योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-9

शुभभावानुसंधानातप्रसन्ने मनसि स्थिते ।
शनैः शनैः प्रशान्ते च मिथ्याज्ञानघनाम्बुदे ॥ ९ ॥

śubhabhāvānusaṃdhānātaprasanne manasi sthite ,
śanaiḥ śanaiḥ praśānte ca mithyājñānaghanāmbude 9

9. śubha-bhāva-anusandhānāt prasanne manasi sthite
śanaiḥ śanaiḥ praśānte ca mithyā-jñāna-ghana-ambude

9. śubha-bhāva-anusandhānāt manasi prasanne sthite,
ca śanaiḥ śanaiḥ mithyā-jñāna-ghana-ambude praśānte.
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9. When the mind (manas) becomes pleased and stable through the constant contemplation of auspicious thoughts, and when the dense cloud of false knowledge (mithyā-jñāna) gradually becomes completely pacified...

Words meanings summery:

• शुभ-भाव-अनुसन्धानात् (śubha-bhāva-anusandhānāt) - through constant contemplation of auspicious thoughts/states

• प्रसन्ने (prasanne) - pleased (referring to the mind) (clear, serene, tranquil, pleased)

• मनसि (manasi) - in the mind (in the mind, heart, intellect)

• स्थिते (sthite) - stable, established (referring to the mind) (being, situated, standing, established)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• प्रशान्ते (praśānte) - completely pacified (referring to the cloud of false knowledge) (completely pacified, serene, tranquil)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मिथ्या-ज्ञान-घन-अम्बुदे (mithyā-jñāna-ghana-ambude) - in the dense cloud-like illusion of false knowledge (mithyā-jñāna) (in the dense cloud of false knowledge)

Words meanings and morphology

शुभ-भाव-अनुसन्धानात् (śubha-bhāva-anusandhānāt) - through constant contemplation of auspicious thoughts/states

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śubha-bhāva-anusandhāna

śubha-bhāva-anusandhāna - continuous application/contemplation of auspicious states/feelings

Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (śubha-bhāva+anusandhāna)

• śubha-bhāva – auspicious state/feeling/thought
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpurusha compound
• anusandhāna – continuous application, contemplation, investigation, inquiry
  noun (neuter)
  From anu-sam-√dhā (to join, apply)
  Prefixes: anu+sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

प्रसन्ने (prasanne) - pleased (referring to the mind) (clear, serene, tranquil, pleased)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of prasanna

prasanna - clear, serene, tranquil, pleased, gracious

Past Passive Participle

From pra-√sad (to settle down, become clear, be pleased)

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Agreement with `manasi` and `sthite`.

मनसि (manasi) - in the mind (in the mind, heart, intellect)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

स्थिते (sthite) - stable, established (referring to the mind) (being, situated, standing, established)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, stable, established

Past Passive Participle

From √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agreement with `manasi` and `prasanne`.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

Note: Used for emphasis.

प्रशान्ते (praśānte) - completely pacified (referring to the cloud of false knowledge) (completely pacified, serene, tranquil)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of praśānta

praśānta - completely calm, pacified, tranquil, serene

Past Passive Participle

From pra-√śam (to be calm, cease)

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agreement with `mithyā-jñāna-ghanāmbude`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

मिथ्या-ज्ञान-घन-अम्बुदे (mithyā-jñāna-ghana-ambude) - in the dense cloud-like illusion of false knowledge (mithyā-jñāna) (in the dense cloud of false knowledge)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mithyā-jñāna-ghana-ambuda

mithyā-jñāna-ghana-ambuda - a dense cloud of false knowledge

Tatpurusha compound (mithyā-jñāna is karmadhāraya, ghana-ambuda is karmadhāraya, then both combined).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mithyā-jñāna+ghana-ambuda)

• mithyā-jñāna – false knowledge, illusory knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Karmadhāraya compound. `mithyā` (false, unreal) + `jñāna` (knowledge).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• ghana-ambuda – dense cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Karmadhāraya compound. `ghana` (dense) + `ambuda` (cloud).

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