योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-15, verse-19

समतासुन्दरं वक्रं पुरुषस्यावलोकयन् ।
तोषमेति यथा लोको न तथा धनसंचयैः ॥ १९ ॥

samatāsundaraṃ vakraṃ puruṣasyāvalokayan ,
toṣameti yathā loko na tathā dhanasaṃcayaiḥ 19

19. samatāsundaram vakram puruṣasya avalokayan
toṣam eti yathā lokaḥ na tathā dhanasaṃcayaiḥ

19. lokaḥ puruṣasya samatāsundaram vakram avalokayan toṣam eti,
yathā dhanasaṃcayaiḥ tathā na (eti)

19. People experience a satisfaction when beholding the face of an individual (puruṣa) made beautiful by equanimity (samatā), a satisfaction not achieved through the accumulation of wealth.

Words meanings summery:

• समतासुन्दरम् (samatāsundaram) - made beautiful by equanimity (samatā) (beautiful with equanimity, beautiful because of equality)

• वक्रम् (vakram) - face, mouth

• पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of the individual (puruṣa) (of the man, of the person, of the spirit)

• अवलोकयन् (avalokayan) - seeing, beholding, observing

• तोषम् (toṣam) - satisfaction, contentment, pleasure

• एति (eti) - attains (satisfaction) (he/she/it goes, attains, reaches)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - people in general (the world, people, mankind)

• न (na) - not, no

• तथा (tathā) - not in that way (as much satisfaction) (so, thus, in that way)

• धनसंचयैः (dhanasaṁcayaiḥ) - by accumulations of wealth, by hoards of riches

Words meanings and morphology

समतासुन्दरम् (samatāsundaram) - made beautiful by equanimity (samatā) (beautiful with equanimity, beautiful because of equality)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samatāsundara

samatāsundara - beautiful with equanimity, lovely due to equality

Compound type : tatpurusha (samatā+sundara)

• samatā – equanimity, equality, impartiality
  noun (feminine)
• sundara – beautiful, handsome, lovely
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with vakram.

वक्रम् (vakram) - face, mouth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vakra

vakra - face, mouth, bent, curved

Note: Object of avalokayan.

पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of the individual (puruṣa) (of the man, of the person, of the spirit)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, human being, the Supreme Being, the cosmic person

Note: Possessive, 'of the person'.

अवलोकयन् (avalokayan) - seeing, beholding, observing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avalokayat

avalokayat - seeing, beholding, observing

Present Active Participle

formed from root lok (to see) with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Functions as a participial clause, 'while seeing'. Agrees with lokaḥ.

तोषम् (toṣam) - satisfaction, contentment, pleasure

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of toṣa

toṣa - satisfaction, contentment, pleasure

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Object of eti.

एति (eti) - attains (satisfaction) (he/she/it goes, attains, reaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Present Active Indicative

from root i (to go)

Root: i (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to na tathā.

लोकः (lokaḥ) - people in general (the world, people, mankind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, mankind, region

Note: Subject of eti.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates tathā.

तथा (tathā) - not in that way (as much satisfaction) (so, thus, in that way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to yathā.

धनसंचयैः (dhanasaṁcayaiḥ) - by accumulations of wealth, by hoards of riches

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dhanasaṃcaya

dhanasaṁcaya - accumulation of wealth, hoard of riches

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhana+saṃcaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• saṃcaya – accumulation, collection, heap, store
  noun (masculine)
  from root ci (to gather) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Instrument of eti (implied, by which one does not attain satisfaction).