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.

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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