योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-26, verse-32
निर्वासनास्पन्दपरो यन्त्रपुत्रकगात्रवत् ।
स यथास्थितमेवास्ते ज्ञः संव्यवहरन्नपि ॥ ३२ ॥
स यथास्थितमेवास्ते ज्ञः संव्यवहरन्नपि ॥ ३२ ॥
nirvāsanāspandaparo yantraputrakagātravat ,
sa yathāsthitamevāste jñaḥ saṃvyavaharannapi 32
sa yathāsthitamevāste jñaḥ saṃvyavaharannapi 32
32.
nirvāsanāspandaparaḥ yantraputrakagātravat saḥ
yathāsthitam eva āste jñaḥ saṃvyavaharan api
yathāsthitam eva āste jñaḥ saṃvyavaharan api
32.
saḥ jñaḥ nirvāsanāspandaparaḥ yantraputrakagātravat
saṃvyavaharan api yathāsthitam eva āste
saṃvyavaharan api yathāsthitam eva āste
32.
The knower (jña), whose movements are free from latent desires (vāsanā), remains precisely as he is, like the body of a mechanical puppet, even while engaging in worldly activities.
Words meanings summery:
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- निर्वासनास्पन्दपरः (nirvāsanāspandaparaḥ) - refers to the enlightened knower whose actions lack personal motivations (one whose actions are beyond latent desires, one whose activities are free from vāsanās)
- यन्त्रपुत्रकगात्रवत् (yantraputrakagātravat) - like the body of a mechanical doll/puppet
- सः (saḥ) - refers to the knower (jña) (he, that)
- यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - remaining in one's natural, unaltered state (as it is, as it stood, in its original state)
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, alone
- आस्ते (āste) - sits, stays, exists, remains
- ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - the enlightened one, the one with true knowledge (a knower, intelligent)
- संव्यवहरन् (saṁvyavaharan) - engaging in worldly activities (transacting, dealing, engaging in affairs)
- अपि (api) - even while (even, also, although)
Words meanings and morphology
निर्वासनास्पन्दपरः (nirvāsanāspandaparaḥ) - refers to the enlightened knower whose actions lack personal motivations (one whose actions are beyond latent desires, one whose activities are free from vāsanās)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvāsanāspandapara
nirvāsanāspandapara - one whose activity is devoid of latent desires
Compound of nir-vāsanā (without latent impressions) + spanda (movement, activity) + para (devoted to, beyond, characterized by)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+vāsanā+spanda+para)
- nis – without, out, away
indeclinable - vāsanā – latent impression, mental predisposition, desire
noun (feminine)
from √vas (to dwell, perfume)
Root: vas (class 1) - spanda – trembling, vibration, pulsation, movement, action
noun (masculine)
from √spand (to tremble, vibrate)
Root: spand (class 1) - para – supreme, excellent, ultimate, devoted to, beyond
adjective (masculine)
यन्त्रपुत्रकगात्रवत् (yantraputrakagātravat) - like the body of a mechanical doll/puppet
(indeclinable)
Compound of yantraputraka (mechanical doll) + gātra (body) + vat (like, suffix of comparison)
Compound type : tatpurusha (yantraputraka+gātra+vat)
- yantraputraka – mechanical doll, puppet
noun (neuter)
Compound of yantra (machine) + putraka (small son, doll) - gātra – body, limb
noun (neuter) - vat – like, as
indeclinable
suffix indicating comparison
सः (saḥ) - refers to the knower (jña) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - remaining in one's natural, unaltered state (as it is, as it stood, in its original state)
(indeclinable)
indeclinable compound of yathā (as) and sthita (stood, placed)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+sthita)
- yathā – as, according to, just as
indeclinable - sthita – stood, staying, existing, situated
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from √sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
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)
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)
संव्यवहरन् (saṁvyavaharan) - engaging in worldly activities (transacting, dealing, engaging in affairs)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvyavaharat
saṁvyavaharat - transacting, dealing, engaging in affairs
Present Active Participle
from sam-vi-ava-√hṛ (to act, deal, transact)
Prefixes: sam+vi+ava
Root: hṛ (class 1)
अपि (api) - even while (even, also, although)
(indeclinable)