योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-27, verse-8

एवं निश्चयवान्नाम त्वमेवासि निरञ्जनः ।
ध्याता ध्येयं तथा ध्यानं सत्यं चापि न किंचन ॥ ८ ॥

evaṃ niścayavānnāma tvamevāsi nirañjanaḥ ,
dhyātā dhyeyaṃ tathā dhyānaṃ satyaṃ cāpi na kiṃcana 8

8. evam niścayavān nāma tvam eva asi nirañjanaḥ dhyātā
dhyeyam tathā dhyānam satyam ca api na kiñcana

8. evam tvam niścayavān nāma nirañjanaḥ eva asi dhyātā
dhyeyam tathā dhyānam ca satyam api kiñcana na

8. Thus, you are indeed one with firm conviction, the pure and untainted. For such a one, the meditator, the object of meditation, and the act of meditation (dhyāna) itself, along with any separate concept of truth, are simply nothing at all (for they merge into the supreme non-dual reality).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• निश्चयवान् (niścayavān) - one who has firm conviction, resolute, determined

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, verily, by name

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

• असि (asi) - you are, you exist

• निरञ्जनः (nirañjanaḥ) - taintless, spotless, pure, without blemish

• ध्याता (dhyātā) - the meditator, one who meditates

• ध्येयम् (dhyeyam) - the object of meditation, that which is to be meditated upon

• तथा (tathā) - and, similarly, in that manner

• ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - the act of meditation (dhyāna), contemplation

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, what is real

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चन (kiñcana) - with 'na', implies 'nothing at all' or 'not real as distinct entities' (anything at all, nothing whatever)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

निश्चयवान् (niścayavān) - one who has firm conviction, resolute, determined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścayavat

niścayavat - having certainty, having conviction, resolute

Derived with matup suffix from niścaya

नाम (nāma) - indeed, verily, by name

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - you are, you exist

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

निरञ्जनः (nirañjanaḥ) - taintless, spotless, pure, without blemish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirañjana

nirañjana - without blemish, spotless, pure

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+añjana)

• nis – without, free from, out
  prefix
• añjana – collyrium, taint, blemish, smear
  noun (neuter)

ध्याता (dhyātā) - the meditator, one who meditates

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhyātṛ

dhyātṛ - meditator, contemplator

Agent Noun

Agent noun from root dhyāy/dhyai

Root: dhyāy (class 1)

ध्येयम् (dhyeyam) - the object of meditation, that which is to be meditated upon

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhyeya

dhyeya - to be meditated upon, object of meditation

Gerundive

Gerundive from root dhyāy/dhyai

Root: dhyāy (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - and, similarly, in that manner

(indeclinable)

ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - the act of meditation (dhyāna), contemplation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation, thought

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, what is real

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, real, true

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किञ्चन (kiñcana) - with 'na', implies 'nothing at all' or 'not real as distinct entities' (anything at all, nothing whatever)

(indeclinable)

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