योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-48

जीवतोऽप्युपशान्तस्य व्यवहारवतोऽपि च ।
शववद्यदवस्थानं तदाहुः परमं पदम् ॥ ४८ ॥

jīvato'pyupaśāntasya vyavahāravato'pi ca ,
śavavadyadavasthānaṃ tadāhuḥ paramaṃ padam 48

48. jīvataḥ api upaśāntasya vyavahāravataḥ api ca
śavavat yat avasthānam tat āhuḥ paramam padam

48. jīvataḥ api upaśāntasya ca vyavahāravataḥ api
yat śavavat avasthānam tat paramam padam āhuḥ

48. They declare that state of being, which is like that of a corpse, to be the supreme abode (paramam padam) even for one who is living, tranquil, and engaged in worldly activities.

Words meanings summery:

• जीवतः (jīvataḥ) - Of one who is alive. (Of one living, of a living being.)

• अपि (api) - Even. (Also, even.)

• उपशान्तस्य (upaśāntasya) - Of one who is tranquil. (Of one who is pacified, calm, tranquil.)

• व्यवहारवतः (vyavahāravataḥ) - Of one engaged in worldly activities. (Of one who possesses activity/affairs, of one engaged in worldly activities.)

• अपि (api) - Even. (Also, even.)

• च (ca) - And.

• शववत् (śavavat) - Like that of a corpse. (Like a corpse, cadaver-like.)

• यत् (yat) - Which. (Which, that which.)

• अवस्थानम् (avasthānam) - State of being, condition. (State, condition, standing still.)

• तत् (tat) - That (state). (That.)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - They declare, they call. (They say, they declare.)

• परमम् (paramam) - Supreme. (Supreme, highest, ultimate.)

• पदम् (padam) - State, abode (spiritual state). (State, abode, foot, word.)

Words meanings and morphology

जीवतः (jīvataḥ) - Of one who is alive. (Of one living, of a living being.)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - Living, alive.

Present Active Participle

From root jīv (to live).

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Refers to the subject whose state is described.

अपि (api) - Even. (Also, even.)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

उपशान्तस्य (upaśāntasya) - Of one who is tranquil. (Of one who is pacified, calm, tranquil.)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of upaśānta

upaśānta - Pacified, quiet, calm, tranquil.

Past Passive Participle

From root śam (to be quiet) with upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)

व्यवहारवतः (vyavahāravataḥ) - Of one engaged in worldly activities. (Of one who possesses activity/affairs, of one engaged in worldly activities.)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vyavahāravat

vyavahāravat - Having worldly activity, engaged in affairs, practical.

From vyavahāra (worldly activity) + matup suffix.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Used with upaśāntasya and jīvataḥ.

अपि (api) - Even. (Also, even.)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

च (ca) - And.

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

शववत् (śavavat) - Like that of a corpse. (Like a corpse, cadaver-like.)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of śava (corpse) with vat (like).

Note: Qualifies the state (avasthānam).

यत् (yat) - Which. (Which, that which.)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - Which, what, that.

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to avasthānam.

अवस्थानम् (avasthānam) - State of being, condition. (State, condition, standing still.)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avasthāna

avasthāna - State, condition, position, remaining.

From root sthā (to stand) with ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The state being described.

तत् (tat) - That (state). (That.)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - That, it.

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: The direct object of āhuḥ.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - They declare, they call. (They say, they declare.)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of ah

Perfect Active Indicative

Third person plural perfect active indicative of root ah (irregular verb). Some grammarians consider it from root brū.

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: The verb for "they call".

परमम् (paramam) - Supreme. (Supreme, highest, ultimate.)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - Supreme, highest, best, ultimate.

Superlative form.

पदम् (padam) - State, abode (spiritual state). (State, abode, foot, word.)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - Foot, step, state, position, abode, word.

From root pad (to go).

Root: pad (class 4)

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