योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-49

अबहिःसाधनं शान्तमनन्तःसाधनं समम् ।
न सुखं नासुखं नाहं नान्यदित्यादि तं शिवम् ॥ ४९ ॥

abahiḥsādhanaṃ śāntamanantaḥsādhanaṃ samam ,
na sukhaṃ nāsukhaṃ nāhaṃ nānyadityādi taṃ śivam 49

49. abahiḥsādhanam śāntam anantasādhanam samam na sukham
na asukham na aham na anyat iti ādi tam śivam

49. tam śivam abahiḥsādhanam śāntam anantasādhanam
samam na sukham na asukham na aham na anyat iti ādi

49. That auspicious (śivam) one (or state), whose instruments are not external, who is peaceful, whose instruments are infinite, and who is equanimous, is described as 'neither happiness nor unhappiness, neither "I" nor "other," and so forth'.

Words meanings summery:

• अबहिःसाधनम् (abahiḥsādhanam) - Whose instruments or aids are not external. (Whose means/instruments are not external.)

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - Peaceful. (Peaceful, tranquil, calm.)

• अनन्तसाधनम् (anantasādhanam) - Whose instruments or aids are infinite. (Whose means/instruments are infinite/endless.)

• समम् (samam) - Equanimous. (Equanimous, even, equal.)

• न (na) - not (Not, no.)

• सुखम् (sukham) - Happiness. (Happiness, pleasure, ease.)

• न (na) - not (Not, no.)

• असुखम् (asukham) - Unhappiness. (Unhappiness, pain.)

• न (na) - not (Not, no.)

• अहम् (aham) - The sense of 'I' or ego (ahaṃtā). (I.)

• न (na) - not (Not, no.)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - Anything else, anything external. (Other, something else.)

• इति (iti) - Thus, this is how it is described. (Thus, so, in this manner.)

• आदि (ādi) - And so on, etc. (Beginning, origin, and so on, etc.)

• तम् (tam) - That (state or entity). (Him, that.)

• शिवम् (śivam) - The auspicious one, or the state of Shiva. (Auspicious, benevolent, Shiva.)

Words meanings and morphology

अबहिःसाधनम् (abahiḥsādhanam) - Whose instruments or aids are not external. (Whose means/instruments are not external.)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abahiḥsādhana

abahiḥsādhana - Not having external means/instruments.

Compound of a (not) + bahiḥ (external) + sādhana (means).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bahiḥ+sādhana)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• bahiḥ – outside, external
  indeclinable
  Indeclinable particle.
• sādhana – means, instrument, accomplishment
  noun (neuter)
  From root sādh (to accomplish).
  Root: sādh (class 10)

Note: Used as an attribute of śivam.

शान्तम् (śāntam) - Peaceful. (Peaceful, tranquil, calm.)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - Pacified, quiet, calm, tranquil.

Past Passive Participle

From root śam (to be quiet).

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Attribute of śivam.

अनन्तसाधनम् (anantasādhanam) - Whose instruments or aids are infinite. (Whose means/instruments are infinite/endless.)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anantasādhana

anantasādhana - Having infinite means/instruments.

Compound of ananta (infinite) + sādhana (means). Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ananta+sādhana)

• ananta – endless, infinite, boundless
  adjective (masculine)
  From an (not) + anta (end).
• sādhana – means, instrument, accomplishment
  noun (neuter)
  From root sādh (to accomplish).
  Root: sādh (class 10)

Note: Attribute of śivam.

समम् (samam) - Equanimous. (Equanimous, even, equal.)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - Even, equal, same, uniform, equanimous.

Note: Attribute of śivam.

न (na) - not (Not, no.)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

सुखम् (sukham) - Happiness. (Happiness, pleasure, ease.)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - Happiness, pleasure, ease.

Note: Predicative nominative.

न (na) - not (Not, no.)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

असुखम् (asukham) - Unhappiness. (Unhappiness, pain.)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asukha

asukha - Unhappiness, pain, sorrow.

Compound a (not) + sukha (happiness).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sukha)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
  Negative prefix.
• sukha – happiness, pleasure, ease
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicative nominative.

न (na) - not (Not, no.)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अहम् (aham) - The sense of 'I' or ego (ahaṃtā). (I.)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, myself.

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Predicative nominative.

न (na) - not (Not, no.)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अन्यत् (anyat) - Anything else, anything external. (Other, something else.)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - Other, another, different.

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Predicative nominative.

इति (iti) - Thus, this is how it is described. (Thus, so, in this manner.)

(indeclinable)

Particle introducing or closing a quotation or description.

आदि (ādi) - And so on, etc. (Beginning, origin, and so on, etc.)

(indeclinable)

Used as an indeclinable in compounds.

Note: Used in conjunction with iti.

तम् (tam) - That (state or entity). (Him, that.)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - That, it, him.

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Direct object of an implied verb like āhuḥ (they call) or jñātam (known).

शिवम् (śivam) - The auspicious one, or the state of Shiva. (Auspicious, benevolent, Shiva.)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śiva

śiva - Auspicious, propitious, benevolent, Shiva (the deity).

Refers to the ultimate auspicious reality.

Note: The ultimate reality or state of liberation.

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