योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-46, verse-29

विगतेच्छा यथाप्राप्तव्यवहारानुवर्तिनः ।
विचरन्ति समुन्नद्धाः स्वस्था देहरथे स्थिताः ॥ २९ ॥

vigatecchā yathāprāptavyavahārānuvartinaḥ ,
vicaranti samunnaddhāḥ svasthā deharathe sthitāḥ 29

29. vigatecchāḥ yathāprāptavyavahārānuvartinaḥ
vicaranti samunnaddhāḥ svasthāḥ deharathe sthitāḥ

29. vigatecchāḥ yathāprāptavyavahārānuvartinaḥ
samunnaddhāḥ svasthāḥ deharathe sthitāḥ vicaranti

29. With desires vanished (vigatacchāḥ) and adapting to activities as they naturally arise (yathāprāptavyavahārānuvartinaḥ), these tranquil (svasthāḥ) individuals move about, fully prepared (samunnaddhāḥ), established in the chariot of the body.

Words meanings summery:

• विगतेच्छाः (vigatecchāḥ) - those whose desires have vanished (whose desires are gone, desireless)

• यथाप्राप्तव्यवहारानुवर्तिनः (yathāprāptavyavahārānuvartinaḥ) - those who adapt to activities as they naturally arise (those who follow activities as they are obtained or arise)

• विचरन्ति (vicaranti) - they move about (in the world) (they wander, they move about, they act freely)

• समुन्नद्धाः (samunnaddhāḥ) - fully prepared, firmly established (well-bound, fully ready, well-prepared, firmly established)

• स्वस्थाः (svasthāḥ) - tranquil, at ease (self-abiding, healthy, tranquil, at ease)

• देहरथे (deharathe) - in the chariot of the body, on the body-chariot

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, standing, established

Words meanings and morphology

विगतेच्छाः (vigatecchāḥ) - those whose desires have vanished (whose desires are gone, desireless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vigateccha

vigateccha - free from desire, desireless, whose wishes are gone

Bahuvrihi compound: vigata (gone) + icchā (desire)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigata+icchā)

• vigata – gone, disappeared, past
  past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi + gam
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• icchā – desire, wish, inclination
  noun (feminine)
  from root iṣ (to wish)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Refers to the implied subject (people).

यथाप्राप्तव्यवहारानुवर्तिनः (yathāprāptavyavahārānuvartinaḥ) - those who adapt to activities as they naturally arise (those who follow activities as they are obtained or arise)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yathāprāptavyavahārānuvartin

yathāprāptavyavahārānuvartin - following activities as they are obtained or presented

compound of yathāprāptavyavahāra and anuvartin

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yathāprāpta+vyavahāra+anuvartin)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• prāpta – obtained, reached, arrived
  past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from pra + āp
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• vyavahāra – activity, conduct, affair
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• anuvartin – following, conforming, adherent
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  from anu + vṛt
  Prefix: anu
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied subject.

विचरन्ति (vicaranti) - they move about (in the world) (they wander, they move about, they act freely)

(verb)

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

present active

root cṛ (1st class, Parasmaipada) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: cṛ (class 1)

समुन्नद्धाः (samunnaddhāḥ) - fully prepared, firmly established (well-bound, fully ready, well-prepared, firmly established)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samunnaddha

samunnaddha - well-bound, fully ready, prepared, equipped, firm, vigorous

Past Passive Participle

from sam + ud + nah

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: nah (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

स्वस्थाः (svasthāḥ) - tranquil, at ease (self-abiding, healthy, tranquil, at ease)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svastha

svastha - self-abiding, healthy, tranquil, at ease, independent, in one's natural state

compound of sva (own) and stha (standing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+stha)

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

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

देहरथे (deharathe) - in the chariot of the body, on the body-chariot

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deharatha

deharatha - chariot of the body (metaphor for the physical body)

compound of deha (body) and ratha (chariot)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+ratha)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• ratha – chariot, car
  noun (masculine)

Note: A common metaphor in Indian philosophy (e.g., Katha Upanishad).

स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated, standing, established

(past passive participle)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

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