योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-15, verse-44

बहिर्लोकोचिताचारस्त्वन्तराचारवर्जितः ।
समो ह्यतीव तिष्ठ त्वं संशान्तसकलैषणः ॥ ४४ ॥

bahirlokocitācārastvantarācāravarjitaḥ ,
samo hyatīva tiṣṭha tvaṃ saṃśāntasakalaiṣaṇaḥ 44

44. bahiḥ loka ucita ācāraḥ tu antaḥ ācāra varjitaḥ |
samaḥ hi atīva tiṣṭha tvaṃ saṃśāntasakalaiṣaṇaḥ ||

44. tvaṃ bahiḥ loka-ucita-ācāraḥ tu antaḥ ācāra-varjitaḥ,
saṃśāntasakalaiṣaṇaḥ,
hi atīva samaḥ tiṣṭha

44. Let your external conduct (ācāra) be appropriate for the world, but internally be free from (attachment to) specific actions. O you, remain supremely balanced and calm, with all desires (eṣaṇā) completely tranquilized.

Words meanings summery:

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

• लोक (loka) - world, society

• उचित (ucita) - appropriate, proper, suitable

• आचारः (ācāraḥ) - conduct, custom, practice

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, internally

• आचार (ācāra) - conduct, practice

• वर्जितः (varjitaḥ) - devoid of, free from, abandoned

• समः (samaḥ) - equal, balanced, tranquil

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, greatly, intensely

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - remain, stand, exist (imperative)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

• संशान्तसकलैषणः (saṁśāntasakalaiṣaṇaḥ) - one with all desires (eṣaṇā) completely calmed

Words meanings and morphology

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally

(indeclinable)

लोक (loka) - world, society

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, society

उचित (ucita) - appropriate, proper, suitable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ucita

ucita - appropriate, proper, suitable

Past Passive Participle

derived from root vac (to speak, to be proper)

Root: vac (class 2)

आचारः (ācāraḥ) - conduct, custom, practice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācāra

ācāra - conduct, custom, practice, behavior

derived from ā + car

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside, internally

(indeclinable)

आचार (ācāra) - conduct, practice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācāra

ācāra - conduct, custom, practice, behavior

derived from ā + car

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

वर्जितः (varjitaḥ) - devoid of, free from, abandoned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varjita

varjita - abandoned, excluded, avoided, devoid of

Past Passive Participle

derived from root vṛj

Root: vṛj (class 1)

समः (samaḥ) - equal, balanced, tranquil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, uniform, balanced, tranquil

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, greatly, intensely

(indeclinable)

Prefix: ati

Root: i

Note: Adverb modifying samaḥ and tiṣṭha.

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - remain, stand, exist (imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of sthā

present imperative, active voice, 2nd person singular

Root: sthā (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

संशान्तसकलैषणः (saṁśāntasakalaiṣaṇaḥ) - one with all desires (eṣaṇā) completely calmed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśāntasakalaiṣaṇa

saṁśāntasakalaiṣaṇa - one whose all desires are completely calmed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃśānta+sakala+eṣaṇa)

• saṃśānta – completely calmed, thoroughly tranquilized
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root śam (to be calm) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śam (class 4)
• sakala – all, whole, complete
  adjective (masculine)
• eṣaṇa – desire, seeking, wish
  noun (neuter)
  Root: eṣ

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