योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-13, verse-61

मातरीव परं यान्ति विषमाणि मृदूनि च ।
विश्वासमिह भूतानि सर्वाणि शमशालिनि ॥ ६१ ॥

mātarīva paraṃ yānti viṣamāṇi mṛdūni ca ,
viśvāsamiha bhūtāni sarvāṇi śamaśālini 61

61. mātari iva param yānti viṣamāṇi mṛdūni ca
viśvāsam iha bhūtāni sarvāṇi śamaśālini

61. iha sarvāṇi bhūtāni viṣamāṇi ca mṛdūni [ca],
śamaśālini mātari iva param viśvāsam yānti

61. Here, all beings, whether they are difficult or gentle, come to place supreme trust in a person endowed with tranquility (śamaśālin), just as they do in a mother.

Words meanings summery:

• मातरि (mātari) - in a mother

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• यान्ति (yānti) - they come to place (trust) (they go, they reach, they obtain, they resort to)

• विषमाणि (viṣamāṇi) - (beings who are) difficult (in nature) (difficult, uneven, dangerous, hostile)

• मृदूनि (mṛdūni) - (beings who are) gentle (in nature) (soft, gentle, tender)

• च (ca) - and, also

• विश्वासम् (viśvāsam) - trust, confidence, faith

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, every

• शमशालिनि (śamaśālini) - in one endowed with tranquility, in a tranquil person

Words meanings and morphology

मातरि (mātari) - in a mother

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Part of the comparison "like a mother".

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, utmost

Superlative form of para (other, beyond).

यान्ति (yānti) - they come to place (trust) (they go, they reach, they obtain, they resort to)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present Tense

3rd person plural, Parasmaipada

Root: yā (class 2)

विषमाणि (viṣamāṇi) - (beings who are) difficult (in nature) (difficult, uneven, dangerous, hostile)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, difficult, dangerous, bad, hostile

Prefix: vi

Root: sam (class 1)

Note: Adjective for `bhūtāni`.

मृदूनि (mṛdūni) - (beings who are) gentle (in nature) (soft, gentle, tender)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender, agreeable

Note: Adjective for `bhūtāni`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विश्वासम् (viśvāsam) - trust, confidence, faith

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśvāsa

viśvāsa - trust, confidence, faith, reliance

Derived from `vi-√śvas` (to trust).

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Object of `yānti`.

इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

(indeclinable)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, what has been

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √bhū (to be, to exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of `yānti`.

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Adjective for `bhūtāni`.

शमशालिनि (śamaśālini) - in one endowed with tranquility, in a tranquil person

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śamaśālin

śamaśālin - possessing tranquility, calm, peaceful

Compound with suffix -in (possessing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śama+śālin)

• śama – tranquility, calm, peace, quietude
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √śam (to be calm).
  Root: śam (class 4)
• śālin – possessing, endowed with, characterized by
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -in indicates possession.

Note: Refers to the tranquil person in whom trust is placed.