योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-29

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
आत्मसंप्रेरितो दूतो विवेको नाम नामतः ।
हृद्गुहायां सदानन्दस्तिष्ठतीन्दुरिवाम्बरे ॥ २९ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
ātmasaṃprerito dūto viveko nāma nāmataḥ ,
hṛdguhāyāṃ sadānandastiṣṭhatīndurivāmbare 29

29. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca ātmasaṁpreritaḥ dūtaḥ vivekaḥ nāma
nāmatas hṛdguhāyām sadānandaḥ tiṣṭhati induḥ iva ambare

29. ātmasaṁpreritaḥ dūtaḥ nāmatas vivekaḥ nāma
sadānandaḥ ambare iva induḥ hṛdguhāyām tiṣṭhati

29. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: The messenger, impelled by the self (ātman), is named discrimination. He, eternally blissful, resides in the cave of the heart, like the moon in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• आत्मसंप्रेरितः (ātmasaṁpreritaḥ) - impelled by the self (ātman) (impelled by the self, prompted by the soul)

• दूतः (dūtaḥ) - messenger, envoy

• विवेकः (vivekaḥ) - discrimination, discernment, judgment

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, for instance

• नामतस् (nāmatas) - by name, in name

• हृद्गुहायाम् (hṛdguhāyām) - in the cave of the heart

• सदानन्दः (sadānandaḥ) - eternally blissful, everlasting joy

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, stays, abides, exists

• इन्दुः (induḥ) - moon, drop

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - the venerable Vasiṣṭha

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

आत्मसंप्रेरितः (ātmasaṁpreritaḥ) - impelled by the self (ātman) (impelled by the self, prompted by the soul)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmasaṁprerita

ātmasaṁprerita - impelled by the self, prompted by the soul

Past Passive Participle

Compound of ātman and saṁprerita

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+saṁprerita)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• saṁprerita – impelled, urged, sent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root īr (to move, stir) with prefixes sam and pra
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: īr (class 2)

दूतः (dūtaḥ) - messenger, envoy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy, delegate, agent

विवेकः (vivekaḥ) - discrimination, discernment, judgment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viveka

viveka - discrimination, discernment, judgment, reason, true knowledge

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, for instance

(indeclinable)

नामतस् (nāmatas) - by name, in name

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas indicating 'by way of'

हृद्गुहायाम् (hṛdguhāyām) - in the cave of the heart

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of hṛdguhā

hṛdguhā - cave of the heart (metaphorical for the innermost core of being)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (hṛd+guhā)

• hṛd – heart, mind, soul
  noun (neuter)
• guhā – cave, cavern, secret place
  noun (feminine)

सदानन्दः (sadānandaḥ) - eternally blissful, everlasting joy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sadānanda

sadānanda - eternal bliss, ever-joyful, always happy

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+ānanda)

• sat – being, existent, true, eternal
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• ānanda – joy, bliss, happiness
  noun (masculine)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, stays, abides, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present Active

Root: sthā (class 1)

इन्दुः (induḥ) - moon, drop

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon, drop, spot, camphor

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment, cloth

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