योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-41

अनुत्तमसुखं यस्मै चिराय परिरोचते ।
जगत्तृणशिखादृष्ट्या सोऽर्थं पश्यतु शाम्यतु ॥ ४१ ॥

anuttamasukhaṃ yasmai cirāya parirocate ,
jagattṛṇaśikhādṛṣṭyā so'rthaṃ paśyatu śāmyatu 41

41. anuttamasukhaṃ yasmai cirāya parirocate
jagattṛṇaśikhādṛṣṭyā saḥ arthaṃ paśyatu śāmyatu

41. yasmai anuttamasukhaṃ cirāya parirocate,
saḥ jagattṛṇaśikhādṛṣṭyā arthaṃ paśyatu śāmyatu

41. He for whom supreme happiness is desirable for a long time, let him perceive the world with the perspective of a mere blade of grass, then understand its true value (artha), and thus attain tranquility.

Words meanings summery:

• अनुत्तमसुखं (anuttamasukhaṁ) - unexcelled happiness, supreme joy

• यस्मै (yasmai) - to whom, for whom

• चिराय (cirāya) - for a long time, for a long duration

• परिरोचते (parirocate) - delights, is pleasing, shines forth, appeals

• जगत्तृणशिखादृष्ट्या (jagattṛṇaśikhādṛṣṭyā) - with the view of the world as a blade of grass, by seeing the world as insignificant as a blade of grass

• सः (saḥ) - he, that person

• अर्थम् (artham) - true value or meaning of existence (purpose, meaning, object, wealth, value)

• पश्यतु (paśyatu) - let him see, may he see, let him perceive

• शाम्यतु (śāmyatu) - let him become tranquil, may he find peace, let him subside

Words meanings and morphology

अनुत्तमसुखं (anuttamasukhaṁ) - unexcelled happiness, supreme joy

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anuttamasukha

anuttamasukha - unexcelled happiness, supreme joy

Compound type : karmadhāraya (anuttama+sukha)

• anuttama – unsurpassed, unequaled, best
  adjective
  negation of uttama (best)
  Prefix: a
• sukha – happiness, pleasure, ease
  noun (neuter)

Note: Grammatically nominative, but functions as the object of desire for the dative subject of 'parirocate'.

यस्मै (yasmai) - to whom, for whom

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the person who desires supreme happiness.

चिराय (cirāya) - for a long time, for a long duration

(indeclinable)

often used as an adverbial dative

Note: Adverbial usage of dative.

परिरोचते (parirocate) - delights, is pleasing, shines forth, appeals

(verb)

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

present middle voice

from root ruc (class 1, ātmanepada) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: ruc (class 1)

जगत्तृणशिखादृष्ट्या (jagattṛṇaśikhādṛṣṭyā) - with the view of the world as a blade of grass, by seeing the world as insignificant as a blade of grass

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jagattṛṇaśikhādṛṣṭi

jagattṛṇaśikhādṛṣṭi - view of the world as a blade of grass

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+tṛṇaśikhā+dṛṣṭi)

• jagat – world, moving, living beings
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• tṛṇaśikhā – blade of grass, tip of grass
  noun (feminine)
• dṛṣṭi – sight, view, perspective
  noun (feminine)
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: By means of the perspective.

सः (saḥ) - he, that person

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

अर्थम् (artham) - true value or meaning of existence (purpose, meaning, object, wealth, value)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - aim, purpose, meaning, wealth, object, value, substance

Note: Object of 'paśyatu'.

पश्यतु (paśyatu) - let him see, may he see, let him perceive

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

imperative active voice

From root dṛś (class 1, parasmaipada), uses stem paśya in present/imperative.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शाम्यतु (śāmyatu) - let him become tranquil, may he find peace, let him subside

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śam

imperative active voice

From root śam (class 4, parasmaipada), uses stem śāmya.

Root: śam (class 4)

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