योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-55

चेतनस्याचेतनत्वमचेत्योन्मुखतात्मकम् ।
मोक्षं विद्धि परं शान्तं पदमव्ययमेव च ॥ ५५ ॥

cetanasyācetanatvamacetyonmukhatātmakam ,
mokṣaṃ viddhi paraṃ śāntaṃ padamavyayameva ca 55

55. cetanasy acetanatvam acetyonmukhatātmakam
mokṣam viddhi param śāntam padam avyayam eva ca

55. cetanasy acetyonmukhatātmakam acetanatvam
mokṣam param śāntam avyayam padam eva ca viddhi

55. Know that the unconsciousness of the conscious entity, characterized by an absence of inclination towards objects of thought, is liberation (mokṣa) itself, the supreme, tranquil, and imperishable state.

Words meanings summery:

• चेतनस्य् (cetanasy) - of the conscious entity

• अचेतनत्वम् (acetanatvam) - unconsciousness, state of being unconscious/non-conscious

• अचेत्योन्मुखतात्मकम् (acetyonmukhatātmakam) - characterized by the nature of not being inclined towards objects of thought

• मोक्षम् (mokṣam) - liberation, freedom, emancipation

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil, peaceful, calm

• पदम् (padam) - state, condition, abode, goal

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

चेतनस्य् (cetanasy) - of the conscious entity

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cetana

cetana - conscious, animate, sentient being, consciousness

Derived from root `cit` (to perceive, think).

Root: cit (class 1)

अचेतनत्वम् (acetanatvam) - unconsciousness, state of being unconscious/non-conscious

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acetanatva

acetanatva - unconsciousness, non-consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (acetana+tva)

• acetana – unconscious, non-conscious
  adjective (neuter)
  Negative compound of `cetana`.
  Prefix: a
  Root: cit (class 1)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  indeclinable (neuter)

अचेत्योन्मुखतात्मकम् (acetyonmukhatātmakam) - characterized by the nature of not being inclined towards objects of thought

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acetyonmukhatātmaka

acetyonmukhatātmaka - characterized by the nature of not being inclined towards objects of thought, having the nature of indifference to objects

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (acetyonmukhatā+ātmaka)

• acetyonmukhatā – state of not being inclined towards objects of thought, non-object-facing-ness
  noun (feminine)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, characterized by
  adjective (neuter)
  Suffix -ātmaka is used to form adjectives indicating 'nature of'.
  Root: ātman

Note: Agrees with 'acetanatvam'.

मोक्षम् (mokṣam) - liberation, freedom, emancipation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, emancipation, freedom from saṃsāra

Derived from root `muc` (to free, release) with suffix `-sa`.

Root: muc (class 6)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, subsequent, other

Note: Agrees with 'padam'.

शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil, peaceful, calm

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil, appeased, ceased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `śam` (to be calm, cease).

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'padam'.

पदम् (padam) - state, condition, abode, goal

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, state, condition, abode, goal

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, undecaying; an indeclinable word

Derived from `a` (not) + `vyaya` (expenditure, decay).

Note: Agrees with 'padam'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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