योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-42, verse-42
ज्ञानज्ञेयज्ञप्तिमुक्तं दृषन्मौनमिव स्थितम् ।
शान्तान्तःकरणाः स्वस्थाः शिलापुत्रककोशवत् ॥ ४२ ॥
शान्तान्तःकरणाः स्वस्थाः शिलापुत्रककोशवत् ॥ ४२ ॥
jñānajñeyajñaptimuktaṃ dṛṣanmaunamiva sthitam ,
śāntāntaḥkaraṇāḥ svasthāḥ śilāputrakakośavat 42
śāntāntaḥkaraṇāḥ svasthāḥ śilāputrakakośavat 42
42.
jñānajñeyajñaptimuktam dṛṣat maunam iva sthitam
śāntāntaḥkaraṇāḥ svasthāḥ śilāputrakakośavat
śāntāntaḥkaraṇāḥ svasthāḥ śilāputrakakośavat
42.
jñānajñeyajñaptimuktam dṛṣat maunam iva sthitam
śāntāntaḥkaraṇāḥ svasthāḥ śilāputrakakośavat
śāntāntaḥkaraṇāḥ svasthāḥ śilāputrakakośavat
42.
One remains liberated from knowledge, the knowable, and the act of knowing, like the profound silence of a stone. Those whose inner instruments (antaḥkaraṇa) are tranquil (śāntam) and established in their own nature (svastha) become like the unmoving core of a stone doll.
Words meanings summery:
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- ज्ञानज्ञेयज्ञप्तिमुक्तम् (jñānajñeyajñaptimuktam) - liberated from knowledge, the knowable, and the act of knowing
- दृषत् (dṛṣat) - stone, rock
- मौनम् (maunam) - Profound, deep silence. (silence, quietude)
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, established, existing, remaining
- शान्तान्तःकरणाः (śāntāntaḥkaraṇāḥ) - Describes individuals who have achieved mental tranquility. (those whose inner instruments are peaceful/calm)
- स्वस्थाः (svasthāḥ) - Refers to those who are stable and centered in their true (ātman) nature. (established in oneself, healthy, self-abiding, in one's own state)
- शिलापुत्रककोशवत् (śilāputrakakośavat) - Suggests an unmoving, unperturbed inner core, unaffected by external appearances. (like the core/sheath of a stone doll/statue)
Words meanings and morphology
ज्ञानज्ञेयज्ञप्तिमुक्तम् (jñānajñeyajñaptimuktam) - liberated from knowledge, the knowable, and the act of knowing
(adjective)
neuter, singular of jñānajñeyajñaptimukta
jñānajñeyajñaptimukta - liberated from knowledge, the knowable, and the act of knowing
Compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+jñeya+jñapti+mukta)
- jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
noun (neuter)
root jñā + ana
Root: jñā (class 9) - jñeya – knowable, object of knowledge
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
root jñā + ya
Root: jñā (class 9) - jñapti – apprehension, act of knowing, understanding
noun (feminine)
root jñā + ti
Root: jñā (class 9) - mukta – liberated, freed, released
adjective
Past Passive Participle
root muc + ta
Root: muc (class 6)
Note: Agrees with sthitam or an implied neuter subject.
दृषत् (dṛṣat) - stone, rock
(noun)
feminine, singular of dṛṣad
dṛṣad - stone, rock
Note: It's technically 'dṛṣad', but 'dṛṣat' is the sandhi form. Used as the first part of a compound.
मौनम् (maunam) - Profound, deep silence. (silence, quietude)
(noun)
neuter, singular of mauna
mauna - silence, quietude
From muni (sage) + aṇ (suffix), meaning 'state of a sage'.
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Used in comparison 'like silence'.
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, established, existing, remaining
(adjective)
neuter, singular of sthita
sthita - situated, established, existing, standing
Past Passive Participle
From root sthā, to stand.
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with an implied neuter subject (e.g., 'that state').
शान्तान्तःकरणाः (śāntāntaḥkaraṇāḥ) - Describes individuals who have achieved mental tranquility. (those whose inner instruments are peaceful/calm)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śāntāntaḥkaraṇa
śāntāntaḥkaraṇa - having a peaceful inner instrument
Bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śānta+antaḥkaraṇa)
- śānta – peaceful, tranquil, calm
adjective
Past Passive Participle
root śam + ta
Root: śam (class 4) - antaḥkaraṇa – inner instrument (mind, intellect, ego)
noun (neuter)
antas (inside) + karaṇa (instrument)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
स्वस्थाः (svasthāḥ) - Refers to those who are stable and centered in their true (ātman) nature. (established in oneself, healthy, self-abiding, in one's own state)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of svastha
svastha - established in oneself, healthy, self-abiding
sva (self) + stha (standing)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+stha)
- sva – one's own, self
pronoun - stha – standing, situated, abiding
adjective
root sthā + ka (suffix)
Root: sthā (class 1)
शिलापुत्रककोशवत् (śilāputrakakośavat) - Suggests an unmoving, unperturbed inner core, unaffected by external appearances. (like the core/sheath of a stone doll/statue)
(indeclinable)
Compound with the suffix -vat (like)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilāputraka+kośa)
- śilāputraka – stone doll, stone statue
noun (masculine)
śilā (stone) + putraka (doll/figure) - kośa – sheath, layer, core, treasury
noun (masculine)
Root: kuṣ (class 1) - vat – like, as, similar to
indeclinable
Suffix for comparison
Note: The suffix -vat creates an indeclinable meaning 'like X'.