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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 2.17.41

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
73
Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 17 · Verse 41

Verse 41

शिष्टो ग्रन्थः परीमाणं तस्य ज्ञानमहार्थदः । बुद्धे तस्मिन्भवेच्छ्रेयो निर्वाणं शान्तकल्पनम् ॥ ४१ ॥

śiṣṭō granthaḥ parīmāṇaṁ tasya jñānamahārthadaḥ | buddhē tasminbhavēcchrēyō nirvāṇaṁ śāntakalpanam || 41 ||

Translation

The rest of the work is its extent, and it gives the great wealth of knowledge. When it is understood, the highest good arises: nirvāṇa, where imaginings are calmed.

Word by word

śiṣṭō
(śiṣṭaḥ) the rest
granthaḥ
of the work
parīmāṇaṁ
the extent
tasya
its
jñāna
of knowledge
mahā
great
artha
the wealth
daḥ
which gives
buddhē
when is understood
tasmin
it
bhavēt
arises
śrēyō
(śreyaḥ) the highest good
nirvāṇaṁ
nirvāṇa
śānta
calmed
kalpanam
where imaginings are

Meaning

The sixth book is the remainder of the thirty-two thousand verses. The commentary: when it is known, the root ignorance is destroyed, all imaginings are calmed, and liberation, the highest good, is gained. The verses that follow describe the one who has gained it.