योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-38, verse-41
गतेच्छमननं शान्तमनन्तस्थमभावनम् ।
व्यवहारोऽस्तु ते मा वा स्पन्दास्पन्दैर्यथानिलः ॥ ४१ ॥
व्यवहारोऽस्तु ते मा वा स्पन्दास्पन्दैर्यथानिलः ॥ ४१ ॥
gatecchamananaṃ śāntamanantasthamabhāvanam ,
vyavahāro'stu te mā vā spandāspandairyathānilaḥ 41
vyavahāro'stu te mā vā spandāspandairyathānilaḥ 41
41.
gatecchāmananam śāntam anantastham abhāvanam
vyavahāraḥ astu te mā vā spandāspandaiḥ yathā anilaḥ
vyavahāraḥ astu te mā vā spandāspandaiḥ yathā anilaḥ
41.
te (manaḥ) gatecchāmananam śāntam anantastham abhāvanam astu.
vyavahāraḥ te astu vā mā.
yathā anilaḥ spandāspandaiḥ.
vyavahāraḥ te astu vā mā.
yathā anilaḥ spandāspandaiḥ.
41.
May your mind be free from desire and mental activity, peaceful, abiding in the infinite, and devoid of conceptualization. Whether worldly activity (vyavahāra) is present for you or not, be like the wind, with or without movement.
Words meanings summery:
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- गतेच्छामननम् (gatecchāmananam) - with desire and mental activity gone
- शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm
- अनन्तस्थम् (anantastham) - abiding in the infinite, infinite
- अभावनम् (abhāvanam) - without conceptualization, devoid of imagination/thought
- व्यवहारः (vyavahāraḥ) - worldly activity, conduct, practical life (vyavahāra)
- अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be
- ते (te) - to you, for you, your
- मा (mā) - not (prohibitive)
- वा (vā) - or
- स्पन्दास्पन्दैः (spandāspandaiḥ) - with movements and non-movements, with vibration and non-vibration
- यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way
- अनिलः (anilaḥ) - wind, air
Words meanings and morphology
गतेच्छामननम् (gatecchāmananam) - with desire and mental activity gone
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of gatecchāmanana
gatecchāmanana - with gone desire and thought/mental activity
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+icchā+manana)
- gata – gone, arrived, past
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √gam (to go).
Root: gam (class 1) - icchā – desire, wish
noun (feminine)
Derived from root √iṣ (to wish, desire).
Root: iṣ (class 6) - manana – thinking, cogitation, contemplation, reflection
noun (neuter)
Derived from root √man (to think).
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Agrees with an implied neuter noun like 'manaḥ' (mind) or 'cittam' (consciousness).
शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta
śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, ceased
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √śam (to be calm, cease).
Root: śam (class 4)
Note: Agrees with an implied neuter noun.
अनन्तस्थम् (anantastham) - abiding in the infinite, infinite
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anantastha
anantastha - abiding in the infinite, standing in the endless
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ananta+stha)
- ananta – infinite, endless, unlimited
adjective (masculine)
Negative prefix a- + anta (end).
Prefix: a - stha – standing, situated, abiding
adjective
Derived from root √sthā (to stand).
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with an implied neuter noun.
अभावनम् (abhāvanam) - without conceptualization, devoid of imagination/thought
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of abhāvana
abhāvana - without conceptualization, devoid of imagination, non-existence
Compound type : privative tatpuruṣa (a+bhāvana)
- a – not, un-, non-
prefix
Negative prefix. - bhāvana – conception, imagination, contemplation, causing to be
noun (neuter)
Derived from causative of root √bhū (to be, become).
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Agrees with an implied neuter noun.
व्यवहारः (vyavahāraḥ) - worldly activity, conduct, practical life (vyavahāra)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavahāra
vyavahāra - worldly activity, conduct, practical life, custom, usage (vyavahāra)
Derived from √hṛ (to carry) with prefixes vi and ava.
Prefixes: vi+ava
Root: hṛ (class 1)
अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of √as
Imperative
Third person singular, active voice, imperative mood of root √as.
Root: as (class 2)
ते (te) - to you, for you, your
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (pronoun)
Enclitic form of the second person pronoun.
Note: Also used for genitive. 'For you' or 'your'.
मा (mā) - not (prohibitive)
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
स्पन्दास्पन्दैः (spandāspandaiḥ) - with movements and non-movements, with vibration and non-vibration
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of spandāspanda
spandāspanda - movement and non-movement, vibration and non-vibration
Compound type : dvandva (spanda+aspanda)
- spanda – vibration, tremor, movement, pulsation
noun (masculine)
Derived from root √spand (to vibrate, throb).
Root: spand (class 1) - aspanda – non-movement, stillness
noun (masculine)
Negative prefix a- + spanda (movement).
Prefix: a
Root: spand (class 1)
Note: Used in comparison: 'like the wind with (its) movements and non-movements.'
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way
(indeclinable)
अनिलः (anilaḥ) - wind, air
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anila
anila - wind, air; god of wind
Derived from root √an (to breathe).
Root: an (class 2)