योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-13, verse-84

शमममृतमहार्यमार्यगुप्तं परमवलम्ब्य परं पदं प्रयाताः ।
रघुतनय यथा महानुभावाः क्रममनुपालय सिद्धये तमेव ॥ ८४ ॥

śamamamṛtamahāryamāryaguptaṃ paramavalambya paraṃ padaṃ prayātāḥ ,
raghutanaya yathā mahānubhāvāḥ kramamanupālaya siddhaye tameva 84

84. śamam amṛtam ahāryam āryaguptam
param avalambya param padam prayātāḥ
raghutanaya yathā mahānubhāvāḥ
kramam anupālaya siddhaye tam eva

84. raghutanaya,
yathā mahānubhāvāḥ amṛtam ahāryam āryaguptam param śamam avalambya param padam prayātāḥ,
(tathā tvam api) siddhaye tam eva kramam anupālaya

84. O son of Raghu (raghutanaya), just as great souls (mahānubhāvāḥ) have attained the supreme state (param padam) by resorting to that highest tranquility (śama)—which is like nectar, inviolable, and protected by the wise—you should likewise observe that very path for your own accomplishment.

Words meanings summery:

• शमम् (śamam) - mental quietude (śama) (tranquility, calmness, mental quietude)

• अमृतम् (amṛtam) - like nectar, immortal (nectar, ambrosia, immortality, immortal)

• अहार्यम् (ahāryam) - inviolable, which cannot be stolen or taken away (not to be taken away, inviolable, unconquerable, indestructible)

• आर्यगुप्तम् (āryaguptam) - preserved by noble sages (protected by noble ones, preserved by the wise)

• परम् (param) - highest, supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent)

• अवलम्ब्य (avalambya) - having taken refuge in, having adopted (having resorted to, having taken support of, having grasped)

• परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

• पदम् (padam) - state, goal (param padam: supreme state) (step, foot, place, abode, state, goal, ultimate truth)

• प्रयाताः (prayātāḥ) - have attained, have reached (gone forth, proceeded, attained)

• रघुतनय (raghutanaya) - O Rāma (son of Raghu) (O son of Raghu)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

• महानुभावाः (mahānubhāvāḥ) - great and noble souls (great souls, noble ones, eminent persons)

• क्रमम् (kramam) - path, method (the way of practicing śama) (step, path, order, method, sequence)

• अनुपालय (anupālaya) - follow, observe (follow, observe, preserve, maintain, protect)

• सिद्धये (siddhaye) - for the sake of accomplishment (for success, for accomplishment, for perfection)

• तम् (tam) - that (referring to krama) (that, him, it)

• एव (eva) - very, indeed (indeed, only, very, certainly)

Words meanings and morphology

शमम् (śamam) - mental quietude (śama) (tranquility, calmness, mental quietude)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śama

śama - tranquility, calmness, mental quietude, peace, restraint

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Object of avalambya.

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - like nectar, immortal (nectar, ambrosia, immortality, immortal)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amṛta

amṛta - nectar, ambrosia, immortality, immortal, deathless

past passive participle (root mṛ, prefix a-)

from a- (negation) + mṛta (dead), hence undying

Prefix: a

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies śamam.

अहार्यम् (ahāryam) - inviolable, which cannot be stolen or taken away (not to be taken away, inviolable, unconquerable, indestructible)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ahārya

ahārya - not to be taken away, inviolable, unconquerable, indestructible

gerundive (root hṛ, prefix a-)

from a- (negation) + hārya (to be taken away)

Prefix: a

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies śamam.

आर्यगुप्तम् (āryaguptam) - preserved by noble sages (protected by noble ones, preserved by the wise)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āryagupta

āryagupta - protected by noble ones, preserved by the wise

Compound type : tatpurusha (ārya+gupta)

• ārya – noble, honorable, respected, wise
  adjective (masculine)
• gupta – protected, guarded, hidden
  past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root gup (to protect, to hide)
  Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Qualifies śamam.

परम् (param) - highest, supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, distant

Note: Qualifies śamam.

अवलम्ब्य (avalambya) - having taken refuge in, having adopted (having resorted to, having taken support of, having grasped)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from prefix ava + root lamb (to hang, to cling) with suffix -ya

Prefix: ava

Root: lamb (class 1)

परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, distant

Note: Qualifies padam.

पदम् (padam) - state, goal (param padam: supreme state) (step, foot, place, abode, state, goal, ultimate truth)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, abode, state, goal, ultimate truth

Note: Object of prayātāḥ (as in "attained").

प्रयाताः (prayātāḥ) - have attained, have reached (gone forth, proceeded, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prayāta

prayāta - gone forth, departed, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

from prefix pra + root yā (to go)

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Functions as the verb 'have gone' for mahānubhāvāḥ.

रघुतनय (raghutanaya) - O Rāma (son of Raghu) (O son of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghutanaya

raghutanaya - son of Raghu

Compound type : tatpurusha (raghu+tanaya)

• raghu – name of a king, an ancestor of Rama
  proper noun (masculine)
• tanaya – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  from root tan (to stretch, to procreate)
  Root: tan (class 8)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile or comparison.

महानुभावाः (mahānubhāvāḥ) - great and noble souls (great souls, noble ones, eminent persons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahānubhāva

mahānubhāva - great soul, noble person, eminent, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+anubhāva)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• anubhāva – dignity, majesty, power, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of prayātāḥ.

क्रमम् (kramam) - path, method (the way of practicing śama) (step, path, order, method, sequence)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, path, order, method, sequence, procedure

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Object of anupālaya.

अनुपालय (anupālaya) - follow, observe (follow, observe, preserve, maintain, protect)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of anupālaya

Prefix: anu

Root: pāl (class 10)

सिद्धये (siddhaye) - for the sake of accomplishment (for success, for accomplishment, for perfection)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - success, accomplishment, perfection, supernatural power

Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Indicates purpose.

तम् (tam) - that (referring to krama) (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies kramam.

एव (eva) - very, indeed (indeed, only, very, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes tam.