योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-56

उपशान्ते मनोवायौ देहपांसुः प्रशाम्यति ।
पुनः संसारनगरे न नीहारः प्रवर्तते ॥ ५६ ॥

upaśānte manovāyau dehapāṃsuḥ praśāmyati ,
punaḥ saṃsāranagare na nīhāraḥ pravartate 56

56. upaśānte manovāyau dehapāṃsuḥ praśāmyati
punaḥ saṃsāranagare na nīhāraḥ pravartate

56. manovāyau upaśānte dehapāṃsuḥ praśāmyati
punaḥ saṃsāranagare nīhāraḥ na pravartate

56. When the mind-wind has completely calmed, the dust of the body settles. Then, the mist (of delusion) does not again appear in the city of transmigration (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• उपशान्ते (upaśānte) - having completely subsided, when calmed

• मनोवायौ (manovāyau) - in the mind-wind

• देहपांसुः (dehapāṁsuḥ) - the dust of the body

• प्रशाम्यति (praśāmyati) - settles completely, calms down, subsides

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, then

• संसारनगरे (saṁsāranagare) - in the city of transmigration

• न (na) - not, no

• नीहारः (nīhāraḥ) - mist of delusion (fog, mist, delusion)

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - arises, proceeds, turns up

Words meanings and morphology

उपशान्ते (upaśānte) - having completely subsided, when calmed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of upaśānta

upaśānta - completely calmed, subsided, tranquil

Past Passive Participle

from root śam with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'manovāyau' in a locative absolute construction

मनोवायौ (manovāyau) - in the mind-wind

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of manovāyu

manovāyu - mind-wind (the restless mind compared to wind)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (manas+vāyu)

• manas – mind, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• vāyu – wind, air
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of a locative absolute construction with 'upaśānte'

देहपांसुः (dehapāṁsuḥ) - the dust of the body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dehapāṃsu

dehapāṁsu - body-dust (metaphor for physical impurities or attachments)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+pāṃsu)

• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
• pāṃsu – dust, powder
  noun (masculine)

प्रशाम्यति (praśāmyati) - settles completely, calms down, subsides

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of praśam

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, then

(indeclinable)

संसारनगरे (saṁsāranagare) - in the city of transmigration

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃsāranagara

saṁsāranagara - city of saṃsāra, the world of rebirth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+nagara)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of rebirth
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

नीहारः (nīhāraḥ) - mist of delusion (fog, mist, delusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīhāra

nīhāra - fog, mist, dew, delusion

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - arises, proceeds, turns up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (lat) of pravṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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