योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-22

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
ईश्वरो न महाबुद्धे दूरे न च सुदुर्लभः ।
महाबोधमयैकात्मा स्वात्मैव परमेश्वरः ॥ २२ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
īśvaro na mahābuddhe dūre na ca sudurlabhaḥ ,
mahābodhamayaikātmā svātmaiva parameśvaraḥ 22

22. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca īśvaraḥ na mahābudhe dūre na ca
sudurlabhaḥ mahābodhamayaikātmā svātmā eva parameśvaraḥ

22. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca.
mahābudhe,
īśvaraḥ dūre na,
ca na sudurlabhaḥ.
svātmā eva mahābodhamayaikātmā parameśvaraḥ.

22. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: 'O great-minded one, the Lord (Īśvara) is neither far away nor extremely difficult to attain. The Supreme Lord (Parameśvara) is verily one's own Self (ātman), the unique essence composed of supreme knowledge.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the Lord, master, controller

• न (na) - not, no

• महाबुधे (mahābudhe) - O great-minded one, O highly intelligent one

• दूरे (dūre) - far away, at a distance

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• सुदुर्लभः (sudurlabhaḥ) - very difficult to obtain, extremely rare

• महाबोधमयैकात्मा (mahābodhamayaikātmā) - the sole Self, consisting of great knowledge/awareness

• स्वात्मा (svātmā) - one's own Self

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• परमेश्वरः (parameśvaraḥ) - the Supreme Lord, the highest controller

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered Vedic sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – holy, sacred, auspicious; prosperity, glory
  adjective
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage); most excellent
  proper noun (masculine)
  Superlative of vasu
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect

Irregular perfect tense form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the Lord, master, controller

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, controller, ruler, God

From root īś (to own, rule, command)

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence, in implicit connection with 'na' (not) and 'dūre' (far).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

Note: Negates the following adjective/adverb.

महाबुधे (mahābudhe) - O great-minded one, O highly intelligent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābudhi

mahābudhi - great-minded, highly intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+budhi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• budhi – intellect, mind, understanding, wisdom
  noun (masculine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

दूरे (dūre) - far away, at a distance

(indeclinable)

Locative singular used adverbially

Note: Used adverbially.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

Note: Negates the following conjunction, linking 'not far' with 'not difficult'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

सुदुर्लभः (sudurlabhaḥ) - very difficult to obtain, extremely rare

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudurlabha

sudurlabha - very difficult to obtain/reach, extremely rare

Compound with 'su' (very) and 'dur' (difficult) modifying 'labha' (obtainable).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dur+labha)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'very' or 'good'.
• dur – difficult, bad, hard
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'difficult' or 'bad'.
• labha – obtainable, to be obtained
  adjective
  Gerundive
  From root labh (to obtain) with suffix -a.
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'Īśvaraḥ'.

महाबोधमयैकात्मा (mahābodhamayaikātmā) - the sole Self, consisting of great knowledge/awareness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābodhamayaikātman

mahābodhamayaikātman - the unique self consisting of supreme consciousness/knowledge

Compound formed from mahābodhamaya (consisting of great knowledge) and ekātman (unique self).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahābodhamaya+ekātman)

• mahābodhamaya – consisting of great knowledge/awareness
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound formed from mahā (great), bodha (knowledge), and the suffix -maya (consisting of).
• ekātman – the one self, unique self, sole self
  noun (masculine)
  Compound formed from eka (one, unique) and ātman (Self).

Note: Used as a predicate noun.

स्वात्मा (svātmā) - one's own Self

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own self, individual soul/ātman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+ātman)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of the predicate 'parameśvaraḥ'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

Note: Emphasizes 'svātmā'.

परमेश्वरः (parameśvaraḥ) - the Supreme Lord, the highest controller

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parameśvara

parameśvara - the Supreme Lord, the highest master

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+īśvara)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective
• īśvara – lord, master, controller, God
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative, stating what 'svātmā' is.

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