योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-39, verse-36

तेनैवाभ्यासयोगेन याति तत्तनुतां तथा ।
यथा नाहं न संसारः शान्तमेवावशिष्यते ॥ ३६ ॥

tenaivābhyāsayogena yāti tattanutāṃ tathā ,
yathā nāhaṃ na saṃsāraḥ śāntamevāvaśiṣyate 36

36. tena eva abhyāsayogena yāti tat tanūtām tathā |
yathā na aham na saṃsāraḥ śāntam eva avaśiṣyate ||

36. tena eva abhyāsayogena tathā tat tanūtām yāti,
yathā aham na,
saṃsāraḥ na,
śāntam eva avaśiṣyate

36. By that very discipline of practice (abhyāsayoga), one attains that very nature, in such a way that neither the sense of 'I' (aham) nor the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) remains, but only tranquility persists.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by that, with that

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• अभ्यासयोगेन (abhyāsayogena) - by the discipline of practice

• याति (yāti) - goes, attains, proceeds

• तत् (tat) - that

• तनूताम् (tanūtām) - to the state of being that form/nature

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

• यथा (yathā) - so that, in such a way that, as

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

• न (na) - not, no

• संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), mundane existence

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, peace, tranquility

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that, with that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

अभ्यासयोगेन (abhyāsayogena) - by the discipline of practice

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of abhyāsayoga

abhyāsayoga - discipline of practice, steady application of effort, sustained spiritual practice

Compound type : tatpurusha (abhyāsa+yoga)

• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, discipline, study
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root as (to throw, obtain) with abhi
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: as (class 4)
• yoga – union, discipline, spiritual practice, connection
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root yuj (to join, to yoke)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

याति (yāti) - goes, attains, proceeds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Adjectival use modifying tanūtām

तनूताम् (tanūtām) - to the state of being that form/nature

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanūtā

tanūtā - the state of being a body or form, bodily nature

Derived from tanū (body, form) with the abstract suffix tā

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - so that, in such a way that, as

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I, ego (ahaṅkāra)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संसारः (saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), mundane existence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - cycle of rebirth, transmigration, mundane existence, the world

Derived from root sṛ (to flow) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, peace, tranquility

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - calm, peaceful, tranquil, ceased, quieted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root śam (to be calm)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Used as a noun here, 'peace'

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

अवशिष्यते (avaśiṣyate) - remains, is left over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of avaśiṣ

Passive voice of root śiṣ with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

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