योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-75

केवलो व्यवहारस्थः काष्ठमौनगतोऽथ वा ।
काष्ठपाषाणवत्तिष्ठन्ब्रह्मतामधिगच्छति ॥ ७५ ॥

kevalo vyavahārasthaḥ kāṣṭhamaunagato'tha vā ,
kāṣṭhapāṣāṇavattiṣṭhanbrahmatāmadhigacchati 75

75. kevalaḥ vyavahārasthaḥ kāṣṭhamaunagataḥ atha vā
kāṣṭhapāṣāṇavat tiṣṭhan brahmatām adhigacchati

75. kevalaḥ vyavahārasthaḥ atha vā kāṣṭhamaunagataḥ
kāṣṭhapāṣāṇavat tiṣṭhan brahmatām adhigacchati

75. Whether one is simply engaged in worldly affairs, or has attained the profound silence of a log, remaining like a piece of wood or a stone, he attains the state of Brahman (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• केवलः (kevalaḥ) - alone, solitary, pure, simple

• व्यवहारस्थः (vyavahārasthaḥ) - situated in worldly activity, engaged in practice or worldly affairs

• काष्ठमौनगतः (kāṣṭhamaunagataḥ) - one who has attained the silence or stillness of a log

• अथ (atha) - then, now, or, and

• वा (vā) - or, optionally

• काष्ठपाषाणवत् (kāṣṭhapāṣāṇavat) - like a log or a stone

• तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing, remaining, abiding

• ब्रह्मताम् (brahmatām) - the state of Brahman

• अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - attains, obtains, reaches

Words meanings and morphology

केवलः (kevalaḥ) - alone, solitary, pure, simple

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kevala

kevala - alone, solitary, pure, simple, absolute, mere

व्यवहारस्थः (vyavahārasthaḥ) - situated in worldly activity, engaged in practice or worldly affairs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavahārastha

vyavahārastha - situated in or engaged in practical life, worldly activity, conduct

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyavahāra+stha)

• vyavahāra – conduct, practice, business, worldly activity, usage
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'hṛ' with prefixes 'vi' and 'ava'
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'sthā'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

काष्ठमौनगतः (kāṣṭhamaunagataḥ) - one who has attained the silence or stillness of a log

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāṣṭhamaunagata

kāṣṭhamaunagata - one who has attained the silence/stillness of a log

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāṣṭha+mauna+gata)

• kāṣṭha – wood, log, stick
  noun (neuter)
• mauna – silence, taciturnity, quietude
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'muni' (sage)
• gata – gone, attained, reached, gone to
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam'
  Root: gam (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then, now, or, and

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or, optionally

(indeclinable)

काष्ठपाषाणवत् (kāṣṭhapāṣāṇavat) - like a log or a stone

(indeclinable)

Compound type : dvandva + suffix (kāṣṭha+pāṣāṇa+vat)

• kāṣṭha – wood, log, stick
  noun (neuter)
• pāṣāṇa – stone, rock
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, as, as if
  indeclinable
  Suffix forming adverbs of comparison

तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing, remaining, abiding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthā

sthā - to stand, to remain, to abide, to exist

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Present active participle

ब्रह्मताम् (brahmatām) - the state of Brahman

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of brahmatā

brahmatā - the state or condition of being Brahman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+tā)

• brahman – Brahman (the ultimate reality), sacred word, holy knowledge
  noun (neuter)
• tā – suffix for forming abstract nouns, meaning 'state of being'
  suffix (feminine)

अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - attains, obtains, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of adhigam

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

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