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).

32. מוצא נחת בְּהָעַצְמִי, דומם כמו עץ אך אינו אטום כמו אבן, הוא כולל בתוכו את מושגי ה"אני" וה"אתה" ושוכֵן בְּוִירָאט (הישות הקוסמית הנגלית).

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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