योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-110, verse-63

न स्पन्दते मनो यस्य शस्त्रस्तम्भ इवोत्तमः ।
सद्वस्तुतोऽसौ पुरुषः शिष्टाः कर्दमकीटकाः ॥ ६३ ॥

na spandate mano yasya śastrastambha ivottamaḥ ,
sadvastuto'sau puruṣaḥ śiṣṭāḥ kardamakīṭakāḥ 63

63. na spandate manaḥ yasya śastraskambhaḥ iva uttamaḥ
sat vastutaḥ asau puruṣaḥ śiṣṭāḥ kardamakīṭakāḥ

63. yasya manaḥ uttamaḥ śastraskambhaḥ iva na spandate,
asau vastutaḥ sat puruṣaḥ; śiṣṭāḥ kardamakīṭakāḥ.

63. That one, whose mind (manas) does not waver, being as firm as a supreme pillar of weapons (śastraskambha), is in reality the true supreme cosmic person (puruṣa); all others are mere mud worms.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• स्पन्दते (spandate) - wavers (trembles, vibrates, moves, wavers)

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (mind, intellect, heart, consciousness)

• यस्य (yasya) - whose (mind) (whose, of which, of whom)

• शस्त्रस्कम्भः (śastraskambhaḥ) - a pillar of weapons (symbolizing immobility) (pillar of weapons, stack of arms, scarecrow)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - supreme (excellent, supreme, highest, best)

• सत् (sat) - true (real) (being, existent, real, true, good, virtuous)

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality (in reality, truly, actually, essentially)

• असौ (asau) - that one (the person) (that (one), he, she, it)

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, human being, person, soul, cosmic person)

• शिष्टाः (śiṣṭāḥ) - the rest (of people) (remaining, rest, disciplined, learned, cultured, virtuous)

• कर्दमकीटकाः (kardamakīṭakāḥ) - mud worms (insignificant beings) (mud worms, insects in mud)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

स्पन्दते (spandate) - wavers (trembles, vibrates, moves, wavers)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √spand

Present Middle

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice, middle ending (ātmanepada)

Root: spand (class 1)

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (mind, intellect, heart, consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness, thought

यस्य (yasya) - whose (mind) (whose, of which, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to the person described by 'asau puruṣaḥ'.

शस्त्रस्कम्भः (śastraskambhaḥ) - a pillar of weapons (symbolizing immobility) (pillar of weapons, stack of arms, scarecrow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śastraskambha

śastraskambha - pillar of weapons, stack of arms, scarecrow

Compound of śastra and skambha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+skambha)

• śastra – weapon, sword, instrument
  noun (neuter)
• skambha – pillar, post, support, stake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in a simile, referring to something completely motionless.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a simile.

उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - supreme (excellent, supreme, highest, best)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

superlative of 'ud'

Note: Qualifies 'śastraskambhaḥ'.

सत् (sat) - true (real) (being, existent, real, true, good, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existent, real, true, good, virtuous, wise

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of √as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'puruṣaḥ'.

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - in reality (in reality, truly, actually, essentially)

(indeclinable)

formed from 'vastu' + suffix '-tas'

असौ (asau) - that one (the person) (that (one), he, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (yonder), he, she, it

Note: Refers to the subject of the sentence, 'that person'.

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, human being, person, soul, cosmic person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, soul, the supreme (cosmic) being

शिष्टाः (śiṣṭāḥ) - the rest (of people) (remaining, rest, disciplined, learned, cultured, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śiṣṭa

śiṣṭa - remaining, rest, disciplined, learned, cultured, virtuous

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √śiṣ (to leave, to remain)

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Used as a substantive, referring to 'the remaining people'.

कर्दमकीटकाः (kardamakīṭakāḥ) - mud worms (insignificant beings) (mud worms, insects in mud)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kardamakīṭaka

kardamakīṭaka - mud worm, insect in mud

Compound of kardama and kīṭaka

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kardama+kīṭaka)

• kardama – mud, mire, dirt
  noun (masculine)
• kīṭaka – insect, worm, small creature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used metaphorically to denote insignificance.