योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-25

एवमाद्यन्तरहितमभ्यासेन शनैःशनैः ।
पदमासादयाद्वन्द्वमतीतं सर्ववस्तुतः ॥ २५ ॥

evamādyantarahitamabhyāsena śanaiḥśanaiḥ ,
padamāsādayādvandvamatītaṃ sarvavastutaḥ 25

25. evam ādiantarahitam abhyāsena śanaiḥ śanaiḥ
padam āsādaya advandvam atītam sarvavastutaḥ

25. evam abhyāsena śanaiḥ śanaiḥ ādiantarahitam
advandvam sarvavastutaḥ atītam padam āsādaya

25. In this manner, through gradual and consistent practice, attain that state which is without beginning or end, free from dualities, and transcending all material objects.

Words meanings summery:

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

• आदिअन्तरहितम् (ādiantarahitam) - without beginning or end; timeless, eternal

• अभ्यासेन (abhyāsena) - by practice, through repetition, by habit

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• पदम् (padam) - the state, position, abode, ultimate state

• आसादय (āsādaya) - attain, reach, achieve

• अद्वन्द्वम् (advandvam) - free from dualities, non-dual

• अतीतम् (atītam) - transcending, passed beyond, gone beyond

• सर्ववस्तुतः (sarvavastutaḥ) - from all things/objects, in relation to all objects

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

आदिअन्तरहितम् (ādiantarahitam) - without beginning or end; timeless, eternal

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ādiantarahita

ādiantarahita - without beginning or end, eternal

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (ādianta+rahita)

• ādi – beginning, origin
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)
• rahita – devoid of, without, free from
  verbal adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root rah (to abandon)
  Root: rah (class 1)

Note: modifies 'padam'

अभ्यासेन (abhyāsena) - by practice, through repetition, by habit

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhyāsa

abhyāsa - practice, repetition, exercise

from root as (to throw, cast) with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

originally instrumental plural of śana

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

originally instrumental plural of śana

Note: repetition emphasizes gradualness

पदम् (padam) - the state, position, abode, ultimate state

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, mark, state, position, ultimate abode

आसादय (āsādaya) - attain, reach, achieve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of āsādaya

Causative Imperative

derived from root sad (to sit) with prefix ā, in causative form

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

अद्वन्द्वम् (advandvam) - free from dualities, non-dual

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of advandva

advandva - free from pairs of opposites, non-dual

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (a+dvandva)

• a – not, without
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• dvandva – pair, couple, duality, pair of opposites
  noun (neuter)

Note: modifies 'padam'

अतीतम् (atītam) - transcending, passed beyond, gone beyond

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of atīta

atīta - past, gone by, transcended

Past Passive Participle

from root i (to go) with prefix ati

Prefix: ati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: modifies 'padam'

सर्ववस्तुतः (sarvavastutaḥ) - from all things/objects, in relation to all objects

(indeclinable)

formed with suffix -tas from sarvavastu

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sarva+vastu)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• vastu – thing, object, substance, reality
  noun (neuter)

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