योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-59

मोक्षद्वारे द्वारपालाश्चत्वारः परिकीर्तिताः ।
शमो विचारः संतोषश्चतुर्थः साधुसंगमः ॥ ५९ ॥

mokṣadvāre dvārapālāścatvāraḥ parikīrtitāḥ ,
śamo vicāraḥ saṃtoṣaścaturthaḥ sādhusaṃgamaḥ 59

59. mokṣadvāre dvārapālāḥ catvāraḥ parikīrtitāḥ
śamaḥ vicāraḥ saṃtoṣaḥ caturthaḥ sādhusaṅgamaḥ

59. mokṣadvāre catvāraḥ dvārapālāḥ parikīrtitāḥ
śamaḥ vicāraḥ saṃtoṣaḥ caturthaḥ sādhusaṅgamaḥ

59. Four gatekeepers are declared to stand at the gate of final liberation (mokṣa): inner peace (śama), spiritual inquiry (vicāra), contentment (saṃtoṣa), and the fourth is the company of virtuous people (sādhusaṅgama).

Words meanings summery:

• मोक्षद्वारे (mokṣadvāre) - at the gate of liberation (mokṣa)

• द्वारपालाः (dvārapālāḥ) - gatekeepers

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

• परिकीर्तिताः (parikīrtitāḥ) - are declared, are proclaimed, are enumerated

• शमः (śamaḥ) - mental peace (tranquility, inner peace, calmness)

• विचारः (vicāraḥ) - spiritual inquiry (inquiry, contemplation, reflection)

• संतोषः (saṁtoṣaḥ) - contentment, satisfaction

• चतुर्थः (caturthaḥ) - the fourth

• साधुसङ्गमः (sādhusaṅgamaḥ) - company of sages or spiritual aspirants (association with virtuous people, company of good people)

Words meanings and morphology

मोक्षद्वारे (mokṣadvāre) - at the gate of liberation (mokṣa)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mokṣadvāra

mokṣadvāra - gate of liberation

Tatpurusha compound of mokṣa (liberation) and dvāra (gate)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mokṣa+dvāra)

• mokṣa – liberation, emancipation (mokṣa)
  noun (masculine)
  From muc (to free)
  Root: muc (class 6)
• dvāra – gate, door
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative indicating place.

द्वारपालाः (dvārapālāḥ) - gatekeepers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvārapāla

dvārapāla - gatekeeper, doorkeeper

Tatpurusha compound of dvāra (gate) and pāla (protector)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvāra+pāla)

• dvāra – gate, door
  noun (neuter)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the sentence (with implied verb 'are').

चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'dvārapālāḥ'.

परिकीर्तिताः (parikīrtitāḥ) - are declared, are proclaimed, are enumerated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parikīrtita

parikīrtita - declared, proclaimed, enumerated, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

Formed from pari- + kīrt (to praise, declare) with -ta suffix

Prefix: pari

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'dvārapālāḥ', implying an auxiliary verb 'are'.

शमः (śamaḥ) - mental peace (tranquility, inner peace, calmness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śama

śama - tranquility, calmness, mental peace, quietude, suppression of passions

From śam (to be calm)

Root: śam (class 4)

विचारः (vicāraḥ) - spiritual inquiry (inquiry, contemplation, reflection)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - inquiry, investigation, deliberation, contemplation, reasoning

From vi- + car (to move, go about)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

संतोषः (saṁtoṣaḥ) - contentment, satisfaction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃtoṣa

saṁtoṣa - contentment, satisfaction, gratification

From sam- + tuṣ (to be pleased)

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

चतुर्थः (caturthaḥ) - the fourth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caturtha

caturtha - fourth

From catur (four) with ordinal suffix -tha

साधुसङ्गमः (sādhusaṅgamaḥ) - company of sages or spiritual aspirants (association with virtuous people, company of good people)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhusaṅgama

sādhusaṅgama - association with good people, company of virtuous persons

Tatpurusha compound of sādhu (virtuous person) and saṅgama (meeting, association)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sādhu+saṅgama)

• sādhu – good, virtuous, holy man, sage
  noun (masculine)
  From sādh (to accomplish)
  Root: sādh (class 5)
• saṅgama – meeting, union, association, confluence
  noun (masculine)
  From sam- + gam (to go)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)