योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-39

अविचारात्ससंकल्पं मौनमाहुः परं पदम् ।
तदेव तव तज्ज्ञस्य दत्तः सुन्दर उत्तरः ॥ ३९ ॥

avicārātsasaṃkalpaṃ maunamāhuḥ paraṃ padam ,
tadeva tava tajjñasya dattaḥ sundara uttaraḥ 39

39. avichārāt sa-saṅkalpam maunam āhuḥ param padam
tat eva tava tat-jñasya dattaḥ sundara uttaraḥ

39. avichārāt sasaṅkalpam maunam param padam āhuḥ
sundara tava tat-jñasya tat eva uttaraḥ dattaḥ

39. Due to a lack of proper discrimination, people proclaim a silence that is accompanied by intention (saṅkalpa) to be the supreme state (param padam). O beautiful one, this very answer has been given to you, the knower of that truth.

Words meanings summery:

• अविछारात् (avichārāt) - from lack of discrimination, due to lack of inquiry

• स-सङ्कल्पम् (sa-saṅkalpam) - with intention, accompanied by thought/resolve

• मौनम् (maunam) - silence, quietude

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they call, they proclaim

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• पदम् (padam) - state, goal (referring to 'supreme state') (state, step, goal, abode, word)

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, exactly

• तव (tava) - to you, for you, your

• तत्-ज्ञस्य (tat-jñasya) - of the knower of that, to the knower of that

• दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, granted

• सुन्दर (sundara) - beautiful, handsome, excellent

• उत्तरः (uttaraḥ) - answer, reply

Words meanings and morphology

अविछारात् (avichārāt) - from lack of discrimination, due to lack of inquiry

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of avichāra

avichāra - lack of consideration, thoughtlessness, indiscretion, want of judgment

Negation of vichāra (inquiry, discrimination).

स-सङ्कल्पम् (sa-saṅkalpam) - with intention, accompanied by thought/resolve

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sasaṅkalpa

sasaṅkalpa - accompanied by purpose, with intention, full of resolves

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+saṅkalpa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• saṅkalpa – intention, resolve, thought, volition, conception
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'maunam'

मौनम् (maunam) - silence, quietude

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mauna

mauna - silence, taciturnity, quietude

Derived from muni (sage) with an suffix.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they call, they proclaim

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (or perfect used in present sense) (liṭ) of ah

Defective verb, primarily perfect tense forms used in present sense.

Root: ah

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, beyond

Note: Qualifies 'padam'

पदम् (padam) - state, goal (referring to 'supreme state') (state, step, goal, abode, word)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, state, condition, abode, word, verse-quarter

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, exactly

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

तत्-ज्ञस्य (tat-jñasya) - of the knower of that, to the knower of that

(noun)

masculine, singular of tatjña

tatjña - knower of that, understanding that

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+jña)

• tad – that, this
  pronoun (neuter)
• jña – knowing, wise, a knower, an expert
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root jñā (to know) with kṛt suffix -a.
  Root: jñā (class 9)

दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, granted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, presented, offered

Past Passive Participle

Root: dā (class 3)

सुन्दर (sundara) - beautiful, handsome, excellent

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sundara

sundara - beautiful, handsome, lovely, charming, good, excellent

Note: Used as an address, 'O beautiful one'.

उत्तरः (uttaraḥ) - answer, reply

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttara

uttara - answer, reply, consequence, upper, later, northern

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