योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-14

अन्तःशून्यं बहिःशून्यं विरसं गतवासनम् ।
जगद्वेणोरिव ज्ञस्य जीवतो भाति जीवनम् ॥ १४ ॥

antaḥśūnyaṃ bahiḥśūnyaṃ virasaṃ gatavāsanam ,
jagadveṇoriva jñasya jīvato bhāti jīvanam 14

14. antaḥśūnyam bahiḥśūnyam virasam gatavāsanam
jagat veṇoḥ iva jñasya jīvataḥ bhāti jīvanam

14. jñasya jīvataḥ jīvanam antaḥśūnyam bahiḥśūnyam virasam gatavāsanam jagat veṇoḥ iva bhāti.

14. For the enlightened one (jñānin), while living, life (jīvanam) appears empty internally and externally, tasteless, and free from all latent impressions (vāsanā), much like a bamboo flute.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तःशून्यम् (antaḥśūnyam) - empty within, void internally

• बहिःशून्यम् (bahiḥśūnyam) - empty outside, void externally

• विरसम् (virasam) - tasteless, devoid of essence, unpleasant

• गतवासनम् (gatavāsanam) - whose latent impressions (vāsanā) are gone, free from latent impressions

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• वेणोः (veṇoḥ) - of a flute, of a bamboo

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• ज्ञस्य (jñasya) - of the knower, of the enlightened one

• जीवतः (jīvataḥ) - of one who is living, while living

• भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems

• जीवनम् (jīvanam) - life, livelihood, existence

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तःशून्यम् (antaḥśūnyam) - empty within, void internally

(adjective)

neuter, singular of antaḥśūnya

antaḥśūnya - empty within, internally void

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+śūnya)

• antar – within, internal
  indeclinable
• śūnya – empty, void, zero
  adjective (masculine)

Note: The form antaḥśūnyam can be nominative or accusative singular neuter, here it acts as an adjective modifying jīvanam.

बहिःशून्यम् (bahiḥśūnyam) - empty outside, void externally

(adjective)

neuter, singular of bahiḥśūnya

bahiḥśūnya - empty outside, externally void

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bahis+śūnya)

• bahis – outside, external
  indeclinable
• śūnya – empty, void, zero
  adjective (masculine)

Note: The form bahiḥśūnyam can be nominative or accusative singular neuter, here it acts as an adjective modifying jīvanam.

विरसम् (virasam) - tasteless, devoid of essence, unpleasant

(adjective)

neuter, singular of virasa

virasa - tasteless, devoid of essence, unpleasant

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/prādisamāsa (vi+rasa)

• vi – without, apart, away
  indeclinable
• rasa – taste, essence, fluid, sentiment
  noun (masculine)

Note: Acts as an adjective modifying jīvanam.

गतवासनम् (gatavāsanam) - whose latent impressions (vāsanā) are gone, free from latent impressions

(adjective)

neuter, singular of gatavāsana

gatavāsana - whose latent impressions (vāsanā) are gone, free from latent impressions

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+vāsanā)

• gata – gone, past
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• vāsanā – latent impression, desire, inclination
  noun (feminine)

Note: Acts as an adjective modifying jīvanam.

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe

Note: In this context, jagat refers to the world (or the aspects of life perceived by the knower), here it is part of an analogy (jagad veṇoḥ). It acts as the subject for the comparison 'like a bamboo flute'.

वेणोः (veṇoḥ) - of a flute, of a bamboo

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of veṇu

veṇu - bamboo, flute

Note: Genitive case, used in comparison with iva.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

ज्ञस्य (jñasya) - of the knower, of the enlightened one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jñānin

jñānin - knower, wise man, enlightened one

Derived from root jñā (to know) with suffix -in.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Modifier for jīvataḥ.

जीवतः (jīvataḥ) - of one who is living, while living

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, alive, existent

Present Active Participle

From root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Genitive case, modifying jñasya. 'While living' could be an adverbial sense from the genitive absolute or simply a modifier.

भाति (bhāti) - shines, appears, seems

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

जीवनम् (jīvanam) - life, livelihood, existence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvana

jīvana - life, livelihood, existence

Derived from root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb bhāti.

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