योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-74, verse-32

आत्मारामः काष्ठमौनी न जडोऽपि दृषज्जडः ।
अहंत्वमित्यादिमयो विराडात्मनि तिष्टति ॥ ३२ ॥

ātmārāmaḥ kāṣṭhamaunī na jaḍo'pi dṛṣajjaḍaḥ ,
ahaṃtvamityādimayo virāḍātmani tiṣṭati 32

32. ātma-ārāmaḥ kāṣṭha-maunī na jaḍaḥ api dṛṣat-jaḍaḥ
aham-tvam-iti-ādimayaḥ virāṭ-ātmani tiṣṭhati

32. ātma-ārāmaḥ kāṣṭha-maunī (asti),
(saḥ) na jaḍaḥ api dṛṣat-jaḍaḥ (asti).
aham-tvam-iti-ādimayaḥ virāṭ (api) ātmani tiṣṭhati.

32. The one whose joy is in the Self (ātman) is silent like wood; not inert (jaḍa) in reality, though appearing as motionless as a stone. And the Cosmic Being (virāṭ), which embodies all "I" (aham) and "you" (tvam) and similar distinctions, resides in the (ultimate) Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• आत्म-आरामः (ātma-ārāmaḥ) - one who delights in the Self, self-content

• काष्ठ-मौनी (kāṣṭha-maunī) - silent like wood

• न (na) - not, no

• जडः (jaḍaḥ) - inert, dull, senseless

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

• दृषत्-जडः (dṛṣat-jaḍaḥ) - dull like a stone, inert as a stone

• अहम्-त्वम्-इति-आदिमयः (aham-tvam-iti-ādimayaḥ) - comprising 'I' and 'you' and so on, full of 'I' and 'you' etc.

• विराट्-आत्मनि (virāṭ-ātmani) - in the cosmic Self, in the universal Self

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, stays, resides, exists

Words meanings and morphology

आत्म-आरामः (ātma-ārāmaḥ) - one who delights in the Self, self-content

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātma-ārāma

ātma-ārāma - one who delights in the Self, self-content

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ātman+ārāma)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• ārāma – rest, pleasure, delight
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-ram (to rest, to enjoy).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ram (class 1)

काष्ठ-मौनी (kāṣṭha-maunī) - silent like wood

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāṣṭha-maunin

kāṣṭha-maunin - silent like wood

Compound adjective, nominative masculine singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāṣṭha+maunin)

• kāṣṭha – wood, stick
  noun (neuter)
• maunin – silent, ascetic practicing silence
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from mauna (silence).
  Root: man (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जडः (jaḍaḥ) - inert, dull, senseless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - inert, dull, senseless, frozen

Root: jaḍ (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too, although

(indeclinable)

दृषत्-जडः (dṛṣat-jaḍaḥ) - dull like a stone, inert as a stone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣat-jaḍa

dṛṣat-jaḍa - dull like a stone

Compound adjective, nominative masculine singular.

Compound type : upamāna (dṛṣat+jaḍa)

• dṛṣat – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• jaḍa – inert, dull, senseless
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: jaḍ (class 1)

अहम्-त्वम्-इति-आदिमयः (aham-tvam-iti-ādimayaḥ) - comprising 'I' and 'you' and so on, full of 'I' and 'you' etc.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aham-tvam-iti-ādimaya

aham-tvam-iti-ādimaya - comprising 'I' and 'you' and so on

Bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa compound ending in -maya.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aham+tvam+iti+ādi+maya)

• aham – I
  pronoun
  First person pronoun.
• tvam – you
  pronoun
  Second person pronoun.
• iti – thus, so
  indeclinable
  Quoting particle.
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ad (class 2)
• maya – made of, full of, consisting of
  suffix (forms adjectives) (masculine)
  Forms adjectives from nouns.

Note: Qualifies 'virāṭ'.

विराट्-आत्मनि (virāṭ-ātmani) - in the cosmic Self, in the universal Self

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of virāṭ-ātman

virāṭ-ātman - cosmic Self, universal Self

Tatpuruṣa compound. Locative singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (virāj+ātman)

• virāj – cosmic, universal ruler, the manifested universe
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-rāj (to shine forth).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Refers to the ultimate Self.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands, stays, resides, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present indicative, third person singular.

Root: sthā (class 1)

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