योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-38, verse-10

नानन्दं न निरानन्दं न चलं नाचलं स्थिरम् ।
न सन्नासन्न चैतेषां मध्यं ज्ञानिमनो विदुः ॥ १० ॥

nānandaṃ na nirānandaṃ na calaṃ nācalaṃ sthiram ,
na sannāsanna caiteṣāṃ madhyaṃ jñānimano viduḥ 10

10. na ānandam na nira-ānandam na calam na acalam sthiram
na sat na asat na ca eteṣām madhyam jñāni-manaḥ viduḥ

10. jñāni-manaḥ ānandam na,
nira-ānandam na,
calam na,
acalam na,
(api tu) sthiram (asti).
sat na,
asat na,
ca eteṣām madhyam na (iti) viduḥ.

10. The mind (manas) of the knower (jñānin) is understood to be neither joy (ānanda) nor joyless, neither moving nor unmoving, (but) stable; neither existent nor non-existent, nor the middle ground between these.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• आनन्दम् (ānandam) - joy, bliss, happiness

• न (na) - not, no

• निर-आनन्दम् (nira-ānandam) - joyless, devoid of bliss

• न (na) - not, no

• चलम् (calam) - moving, unsteady, agitated

• न (na) - not, no

• अचलम् (acalam) - unmoving, steady, firm

• स्थिरम् (sthiram) - stable, firm, constant

• न (na) - not, no

• सत् (sat) - existent, real, good, true

• न (na) - not, no

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

• मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle, middle state, intermediate position

• ज्ञानि-मनः (jñāni-manaḥ) - the mind of the knower

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आनन्दम् (ānandam) - joy, bliss, happiness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ānanda

ānanda - joy, happiness, bliss, pleasure

Prefix: ā

Root: nand (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

निर-आनन्दम् (nira-ānandam) - joyless, devoid of bliss

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nira-ānanda

nira-ānanda - devoid of joy, joyless, unhappy

Compound type : avyayībhāva (niras+ānanda)

• niras – out of, without, devoid of
  indeclinable
• ānanda – joy, happiness, bliss
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nand (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

चलम् (calam) - moving, unsteady, agitated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cala

cala - moving, shaking, unsteady, agitated, momentary

from root cal

Root: cal (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अचलम् (acalam) - unmoving, steady, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of acala

acala - immovable, unmoving, steady, firm

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• cala – moving, unsteady
  adjective (neuter)
  from root cal
  Root: cal (class 1)

स्थिरम् (sthiram) - stable, firm, constant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthira

sthira - firm, steady, stable, constant, durable

from root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - existent, real, good, true

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, good, virtuous, being

Present Active Participle

from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad

Present Active Participle (negated)

negated form of sat (from root as)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• sat – existent, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this, these

Note: Refers to the pairs of opposites (ānanda/nirānanda, cala/acala, sat/asat)

मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle, middle state, intermediate position

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, central, intermediate, middle ground

ज्ञानि-मनः (jñāni-manaḥ) - the mind of the knower

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāni-manas

jñāni-manas - the mind of a knower (jñānin)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jñānin+manas)

• jñānin – knower, wise man, spiritual person
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• manas – mind, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

present active

root class 2, Parasmaipada

Root: vid (class 2)