योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-65

अजडानां यदज्ञानं स्थाणूनामिव शाम्यताम् ।
तमाहुर्मोक्षमक्षुब्धमासितं पदमक्षयम् ॥ ६५ ॥

ajaḍānāṃ yadajñānaṃ sthāṇūnāmiva śāmyatām ,
tamāhurmokṣamakṣubdhamāsitaṃ padamakṣayam 65

65. ajaḍānām yat ajñānam sthāṇūnām iva śāmyatām
tam āhuḥ mokṣam akṣubdham āsitam padam akṣayam

65. ajaḍānām śāmyatām yat ajñānam sthāṇūnām iva (bhavati)
tam akṣubdham āsitam akṣayam padam mokṣam āhuḥ

65. That ignorance of conscious beings who are becoming tranquil, resembling (the absence of awareness in) inert posts, they declare to be final liberation (mokṣa) — an undisturbed, abiding, and imperishable state.

Words meanings summery:

• अजडानाम् (ajaḍānām) - of the non-inert, of conscious beings

• यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

• अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance, nescience

• स्थाणूनाम् (sthāṇūnām) - of posts, of immovables, of inert objects

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• शाम्यताम् (śāmyatām) - of those who are becoming tranquil, of those subsiding

• तम् (tam) - that, him, it

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they call

• मोक्षम् (mokṣam) - liberation, emancipation, freedom (mokṣa)

• अक्षुब्धम् (akṣubdham) - undisturbed, unagitated, tranquil

• आसितम् (āsitam) - abiding, established, settled, seated

• पदम् (padam) - state, condition, position, abode, foot

• अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, undecaying, eternal

Words meanings and morphology

अजडानाम् (ajaḍānām) - of the non-inert, of conscious beings

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ajaḍa

ajaḍa - non-inert, intelligent, conscious

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+jaḍa)

• a – not, non-, without
  indeclinable
• jaḍa – inert, dull, unconscious, senseless
  adjective (masculine)

यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance, nescience

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ajñāna

ajñāna - ignorance, nescience

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+jñāna)

• a – not, non-, without
  indeclinable
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

स्थाणूनाम् (sthāṇūnām) - of posts, of immovables, of inert objects

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sthāṇu

sthāṇu - post, pillar, immovable object, anything fixed or standing still

Root: sthā (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

शाम्यताम् (śāmyatām) - of those who are becoming tranquil, of those subsiding

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śāmyat

śāmyat - becoming tranquil, subsiding

Present Active Participle

derived from root śam (to be calm, to cease), 4th class P.

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'ajaḍānām'.

तम् (tam) - that, him, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'mokṣam'.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they call

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of ah

present tense

irregular verb, present active, 3rd person plural

Root: ah

मोक्षम् (mokṣam) - liberation, emancipation, freedom (mokṣa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, emancipation, freedom

derived from root muc (to free, release)

Root: muc (class 6)

अक्षुब्धम् (akṣubdham) - undisturbed, unagitated, tranquil

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akṣubdha

akṣubdha - undisturbed, unagitated, tranquil

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kṣubdha)

• a – not, non-, without
  indeclinable
• kṣubdha – agitated, disturbed, troubled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root kṣubh (to be agitated, disturbed)
  Root: kṣubh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mokṣam'.

आसितम् (āsitam) - abiding, established, settled, seated

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āsita

āsita - abiding, established, settled, seated

Past Passive Participle

derived from root ās (to sit, to dwell)

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'padam'.

पदम् (padam) - state, condition, position, abode, foot

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - state, condition, position, abode, foot

Root: pad (class 4)

अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, undecaying, eternal

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, undecaying, eternal

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, non-, without
  indeclinable
• kṣaya – decay, destruction, loss
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root kṣi (to perish, destroy)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'padam'.

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