योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-57, verse-21

तामप्यन्तः परित्यज्य ताभिर्व्यवहरन्नपि ।
अन्तःशान्तसमस्तेहो भव चिन्मात्रवासनः ॥ २१ ॥

tāmapyantaḥ parityajya tābhirvyavaharannapi ,
antaḥśāntasamasteho bhava cinmātravāsanaḥ 21

21. tām api antaḥ parityajya tābhiḥ vyavaharan
api antaḥśāntasamastehaḥ bhava cinmātravāsanaḥ

21. antaḥ tām api parityajya tābhiḥ api vyavaharan
antaḥśāntasamastehaḥ cinmātravāsanaḥ bhava

21. Internally abandoning even that (pure mental impression), and though outwardly engaging with it, become one whose every longing is inwardly pacified, possessing only mental impressions (vāsanā) of pure consciousness.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine singular accusative)

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - internally, inside

• परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having given up

• ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - by them (feminine plural instrumental)

• व्यवहरन् (vyavaharan) - acting, dealing, interacting

• अपि (api) - even, also (emphasizes despite)

• अन्तःशान्तसमस्तेहः (antaḥśāntasamastehaḥ) - one whose every desire/longing is internally calmed

• भव (bhava) - become, be (imperative)

• चिन्मात्रवासनः (cinmātravāsanaḥ) - one whose mental impressions are of pure consciousness only

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (pronoun)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - internally, inside

(indeclinable)

परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root tyaj with prefixes pari and a

Prefixes: pari+a

Root: tyaj (class 1)

ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - by them (feminine plural instrumental)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, she, it (pronoun)

व्यवहरन् (vyavaharan) - acting, dealing, interacting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavaharat

vyavaharat - acting, dealing, behaving, interacting

Present Active Participle

Derived from root hṛ with prefixes vi and ava

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also (emphasizes despite)

(indeclinable)

अन्तःशान्तसमस्तेहः (antaḥśāntasamastehaḥ) - one whose every desire/longing is internally calmed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaḥśāntasamasteha

antaḥśāntasamasteha - one whose every internal longing is pacified

Bahuvrīhi compound: antaḥ śāntā samastā īhā yasya saḥ

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (antar+śānta+samasta+īhā)

• antar – internal, within, inside
  indeclinable
• śānta – calmed, pacified, ceased, tranquil
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śam
  Root: śam (class 4)
• samasta – all, entire, complete, combined
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root as with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: as (class 2)
• īhā – desire, longing, effort, wish
  noun (feminine)

भव (bhava) - become, be (imperative)

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

चिन्मात्रवासनः (cinmātravāsanaḥ) - one whose mental impressions are of pure consciousness only

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cinmātravāsana

cinmātravāsana - one whose mental impressions consist only of consciousness

Bahuvrīhi compound: cit eva mātrā yāsāṃ tā vāsanāḥ yasya saḥ

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cit+mātra+vāsanā)

• cit – consciousness, pure thought, understanding
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, mere, just, nothing but
  adjective
  Suffix indicating 'only' or 'mere'
• vāsanā – mental impression, latent tendency
  noun (feminine)

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