योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-79

शमममलमहार्यमार्यजुष्टं शिवमजमक्षयमासितं समं यत् ।
तदवितथपदं तदास्व शान्तं पिब लल भुङ्क्ष्व भवानयं हि नास्ति ॥ ७९ ॥

śamamamalamahāryamāryajuṣṭaṃ śivamajamakṣayamāsitaṃ samaṃ yat ,
tadavitathapadaṃ tadāsva śāntaṃ piba lala bhuṅkṣva bhavānayaṃ hi nāsti 79

79. śamam amalam ahāryam āryajuṣṭam śivam
ajam akṣayam āsitam samam yat | tat
avitathapadam tat āsva śāntam piba lala
bhuṅkṣva bhavān ayam hi na asti ||

79. yat śamam amalam ahāryam āryajuṣṭam
śivam ajam akṣayam āsitam samam tat
avitathapadam śāntam tat āsva piba
lala bhuṅkṣva hi ayam bhavān na asti

79. Reside in that unwavering (avitathapada) and tranquil state, which is peace (śama), pure (amala), unassailable (ahārya), cherished by noble ones (āryajuṣṭa), auspicious (śiva), unborn (aja) [Brahman], imperishable (akṣaya), established (āsita), and uniform (sama). Savor it fully! For this individual existence (bhava), this 'you-ness' (bhavān), indeed does not truly exist.

Words meanings summery:

• शमम् (śamam) - peace (śama) (peace, tranquility, quietude, cessation)

• अमलम् (amalam) - pure (amala) (pure, spotless, stainless, immaculate)

• अहार्यम् (ahāryam) - unassailable (ahārya) (unassailable, not to be taken away, indestructible)

• आर्यजुष्टम् (āryajuṣṭam) - cherished by noble ones (āryajuṣṭa) (cherished/honored by noble ones, practiced by the wise)

• शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious (śiva) (auspicious, benevolent, propitious, blessed)

• अजम् (ajam) - unborn (aja) [Brahman] (unborn, not born)

• अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable (akṣaya) (imperishable, undecaying, indestructible)

• आसितम् (āsitam) - established (āsita) (established, settled, seated, attained)

• समम् (samam) - uniform (sama) (equal, even, uniform, tranquil)

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• अवितथपदम् (avitathapadam) - unwavering (avitathapada) (unwavering state, true state, ultimate state)

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• आस्व (āsva) - reside, sit, dwell, be present

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil (śānta) (peaceful, tranquil, calm)

• पिब (piba) - drink, absorb, partake

• लल (lala) - lick, taste, enjoy, sport

• भुङ्क्ष्व (bhuṅkṣva) - enjoy, eat, experience, protect

• भवान् (bhavān) - this individual existence (bhava), this 'you-ness' (bhavān) (you (hon.), being, existence, becoming)

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

Words meanings and morphology

शमम् (śamam) - peace (śama) (peace, tranquility, quietude, cessation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śama

śama - peace, tranquility, quietude, cessation of activity

Root: śam (class 1)

अमलम् (amalam) - pure (amala) (pure, spotless, stainless, immaculate)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amala

amala - pure, spotless, stainless, immaculate

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• mala – impurity, dirt, stain
  noun (neuter)

अहार्यम् (ahāryam) - unassailable (ahārya) (unassailable, not to be taken away, indestructible)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ahārya

ahārya - unassailable, not to be taken away, indestructible

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hārya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• hārya – to be taken away, removable, assailable
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  Gerundive
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

आर्यजुष्टम् (āryajuṣṭam) - cherished by noble ones (āryajuṣṭa) (cherished/honored by noble ones, practiced by the wise)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āryajuṣṭa

āryajuṣṭa - cherished by noble ones, honored by the wise

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ārya+juṣṭa)

• ārya – noble, respectable, honorable, a worthy person
  noun/adjective (masculine)
• juṣṭa – cherished, favored, served, frequented
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: juṣ (class 1)

शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious (śiva) (auspicious, benevolent, propitious, blessed)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, propitious, blessed

अजम् (ajam) - unborn (aja) [Brahman] (unborn, not born)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aja

aja - unborn, not born; Brahman, Viṣṇu, Śiva

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+ja)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced, generated
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable (akṣaya) (imperishable, undecaying, indestructible)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, undecaying, indestructible

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kṣaya – decay, destruction, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

आसितम् (āsitam) - established (āsita) (established, settled, seated, attained)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āsita

āsita - established, settled, seated, attained

Past Passive Participle

Root: ās (class 2)

समम् (samam) - uniform (sama) (equal, even, uniform, tranquil)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, even, uniform, tranquil, balanced

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that which

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अवितथपदम् (avitathapadam) - unwavering (avitathapada) (unwavering state, true state, ultimate state)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avitathapada

avitathapada - unwavering state, true state, ultimate state

Compound type : karmadhāraya (avitatha+pada)

• avitatha – not false, true, real
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
• pada – state, step, foot, abode, position
  noun (neuter)

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आस्व (āsva) - reside, sit, dwell, be present

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ās

Root: ās (class 2)

शान्तम् (śāntam) - tranquil (śānta) (peaceful, tranquil, calm)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted

Past Passive Participle

Root: śam (class 1)

पिब (piba) - drink, absorb, partake

(verb)

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

Root: pā (class 1)

लल (lala) - lick, taste, enjoy, sport

(verb)

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

Root: lal (class 1)

भुङ्क्ष्व (bhuṅkṣva) - enjoy, eat, experience, protect

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

भवान् (bhavān) - this individual existence (bhava), this 'you-ness' (bhavān) (you (hon.), being, existence, becoming)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - being, existing; you (respectful address)

Present Active Participle used as a noun/pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

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