योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-26, verse-41

तत्राद्ययावत्पाषाणसमधर्मा स तिष्ठति ।
संशान्तकरणो योगी बोध्यमानः प्रबुध्यते ॥ ४१ ॥

tatrādyayāvatpāṣāṇasamadharmā sa tiṣṭhati ,
saṃśāntakaraṇo yogī bodhyamānaḥ prabudhyate 41

41. tatra adyayāvat pāṣāṇasamadharmā saḥ tiṣṭhati
saṃśāntakaraṇaḥ yogī bodhyamānaḥ prabudhyate

41. tatra adyayāvat saḥ pāṣāṇasamadharmā tiṣṭhati.
saṃśāntakaraṇaḥ yogī bodhyamānaḥ prabudhyate.

41. There, even until today, he remains, having the intrinsic nature (dharma) of a stone. That yogi (yogi), whose senses are completely calmed, only awakens when he is awakened (by others).

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - in that very state of deep meditation (there, in that place)

• अद्ययावत् (adyayāvat) - even until today, up to the present day

• पाषाणसमधर्मा (pāṣāṇasamadharmā) - inert, unmoving, and unresponsive like a stone (having the same nature as a stone)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, stays

• संशान्तकरणः (saṁśāntakaraṇaḥ) - a yogi whose faculties of perception and action are entirely at peace (one whose senses are completely calmed)

• योगी (yogī) - yogi, ascetic, one who practices yoga

• बोध्यमानः (bodhyamānaḥ) - being roused from his deep meditative state (being awakened, being made to know)

• प्रबुध्यते (prabudhyate) - comes back to ordinary consciousness (awakens, becomes conscious)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - in that very state of deep meditation (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

अद्ययावत् (adyayāvat) - even until today, up to the present day

(indeclinable)

Compound of adya (today) + yāvat (as far as)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (adya+yāvat)

• adya – today
  indeclinable
• yāvat – as much as, as long as, until, up to
  indeclinable

पाषाणसमधर्मा (pāṣāṇasamadharmā) - inert, unmoving, and unresponsive like a stone (having the same nature as a stone)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṣāṇasamadharman

pāṣāṇasamadharman - having the same characteristic (dharma) as a stone

Bahuvrīhi compound: pāṣāṇa (stone) + sama (equal) + dharman (nature, characteristic).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāṣāṇa+sama+dharman)

• pāṣāṇa – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, same
  adjective (masculine)
• dharman – nature, quality, characteristic, intrinsic nature (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, remains, stays

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

संशान्तकरणः (saṁśāntakaraṇaḥ) - a yogi whose faculties of perception and action are entirely at peace (one whose senses are completely calmed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśāntakaraṇa

saṁśāntakaraṇa - one whose senses are entirely calmed, tranquil, or subdued

Bahuvrīhi compound: saṃśānta (completely calmed) + karaṇa (senses, instruments).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃśānta+karaṇa)

• saṃśānta – completely calmed, tranquilized, appeased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śam (to be calm) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śam (class 4)
• karaṇa – instrument, sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

योगी (yogī) - yogi, ascetic, one who practices yoga

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yogin

yogin - one who practices yoga, an ascetic, a contemplative saint, a practitioner of spiritual discipline (yoga)

Derived from yoga with the suffix -in

Root: yuj (class 7)

बोध्यमानः (bodhyamānaḥ) - being roused from his deep meditative state (being awakened, being made to know)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bodhyamāna

bodhyamāna - being awakened, being instructed, being made to understand

Present Passive Participle

From root budh (to awaken, know) in the passive voice, with the suffix -māna

Root: budh (class 1)

प्रबुध्यते (prabudhyate) - comes back to ordinary consciousness (awakens, becomes conscious)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of prabudh

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

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