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7,37

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-37, verse-32

एतदेव ज्ञताचिह्नं यदिच्छास्वतितानवम् ।
ह्लादनं सर्वलोकानामथानुभव एव वा ॥ ३२ ॥
etadeva jñatācihnaṃ yadicchāsvatitānavam ,
hlādanaṃ sarvalokānāmathānubhava eva vā 32
32. etat eva jñatā-cihnam yat icchāsu ati-tānavam |
hlādanam sarva-lokānām atha anubhavaḥ eva vā ||
32. etat eva jñatā-cihnam yat icchāsu ati-tānavam
[bhavati] atha sarva-lokānām hlādanam vā anubhavaḥ eva
32. This indeed is the sign of a knower (jñatā): an extreme attenuation of desires. Furthermore, it brings delight to all people, or it is simply their experience itself.

Words meanings summery:

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  • एतत् (etat) - This (referring to what follows in the verse). (this, this one)
  • एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
  • ज्ञता-चिह्नम् (jñatā-cihnam) - A characteristic sign or indication of an enlightened or wise person. (mark of a knower, sign of knowledge)
  • यत् (yat) - That which (is the mark). (which, that which)
  • इच्छासु (icchāsu) - Regarding or concerning desires. (in desires)
  • अति-तानवम् (ati-tānavam) - Extreme attenuation or subtlety in desires, meaning they are very weak or almost non-existent. (extreme thinness, great subtlety, extreme weakness)
  • ह्लादनम् (hlādanam) - The act of bringing delight or joy to others. (delighting, gladdening, refreshing)
  • सर्व-लोकानाम् (sarva-lokānām) - Of all beings or the entire populace. (of all people, of all worlds)
  • अथ (atha) - Furthermore, indicating an additional point. (then, moreover, now)
  • अनुभवः (anubhavaḥ) - The direct experience or realization of truth. (experience, perception, feeling)
  • एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
  • वा (vā) - or, either

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - This (referring to what follows in the verse). (this, this one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one, that
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
ज्ञता-चिह्नम् (jñatā-cihnam) - A characteristic sign or indication of an enlightened or wise person. (mark of a knower, sign of knowledge)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jñatā-cihna
jñatā-cihna - sign of knowledge, mark of being a knower
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñatā+cihna)
  • jñatā – state of being a knower, knowledge
    noun (feminine)
    Derived from 'jña' (knower) with suffix -tā (feminine noun indicating state or quality)
  • cihna – mark, sign, token, symbol
    noun (neuter)
यत् (yat) - That which (is the mark). (which, that which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yat
yat - which, what, that
इच्छासु (icchāsu) - Regarding or concerning desires. (in desires)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of icchā
icchā - desire, wish, intention
Root: iṣ (class 4)
अति-तानवम् (ati-tānavam) - Extreme attenuation or subtlety in desires, meaning they are very weak or almost non-existent. (extreme thinness, great subtlety, extreme weakness)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ati-tānava
ati-tānava - extreme thinness, great subtlety, extreme delicacy, extreme weakness
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+tānava)
  • ati – exceeding, very, too much
    indeclinable
  • tānava – thinness, subtlety, weakness, delicacy
    noun (neuter)
Note: Used here substantively as a quality.
ह्लादनम् (hlādanam) - The act of bringing delight or joy to others. (delighting, gladdening, refreshing)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of hlādana
hlādana - delighting, gladdening, refreshing, cooling
Verbal noun (gerundial noun)
From root hlād (to delight, gladden)
Root: hlād (class 1)
सर्व-लोकानाम् (sarva-lokānām) - Of all beings or the entire populace. (of all people, of all worlds)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva-loka
sarva-loka - all people, the entire world
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+loka)
  • sarva – all, every, whole
    adjective (masculine)
  • loka – world, people, folk
    noun (masculine)
    Root: lok (class 1)
अथ (atha) - Furthermore, indicating an additional point. (then, moreover, now)
(indeclinable)
अनुभवः (anubhavaḥ) - The direct experience or realization of truth. (experience, perception, feeling)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anubhava
anubhava - experience, perception, apprehension, feeling, enjoyment
Derived from root bhū (to be) with prefix anu
Prefix: anu
Root: bhū (class 1)
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)