योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-22, verse-52

साधो हृदयसौषिर्यमसौषिर्यमिवास्तु ते ।
अचित्त्ववपुषोऽचित्त्वादुपलस्येव राघव ॥ ५२ ॥

sādho hṛdayasauṣiryamasauṣiryamivāstu te ,
acittvavapuṣo'cittvādupalasyeva rāghava 52

52. sādho hṛdayasauṣiryam asauṣiryam iva astu te
acittvavapuṣaḥ acittvāt upalasya iva rāghava

52. sādho rāghava te hṛdayasauṣiryam asauṣiryam iva
astu acittvavapuṣaḥ upalasya acittvāt iva (astu)

52. O sage (sādho), let the inner spaciousness of your heart (hṛdayasauṣiryam) become like a firm, unyielding solidity (asauṣiryam). O Rāghava, let this be like a stone (upala) which, having an inert body (acittvapuṣa), is naturally without consciousness (acittva).

52. אדם יקר, רָאגְהַוָוה, יהי החלל שבלבך כבלתי חלול בשל העדר פעילות החשיבה, כשם שאבן נקייה מכל מחשבה.

Words meanings summery:

• साधो (sādho) - O sage (O sage, O good one, O virtuous one)

• हृदयसौषिर्यम् (hṛdayasauṣiryam) - the inner spaciousness of your heart (hollowness of heart, emptiness of heart, spaciousness of heart)

• असौषिर्यम् (asauṣiryam) - a firm, unyielding solidity (non-hollowness, solidity, compactness)

• इव (iva) - like, as if (like, as if, as)

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• ते (te) - your (to you, your)

• अचित्त्ववपुषः (acittvavapuṣaḥ) - having an inert form (of one whose body is non-conscious, of one with an inert form)

• अचित्त्वात् (acittvāt) - naturally without consciousness (from non-consciousness, due to inertness, because of lack of consciousness)

• उपलस्य (upalasya) - of a stone (of a stone, of a rock)

• इव (iva) - like, as if (like, as if, as)

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (Rāma) (descendant of Raghu, O Rāma)

Words meanings and morphology

साधो (sādho) - O sage (O sage, O good one, O virtuous one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, holy man, sage

From root sādh (to accomplish).

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Addressed to Rāma.

हृदयसौषिर्यम् (hṛdayasauṣiryam) - the inner spaciousness of your heart (hollowness of heart, emptiness of heart, spaciousness of heart)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛdayasauṣirya

hṛdayasauṣirya - hollowness of heart, emptiness of heart, porosity of heart

Compound of hṛdaya (heart) and sauṣirya (hollowness).

Compound type : tatpurusha (hṛdaya+sauṣirya)

• hṛdaya – heart, mind, core
  noun (neuter)
  Root: hṛ
• sauṣirya – hollowness, porosity, spaciousness, emptiness
  noun (neuter)
  From suṣira (hollow) with ya suffix.

Note: Subject of astu.

असौषिर्यम् (asauṣiryam) - a firm, unyielding solidity (non-hollowness, solidity, compactness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asauṣirya

asauṣirya - non-hollowness, solidity, compactness

a (not) + sauṣirya (hollowness)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sauṣirya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• sauṣirya – hollowness, porosity, spaciousness, emptiness
  noun (neuter)
  From suṣira (hollow) with ya suffix.

Note: Predicate nominative for hṛdayasauṣiryam.

इव (iva) - like, as if (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

imperative active

Root: as (class 2)

ते (te) - your (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Possessive, "your heart".

अचित्त्ववपुषः (acittvavapuṣaḥ) - having an inert form (of one whose body is non-conscious, of one with an inert form)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of acittvavapuṣa

acittvavapuṣa - having a body/form that is non-conscious or inert

Compound of a (not), cittva (consciousness), vapus (body, form).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+cittva+vapus)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• cittva – consciousness, intelligence (abstract noun)
  noun (neuter)
  From cit (consciousness) + tva suffix.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vapus – body, form, figure
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies upalasya.

अचित्त्वात् (acittvāt) - naturally without consciousness (from non-consciousness, due to inertness, because of lack of consciousness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of acittvatva

acittvatva - state of being non-conscious, inertness, lack of consciousness

Compound of a (not), cittva (consciousness), tva (suffix for abstract nouns).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cittva+tva)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• cittva – consciousness, intelligence (abstract noun)
  noun (neuter)
  From cit (consciousness) + tva suffix.
  Root: cit (class 1)
• tva – state of being, -ness
  suffix (neuter)
  Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives or nouns.

Note: Expresses cause or reason.

उपलस्य (upalasya) - of a stone (of a stone, of a rock)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of upala

upala - stone, rock, gem

Note: Connected to acittvavapuṣaḥ and acittvāt.

इव (iva) - like, as if (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (Rāma) (descendant of Raghu, O Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, name of Rāma

From raghu (name of an ancient king) + a (patronymic suffix).

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