योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-51, verse-32

परां पेलवतां याता दृश्यलक्ष्म्यः स्थिता अपि ।
स्वप्ना इव परिज्ञाता न स्वदन्ते विवेकिनः ॥ ३२ ॥

parāṃ pelavatāṃ yātā dṛśyalakṣmyaḥ sthitā api ,
svapnā iva parijñātā na svadante vivekinaḥ 32

32. parām pelavatām yātāḥ dṛśyalakṣmyaḥ sthitāḥ api
| svapnāḥ iva parijñātāḥ na svadante vivekinaḥ |

32. dṛśyalakṣmyaḥ parām pelavatām yātāḥ api sthitāḥ
svapnāḥ iva parijñātāḥ vivekinaḥ na svadante

32. Even though the visible forms (dṛśyalakṣmyaḥ) continue to exist, having attained supreme fragility, they do not delight or appeal to discerning individuals (vivekinaḥ) when they are understood to be like dreams.

Words meanings summery:

• पराम् (parām) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

• पेलवताम् (pelavatām) - supreme fragility/subtlety (delicacy, fragility, subtlety)

• याताः (yātāḥ) - having attained (having gone, having attained, reached)

• दृश्यलक्ष्म्यः (dṛśyalakṣmyaḥ) - the visible forms or appearances of the world (dṛśyalakṣmyaḥ) (visible signs, observable characteristics, forms of the visible world)

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - existing, present (existing, standing, present)

• अपि (api) - even though (also, even, although)

• स्वप्नाः (svapnāḥ) - dreams

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• परिज्ञाताः (parijñātāḥ) - fully understood (as unreal) (thoroughly known, fully understood)

• न (na) - not

• स्वदन्ते (svadante) - they delight, they appeal (they taste good, they are sweet, they please, they delight)

• विवेकिनः (vivekinaḥ) - to the discerning ones (of the discerning one; to the discerning one; the discerning ones)

Words meanings and morphology

पराम् (parām) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of para

para - highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent, other

पेलवताम् (pelavatām) - supreme fragility/subtlety (delicacy, fragility, subtlety)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pelavatā

pelavatā - tenderness, fragility, subtlety, delicacy

Derived from `pelava` (tender, delicate) with the suffix `-tā` (abstract noun).

याताः (yātāḥ) - having attained (having gone, having attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yāta

yāta - gone, moved, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From √yā (to go). Feminine nominative plural.

Root: yā (class 2)

दृश्यलक्ष्म्यः (dṛśyalakṣmyaḥ) - the visible forms or appearances of the world (dṛśyalakṣmyaḥ) (visible signs, observable characteristics, forms of the visible world)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛśyalakṣmi

dṛśyalakṣmi - visible appearance, observable characteristic, form of perception

Tatpurusha compound of `dṛśya` (visible) and `lakṣmi` (sign, mark, characteristic).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+lakṣmi)

• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, object of sight
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From √dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• lakṣmi – sign, mark, characteristic, prosperity, fortune, beauty
  noun (feminine)
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Subject of the clause.

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - existing, present (existing, standing, present)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, established, existing

Past Passive Participle

From √sthā (to stand). Feminine nominative plural.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Implies "even though they exist".

अपि (api) - even though (also, even, although)

(indeclinable)

स्वप्नाः (svapnāḥ) - dreams

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

From √svap (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Used in comparison.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

परिज्ञाताः (parijñātāḥ) - fully understood (as unreal) (thoroughly known, fully understood)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of parijñāta

parijñāta - thoroughly known, fully understood, recognized

Past Passive Participle

From `pari-` + √jñā (to know). Feminine nominative plural.

Prefix: pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Implies "when they are fully known".

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

स्वदन्ते (svadante) - they delight, they appeal (they taste good, they are sweet, they please, they delight)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of svad

Present middle indicative

3rd person plural, present tense, middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: svad (class 1)

Note: The active meaning here is "to be agreeable to".

विवेकिनः (vivekinaḥ) - to the discerning ones (of the discerning one; to the discerning one; the discerning ones)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of vivekin

vivekin - discerning, discriminating, wise, one who possesses discrimination

From `viveka` (discrimination) + suffix `-in`.

Note: Here, understood as dative plural, indicating "to whom" the experience occurs.

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