योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-43, verse-32

स्थितमेवाऽविरामी यज्जाग्रदस्य सुषुप्तवत् ।
चित्रावलोकित इव जाग्रत्योऽस्य रसैषणाः ॥ ३२ ॥

sthitamevā'virāmī yajjāgradasya suṣuptavat ,
citrāvalokita iva jāgratyo'sya rasaiṣaṇāḥ 32

32. sthitam eva avirāmī yat jāgrat asya suṣuptavat
citra-avalokitaḥ iva jāgratyaḥ asya rasa-eṣaṇāḥ

32. asya avirāmī [yasya] yat jāgrat suṣuptavat sthitam eva.
asya jāgratyaḥ rasa-eṣaṇāḥ citra-avalokitaḥ iva.

32. For this unceasing (knower), his waking state, which is like deep sleep, is indeed stable. His active desires for enjoyments are like a picture merely observed.

Words meanings summery:

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing, fixed, steady, stable

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, exactly

• अविरामी (avirāmī) - referring to the knower (unceasing, continuous, ceaseless)

• यत् (yat) - which, what, that

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the waking state (waking, awake (state or person))

• अस्य (asya) - of this knower (of this, his/her/its)

• सुषुप्तवत् (suṣuptavat) - like deep sleep, as if in deep sleep

• चित्र-अवलोकितः (citra-avalokitaḥ) - like a picture observed, seen like a painting

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• जाग्रत्यः (jāgratyaḥ) - waking, active (feminine plural)

• अस्य (asya) - of this knower (of this, his/her/its)

• रस-एषणाः (rasa-eṣaṇāḥ) - desires for enjoyments/tastes

Words meanings and morphology

स्थितम् (sthitam) - existing, fixed, steady, stable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, being, fixed, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yat jāgrat'.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, exactly

(indeclinable)

अविरामी (avirāmī) - referring to the knower (unceasing, continuous, ceaseless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avirāmin

avirāmin - not stopping, unceasing, continuous

From a (negation) + vi (prefix) + ram (to stop) + -in (suffix for agent/attribute).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+virāmin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix.
• virāmin – stopping, ceasing
  adjective (masculine)
  From vi (prefix) + ram (to stop) + -in.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Refers to an implicit masculine subject (the knower).

यत् (yat) - which, what, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the waking state (waking, awake (state or person))

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - awake, waking, watchful; the waking state

Present Active Participle

From root jāgṛ (to wake).

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

अस्य (asya) - of this knower (of this, his/her/its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the knower.

सुषुप्तवत् (suṣuptavat) - like deep sleep, as if in deep sleep

(indeclinable)

Formed from suṣupta (deep sleep) + vat (suffix 'like').

चित्र-अवलोकितः (citra-avalokitaḥ) - like a picture observed, seen like a painting

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of citrāvalokita

citrāvalokita - a picture observed, seen like a painting

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citra+avalokita)

• citra – picture, painting, wonderful
  noun (neuter)
• avalokita – seen, observed
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ava (prefix) + lok (to see).
  Prefix: ava
  Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Used as an adjective implicitly comparing 'rasaiṣaṇāḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

जाग्रत्यः (jāgratyaḥ) - waking, active (feminine plural)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jāgratī

jāgratī - active, awake, vigilant (feminine)

Present Active Participle

Feminine form of jāgrat, from root jāgṛ (to wake).

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'rasaiṣaṇāḥ'.

अस्य (asya) - of this knower (of this, his/her/its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the knower.

रस-एषणाः (rasa-eṣaṇāḥ) - desires for enjoyments/tastes

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rasaiṣaṇā

rasaiṣaṇā - desire for pleasure, taste, or essence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasa+eṣaṇā)

• rasa – taste, sentiment, enjoyment, essence
  noun (masculine)
• eṣaṇā – desire, longing, seeking
  noun (feminine)
  From root iṣ (to desire, to seek).
  Root: iṣ (class 4)