योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-72, verse-21

यदा तत्त्वपरिज्ञानमस्मदादेस्तदाऽऽततम् ।
इदं संसरणं विद्धि शून्यं सत्यमिव स्थितम् ॥ २१ ॥

yadā tattvaparijñānamasmadādestadā''tatam ,
idaṃ saṃsaraṇaṃ viddhi śūnyaṃ satyamiva sthitam 21

21. yadā tattva-parijñānam asmād-ādeḥ tadā ātatam
idam saṃsaraṇam viddhi śūnyam satyam iva sthitam

21. yadā asmād-ādeḥ tattva-parijñānam tadā idam ātatam
saṃsaraṇam satyam iva sthitam śūnyam viddhi

21. When true knowledge of reality is attained by us and others, then know this vast cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra) to be void, though it appears as if it were real.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

• तत्त्व-परिज्ञानम् (tattva-parijñānam) - knowledge of reality, true knowledge

• अस्माद्-आदेः (asmād-ādeḥ) - beginning with us, for us and others

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• आततम् (ātatam) - vast, extensive, spread out

• इदम् (idam) - this

• संसरणम् (saṁsaraṇam) - transmigration, cycle of rebirth, wandering

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know! understand!

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, nothing

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, real, existing

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, existing, situated

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when, at which time

(indeclinable)

From yad (which).

तत्त्व-परिज्ञानम् (tattva-parijñānam) - knowledge of reality, true knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tattva-parijñāna

tattva-parijñāna - knowledge of truth/reality, true knowledge, complete understanding

Compound of tattva and parijñāna.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tattva+parijñāna)

• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)
  From tat (that) + tva (suffix).
• parijñāna – complete knowledge, full understanding
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā (to know) with prefix pari.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: jñā (class 9)

अस्माद्-आदेः (asmād-ādeḥ) - beginning with us, for us and others

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of asmad-ādi

asmad-ādi - us and others, beginning with us

Compound of asmad and ādi.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asmad+ādi)

• asmad – we, us
  pronoun
  First person plural pronoun stem.
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  noun/indeclinable (masculine)
  Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Used idiomatically to mean 'for us and others' or 'beginning with us'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From tad (that).

आततम् (ātatam) - vast, extensive, spread out

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ātata

ātata - extended, spread out, vast, intense

Past Passive Participle

From root tan (to stretch) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with saṃsaraṇam.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun stem.

Note: Agrees with saṃsaraṇam.

संसरणम् (saṁsaraṇam) - transmigration, cycle of rebirth, wandering

(noun)

neuter, singular of saṃsaraṇa

saṁsaraṇa - transmigration, wandering, flowing together

From root sṛ (to flow, to move) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of viddhi.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know! understand!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative active 2nd singular

Irregular imperative form of root vid.

Root: vid (class 2)

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, nothing

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, desolate, zero, null

Root: śvi (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for saṃsaraṇam.

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, real, existing

(noun)

neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, truth, reality

From sat (being, existing).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Here, acts as a noun 'reality' in comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, existing, situated

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, existing, abiding, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with saṃsaraṇam.

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