योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-34, verse-26

ते हि निर्वासना एव यदा शान्तिमुपागताः ।
न तदैषां गतिर्ज्ञाता दीपानामिव शाम्यताम् ॥ २६ ॥

te hi nirvāsanā eva yadā śāntimupāgatāḥ ,
na tadaiṣāṃ gatirjñātā dīpānāmiva śāmyatām 26

26. te hi nirvāsanāḥ eva yadā śāntim upāgatāḥ na
tadā eṣām gatiḥ jñātā dīpānām iva śāmyatām

26. hi yadā te nirvāsanāḥ eva śāntim upāgatāḥ
tadā eṣām gatiḥ na jñātā śāmyatām dīpānām iva

26. Indeed, when they achieved ultimate peace, being entirely free from latent impressions (vāsanā), their destination was not known, just as the destination of extinguishing lamps is unknown.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (demons) (they, those)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, surely)

• निर्वासनाः (nirvāsanāḥ) - entirely free from latent impressions (vāsanā) (without latent impressions (vāsanā), desireless)

• एव (eva) - entirely, completely (emphasizing 'nirvāsanā') (alone, only, indeed)

• यदा (yadā) - when

• शान्तिम् (śāntim) - ultimate peace (peace, tranquility, cessation)

• उपागताः (upāgatāḥ) - achieved, attained (attained, reached, approached)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these (demons) (of these)

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - destination, final state (movement, course, destination, state)

• ज्ञाता (jñātā) - known

• दीपानाम् (dīpānām) - of lamps

• इव (iva) - just as, like (like, as, as if)

• शाम्यताम् (śāmyatām) - of those (lamps) being extinguished (of those being extinguished, of those ceasing)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (demons) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the demons from the previous verse.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the statement.

निर्वासनाः (nirvāsanāḥ) - entirely free from latent impressions (vāsanā) (without latent impressions (vāsanā), desireless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirvāsanā

nirvāsanā - free from latent impressions/desires, desireless

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+vāsanā)

• nis – out, without, free from
  upasarga
• vāsanā – latent impression, desire, inclination, habit
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root vas (to dwell, to perfume)
  Root: vas

Note: Qualifies 'te'.

एव (eva) - entirely, completely (emphasizing 'nirvāsanā') (alone, only, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal conjunction.

शान्तिम् (śāntim) - ultimate peace (peace, tranquility, cessation)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, cessation, calm, quiet

Root: śam

Note: Object of 'upāgatāḥ'.

उपागताः (upāgatāḥ) - achieved, attained (attained, reached, approached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upāgata

upāgata - approached, attained, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam with upasarga upa and ā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'te'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'jñātā'.

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to 'yadā'.

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these (demons) (of these)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Possessive, refers to the demons.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - destination, final state (movement, course, destination, state)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, course, path, destination, state, condition

verbal noun

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'jñātā'.

ज्ञाता (jñātā) - known

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'gatiḥ'.

दीपानाम् (dīpānām) - of lamps

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light, flame

Root: dīp

Note: Part of the simile, 'of lamps'.

इव (iva) - just as, like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

शाम्यताम् (śāmyatām) - of those (lamps) being extinguished (of those being extinguished, of those ceasing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śāmyat

śāmyat - ceasing, becoming calm, being extinguished

Present Active Participle

Derived from root śam (to cease, be extinguished) in 4th class

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'dīpānām'.