योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-46, verse-24

निर्वाणमामीत निरस्तखेदं समस्तशङ्कास्तमयाभिरामम् ।
सुषुप्तसौम्यं समशान्तचित्तं शरद्धनाभोगविशुद्धमन्तः ॥ २४ ॥

nirvāṇamāmīta nirastakhedaṃ samastaśaṅkāstamayābhirāmam ,
suṣuptasaumyaṃ samaśāntacittaṃ śaraddhanābhogaviśuddhamantaḥ 24

24. nirvāṇam āmīt nirasta-khedam
samasta-śaṅkā-astamaya-abhirāmam
suṣupta-saumyam sama-śānta-cittam
śarad-dhana-ābhoga-viśuddham antaḥ

24. antaḥ nirasta-khedam
samasta-śaṅkā-astamaya-abhirāmam suṣupta-saumyam
sama-śānta-cittam
śarad-dhana-ābhoga-viśuddham nirvāṇam āmīt

24. The inner self (antaḥ) attained perfect liberation (nirvāṇa), [a liberation which is] free from all weariness, delightful with the disappearance of all doubts, gentle like deep sleep, having a completely tranquil mind, and pure like the vast expanse of autumn.

24. הוא מגיע אל נִרְוָואנָה, חופשי מסבל, מרהיב בהיעלמות כל הספקות, שליו כמו שינה עמוקה, ברוח שקטה ומאוזנת, וטהור מבפנים כמו שמי הסתיו הבהירים.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - final liberation (nirvāṇa) (extinction, liberation, supreme bliss)

• आमीत् (āmīt) - attained, reached, went to

• निरस्त-खेदम् (nirasta-khedam) - free from distress, without weariness

• समस्त-शङ्का-अस्तमय-अभिरामम् (samasta-śaṅkā-astamaya-abhirāmam) - delightful due to the setting/disappearance of all doubts

• सुषुप्त-सौम्यम् (suṣupta-saumyam) - gentle like deep sleep, mild like deep sleep

• सम-शान्त-चित्तम् (sama-śānta-cittam) - having a completely tranquil mind, whose mind is perfectly peaceful

• शरद्-धन-आभोग-विशुद्धम् (śarad-dhana-ābhoga-viśuddham) - purified like the vast expanse of autumn, perfectly clear like the mass of autumn clouds

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - the inner self, mind, interior

Words meanings and morphology

निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - final liberation (nirvāṇa) (extinction, liberation, supreme bliss)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirvāṇa

nirvāṇa - extinction, blowing out, liberation, supreme bliss, cessation of suffering

From nir-√vā (to blow out, extinguish)

Prefix: nir

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Direct object of the verb 'āmīt'.

आमीत् (āmīt) - attained, reached, went to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of ā-i

Aorist Mood, Parasmaipada

Root √i (to go) with prefix ā. Aorist 3rd singular form.

Prefix: ā

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

निरस्त-खेदम् (nirasta-khedam) - free from distress, without weariness

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirasta-kheda

nirasta-kheda - free from distress, having expelled weariness

Compound of nirasta (thrown away, removed) and kheda (distress, weariness)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nirasta+kheda)

• nirasta – thrown out, removed, dispelled, rejected
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From nir-√as (to throw out, expel)
  Prefix: nir
  Root: as (class 4)
• kheda – distress, weariness, fatigue, sadness, sorrow
  noun (masculine)
  From √khid (to be distressed)
  Root: khid (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'nirvāṇam'.

समस्त-शङ्का-अस्तमय-अभिरामम् (samasta-śaṅkā-astamaya-abhirāmam) - delightful due to the setting/disappearance of all doubts

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samasta-śaṅkā-astamaya-abhirāma

samasta-śaṅkā-astamaya-abhirāma - charming with the disappearance of all doubts, delightful when all doubts have vanished

Compound of samasta-śaṅkā (all doubts) and astamaya-abhirāma (charming by their disappearance).

Compound type : tatpurusha (samasta+śaṅkā+astamaya+abhirāma)

• samasta – all, whole, entire, collected
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam-√as (to throw together, combine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: as (class 4)
• śaṅkā – doubt, apprehension, fear, suspicion
  noun (feminine)
  From √śaṅk (to doubt)
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)
• astamaya – setting (of sun/moon), disappearance, end, decline
  noun (masculine)
  From asta (set) + aya (going), or asta + √i (to go)
  Prefix: asta
  Root: i (class 2)
• abhirāma – delightful, pleasing, charming, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
  From abhi-√ram (to delight in)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nirvāṇam'.

सुषुप्त-सौम्यम् (suṣupta-saumyam) - gentle like deep sleep, mild like deep sleep

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suṣupta-saumya

suṣupta-saumya - gentle or tranquil like deep sleep

Compound of suṣupta (deep sleep) and saumya (gentle, tranquil, moon-like).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (suṣupta+saumya)

• suṣupta – deep sleep, fast asleep
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From su-√svap (to sleep well/deeply)
  Prefix: su
  Root: svap (class 2)
• saumya – gentle, mild, tranquil, auspicious, lunar
  adjective (neuter)
  From soma (moon, a deity)

Note: Agrees with 'nirvāṇam'.

सम-शान्त-चित्तम् (sama-śānta-cittam) - having a completely tranquil mind, whose mind is perfectly peaceful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sama-śānta-citta

sama-śānta-citta - having a perfectly tranquil mind, whose mind is fully calm

Compound of sama-śānta (completely tranquil) and citta (mind).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sama-śānta+citta)

• sama-śānta – completely tranquil, perfectly calm
  adjective (neuter)
  Compound of sama (equal, same, even) and śānta (calm, peaceful)
• citta – mind, consciousness, thought, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  From √cit (to perceive, observe)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'nirvāṇam'.

शरद्-धन-आभोग-विशुद्धम् (śarad-dhana-ābhoga-viśuddham) - purified like the vast expanse of autumn, perfectly clear like the mass of autumn clouds

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarad-dhana-ābhoga-viśuddha

śarad-dhana-ābhoga-viśuddha - purified like the expansive, dense (or wealth of) autumn season/sky

Compound of śarad (autumn), dhana (mass, wealth, dense), ābhoga (expanse, fullness), and viśuddha (purified). The term 'śarad-ghana' (autumn cloud) is a common simile for purity.

Compound type : tatpurusha (śarad+dhana+ābhoga+viśuddha)

• śarad – autumn
  noun (feminine)
• dhana – mass, multitude, dense, solid, wealth
  noun (neuter)
• ābhoga – expanse, fullness, enjoyment, curvature
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-√bhuj (to encompass, enjoy)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• viśuddha – purified, very clear, stainless, perfectly clean
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi-√śudh (to purify, cleanse)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'nirvāṇam'.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - the inner self, mind, interior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antar

antar - inner, internal, within, the mind, soul, inner self

Also used as an indeclinable prefix. As a noun, it refers to the inner being or mind.

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