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7,26

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-26, verse-31

निर्वाणो निर्मना मौनी कर्ताऽकर्ता च शीतलः ।
ज्ञ एव शान्त एवास्ते शून्य एवाभिपूरितः ॥ ३१ ॥
nirvāṇo nirmanā maunī kartā'kartā ca śītalaḥ ,
jña eva śānta evāste śūnya evābhipūritaḥ 31
31. nirvāṇaḥ nirmanāḥ maunī kartā akartā ca śītalaḥ
jñaḥ eva śāntaḥ eva āste śūnyaḥ eva abhipūritaḥ
31. nirvāṇaḥ nirmanāḥ maunī kartā akartā ca śītalaḥ
jñaḥ eva śāntaḥ śūnyaḥ eva abhipūritaḥ eva āste
31. The one who has attained the supreme liberation (nirvāṇa), who is free from mental constructs, and is silent, is simultaneously both an actor and a non-actor, and remains tranquil. Such a knower (jña) simply exists, peaceful, utterly empty, yet at the same time completely full.

Words meanings summery:

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  • निर्वाणः (nirvāṇaḥ) - a liberated person (one who has attained liberation, extinguished, tranquil)
  • निर्मनाः (nirmanāḥ) - without mind, mindless
  • मौनी (maunī) - silent, a silent one, a sage observing silence
  • कर्ता (kartā) - a doer, an agent, creator
  • अकर्ता (akartā) - a non-doer, not an agent
  • (ca) - and, also
  • शीतलः (śītalaḥ) - cool, tranquil, calm
  • ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - the enlightened one, the one with true knowledge (a knower, intelligent)
  • एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, alone
  • शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful, tranquil, calm
  • एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, alone
  • आस्ते (āste) - sits, stays, exists, remains
  • शून्यः (śūnyaḥ) - empty, void, vacant, zero
  • एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, alone
  • अभिपूरितः (abhipūritaḥ) - completely filled, perfectly full, replenished

Words meanings and morphology

निर्वाणः (nirvāṇaḥ) - a liberated person (one who has attained liberation, extinguished, tranquil)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvāṇa
nirvāṇa - liberation (mokṣa), extinction, tranquility, ultimate freedom
from nis- + √vā (to blow) + ana, then often metaphorical for extinguishing of desires/suffering
Prefix: nis
Root: vā (class 2)
निर्मनाः (nirmanāḥ) - without mind, mindless
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirmanas
nirmanas - without mind, mindless, free from mental activity
Compound of nir (without) and manas (mind)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+manas)
  • nis – without, out, away
    indeclinable
  • manas – mind, intellect, thought
    noun (neuter)
मौनी (maunī) - silent, a silent one, a sage observing silence
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of maunin
maunin - silent, a sage observing silence
from mauna (silence) + in
कर्ता (kartā) - a doer, an agent, creator
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ
kartṛ - doer, agent, creator
Agent Noun
from √kṛ (to do, make) + tṛc affix
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अकर्ता (akartā) - a non-doer, not an agent
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of akartṛ
akartṛ - non-doer, not an agent
Compound of a (not) and kartṛ (doer)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kartṛ)
  • a – not, un-, non-
    indeclinable
  • kartṛ – doer, agent, creator
    noun (masculine)
    Agent Noun
    from √kṛ (to do, make) + tṛc affix
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
शीतलः (śītalaḥ) - cool, tranquil, calm
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śītala
śītala - cool, cold, calm, tranquil
from śīta (cold) + la
ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - the enlightened one, the one with true knowledge (a knower, intelligent)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jña
jña - knowing, understanding, a knower, intelligent
from √jñā (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, alone
(indeclinable)
शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful, tranquil, calm
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śānta
śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, appeased, ceased
Past Passive Participle
from √śam (to be calm, pacify)
Root: śam (class 4)
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, alone
(indeclinable)
आस्ते (āste) - sits, stays, exists, remains
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √ās
Present Indicative, Ātmanepada, 3rd Person Singular
from √ās (to sit)
Root: ās (class 2)
शून्यः (śūnyaḥ) - empty, void, vacant, zero
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūnya
śūnya - empty, void, vacant, naught, zero
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, alone
(indeclinable)
अभिपूरितः (abhipūritaḥ) - completely filled, perfectly full, replenished
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of abhipūrita
abhipūrita - completely filled, perfectly full, replenished
Past Passive Participle
from abhi- + √pūr (to fill) + ita
Prefix: abhi
Root: pūr (class 10)