योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-16, verse-9

अन्तःशीतलया बुद्ध्या कुर्वत्या लीलया क्रियाम् ।
यो नूनं वासनात्यागो ध्येयो राम स कीर्तितः ॥ ९ ॥

antaḥśītalayā buddhyā kurvatyā līlayā kriyām ,
yo nūnaṃ vāsanātyāgo dhyeyo rāma sa kīrtitaḥ 9

9. antaḥśītalayā buddhyā kurvatyā līlayā kriyām
yaḥ nūnam vāsanātyāgaḥ dhyeyaḥ rāma saḥ kīrtitaḥ

9. rāma yaḥ antaḥśītalayā buddhyā līlayā kriyām
kurvatyā nūnam vāsanātyāgaḥ saḥ dhyeyaḥ kīrtitaḥ

9. O Rama, that which is the abandonment of latent impressions (vāsanā), achieved by an inwardly calm intellect playfully performing actions, is indeed declared to be the object of meditation (dhyāna).

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तःशीतलया (antaḥśītalayā) - by an inwardly cool, by an inwardly calm

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by understanding

• कुर्वत्या (kurvatyā) - by performing, by doing

• लीलया (līlayā) - playfully, effortlessly, as if in sport

• क्रियाम् (kriyām) - action, deed, performance

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that

• नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed, certainly, surely

• वासनात्यागः (vāsanātyāgaḥ) - abandonment of latent impressions

• ध्येयः (dhyeyaḥ) - to be meditated upon, object of meditation

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• कीर्तितः (kīrtitaḥ) - declared, proclaimed, spoken of

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तःशीतलया (antaḥśītalayā) - by an inwardly cool, by an inwardly calm

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of antaḥśītala

antaḥśītala - inwardly cool, calm within, serene

Compound type : tatpurusha (antar+śītala)

• antar – inside, within, internal
  indeclinable
• śītala – cool, cold, calm, placid
  adjective
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'buddhyā'.

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, by understanding

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, perception

From root 'budh'.

Root: budh (class 1)

कुर्वत्या (kurvatyā) - by performing, by doing

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, performing, making

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do) with 'śatṛ' suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'buddhyā'.

लीलया (līlayā) - playfully, effortlessly, as if in sport

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of līlā

līlā - play, sport, ease, grace, divine play

क्रियाम् (kriyām) - action, deed, performance

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kriyā

kriyā - action, activity, deed, rite

From root 'kṛ'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'kurvatyā'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to 'vāsanātyāgaḥ'.

नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

वासनात्यागः (vāsanātyāgaḥ) - abandonment of latent impressions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsanātyāga

vāsanātyāga - abandonment of vāsanās (latent impressions/desires)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāsanā+tyāga)

• vāsanā – latent impression, mental inclination, desire, perfume
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vas' (to dwell) + suffix.
  Root: vas (class 1)
• tyāga – abandonment, renunciation, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'tyaj' (to abandon).
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

ध्येयः (dhyeyaḥ) - to be meditated upon, object of meditation

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhyeya

dhyeya - to be meditated upon, object of meditation, fit for meditation

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From root 'dhyā' (to meditate) with suffix 'yat'.

Root: dhyā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'vāsanātyāgaḥ'.

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (a celebrated king, incarnation of Vishnu)

Root: ram (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

कीर्तितः (kīrtitaḥ) - declared, proclaimed, spoken of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīrtita

kīrtita - declared, proclaimed, mentioned, praised

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kīrt' (to mention, praise) with suffix 'kta'.

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'vāsanātyāgaḥ'; implied verb 'is'.

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