Self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Location where `sthite` takes place.

स्थिते (sthite) - when (it is) established (in) (being situated, existing, standing (locative participle))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, existing, established

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` (to stand) with `kta` suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `bhrāntimātrātmani`.

पिण्डग्रहयियुक्ते (piṇḍagrahayiyukte) - freed from the notion of solid existence (piṇḍa-graha) (freed from the grasp of solidity/mass)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of piṇḍagrahayiyukta

piṇḍagrahayiyukta - separated from the concept of a solid mass

Compound: `piṇḍa` (lump, body) + `graha` (grasp, notion) + `viyukta` (separated from).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (piṇḍa+graha+viyukta)

• piṇḍa – lump, ball, body, solid mass
  noun (masculine)
• graha – grasp, seizing, taking, notion
  noun (masculine)
  From root `grah` (to seize).
  Root: grah (class 9)
• viyukta – separated, disjoined, freed from
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `yuj` (to join) with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with `dṛśyacakre`.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (cycle of perceived phenomena) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Masculine/neuter locative singular of `idam`.

दृश्यचक्रे (dṛśyacakre) - in the cycle of perceived phenomena (dṛśyacakra) (in the cycle of perceived objects/phenomena)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dṛśyacakra

dṛśyacakra - cycle of visible/perceivable objects

Karmadhāraya compound: `dṛśya` (perceivable) + `cakra` (wheel, cycle).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (dṛśya+cakra)

• dṛśya – visible, perceivable, object of sight
  adjective
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root `dṛś` (to see) + `ṇyat` suffix.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• cakra – wheel, discus, cycle, realm
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location where cessation occurs.

क्रमात् (kramāt) - gradually (gradually, in succession, by degrees)

(indeclinable)

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - cessation (cessation, destruction, decline)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - cessation, destruction, loss, waste

From root `kṣi` (to decay, to destroy).

Root: kṣi (class 1)

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