योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-13

मनो भवति निर्द्वन्द्वं निष्कामं निरुपद्रवम् ।
प्रशान्तचापलानर्थशोकमोहभयामयम् ॥ १३ ॥

mano bhavati nirdvandvaṃ niṣkāmaṃ nirupadravam ,
praśāntacāpalānarthaśokamohabhayāmayam 13

13. manaḥ bhavati nirdvandvam niṣkāmam nirupadravam
praśāntacāpalānarthaśokamohabhayāmayam

13. manaḥ nirdvandvam niṣkāmam nirupadravam
praśāntacāpalānarthaśokamohabhayāmayam bhavati

13. The mind (manas) becomes free from dualities, desireless, and devoid of troubles, completely tranquilized from restlessness, calamity, sorrow, delusion (moha), fear, and disease.

Words meanings summery:

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, consciousness

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, happens

• निर्द्वन्द्वम् (nirdvandvam) - free from duality, undisturbed by pairs of opposites

• निष्कामम् (niṣkāmam) - desireless, free from desires

• निरुपद्रवम् (nirupadravam) - free from troubles, undisturbed, unimpaired

• प्रशान्तचापलानर्थशोकमोहभयामयम् (praśāntacāpalānarthaśokamohabhayāmayam) - having restlessness, calamity, sorrow, delusion, fear, and disease completely calmed

Words meanings and morphology

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart

Root: man (class 4)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Indicative

Root: bhū (class 1)

निर्द्वन्द्वम् (nirdvandvam) - free from duality, undisturbed by pairs of opposites

(adjective)

neuter, singular of nirdvandva

nirdvandva - free from duality, pairless, unconcerned with pairs of opposites

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+dvandva)

• nis – without, out, away
  prefix
• dvandva – pair, couple, duality, pairs of opposites (e.g., heat and cold)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Matches 'manaḥ' in gender, number, case

निष्कामम् (niṣkāmam) - desireless, free from desires

(adjective)

neuter, singular of niṣkāma

niṣkāma - desireless, free from wishes or desires

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+kāma)

• nis – without, out, away
  prefix
• kāma – desire, wish, longing
  noun (masculine)

Note: Matches 'manaḥ' in gender, number, case

निरुपद्रवम् (nirupadravam) - free from troubles, undisturbed, unimpaired

(adjective)

neuter, singular of nirupadrava

nirupadrava - free from troubles, calm, undisturbed, unimpaired

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+upadrava)

• nis – without, out, away
  prefix
• upadrava – trouble, disturbance, affliction, calamity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Matches 'manaḥ' in gender, number, case

प्रशान्तचापलानर्थशोकमोहभयामयम् (praśāntacāpalānarthaśokamohabhayāmayam) - having restlessness, calamity, sorrow, delusion, fear, and disease completely calmed

(adjective)

neuter, singular of praśāntacāpalānarthaśokamohabhayāmaya

praśāntacāpalānarthaśokamohabhayāmaya - one in whom restlessness, calamity, sorrow, delusion, fear, and disease are completely calmed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (praśānta+cāpala+anartha+śoka+moha+bhaya+āmaya)

• praśānta – completely calmed, tranquil, pacified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śam (to be calm) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: śam (class 4)
• cāpala – fickleness, restlessness, unsteadiness
  noun (neuter)
• anartha – calamity, misfortune, evil, meaninglessness
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: an
• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment (moha)
  noun (masculine)
• bhaya – fear, dread, terror
  noun (neuter)
• āmaya – disease, sickness, illness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Matches 'manaḥ' in gender, number, case. A long dvandva compound within a bahuvrīhi.

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