योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-39, verse-24

आत्मस्थादहमित्यादिरस्मदादेरसंसृतेः ।
शब्दोऽर्थभावमुक्तो यः पटहादिषु जायते ॥ २४ ॥

ātmasthādahamityādirasmadāderasaṃsṛteḥ ,
śabdo'rthabhāvamukto yaḥ paṭahādiṣu jāyate 24

24. ātmasthāt aham iti ādiḥ asmad-ādeḥ asaṃsṛteḥ
śabdaḥ artha-bhāva-muktaḥ yaḥ paṭaha-ādiṣu jāyate

24. yaḥ śabdaḥ paṭaha-ādiṣu jāyate artha-bhāva-muktaḥ,
ātmasthāt asmad-ādeḥ asaṃsṛteḥ aham iti ādiḥ śabdaḥ (api artha-bhāva-muktaḥ)

24. Just as the sound which arises in drums and the like is free from conceptual meaning, similarly, the 'I'-concept (aham) and related notions (asmadādi) originating from that which abides in the Self (ātman) and from liberation (asaṃsṛti) are also devoid of such meaning.

24. עבורנו, המשוחררים מסבך הקיום התופעתי, המילה אני ודומהיה, השרויה בעצמי הפנימי, ריקה ממשמעות אובייקטיבית ממשית, כמו צליל הבוקע מתוף.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मस्थात् (ātmasthāt) - from that which abides in the Self

• अहम् (aham) - I, the ego, the 'I'-consciousness

• इति (iti) - thus, so, denoting quotation or example

• आदिः (ādiḥ) - beginning, and so on, etcetera

• अस्मद्-आदेः (asmad-ādeḥ) - from the 'I' and so on, from the ego-concepts

• असंसृतेः (asaṁsṛteḥ) - from non-connection, from liberation, from non-saṃsāra

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, word, concept, utterance

• अर्थ-भाव-मुक्तः (artha-bhāva-muktaḥ) - free from the state of meaning, devoid of conceptual significance

• यः (yaḥ) - which, who

• पटह-आदिषु (paṭaha-ādiṣu) - in drums and so on

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मस्थात् (ātmasthāt) - from that which abides in the Self

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ātmastha

ātmastha - abiding in the Self, residing in one's own nature

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+stha)

• ātman – Self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, abiding, situated in
  adjective
  From root sthā (to stand) + a suffix.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I, the ego, the 'I'-consciousness

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

इति (iti) - thus, so, denoting quotation or example

(indeclinable)

आदिः (ādiḥ) - beginning, and so on, etcetera

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement, first, and so on, et cetera

अस्मद्-आदेः (asmad-ādeḥ) - from the 'I' and so on, from the ego-concepts

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asmad+ādi)

• asmad – I, we (first person pronoun)
  pronoun
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  noun (masculine)

असंसृतेः (asaṁsṛteḥ) - from non-connection, from liberation, from non-saṃsāra

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of asaṃsṛti

asaṁsṛti - non-saṃsāra, freedom from transmigration, liberation

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃsṛti)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• saṃsṛti – cycle of existence, transmigration, saṃsāra
  noun (feminine)
  From sam + root sṛ (to flow, to run).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, word, concept, utterance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word, speech, concept

अर्थ-भाव-मुक्तः (artha-bhāva-muktaḥ) - free from the state of meaning, devoid of conceptual significance

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha-bhāva-mukta

artha-bhāva-mukta - released from the state of meaning, free from having a particular sense or purpose

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+bhāva+mukta)

• artha – meaning, object, purpose, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• bhāva – state, condition, existence, nature, meaning
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• mukta – liberated, released, free, detached
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root muc (to release) with kta suffix.
  Root: muc (class 6)

यः (yaḥ) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

पटह-आदिषु (paṭaha-ādiṣu) - in drums and so on

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṭaha+ādi)

• paṭaha – drum, kettle-drum
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  noun (masculine)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

(verb)

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

Root: jan (class 4)

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