योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-22, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
जन्तोः कृतविचारस्य विगलद्वृत्तिचेतसः ।
मननं त्यजतो ज्ञात्वा किंचित्परिणतात्मनः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
jantoḥ kṛtavicārasya vigaladvṛtticetasaḥ ,
mananaṃ tyajato jñātvā kiṃcitpariṇatātmanaḥ 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca jantoḥ kṛtavicārasya vigaladvṛtticetasaḥ
mananam tyajataḥ jñātvā kiṃcit pariṇatātmanaḥ

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca.
jantoḥ kṛtavicārasya,
vigaladvṛtticetasaḥ,
mananam tyajataḥ,
kiṃcit jñātvā pariṇatātmanaḥ

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: This describes a being (jantu) who has undertaken proper inquiry (vicāra), whose mental modifications (vṛtti) have dissolved from the mind (cetas), who has abandoned mental activity (manana), and whose Self (ātman) has matured, having realized the ultimate (kiṃcit).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha, speaker in Yoga Vasiṣṭha. (Venerable Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - Refers to an individual human being. (of a being, of a creature, of a person)

• कृतविचारस्य (kṛtavicārasya) - Refers to a being who has engaged in spiritual investigation or introspection. (of one who has made inquiry, of one who has deliberated)

• विगलद्वृत्तिचेतसः (vigaladvṛtticetasaḥ) - Describes a state of mental stillness where the agitations and activities (vṛtti) of the mind (cetas) have subsided. (of one whose mental modifications have dissolved, whose mind's functions have ceased)

• मननम् (mananam) - The act of continuous mental processing that binds one to the world, to be transcended. (mental activity, thinking, reflection, meditation)

• त्यजतः (tyajataḥ) - Describes the act of renouncing or relinquishing mental activity (manana). (of one who is abandoning, of one who gives up)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - Refers to the act of gaining spiritual insight or ultimate knowledge. (having known, having understood, having realized)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - In this context, it refers to the essential truth or ultimate reality that is realized. (something, whatever, a little, essential)

• परिणतात्मनः (pariṇatātmanaḥ) - Refers to the state where the individual Self (ātman) has achieved spiritual maturity and realization. (of one whose Self (ātman) is matured)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - The sage Vasiṣṭha, speaker in Yoga Vasiṣṭha. (Venerable Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasiṣṭha (proper noun)

Compound of `śrī` (venerable, glorious) and `vasiṣṭha` (name of a prominent Vedic sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – venerable, glorious, prosperity
  indeclinable (feminine)
  Prefix/honorific
• vasiṣṭha – name of a Vedic sage, most excellent
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active, 3rd singular

Irregular perfect form from root `vac`.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Precedes the verses spoken by Vasiṣṭha.

जन्तोः (jantoḥ) - Refers to an individual human being. (of a being, of a creature, of a person)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, man, person

From root `jan` (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: All subsequent genitive words describe this `jantu`.

कृतविचारस्य (kṛtavicārasya) - Refers to a being who has engaged in spiritual investigation or introspection. (of one who has made inquiry, of one who has deliberated)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṛtavicāra

kṛtavicāra - having made inquiry, having deliberated, thoughtful

Compound of `kṛta` (done, made, past passive participle) and `vicāra` (inquiry, deliberation).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+vicāra)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `kṛ` (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vicāra – inquiry, deliberation, investigation, reflection
  noun (masculine)
  From `vi` + `car` (to move) with `ghañ` suffix, or simply `vi` + `cāra` (movement, practice).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Modifies `jantoḥ`.

विगलद्वृत्तिचेतसः (vigaladvṛtticetasaḥ) - Describes a state of mental stillness where the agitations and activities (vṛtti) of the mind (cetas) have subsided. (of one whose mental modifications have dissolved, whose mind's functions have ceased)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vigaladvṛtticetas

vigaladvṛtticetas - whose mental activities have dissolved

Compound of `vigalat` (dissolving, ceasing, present active participle of `vi-gal`), `vṛtti` (mental modification, function), and `cetas` (mind, consciousness).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigalat+vṛtti+cetas)

• vigalat – dissolving, flowing away, ceasing
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From `vi-` (away) + root `gal` (to drop, drip, melt)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gal (class 1)
• vṛtti – activity, function, modification, mental fluctuation
  noun (feminine)
  From root `vṛt` (to turn, exist).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• cetas – mind, consciousness, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root `cit` (to perceive, know).
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Modifies `jantoḥ`.

मननम् (mananam) - The act of continuous mental processing that binds one to the world, to be transcended. (mental activity, thinking, reflection, meditation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manana

manana - thinking, pondering, reflection, understanding, mental activity

From root `man` (to think) with suffix `-ana`.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of `tyajataḥ`.

त्यजतः (tyajataḥ) - Describes the act of renouncing or relinquishing mental activity (manana). (of one who is abandoning, of one who gives up)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tyajat

tyajat - abandoning, forsaking, leaving

Present Active Participle

From root `tyaj` (to abandon, forsake) with suffix `-at`.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Modifies `jantoḥ`.

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - Refers to the act of gaining spiritual insight or ultimate knowledge. (having known, having understood, having realized)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root `jñā` (to know) with suffix `-tvā`.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Connects to `pariṇatātmanaḥ`.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - In this context, it refers to the essential truth or ultimate reality that is realized. (something, whatever, a little, essential)

(indeclinable)

Compound of `kim` (what) + `cit` (emphatic particle).

Note: Object of `jñātvā`.

परिणतात्मनः (pariṇatātmanaḥ) - Refers to the state where the individual Self (ātman) has achieved spiritual maturity and realization. (of one whose Self (ātman) is matured)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pariṇatātman

pariṇatātman - whose Self (ātman) is mature, perfected in Self-knowledge

Compound of `pariṇata` (matured, developed, past passive participle) and `ātman` (Self, soul).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pariṇata+ātman)

• pariṇata – matured, fully developed, ripened, transformed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From `pari-` (around, fully) + root `nam` (to bend, turn), often with `ṇ` change.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: nam (class 1)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Modifies `jantoḥ`.