योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-15

यस्य न स्वदते दृश्यमदृश्यं स्वदते हृदि ।
सबाह्याभ्यन्तरं शान्तः स वितीर्णो भवार्णवात् ॥ १५ ॥

yasya na svadate dṛśyamadṛśyaṃ svadate hṛdi ,
sabāhyābhyantaraṃ śāntaḥ sa vitīrṇo bhavārṇavāt 15

15. yasya na svadate dṛśyam adṛśyam svadate hṛdi
sa-bāhya-ābhyantaram śāntaḥ sa vitīrṇaḥ bhava-arṇavāt

15. yasya dṛśyam na svadate,
hṛdi adṛśyam svadate,
sa sabāhyābhyantaram śāntaḥ bhava-arṇavāt vitīrṇaḥ (bhavati).

15. He for whom the visible (dṛśyam) holds no appeal, and the invisible (adṛśyam) is relished in the heart, such a one, calm both externally and internally, is truly liberated from the ocean of mundane existence (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, for whom

• न (na) - not, no

• स्वदते (svadate) - is relished, tastes good, pleases

• दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible, what is seen, object of sight

• अदृश्यम् (adṛśyam) - the invisible, what is unseen, subtle

• स्वदते (svadate) - is relished, tastes good, pleases

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart

• सबाह्याभ्यन्तरम् (sabāhyābhyantaram) - with outside and inside, external and internal

• शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful, calm, tranquil

• स (sa) - he, that

• वितीर्णः (vitīrṇaḥ) - crossed over, delivered, liberated

• भवार्णवात् (bhavārṇavāt) - from the ocean of mundane existence (saṃsāra) (from the ocean of existence, from the ocean of becoming)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, for whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun, introducing the condition for 'he'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

स्वदते (svadate) - is relished, tastes good, pleases

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of svad

Root: svad (class 1)

Note: The subject is dṛśyam.

दृश्यम् (dṛśyam) - the visible, what is seen, object of sight

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, object of sight

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

अदृश्यम् (adṛśyam) - the invisible, what is unseen, subtle

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adṛśya

adṛśya - invisible, unseen, subtle

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see) with negative prefix 'a-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dṛśya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• dṛśya – visible, to be seen
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

स्वदते (svadate) - is relished, tastes good, pleases

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of svad

Root: svad (class 1)

Note: The subject is adṛśyam.

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind

Note: Indicates location.

सबाह्याभ्यन्तरम् (sabāhyābhyantaram) - with outside and inside, external and internal

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sabāhyābhyantara

sabāhyābhyantara - with outside and inside, external and internal

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bāhya+ābhyantara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• bāhya – external, outside
  adjective (masculine)
• ābhyantara – internal, inside
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Acts adverbially or as an adjective modifying an implied 'he'. The form with -am ending suggests an adverbial use or a neuter accusative. Given it describes śāntaḥ, it's an adverbial modifier.

शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful, calm, tranquil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil

Past Passive Participle

From root śam (to be calm)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective for sa.

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to yasya.

वितीर्णः (vitīrṇaḥ) - crossed over, delivered, liberated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vitīrṇa

vitīrṇa - crossed over, delivered, liberated

Past Passive Participle

From root tṛ (to cross) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for sa.

भवार्णवात् (bhavārṇavāt) - from the ocean of mundane existence (saṃsāra) (from the ocean of existence, from the ocean of becoming)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhavārṇava

bhavārṇava - ocean of existence, ocean of becoming

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhava+arṇava)

• bhava – existence, becoming, world
  noun (masculine)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates separation from. Used with vitīrṇaḥ.

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