योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-7

अलग्नवासनाजाला मतिः प्रसरवर्जिता ।
अदृष्टरागद्वेषा या शममेति शनैः परम् ॥ ७ ॥

alagnavāsanājālā matiḥ prasaravarjitā ,
adṛṣṭarāgadveṣā yā śamameti śanaiḥ param 7

7. alagna-vāsanā-jālā matiḥ prasara-varjitā
adṛṣṭa-rāga-dveṣā yā śamam eti śanaiḥ param

7. yā alagna-vāsanā-jālā prasara-varjitā adṛṣṭa-rāga-dveṣā matiḥ,
sā śanaiḥ param śamam eti.

7. An intellect (matiḥ) that is unentangled in the network of innate tendencies (vāsanā), free from outward dispersion, and in which attachment (rāga) and aversion (dveṣa) are no longer perceived, gradually attains the ultimate peace.

Words meanings summery:

• अलग्न-वासना-जाला (alagna-vāsanā-jālā) - whose net of desires is unattached, unentangled in the net of desires

• मतिः (matiḥ) - intellect, mind, understanding

• प्रसर-वर्जिता (prasara-varjitā) - devoid of expansion, free from outward dispersion

• अदृष्ट-राग-द्वेषा (adṛṣṭa-rāga-dveṣā) - whose attachment and aversion are unseen, in which attachment and aversion are not perceived

• या (yā) - (referring to `matiḥ`) (which, who)

• शमम् (śamam) - peace, tranquility, calm

• एति (eti) - attains (goes, attains, reaches)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest

Words meanings and morphology

अलग्न-वासना-जाला (alagna-vāsanā-jālā) - whose net of desires is unattached, unentangled in the net of desires

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of alagna-vāsanā-jāla

alagna-vāsanā-jāla - one whose net of desires is unattached, unentangled in the net of desires

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a-lagna+vāsanā+jāla)

• a-lagna – unattached, not clinging
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √lag (to cling, adhere) with negative prefix 'a-'.
  Root: lag (class 1)
• vāsanā – latent impression, innate tendency, desire
  noun (feminine)
• jāla – net, web
  noun (neuter)

मतिः (matiḥ) - intellect, mind, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - intellect, mind, thought, intention

Root: man (class 4)

प्रसर-वर्जिता (prasara-varjitā) - devoid of expansion, free from outward dispersion

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prasara-varjita

prasara-varjita - devoid of activity/expansion

Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (prasara+varjita)

• prasara – expansion, diffusion, activity, range
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-√sṛ
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• varjita – avoided, excluded, devoid of, free from
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √vṛj (to avoid)
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

अदृष्ट-राग-द्वेषा (adṛṣṭa-rāga-dveṣā) - whose attachment and aversion are unseen, in which attachment and aversion are not perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adṛṣṭa-rāga-dveṣa

adṛṣṭa-rāga-dveṣa - whose attachment (rāga) and aversion (dveṣa) are unseen

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (adṛṣṭa+rāga+dveṣa)

• adṛṣṭa – unseen, not seen
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √dṛś (to see) with negative prefix 'a-'.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• rāga – color, passion, attachment, desire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• dveṣa – hatred, aversion, enmity
  noun (masculine)
  From √dviṣ (to hate)
  Root: dviṣ (class 2)

या (yā) - (referring to `matiḥ`) (which, who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

शमम् (śamam) - peace, tranquility, calm

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śama

śama - tranquility, calm, peace, quietude

Root: śam (class 4)

एति (eti) - attains (goes, attains, reaches)

(verb)

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

Present active indicative, 3rd person singular

Root: i (class 2)

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form

परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other

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