योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-15, verse-4

संतोषामृतपानेन ये शान्तास्तृप्तिमागताः ।
भोगश्रीरतुला तेषामेषा प्रतिविषायते ॥ ४ ॥

saṃtoṣāmṛtapānena ye śāntāstṛptimāgatāḥ ,
bhogaśrīratulā teṣāmeṣā prativiṣāyate 4

4. santoṣa amṛta pānena ye śāntāḥ tṛptim āgatāḥ |
bhoga śrīḥ atulā teṣām eṣā prativiṣāyate || 4 ||

4. santoṣa amṛta pānena ye śāntāḥ tṛptim āgatāḥ,
teṣām eṣā atulā bhoga śrīḥ prativiṣāyate 4

4. Those tranquil individuals who have achieved ultimate satisfaction by partaking of the nectar of contentment (santoṣa), find that even unparalleled worldly pleasures (bhoga-śrī) become like poison to them.

Words meanings summery:

• सन्तोष (santoṣa) - contentment (contentment, satisfaction)

• अमृत (amṛta) - nectar (nectar, immortality)

• पानेन (pānena) - by partaking (by the drinking, by the drink)

• ये (ye) - those who (who (relative pronoun))

• शान्ताः (śāntāḥ) - tranquil individuals (tranquil, peaceful (ones))

• तृप्तिम् (tṛptim) - satisfaction (satisfaction, contentment)

• आगताः (āgatāḥ) - attained, achieved (come, arrived, attained)

• भोग (bhoga) - worldly pleasure (enjoyment, worldly pleasure)

• श्रीः (śrīḥ) - pleasures (splendor, prosperity, wealth, glory)

• अतुला (atulā) - unparalleled (incomparable, unequalled)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - to them (of them, for them)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (splendor) (this (feminine))

• प्रतिविषायते (prativiṣāyate) - becomes like poison (becomes like poison, acts as an antidote)

Words meanings and morphology

सन्तोष (santoṣa) - contentment (contentment, satisfaction)

(noun)

masculine, singular of santoṣa

santoṣa - contentment, satisfaction, delight

Derived from sam + tuṣ (to be pleased).

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: First part of the compound 'santoṣāmṛtapānena'.

अमृत (amṛta) - nectar (nectar, immortality)

(noun)

neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - nectar, immortality

From a (not) + mṛta (dead).

Note: Middle part of the compound 'santoṣāmṛtapānena'.

पानेन (pānena) - by partaking (by the drinking, by the drink)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pāna

pāna - drinking, drink

From root pā (to drink).

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Means by which satisfaction is attained. Last part of the compound 'santoṣāmṛtapānena', showing its inflection.

ये (ye) - those who (who (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

शान्ताः (śāntāḥ) - tranquil individuals (tranquil, peaceful (ones))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet, extinguished

Past Passive Participle

From root śam (to be calm, to cease), past passive participle. Used substantively.

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Subject of the clause.

तृप्तिम् (tṛptim) - satisfaction (satisfaction, contentment)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tṛpti

tṛpti - satisfaction, contentment, gratification

From root tṛp (to be satisfied).

Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Object of 'āgatāḥ'.

आगताः (āgatāḥ) - attained, achieved (come, arrived, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From ā + gam (to go), past passive participle. Agrees with 'śāntāḥ'.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'śāntāḥ'.

भोग (bhoga) - worldly pleasure (enjoyment, worldly pleasure)

(noun)

masculine, singular of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, worldly pleasure, experience

From root bhuj (to enjoy, to eat).

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: First part of the compound 'bhogaśrīḥ'.

श्रीः (śrīḥ) - pleasures (splendor, prosperity, wealth, glory)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - splendor, prosperity, wealth, glory

Note: Last part of the compound 'bhogaśrīḥ', showing its inflection. Subject of 'prativiṣāyate'.

अतुला (atulā) - unparalleled (incomparable, unequalled)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atula

atula - incomparable, unequalled, peerless

Negative prefix 'a-' + tula (equal, comparable).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tula)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• tula – equal, resembling, comparable
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Describes 'bhogaśrīḥ'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - to them (of them, for them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Possessive/Dative sense ('for them', 'to them').

एषा (eṣā) - this (splendor) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this (proximal demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'bhogaśrīḥ'.

प्रतिविषायते (prativiṣāyate) - becomes like poison (becomes like poison, acts as an antidote)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of prativiṣa

Present Middle

Denominative verb from prativiṣa (counter-poison, poison) + suffix -āyate (to become like). Present 3rd person singular middle.

Prefix: prati

Root: viṣa