योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-35, verse-2

गच्छन्श्रृण्वन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रन्नुन्मिषन्निमिषन्हसन् ।
नूनं निरामयत्वाय नित्यमेतन्मयो भव ॥ २ ॥

gacchanśrṛṇvanspṛśañjighrannunmiṣannimiṣanhasan ,
nūnaṃ nirāmayatvāya nityametanmayo bhava 2

2. gacchan śṛṇvan spṛśan jighran unmiṣan nimiṣan
hasan nūnam nirāmayatvāya nityam etat-mayaḥ bhava

2. nūnam nityam nirāmayatvāya gacchan śṛṇvan spṛśan
jighran unmiṣan nimiṣan hasan etat-mayaḥ bhava

2. While going, hearing, touching, smelling, opening or closing your eyes, or laughing—indeed, for the sake of being free from all affliction, always become permeated by this (pure form of the Self (ātman)).

Words meanings summery:

• गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, moving

• शृण्वन् (śṛṇvan) - hearing

• स्पृशन् (spṛśan) - touching

• जिघ्रन् (jighran) - smelling

• उन्मिषन् (unmiṣan) - opening the eyes, winking up

• निमिषन् (nimiṣan) - closing the eyes, winking down

• हसन् (hasan) - laughing, smiling

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, assuredly

• निरामयत्वाय (nirāmayatvāya) - for the state of being free from disease/affliction, for well-being

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• एतत्-मयः (etat-mayaḥ) - consisting of this, permeated by this

• भव (bhava) - be, become

Words meanings and morphology

गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, moving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, proceeding

Present Active Participle

Root: gam (class 1)

शृण्वन् (śṛṇvan) - hearing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śṛṇvat

śṛṇvat - hearing, listening

Present Active Participle

Root: śru (class 5)

स्पृशन् (spṛśan) - touching

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spṛśat

spṛśat - touching, feeling, contacting

Present Active Participle

Root: spṛś (class 6)

जिघ्रन् (jighran) - smelling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jighrat

jighrat - smelling, perceiving by smell

Present Active Participle

Root: ghrā (class 1)

उन्मिषन् (unmiṣan) - opening the eyes, winking up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of unmiṣat

unmiṣat - opening the eyes, winking up, appearing

Present Active Participle

Prefix: ud

Root: miṣ (class 6)

निमिषन् (nimiṣan) - closing the eyes, winking down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nimiṣat

nimiṣat - closing the eyes, winking down, disappearing

Present Active Participle

Prefix: ni

Root: miṣ (class 6)

हसन् (hasan) - laughing, smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hasat

hasat - laughing, smiling

Present Active Participle

Root: has (class 1)

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, indeed, assuredly

(indeclinable)

निरामयत्वाय (nirāmayatvāya) - for the state of being free from disease/affliction, for well-being

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of nirāmayatva

nirāmayatva - state of being free from disease, health, well-being, peace

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nirāmaya+tva)

• nirāmaya – free from disease, healthy
  adjective
  Prefix: nir
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns
  indeclinable

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

एतत्-मयः (etat-mayaḥ) - consisting of this, permeated by this

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etanmaya

etanmaya - consisting of this, made of this, permeated by this

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

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