योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-11, verse-5

चित्त चञ्चल संसार आत्मनो न सुखाय ते ।
शममेहि शमाच्छान्तं सुखं सारमवाप्यते ॥ ५ ॥

citta cañcala saṃsāra ātmano na sukhāya te ,
śamamehi śamācchāntaṃ sukhaṃ sāramavāpyate 5

5. citta cañcala saṃsāra ātmanaḥ na sukhāya te
śamam ehi śamāt śāntam sukham sāram avāpyate

5. citta cañcala! saṃsāraḥ ātmanaḥ te sukhāya na (asti).
śamam ehi.
śamāt śāntam sāram sukham avāpyate.

5. O fickle consciousness (citta)! The cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) is not for the happiness of your true self (ātman). Attain tranquility; from tranquility, essential (sāra) and peaceful happiness is obtained.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्त (citta) - O consciousness (citta)!

• चञ्चल (cañcala) - fickle, restless, wavering

• संसार (saṁsāra) - the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), mundane existence

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, for the true self (ātman)

• न (na) - not, no

• सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, for joy

• ते (te) - for you, your

• शमम् (śamam) - tranquility, quietude, peace

• एहि (ehi) - come, attain, go

• शमात् (śamāt) - from tranquility, from peace

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy

• सारम् (sāram) - essential, real, fundamental, best

• अवाप्यते (avāpyate) - is obtained, is attained

Words meanings and morphology

चित्त (citta) - O consciousness (citta)!

(noun)

Vocative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - consciousness (citta), mind, thought

Root: cit (class 1)

चञ्चल (cañcala) - fickle, restless, wavering

(adjective)

Vocative, neuter, singular of cañcala

cañcala - fickle, restless, moving, unsteady

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'citta'.

संसार (saṁsāra) - the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), mundane existence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - wandering through, cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), mundane existence

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause 'saṃsāra ātmano na sukhāya te'.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, for the true self (ātman)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self (ātman), soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Can also be ablative singular. Here, 'of the self' or dative equivalent 'for the self'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, for joy

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, ease, comfort

ते (te) - for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Dative 'for you' is most likely here.

शमम् (śamam) - tranquility, quietude, peace

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śama

śama - tranquility, quietude, mental control

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Object of 'ehi'.

एहि (ehi) - come, attain, go

(verb)

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

Imperative

From root 'i' (to go), 2nd singular active imperative form.

Root: i (class 2)

शमात् (śamāt) - from tranquility, from peace

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śama

śama - tranquility, quietude, mental control

Root: śam (class 4)

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil, quieted

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śam'

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'sukham'.

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, ease, comfort

Note: Subject of passive verb 'avāpyate'.

सारम् (sāram) - essential, real, fundamental, best

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāra

sāra - essence, core, fundamental, best, essential part

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'sukham'.

अवाप्यते (avāpyate) - is obtained, is attained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of āp

Present Passive

From root 'āp' with prefix 'ava-' in present passive 3rd singular.

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)