योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-45, verse-11

शास्त्रार्थपल्लवेष्वेव निषण्णात्मावतिष्ठते ।
उन्नतावनता याता अधः पश्यञ्जगद्गतीः ॥ ११ ॥

śāstrārthapallaveṣveva niṣaṇṇātmāvatiṣṭhate ,
unnatāvanatā yātā adhaḥ paśyañjagadgatīḥ 11

11. śāstrārthapallaveṣu eva niṣaṇṇātmā avatiṣṭhate
unnatāvanatāḥ yātāḥ adhaḥ paśyan jagadgatīḥ

11. niṣaṇṇātmā śāstrārthapallaveṣu eva avatiṣṭhate
adhaḥ unnatāvanatāḥ yātāḥ jagadgatīḥ paśyan

11. His inner self (ātman) remains fixed solely on the intricate details of scriptural meanings. He observes the world's fluctuating courses (jagadgatīḥ)—its ups and downs—from a detached perspective.

Words meanings summery:

• शास्त्रार्थपल्लवेषु (śāstrārthapallaveṣu) - in the intricate details of scriptural meanings (in the sprouts/details of scriptural meanings)

• एव (eva) - solely, only (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• निषण्णात्मा (niṣaṇṇātmā) - his inner self (ātman) is immersed/fixed (one whose self is seated/immersed, whose mind is fixed)

• अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - remains fixed, stands firm (remains, stands firm, exists, abides)

• उन्नतावनताः (unnatāvanatāḥ) - fluctuating, with ups and downs (raised and lowered, ups and downs, high and low)

• याताः (yātāḥ) - that have occurred/passed (gone, passed, occurred, moved)

• अधः (adhaḥ) - from a detached perspective (literally 'from below') (below, underneath, down, from below)

• पश्यन् (paśyan) - while seeing, observing (seeing, looking, observing)

• जगद्गतीः (jagadgatīḥ) - the world's fluctuating courses/events (movements/courses of the world, worldly events)

Words meanings and morphology

शास्त्रार्थपल्लवेषु (śāstrārthapallaveṣu) - in the intricate details of scriptural meanings (in the sprouts/details of scriptural meanings)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of śāstrārthapallava

śāstrārthapallava - sprouts of scriptural meanings; fine points of doctrines

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstra+artha+pallava)

• śāstra – scripture, sacred text, treatise, science
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, sense
  noun (masculine)
• pallava – sprout, shoot, new leaf; figuratively: detail, subtlety, flourish
  noun (masculine)

एव (eva) - solely, only (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

निषण्णात्मा (niṣaṇṇātmā) - his inner self (ātman) is immersed/fixed (one whose self is seated/immersed, whose mind is fixed)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niṣaṇṇātman

niṣaṇṇātman - one whose self is seated or immersed, one whose mind is fixed

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing a person whose ātman (self) is niṣaṇṇa (seated/immersed).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niṣaṇṇa+ātman)

• niṣaṇṇa – seated, settled, immersed, fixed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sad (to sit) with prefix ni. The 's' changes to 'ṣ' due to retroflexion rule.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sad (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'avatiṣṭhate'.

अवतिष्ठते (avatiṣṭhate) - remains fixed, stands firm (remains, stands firm, exists, abides)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of avatiṣṭh

Present Middle

Root sthā (to stand) with prefix ava. The 's' changes to 'ṣ' due to retroflexion after 'i' in the root-forming element (stha > tiṣṭh).

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

उन्नतावनताः (unnatāvanatāḥ) - fluctuating, with ups and downs (raised and lowered, ups and downs, high and low)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of unnatāvanata

unnatāvanata - raised and lowered, high and low, uneven, fluctuating

Dvandva compound of unnata (Past Passive Participle of nam with ud) and avanata (Past Passive Participle of nam with ava).

Compound type : dvandva (unnata+avanata)

• unnata – elevated, raised, high, proud
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root nam (to bend) with prefix ut.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: nam (class 1)
• avanata – bent down, depressed, low, humble
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root nam (to bend) with prefix ava.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jagadgatīḥ'.

याताः (yātāḥ) - that have occurred/passed (gone, passed, occurred, moved)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of yāta

yāta - gone, moved, passed, walked, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yā (to go).

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'jagadgatīḥ'.

अधः (adhaḥ) - from a detached perspective (literally 'from below') (below, underneath, down, from below)

(indeclinable)

पश्यन् (paśyan) - while seeing, observing (seeing, looking, observing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, observing, perceiving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see), which uses the paśya- stem in the present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

जगद्गतीः (jagadgatīḥ) - the world's fluctuating courses/events (movements/courses of the world, worldly events)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of jagatgati

jagatgati - movements of the world, worldly affairs, conditions of the world

Tatpuruṣa compound (ṣaṣṭhī).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+gati)

• jagat – world, universe; moving
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle of root gam (to go), used as a noun.
  Root: gam (class 1)
• gati – movement, course, progress, state, condition
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'paśyan'.

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