योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-46, verse-15

अत्यन्तविरतः स्वस्थः सर्ववासविवर्जितः ।
व्योमवत्तिष्ठ नीरागो राम कार्यपरोऽपि सन् ॥ १५ ॥

atyantavirataḥ svasthaḥ sarvavāsavivarjitaḥ ,
vyomavattiṣṭha nīrāgo rāma kāryaparo'pi san 15

15. atyanta-virataḥ svasthaḥ sarva-vāsa-vivarjitaḥ
vyoma-vat tiṣṭha nī-rāgaḥ rāma kārya-paraḥ api san

15. rāma,
atyanta-virataḥ svasthaḥ sarva-vāsa-vivarjitaḥ nī-rāgaḥ (tvam) kārya-paraḥ api san,
vyoma-vat tiṣṭha.

15. O Rāma, being utterly detached, established in your true nature (svastha), completely free from all latent tendencies (vāsanā), and devoid of attachment, remain like space, even while engaged in action (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• अत्यन्त-विरतः (atyanta-virataḥ) - utterly detached, completely dispassionate

• स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - established in your true nature (svastha) (self-abiding, established in oneself, healthy, composed)

• सर्व-वास-विवर्जितः (sarva-vāsa-vivarjitaḥ) - completely free from all latent tendencies (vāsanā) (devoid of all latent tendencies, free from all desires/impressions)

• व्योम-वत् (vyoma-vat) - like space, like the sky

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - remain (remain, stand, exist, stay)

• नी-रागः (nī-rāgaḥ) - free from attachment, dispassionate

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma (Rama (name of a deity/prince))

• कार्य-परः (kārya-paraḥ) - engaged in action (intent on action, engaged in work, devoted to duty)

• अपि (api) - even though (also, even, indeed, although)

• सन् (san) - being (in the state of) (being, existing)

Words meanings and morphology

अत्यन्त-विरतः (atyanta-virataḥ) - utterly detached, completely dispassionate

(compound adjective)

Compound type : Karma-dharaya/Tatpurusha (atyanta+virata)

• atyanta – excessive, extreme, ultimate, utterly
  adjective (masculine)
• virata – ceased, stopped, refrained from, detached
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ram (to stop, to rest) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Describes the implied subject (Rāma).

स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - established in your true nature (svastha) (self-abiding, established in oneself, healthy, composed)

(compound adjective)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sva+stha)

• sva – self, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Describes the implied subject (Rāma).

सर्व-वास-विवर्जितः (sarva-vāsa-vivarjitaḥ) - completely free from all latent tendencies (vāsanā) (devoid of all latent tendencies, free from all desires/impressions)

(compound adjective)

Compound type : Tatpurusha/Bahuvrihi (sarva+vāsa+vivarjita)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• vāsa – dwelling, abiding, latent impression, desire (vāsanā)
  noun (masculine)
  From root vas (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• vivarjita – devoid of, abandoned, shunned
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛj (to abandon) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Describes the implied subject (Rāma).

व्योम-वत् (vyoma-vat) - like space, like the sky

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix '-vat' (like)

Note: Adverbial usage.

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - remain (remain, stand, exist, stay)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Rāma.

नी-रागः (nī-rāgaḥ) - free from attachment, dispassionate

(compound adjective)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (nis+rāga)

• nis – out, without, free from
  indeclinable
• rāga – color, passion, attachment, desire
  noun (masculine)
  From root rañj (to color)
  Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Describes the implied subject (Rāma).

राम (rāma) - O Rāma (Rama (name of a deity/prince))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, a proper name

Note: Addressed directly.

कार्य-परः (kārya-paraḥ) - engaged in action (intent on action, engaged in work, devoted to duty)

(compound adjective)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kārya+para)

• kārya – work, action, duty, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• para – chief, intent on, devoted to, superior
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Describes the implied subject (Rāma).

अपि (api) - even though (also, even, indeed, although)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to indicate concession ('even while').

सन् (san) - being (in the state of) (being, existing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, true, good

Present Active Participle

Derived from root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (Rāma).

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