योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-192, verse-3

सर्वं शान्तं निरालम्बं विज्ञानं केवलं स्थितम् ।
अनन्तं चिद्धनं व्योम नीरागमपकल्पनम् ॥ ३ ॥

sarvaṃ śāntaṃ nirālambaṃ vijñānaṃ kevalaṃ sthitam ,
anantaṃ ciddhanaṃ vyoma nīrāgamapakalpanam 3

3. sarvaṃ śāntaṃ nirālambaṃ vijñānaṃ kevalaṃ sthitam
anantaṃ ciddhanaṃ vyoma nīrāgam apakalpanam

3. sarvaṃ śāntaṃ nirālambaṃ kevalaṃ sthitam vijñānaṃ
anantaṃ ciddhanaṃ vyoma nīrāgam apakalpanam

3. Everything is tranquil, self-supported, and purely consciousness (vijñāna) that is established. It is infinite, a dense mass of consciousness, an expanse (vyoma) free from attachment, and devoid of all mental constructions.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - everything (referring to the ultimate reality) (all, whole, entire)

• शान्तं (śāntaṁ) - tranquil (peaceful, calm, tranquil, ceased)

• निरालम्बं (nirālambaṁ) - self-supported, without external reliance (without support, self-supported, independent)

• विज्ञानं (vijñānaṁ) - pure consciousness (vijñāna) (consciousness, pure knowledge, understanding (vijñāna))

• केवलं (kevalaṁ) - purely, solely (only, sole, mere, pure, absolute)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - established, existing (established, existing, standing)

• अनन्तं (anantaṁ) - infinite (infinite, endless, boundless)

• चिद्धनं (ciddhanaṁ) - a dense mass of consciousness (dense with consciousness, mass of consciousness)

• व्योम (vyoma) - an expanse (vyoma) (sky, ether, space (vyoma))

• नीरागम् (nīrāgam) - free from attachment (without attachment, free from passion)

• अपकल्पनम् (apakalpanam) - devoid of all mental constructions (without imagination, free from mental constructions, non-conceptual)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - everything (referring to the ultimate reality) (all, whole, entire)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Neuter nominative/accusative singular form of 'sarva'.

शान्तं (śāntaṁ) - tranquil (peaceful, calm, tranquil, ceased)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil, ceased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √śam (to be calm, cease) with the suffix -kta.

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'sarvaṃ' and the implicit subject 'vijñānaṃ'.

निरालम्बं (nirālambaṁ) - self-supported, without external reliance (without support, self-supported, independent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirālamba

nirālamba - without support, independent, self-supported

Compound of 'nis' (without) and 'ālamba' (support).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ālamba)

• nis – out, without, free from
  indeclinable
  Negative particle/prefix.
• ālamba – support, reliance, object
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root √lamb (to hang, depend) with the prefix 'ā-'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lamb (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sarvaṃ' and 'vijñānaṃ'.

विज्ञानं (vijñānaṁ) - pure consciousness (vijñāna) (consciousness, pure knowledge, understanding (vijñāna))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vijñāna

vijñāna - consciousness, pure knowledge, understanding (vijñāna)

Derived from the root √jñā (to know) with the prefix 'vi-', and the suffix -ana.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: This is the main subject being described by the series of adjectives.

केवलं (kevalaṁ) - purely, solely (only, sole, mere, pure, absolute)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kevala

kevala - only, sole, mere, pure, absolute, isolated

स्थितम् (sthitam) - established, existing (established, existing, standing)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, situated, firm, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √sthā (to stand, remain) with the suffix -kta.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vijñānaṃ'.

अनन्तं (anantaṁ) - infinite (infinite, endless, boundless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'anta' (end).

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+anta)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle (nañ-).
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'vijñānaṃ'.

चिद्धनं (ciddhanaṁ) - a dense mass of consciousness (dense with consciousness, mass of consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ciddhana

ciddhana - mass of consciousness, dense consciousness, concentrated awareness

Compound of 'cit' (consciousness) and 'ghana' (dense, mass). 'cit' becomes 'cid' due to internal sandhi before 'gh'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cit+ghana)

• cit – consciousness, thought, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine noun meaning pure consciousness.
• ghana – dense, solid, compact, mass
  adjective (masculine)
  Also a noun meaning 'mass' or 'cloud'.

Note: Agrees with 'vijñānaṃ'.

व्योम (vyoma) - an expanse (vyoma) (sky, ether, space (vyoma))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, ether, space (vyoma), atmosphere

Noun of the -an stem, neuter nominative singular form.

Note: Agrees with 'vijñānaṃ'.

नीरागम् (nīrāgam) - free from attachment (without attachment, free from passion)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nīrāga

nīrāga - without passion, free from attachment, dispassionate

Compound of 'nis' (without) and 'rāga' (passion, attachment). 'nis' transforms to 'nī' due to sandhi in this compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+rāga)

• nis – out, without, free from
  indeclinable
  Negative particle/prefix.
• rāga – passion, attachment, color, love
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root √rañj (to color, delight) with the suffix -a.
  Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vijñānaṃ'.

अपकल्पनम् (apakalpanam) - devoid of all mental constructions (without imagination, free from mental constructions, non-conceptual)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apakalpana

apakalpana - without mental constructions, free from imagination, non-conceptual

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'kalpana' (imagination, mental construction).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kalpana)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle (nañ-).
• kalpana – imagination, mental construction, concept
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from the root √kḷp (to arrange, imagine) with the suffix -ana.
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vijñānaṃ'.

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