योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-52

तच्च नान्यो विजानाति स्वयमेवानुभूयते ।
लोकैषणाविरक्तेन ज्ञेन ज्ञत्वमिवात्मनि ॥ ५२ ॥

tacca nānyo vijānāti svayamevānubhūyate ,
lokaiṣaṇāviraktena jñena jñatvamivātmani 52

52. tat ca na anyaḥ vijānāti svayam eva anubhūyate
lokaiṣaṇāviraktena jñena jñatvam iva ātmani

52. tat ca anyaḥ na vijānāti svayam eva anubhūyate
lokaiṣaṇāviraktena jñena ātmani jñatvam iva

52. And that state, no other truly knows; it is experienced by oneself alone. It is like the realization of the quality of knowing (jñatvam) in the self (ātman) by a wise person (jñena) who is detached from all worldly desires.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that state (nirvāṇa) (that)

• च (ca) - and, also

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other, different

• विजानाति (vijānāti) - knows, understands, perceives

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, personally

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is felt, is perceived

• लोकैषणाविरक्तेन (lokaiṣaṇāviraktena) - by one detached from worldly desires/cravings

• ज्ञेन (jñena) - by the knower, by the wise one

• ज्ञत्वम् (jñatvam) - the state of being a knower, knowledge, wisdom

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, in the spirit

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that state (nirvāṇa) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the state (nirvāṇa) from the previous verse.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

conjunction

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

negative particle

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - another, other, different, distinct

indefinite pronoun / adjective

Note: Refers to any other person or entity.

विजानाति (vijānāti) - knows, understands, perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √jñā

Present active parasmaipada

from √jñā (class 9) + prefix vi + āti ending

Prefix: vi

Root: √jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject is anyaḥ.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, personally

(indeclinable)

reflexive adverb

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very

(indeclinable)

particle for emphasis

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is felt, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √bhū

Present passive ātmanepada

from √bhū (class 1) + prefix anu + passive ya + ate ending

Prefix: anu

Root: √bhū (class 1)

लोकैषणाविरक्तेन (lokaiṣaṇāviraktena) - by one detached from worldly desires/cravings

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lokaiṣaṇāvirakta

lokaiṣaṇāvirakta - detached from worldly desires/cravings

Bahuvrihi compound: loka-aiṣaṇā (desire for world) + virakta (detached)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (loka+aiṣaṇā+virakta)

• loka – world, people, realm
  noun (masculine)
• aiṣaṇā – desire, craving, wish, seeking
  noun (feminine)
  from √iṣ (to desire) + ana suffix
  Root: √iṣ (class 4)
• virakta – detached, dispassionate, indifferent, devoid of affection
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from prefix vi + √rañj (to be reddened, to be attached) + ta suffix
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √rañj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies jñena.

ज्ञेन (jñena) - by the knower, by the wise one

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jña

jña - knower, wise person, one who knows

from √jñā

Root: √jñā (class 9)

Note: Agent of anubhūyate.

ज्ञत्वम् (jñatvam) - the state of being a knower, knowledge, wisdom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñatva

jñatva - the state of being a knower, knowledge, wisdom

from jña (knower) + tva (suffix forming abstract nouns)

Root: √jñā (class 9)

Note: Used as object of comparison with iva.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, in the spirit

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

Note: Location where jñatvam resides/is realized.

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