योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-32, verse-11

अत्यन्ततनुतामेत्य वासनैवैति मुक्तताम् ।
देशकालक्रियायोगात्पदार्थे भावनामिव ॥ ११ ॥

atyantatanutāmetya vāsanaivaiti muktatām ,
deśakālakriyāyogātpadārthe bhāvanāmiva 11

11. atyantatanutām etya vāsanā eva eti muktatām
deśakālakriyāyogāt padārthe bhāvanām iva

11. vāsanā eva atyantatanutām etya muktatām eti.
deśakālakriyāyogāt padārthe bhāvanām iva

11. When a latent impression (vāsanā) attains extreme subtlety, it itself achieves liberation (mokṣa). This is comparable to how, through the conjunction of space, time, and action, a particular imaginative conception (bhāvanā) arises regarding an object.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्यन्ततनुताम् (atyantatanutām) - extreme subtlety, excessive thinness, great weakness

• एत्य (etya) - having gone, having attained, having reached

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, tendency, predisposition, karmic residue

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, alone

• एति (eti) - attains, reaches, goes

• मुक्तताम् (muktatām) - liberation, freedom, release (mokṣa)

• देशकालक्रियायोगात् (deśakālakriyāyogāt) - from/by the conjunction of space, time, and action

• पदार्थे (padārthe) - in an object, in a thing, in a category

• भावनाम् (bhāvanām) - imaginative conception, mental cultivation, feeling, production

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

अत्यन्ततनुताम् (atyantatanutām) - extreme subtlety, excessive thinness, great weakness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of atyantatanutā

atyantatanutā - extreme subtlety, excessive thinness, great weakness

Compound of 'atyanta' (extreme) and 'tanutā' (subtlety, noun form of 'tanu').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (atyanta+tanutā)

• atyanta – extreme, excessive, very much
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ati
  Root: anta
• tanutā – subtlety, thinness, slenderness
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'tanu' (thin, subtle) with suffix '-tā' (fem. noun suffix).

Note: Object of 'etya'.

एत्य (etya) - having gone, having attained, having reached

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of root 'i' (to go).

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Acts as a prior action to 'eti'.

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, tendency, predisposition, karmic residue

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, tendency, predisposition, karmic residue

Derived from root 'vas' (to dwell, to perfume).

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, alone

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'vāsanā'.

एति (eti) - attains, reaches, goes

(verb)

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

Root 'i' (to go). Conjugated in Parasmaipada.

Root: i (class 2)

मुक्तताम् (muktatām) - liberation, freedom, release (mokṣa)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of muktatā

muktatā - liberation, freedom, release

Derived from 'mukta' (liberated) with suffix '-tā' (fem. noun suffix).

Note: Object of 'eti'. Refers to final liberation (mokṣa).

देशकालक्रियायोगात् (deśakālakriyāyogāt) - from/by the conjunction of space, time, and action

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of deśakālakriyāyoga

deśakālakriyāyoga - conjunction/union of space, time, and action

Compound type : dvandva (deśa+kāla+kriyā+yoga)

• deśa – space, place, region
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, period, season
  noun (masculine)
• kriyā – action, activity, rite
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• yoga – conjunction, union, application, concentration, discipline
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'yuj' (to join).
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Indicates cause or origin.

पदार्थे (padārthe) - in an object, in a thing, in a category

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of padārtha

padārtha - object, thing, category, meaning of a word

Compound of 'pada' (word/foot) and 'artha' (meaning/purpose).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pada+artha)

• pada – word, foot, step, place
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative of place/context.

भावनाम् (bhāvanām) - imaginative conception, mental cultivation, feeling, production

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāvanā

bhāvanā - imaginative conception, mental cultivation, feeling, production, bringing into existence

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to exist) in causative with suffix '-anā'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of implied action 'takes place' or 'is generated'.

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

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