योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-111, verse-37

स्वायते मृदुनि स्वच्छे किमसंकल्पने भयम् ।
इदं श्रेय इद नेति सिद्धमाबालमक्षतम् ॥ ३७ ॥

svāyate mṛduni svacche kimasaṃkalpane bhayam ,
idaṃ śreya ida neti siddhamābālamakṣatam 37

37. svāyate mṛduni svacche kim asaṅkalpane bhayam
| idam śreya idam na iti siddham ābālam akṣatam

37. svāyate mṛduni svacche asaṅkalpane kim bhayam?
idam śreya idam na iti ābālam akṣatam siddham

37. When the mind (or self) rests in itself, gentle and pure, what fear is there in the absence of ideation (asaṅkalpana)? (The notion of) 'this is good, this is not' is established and unbroken even from childhood.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वायते (svāyate) - (when the mind/self) rests in its own nature (or 'is established in the Self') (it rests in itself, it resides in its own nature, it expands (as verb))

• मृदुनि (mṛduni) - (when it is) gentle (in the gentle, in the soft, in the tender)

• स्वच्छे (svacche) - (when it is) pure (in the pure, in the clean, in the clear)

• किम् (kim) - what (fear)? (what? why?)

• असङ्कल्पने (asaṅkalpane) - in the absence of mental fabrication (asaṅkalpana) (in non-ideation, in the absence of intention/resolution/mental construction)

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear, danger, dread)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• श्रेय (śreya) - (the) good, (the) beneficial (good, welfare, prosperity, ultimate good)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking direct thought or speech) (thus, so, in this way)

• सिद्धम् (siddham) - established, taken for granted (established, proven, perfected, accomplished)

• आबालम् (ābālam) - even from childhood, universally (from child upwards) (from a child, even to a child)

• अक्षतम् (akṣatam) - unbroken, intact (referring to the belief/distinction) (unharmed, unbroken, intact, uninjured)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वायते (svāyate) - (when the mind/self) rests in its own nature (or 'is established in the Self') (it rests in itself, it resides in its own nature, it expands (as verb))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of svā

Present middle voice, 3rd person singular.

Root: svā (class 2)

Note: Often implies settling into one's true (ātman) nature.

मृदुनि (mṛduni) - (when it is) gentle (in the gentle, in the soft, in the tender)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, tender, mild

u-stem adjective.

स्वच्छे (svacche) - (when it is) pure (in the pure, in the clean, in the clear)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of svaccha

svaccha - pure, clean, clear, transparent

a-stem adjective.

किम् (kim) - what (fear)? (what? why?)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative pronoun/particle.

असङ्कल्पने (asaṅkalpane) - in the absence of mental fabrication (asaṅkalpana) (in non-ideation, in the absence of intention/resolution/mental construction)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of asaṅkalpana

asaṅkalpana - non-ideation, absence of will/intention/mental construction

From 'a' (negation) and 'saṅkalpana' (ideation, intention).

Prefix: a

Root: kḷp (class 10)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear, danger, dread)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, terror, danger, dread

From root bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'to be'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to śreya or the concept.

श्रेय (śreya) - (the) good, (the) beneficial (good, welfare, prosperity, ultimate good)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, more excellent; welfare, ultimate good

as-stem neuter noun. From śrī (to shine, be beautiful, be excellent).

Root: śrī (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative to idam.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to na (what is not good).

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

इति (iti) - thus (marking direct thought or speech) (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

Particle used to mark the end of a quotation or thought.

सिद्धम् (siddham) - established, taken for granted (established, proven, perfected, accomplished)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of siddha

siddha - accomplished, achieved, established, perfected, true

Past Passive Participle

From root sidh (to accomplish, to succeed).

Root: sidh (class 1)

आबालम् (ābālam) - even from childhood, universally (from child upwards) (from a child, even to a child)

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound of ā (up to/from) and bāla (child).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+bāla)

• ā – up to, until, from, towards
  indeclinable
  Preposition/prefix
• bāla – child, young, immature
  noun (masculine)

अक्षतम् (akṣatam) - unbroken, intact (referring to the belief/distinction) (unharmed, unbroken, intact, uninjured)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣata

akṣata - unharmed, unbroken, intact, uninjured

Past Passive Participle (from kṣaṇ with negation)

From 'a' (negation) and kṣata (broken, injured). kṣata is PPP of root kṣaṇ (to injure, wound).

Prefix: a

Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)