योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-56, verse-12

अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां निर्विकल्पसमाधिगः ।
समे स्वच्छे पदे शान्ते आसे विगतवेदनम् ॥ १२ ॥

adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ nirvikalpasamādhigaḥ ,
same svacche pade śānte āse vigatavedanam 12

12. adṛśyaḥ sarva-bhūtānām nirvikalpa-samādhigaḥ
same svacche pade śānte āse vigata-vedanam

12. sarva-bhūtānām adṛśyaḥ nirvikalpa-samādhigaḥ
vigata-vedanam same svacche śānte pade āse

12. Invisible to all beings, having attained the state of non-conceptual meditative absorption (dhyāna), I sit in a level, pure, and peaceful place, free from all suffering.

12. שם אהיה סמוי מעיני כל היצורים, אשקע במישור של תודעה טהורה ונטולת מחשבות, ואשכון ללא פגע במישור השווה, הזך והשלו.

Words meanings summery:

• अदृश्यः (adṛśyaḥ) - invisible, unseen, imperceptible

• सर्व-भूतानाम् (sarva-bhūtānām) - of all beings, to all creatures

• निर्विकल्प-समाधिगः (nirvikalpa-samādhigaḥ) - one who has attained the state of non-conceptual meditative absorption (dhyāna) (one who has attained non-conceptual meditation, one who reaches undifferentiated absorption)

• समे (same) - in an even, level, tranquil (place)

• स्वच्छे (svacche) - in a clean, pure, clear (place)

• पदे (pade) - in a place, position, state

• शान्ते (śānte) - in a peaceful, tranquil, calm (place)

• आसे (āse) - I sit, I remain, I dwell

• विगत-वेदनम् (vigata-vedanam) - free from suffering, with pain departed

Words meanings and morphology

अदृश्यः (adṛśyaḥ) - invisible, unseen, imperceptible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adṛśya

adṛśya - invisible, not to be seen, imperceptible

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+dṛśya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• dṛśya – visible, to be seen, perceptible
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Formed from root dṛś with suffix -ya.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the speaker.

सर्व-भूतानाम् (sarva-bhūtānām) - of all beings, to all creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarva-bhūta

sarva-bhūta - all beings, all creatures, everything that exists

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, entire, universal
  adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū (to be, become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

निर्विकल्प-समाधिगः (nirvikalpa-samādhigaḥ) - one who has attained the state of non-conceptual meditative absorption (dhyāna) (one who has attained non-conceptual meditation, one who reaches undifferentiated absorption)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvikalpa-samādhiga

nirvikalpa-samādhiga - one who has attained undifferentiated contemplative absorption

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nirvikalpa+samādhi+ga)

• nirvikalpa – without distinction, non-conceptual, undifferentiated
  adjective
• samādhi – contemplative absorption, perfect concentration, deep meditation (dhyāna)
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, reaching, attaining
  adjective
  Suffix indicating 'one who goes/reaches'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the speaker.

समे (same) - in an even, level, tranquil (place)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - even, level, equal, similar, tranquil, calm

Note: Agrees with 'pade'.

स्वच्छे (svacche) - in a clean, pure, clear (place)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of svaccha

svaccha - clean, pure, clear, transparent

Note: Agrees with 'pade'.

पदे (pade) - in a place, position, state

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, position, state, word

शान्ते (śānte) - in a peaceful, tranquil, calm (place)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted, ceased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śam (to be calm, to cease).

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'pade'.

आसे (āse) - I sit, I remain, I dwell

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Root: ās (class 2)

विगत-वेदनम् (vigata-vedanam) - free from suffering, with pain departed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vigata-vedana

vigata-vedana - free from feeling/sensation, free from pain

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vigata+vedana)

• vigata – departed, gone, disappeared
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• vedana – feeling, sensation, perception, pain
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions adverbially, describing the manner of sitting.

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