योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-14, verse-65

देहगेहाद्गते चित्तयक्षे बलवतां वरे ।
निराधिर्विगतोद्वेगस्तिष्ठ नास्ति भयं तव ॥ ६५ ॥

dehagehādgate cittayakṣe balavatāṃ vare ,
nirādhirvigatodvegastiṣṭha nāsti bhayaṃ tava 65

65. deha-gehāt gate cittayakṣe balavatām vare
nirādhiḥ vigatodvegaḥ tiṣṭha na asti bhayaṃ tava

65. balavatām vare,
cittayakṣe deha-gehāt gate (sati),
nirādhiḥ vigatodvegaḥ (bhūtvā) tiṣṭha.
tava bhayaṃ na asti.

65. O best among the powerful ones, when the mind-yakṣa (cittayakṣa) has departed from the body-house, remain free from mental distress and agitation. There is no fear for you.

65. כאשר שד הַיַקְשָׁה של החשיבה עוזב את בית הגוף, גיבור הגיבורים, עמוד ללא מועקה וללא סערת רוחות; אין לך כל פחד.

Words meanings summery:

• देह-गेहात् (deha-gehāt) - from the body-house

• गते (gate) - when gone, having departed

• चित्तयक्षे (cittayakṣe) - the mind personified as a yakṣa (a spirit) (in/when the mind-yakṣa)

• बलवताम् (balavatām) - of the powerful ones

• वरे (vare) - O best one, O excellent one

• निराधिः (nirādhiḥ) - free from mental distress/anxiety

• विगतोद्वेगः (vigatodvegaḥ) - free from agitation, whose agitation has departed

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand, remain, stay

• न (na) - not

• अस्ति (asti) - is, there is

• भयं (bhayaṁ) - fear

• तव (tava) - your, for you

Words meanings and morphology

देह-गेहात् (deha-gehāt) - from the body-house

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of deha-geha

deha-geha - body-house

Compound: deha (body) + geha (house)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (deha+geha)

• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
• geha – house, dwelling, home
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the source of departure for cittayakṣa.

गते (gate) - when gone, having departed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction with cittayakṣe.

चित्तयक्षे (cittayakṣe) - the mind personified as a yakṣa (a spirit) (in/when the mind-yakṣa)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of cittayakṣa

cittayakṣa - mind-yakṣa, the yakṣa which is the mind

Compound: citta (mind) + yakṣa (spirit, goblin)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (citta+yakṣa)

• citta – mind, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• yakṣa – a class of nature-spirits, goblin, ghost
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction, indicating the agent of the action gate.

बलवताम् (balavatām) - of the powerful ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong

Possessive suffix -vat

Note: Qualifies the group from which vare is chosen.

वरे (vare) - O best one, O excellent one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, superior; boon, choice

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: An address to the listener, 'O best (among them)'.

निराधिः (nirādhiḥ) - free from mental distress/anxiety

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirādhi

nirādhi - free from mental pain, anxiety, sorrow

Compound: nir (without) + ādhi (mental pain)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+ādhi)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• ādhi – mental pain, anxiety, distress
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'you'.

विगतोद्वेगः (vigatodvegaḥ) - free from agitation, whose agitation has departed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vigatodvega

vigatodvega - free from agitation, whose agitation has departed

Compound: vigata (gone, departed) + udvega (agitation)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigata+udvega)

• vigata – departed, gone away
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go) with prefix vi (away)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• udvega – agitation, anxiety, fear
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'you'.

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand, remain, stay

(verb)

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

Imperative

2nd person singular imperative of root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb asti.

अस्ति (asti) - is, there is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Indicative

3rd person singular present indicative of root as

Root: as (class 2)

भयं (bhayaṁ) - fear

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, terror

Note: Subject of na asti.

तव (tava) - your, for you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive pronoun.

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