योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-99, verse-25

यथास्थितं सदैवेदं मौनमेव शिलाघनम् ।
अनाद्यन्तमविच्छिद्रमनिद्रं च सनिद्रकम् ॥ २५ ॥

yathāsthitaṃ sadaivedaṃ maunameva śilāghanam ,
anādyantamavicchidramanidraṃ ca sanidrakam 25

25. yathāsthitam sadā eva idam maunam eva śilāghanam
anādyantam avicchidram anidram ca sanidrakam

25. idam yathāsthitam sadā eva maunam śilāghanam
eva anādyantam avicchidram anidram ca sanidrakam

25. This (idam) reality, as it truly is (yathāsthitam), is always just a rock-solid silence (maunam śilāghanam). It is without beginning or end, unbroken, and simultaneously both sleepless (anidram) and with sleep (sanidrakam).

Words meanings summery:

• यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - as it is, as it stands, in its original state

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• इदम् (idam) - this, this reality

• मौनम् (maunam) - silence, quietness

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• शिलाघनम् (śilāghanam) - dense like a rock, solid as rock, impenetrable

• अनाद्यन्तम् (anādyantam) - without beginning or end, eternal

• अविच्छिद्रम् (avicchidram) - unbroken, uninterrupted, without a break

• अनिद्रम् (anidram) - sleepless, awake, without sleep

• च (ca) - and, also

• सनिद्रकम् (sanidrakam) - with sleep, sleepy, having sleep

Words meanings and morphology

यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - as it is, as it stands, in its original state

(indeclinable)

From yathā (as) + sthita (stood, existing).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: adverbial.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

From sa (with) + dā (time, period).

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this, this reality

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this reality

Neuter singular nominative of idam.

मौनम् (maunam) - silence, quietness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mauna

mauna - silence, quietness

From muni (sage) + aṇ suffix.

Root: man (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

शिलाघनम् (śilāghanam) - dense like a rock, solid as rock, impenetrable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śilāghana

śilāghana - dense like a rock, solid as rock

Compound.

Compound type : upamāna-pūrvapada karmadhāraya (śilā+ghana)

• śilā – rock, stone
  noun (feminine)
• ghana – dense, solid, compact, thick
  adjective
  From han (to strike, condense) + a suffix.
  Root: han (class 2)

अनाद्यन्तम् (anādyantam) - without beginning or end, eternal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anādyanta

anādyanta - without beginning or end, eternal

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+ādi+anta)

• a – not, negation
  prefix
  Negation prefix.
• ādi – beginning, first
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ad (class 1)
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)
  From am (to go) + tan suffix.
  Root: am (class 1)

अविच्छिद्रम् (avicchidram) - unbroken, uninterrupted, without a break

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avicchidra

avicchidra - unbroken, uninterrupted

Compound.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vicchidra)

• a – not, negation
  prefix
  Negation prefix.
• vicchidra – broken, interrupted, having a hole
  adjective (neuter)
  From vi + chidra (hole, break).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: chid (class 7)

अनिद्रम् (anidram) - sleepless, awake, without sleep

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anidra

anidra - sleepless, without sleep

From a- (negation) + nidrā (sleep).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nidrā)

• a – not, negation
  prefix
  Negation prefix.
• nidrā – sleep, slumber
  noun (feminine)
  Root: drā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सनिद्रकम् (sanidrakam) - with sleep, sleepy, having sleep

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sanidraka

sanidraka - with sleep, sleepy

From sa (with) + nidraka (sleep, diminutive of nidrā).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (sa+nidraka)

• sa – with, together with
  prefix
  Prefix indicating concomitance.
• nidraka – sleep, sleepy
  noun (neuter)
  Diminutive or secondary derivation from nidrā.
  Root: drā (class 2)

Note: This pair (anidram ca sanidrakam) signifies a state that transcends both waking and sleeping.

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