योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-37, verse-8
एष एव स्वभावो यद्दृष्टृदृश्यक्षयोऽखिलः ।
ज्ञात्वाऽसत्या विनिर्वाणमहंतात्मनि गच्छति ॥ ८ ॥
ज्ञात्वाऽसत्या विनिर्वाणमहंतात्मनि गच्छति ॥ ८ ॥
eṣa eva svabhāvo yaddṛṣṭṛdṛśyakṣayo'khilaḥ ,
jñātvā'satyā vinirvāṇamahaṃtātmani gacchati 8
jñātvā'satyā vinirvāṇamahaṃtātmani gacchati 8
8.
eṣa eva svabhāvaḥ yat dṛṣṭṛdṛśyakṣayaḥ akhilaḥ
jñātvā asatyā vinirvāṇam ahaṃtā ātmani gacchati
jñātvā asatyā vinirvāṇam ahaṃtā ātmani gacchati
8.
This indeed is the intrinsic nature (svabhāva): the complete cessation of the perceiver and the perceived. Having realized the unreality [of duality], the ego (ahaṃtā) achieves complete liberation (vinirvāṇa) by merging into the Self (ātman).
Words meanings summery:
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- एष (eṣa) - this
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, very
- स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature, true essence, inherent disposition
- यत् (yat) - which, that
- दृष्टृदृश्यक्षयः (dṛṣṭṛdṛśyakṣayaḥ) - cessation of the perceiver and the perceived
- अखिलः (akhilaḥ) - entire, complete, whole
- ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having realized, having understood
- असत्या (asatyā) - (having realized the nature of things) as unreal (by the unreal, by the false; as unreal)
- विनिर्वाणम् (vinirvāṇam) - complete liberation, final cessation (nirvāṇa)
- अहंता (ahaṁtā) - egoism, ego, sense of 'I', individuality
- आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the ultimate Self (ātman) (in the Self, in the soul, in oneself)
- गच्छति (gacchati) - merges into (goes, moves, reaches, becomes)
Words meanings and morphology
एष (eṣa) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
एव (eva) - indeed, only, very
(indeclinable)
स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature, true essence, inherent disposition
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva
svabhāva - intrinsic nature, inherent disposition, self-existence, own state of being
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+bhāva)
- sva – own, self
pronoun (neuter) - bhāva – being, existence, state, nature, disposition
noun (masculine)
Action Noun
From root 'bhū' (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1)
यत् (yat) - which, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
दृष्टृदृश्यक्षयः (dṛṣṭṛdṛśyakṣayaḥ) - cessation of the perceiver and the perceived
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭṛdṛśyakṣaya
dṛṣṭṛdṛśyakṣaya - destruction or cessation of the seer (subject) and the seen (object)
Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛṣṭṛ+dṛśya+kṣaya)
- dṛṣṭṛ – seer, perceiver, subject
noun (masculine)
Agent Noun
From root 'dṛś' (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1) - dṛśya – to be seen, visible, object of perception
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
From root 'dṛś' (to see) + suffix '-ya'
Root: dṛś (class 1) - kṣaya – destruction, decay, diminution, cessation
noun (masculine)
Action Noun
From root 'kṣi' (to destroy, perish)
Root: kṣi (class 5)
अखिलः (akhilaḥ) - entire, complete, whole
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of akhila
akhila - entire, complete, whole, all
Negative particle 'a-' + 'khila' (fragment, part)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - khila – deficient, empty, fragment, part
noun (neuter)
ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having realized, having understood
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root 'jñā' (to know) + suffix '-tvā'
Root: jñā (class 9)
असत्या (asatyā) - (having realized the nature of things) as unreal (by the unreal, by the false; as unreal)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of asatya
asatya - unreal, untrue, false, unrighteous
Negative particle 'a-' + 'satya' (true)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - satya – true, real, truthful; truth, reality
adjective (neuter)
From 'sat' (existent, real) + suffix '-ya'
Root: as (class 2)
विनिर्वाणम् (vinirvāṇam) - complete liberation, final cessation (nirvāṇa)
(noun)
neuter, singular of vinirvāṇa
vinirvāṇa - complete liberation, final cessation, absolute freedom from suffering (nirvāṇa)
Action Noun
From root 'vā' (to blow) with prefixes 'vi-' and 'nir-'
Prefixes: vi+nir
Root: vā (class 2)
Note: Used here adverbially or as a predicate nominative.
अहंता (ahaṁtā) - egoism, ego, sense of 'I', individuality
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ahaṃtā
ahaṁtā - egoism, ego, 'I'-consciousness, individuality, sense of self
From pronoun 'aham' (I) + suffix '-tā'
आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the ultimate Self (ātman) (in the Self, in the soul, in oneself)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - Self, soul, essence, breath
गच्छति (gacchati) - merges into (goes, moves, reaches, becomes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam
Present, 3rd Person, Singular, Active Voice
Root: gam (class 1)