योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-52, verse-26

शिष्यते शान्तबोधात्म सदच्छं बाध्यवर्जितम् ।
अनादिनिधनं सौम्यं किमप्यमलमव्ययम् ॥ २६ ॥

śiṣyate śāntabodhātma sadacchaṃ bādhyavarjitam ,
anādinidhanaṃ saumyaṃ kimapyamalamavyayam 26

26. śiṣyate śāntabodhatma sat accham bādhyavarjitam
anādinidhanam saumyam kim api amalam avyayam

26. śāntabodhatma,
sat accham,
bādhyavarjitam,
anādinidhanam,
saumyam,
kim api,
amalam,
avyayam śiṣyate

26. There remains something indescribable, of tranquil consciousness (ātman), pure existence, devoid of what can be sublated, without beginning or end, gentle, spotless, and imperishable.

Words meanings summery:

• शिष्यते (śiṣyate) - is left, remains

• शान्तबोधत्म (śāntabodhatma) - having a tranquil self/consciousness

• सत् (sat) - existent, real, being, true

• अच्छम् (accham) - pure, clear, transparent

• बाध्यवर्जितम् (bādhyavarjitam) - devoid of what can be sublated/contradicted

• अनादिनिधनम् (anādinidhanam) - without beginning or end

• सौम्यम् (saumyam) - gentle, tranquil, pleasant

• किम् (kim) - what, something (as part of 'kim api')

• अपि (api) - Used to form an indefinite pronoun 'something indescribable'. (also, even; (when combined with 'kim') something indescribable, something undefined)

• अमलम् (amalam) - spotless, pure, clean

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, indestructible

Words meanings and morphology

शिष्यते (śiṣyate) - is left, remains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śiṣ

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

शान्तबोधत्म (śāntabodhatma) - having a tranquil self/consciousness

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāntabodhatman

śāntabodhatman - one whose consciousness or self is tranquil

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śānta+bodha+ātman)

• śānta – tranquil, peaceful, calm, pacified
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śam with suffix -ta.
  Root: śam (class 4)
• bodha – consciousness, knowledge, awakening, perception
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

सत् (sat) - existent, real, being, true

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, good, being, reality

Present Active Participle

Derived from root as (to be) with suffix -at.

Root: as (class 2)

अच्छम् (accham) - pure, clear, transparent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of accha

accha - clear, pure, transparent, bright

बाध्यवर्जितम् (bādhyavarjitam) - devoid of what can be sublated/contradicted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bādhyavarjita

bādhyavarjita - devoid of anything that can be contradicted or sublated

Compound type : tatpurusha (bādhya+varjita)

• bādhya – to be sublated, to be contradicted, to be annulled
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from root bādh with suffix -ya.
  Root: bādh (class 1)
• varjita – devoid of, abandoned, excluded, forsaken
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛj with suffix -ita.
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

अनादिनिधनम् (anādinidhanam) - without beginning or end

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anādinidhana

anādinidhana - without beginning or end, eternal

Compound type : bahuvrihi (anādi+nidhana)

• anādi – beginningless, without a beginning
  adjective
• nidhana – end, destruction, death, dissolution
  noun (neuter)

सौम्यम् (saumyam) - gentle, tranquil, pleasant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, tranquil, pleasant, soft, lunar

किम् (kim) - what, something (as part of 'kim api')

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why, something

अपि (api) - Used to form an indefinite pronoun 'something indescribable'. (also, even; (when combined with 'kim') something indescribable, something undefined)

(indeclinable)

अमलम् (amalam) - spotless, pure, clean

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amala

amala - spotless, pure, clean, free from dirt

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+mala)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain, defect
  noun (masculine)

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, indestructible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, indestructible, indeclinable (gram.)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+vyaya)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• vyaya – expenditure, loss, decay, perishability
  noun (masculine)

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