योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-51, verse-39

स्वप्नादिव परिज्ञाताद्रसो दृश्यान्निवर्तते ।
द्रष्ट्रदृश्यदशादोषग्रन्थिच्छेदः प्रवर्तते ॥ ३९ ॥

svapnādiva parijñātādraso dṛśyānnivartate ,
draṣṭradṛśyadaśādoṣagranthicchedaḥ pravartate 39

39. svapnāt iva parijñātāt rasaḥ dṛśyāt nivartate
draṣṭṛ-dṛśya-daśā-doṣa-granthi-cchedaḥ pravartate

39. svapnāt parijñātāt iva rasaḥ dṛśyāt nivartate.
draṣṭṛ-dṛśya-daśā-doṣa-granthi-cchedaḥ pravartate.

39. Just as the interest (rasa) in a dream withdraws once it is recognized, similarly, interest recedes from visible objects. (Then) the severing of the knot of flaws associated with the state of the perceiver and the perceived takes place.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वप्नात् (svapnāt) - from a dream

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if, just as

• परिज्ञातात् (parijñātāt) - from that which is recognized/known

• रसः (rasaḥ) - interest, desire (taste, juice, essence, delight, interest, desire)

• दृश्यात् (dṛśyāt) - from the perceived objects (from the visible, from what is seen, from objects of perception)

• निवर्तते (nivartate) - withdraws, ceases, turns away, retires

• द्रष्टृ-दृश्य-दशा-दोष-ग्रन्थि-च्छेदः (draṣṭṛ-dṛśya-daśā-doṣa-granthi-cchedaḥ) - the cutting of the knot of faults related to the state of the perceiver and the perceived

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, occurs, takes place, begins

Words meanings and morphology

स्वप्नात् (svapnāt) - from a dream

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - sleep, dream

Root: svap (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if, just as

(indeclinable)

परिज्ञातात् (parijñātāt) - from that which is recognized/known

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of parijñāta

parijñāta - recognized, known, understood

Past Passive Participle

From root jñā with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

रसः (rasaḥ) - interest, desire (taste, juice, essence, delight, interest, desire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rasa

rasa - taste, essence, fluid, charm, sentiment, interest

दृश्यात् (dṛśyāt) - from the perceived objects (from the visible, from what is seen, from objects of perception)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, to be seen, object of sight/perception

Gerundive

Formed from root dṛś with suffix -ya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

निवर्तते (nivartate) - withdraws, ceases, turns away, retires

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of nivart

From root vṛt with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

द्रष्टृ-दृश्य-दशा-दोष-ग्रन्थि-च्छेदः (draṣṭṛ-dṛśya-daśā-doṣa-granthi-cchedaḥ) - the cutting of the knot of faults related to the state of the perceiver and the perceived

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of draṣṭṛ-dṛśya-daśā-doṣa-granthi-ccheda

draṣṭṛ-dṛśya-daśā-doṣa-granthi-ccheda - severing of the knot of faults in the state of perceiver and perceived

Compound type : tatpuruṣa series (draṣṭṛ+dṛśya+daśā+doṣa+granthi+ccheda)

• draṣṭṛ – perceiver, seer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Agent noun from root dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• dṛśya – visible, object of perception, perceived
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• daśā – state, condition, situation
  noun (feminine)
• doṣa – fault, defect, error, flaw
  noun (masculine)
• granthi – knot, tie, impediment
  noun (masculine)
• ccheda – cutting, severing, breaking
  noun (masculine)
  Root: chid (class 7)

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, occurs, takes place, begins

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of pravart

From root vṛt with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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