योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-38, verse-9

आत्मविदां हि तन्मनः परमुपशममागतं मृगतृष्णाजलमिव वर्षति जलदे हिमकण इव चण्डातपे विलीनं तुर्यदशामुपागतं स्थितम् ॥ ९ ॥ ātmavidāṃ hi tanmanaḥ paramupaśamamāgataṃ mṛgatṛṣṇājalamiva varṣati jalade himakaṇa iva caṇḍātape vilīnaṃ turyadaśāmupāgataṃ sthitam ।
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आत्मविदां हि तन्मनः परमुपशममागतं मृगतृष्णाजलमिव वर्षति जलदे
हिमकण इव चण्डातपे विलीनं तुर्यदशामुपागतं स्थितम् ॥ ९ ॥

9. ātma-vidām hi tat manaḥ param upaśamam
āgatam mṛgatṛṣṇā-jalam iva varṣati
jalade hima-kaṇaḥ iva caṇḍa-ātape
vilīnam turya-daśām upāgatam sthitam

9. hi ātma-vidām tat manaḥ param upaśamam āgatam (asti).
(tat manaḥ) mṛgatṛṣṇā-jalam iva jalade varṣati,
hima-kaṇaḥ iva caṇḍa-ātape vilīnam (asti),
(tac ca) turya-daśām upāgatam sthitam.

9. Indeed, for those who know the Self (ātman) (ātmavid), that mind (manas) has attained the supreme tranquility. It is like the water of a mirage that rains in a cloud, or a snowflake that melts in fierce heat, having merged into and reached the fourth state (turyadaśā), remaining steadfast.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्म-विदाम् (ātma-vidām) - of those who know the Self

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• उपशमम् (upaśamam) - tranquility, cessation, pacification

• आगतम् (āgatam) - attained, reached, come

• मृगतृष्णा-जलम् (mṛgatṛṣṇā-jalam) - mirage-water

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वर्षति (varṣati) - rains, showers, pours

• जलदे (jalade) - in a cloud

• हिम-कणः (hima-kaṇaḥ) - snowflake, ice particle

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• चण्ड-आतपे (caṇḍa-ātape) - in fierce heat, in scorching sun

• विलीनम् (vilīnam) - melted, dissolved, merged

• तुर्य-दशाम् (turya-daśām) - the fourth state, transcendental state

• उपागतम् (upāgatam) - reached, approached, attained

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, abiding, standing

Words meanings and morphology

आत्म-विदाम् (ātma-vidām) - of those who know the Self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ātma-vid

ātma-vid - knower of the Self (ātman)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+vid)

• ātman – Self, soul, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• vid – knower, wise, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from root vid
  Root: vid (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, conscience, thought, imagination, intention

Root: man (class 4)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, distant, other

Note: Qualifies 'upaśamam'

उपशमम् (upaśamam) - tranquility, cessation, pacification

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upaśama

upaśama - cessation, tranquility, pacification, calm

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)

आगतम् (āgatam) - attained, reached, come

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached, happened, attained

Past Passive Participle

derived from root gam with prefix ā + ta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'manaḥ'

मृगतृष्णा-जलम् (mṛgatṛṣṇā-jalam) - mirage-water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛgatṛṣṇā-jala

mṛgatṛṣṇā-jala - water of a mirage

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛgatṛṣṇā+jala)

• mṛgatṛṣṇā – mirage, optical illusion
  noun (feminine)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

वर्षति (varṣati) - rains, showers, pours

(verb)

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

present active

root class 1, Parasmaipada

Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

जलदे (jalade) - in a cloud

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jalada

jalada - cloud (lit. 'water-giver')

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+da)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, bestowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Kṛt suffix
  from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

हिम-कणः (hima-kaṇaḥ) - snowflake, ice particle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hima-kaṇa

hima-kaṇa - snowflake, ice particle, drop of dew

Compound type : tatpurusha (hima+kaṇa)

• hima – frost, snow, cold
  noun (masculine)
• kaṇa – grain, drop, particle
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

चण्ड-आतपे (caṇḍa-ātape) - in fierce heat, in scorching sun

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of caṇḍa-ātapa

caṇḍa-ātapa - fierce heat, scorching sun

Compound type : karmadhāraya (caṇḍa+ātapa)

• caṇḍa – fierce, violent, hot, passionate
  adjective (masculine)
• ātapa – heat, sunshine, glare
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: tap (class 1)

विलीनम् (vilīnam) - melted, dissolved, merged

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vilīna

vilīna - melted, dissolved, absorbed, merged, disappeared

Past Passive Participle

derived from root lī with prefix vi + ta suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Refers to 'manaḥ'

तुर्य-दशाम् (turya-daśām) - the fourth state, transcendental state

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of turya-daśā

turya-daśā - the fourth state (of consciousness), transcendental state

Compound type : tatpurusha (turya+daśā)

• turya – fourth
  adjective (feminine)
• daśā – state, condition, period
  noun (feminine)

उपागतम् (upāgatam) - reached, approached, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upāgata

upāgata - approached, reached, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

derived from root gam with prefixes upa + ā + ta suffix

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'manaḥ'

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, abiding, standing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, abiding, situated, fixed, firm, existing

Past Passive Participle

derived from root sthā + ta suffix

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'manaḥ'