योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-24, verse-55

विषयाकलितानन्दमनन्तोदेति निर्वृतिः ।
न कदाचन जीवानामात्मविश्रवणादृते ॥ ५५ ॥

viṣayākalitānandamanantodeti nirvṛtiḥ ,
na kadācana jīvānāmātmaviśravaṇādṛte 55

55. viṣayākalitānandam anantaḥ udeti nirvṛtiḥ
na kadācana jīvānām ātmaviśravaṇāt ṛte

55. jīvānām ātma-viśravaṇāt ṛte kadācana
viṣayākalitānandam anantaḥ nirvṛtiḥ na udeti

55. Boundless tranquility (nirvṛti), which is understood as happiness arising from sense objects, never truly manifests for living beings without resting in the self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• विषयाकलितानन्दम् (viṣayākalitānandam) - the (false) happiness or tranquility that is associated with external sense objects (happiness connected with objects; happiness derived from sense objects)

• अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - boundless, referring to the quality of nirvṛti (endless, infinite, boundless)

• उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, appears

• निर्वृतिः (nirvṛtiḥ) - ultimate, lasting tranquility or bliss (supreme bliss, perfect happiness, cessation, tranquility)

• न (na) - not, no

• कदाचन (kadācana) - never (ever, at any time, never (when used with 'na'))

• जीवानाम् (jīvānām) - of living beings, of sentient creatures

• आत्म-विश्रवणात् (ātma-viśravaṇāt) - from absorption or abiding in the self (ātman) (from resting in the self, from repose in the soul)

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

Words meanings and morphology

विषयाकलितानन्दम् (viṣayākalitānandam) - the (false) happiness or tranquility that is associated with external sense objects (happiness connected with objects; happiness derived from sense objects)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of viṣayākalitānanda

viṣayākalitānanda - happiness derived from sense objects

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṣaya+ākalita+ānanda)

• viṣaya – object of sense, sense object, sphere, domain
  noun (masculine)
• ākalita – connected, associated, derived, obtained
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kal with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kal (class 1)
• ānanda – joy, happiness, bliss
  noun (masculine)

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here interpreted as nominative qualifying nirvṛti.

अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - boundless, referring to the quality of nirvṛti (endless, infinite, boundless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ananta

ananta - endless, infinite, boundless; the infinite one (Vishnu); the serpent Shesha

Negation (an-) of anta (end)

Note: Grammatically masculine, but here understood to modify 'nirvṛtiḥ' (feminine), possibly due to poetic license or textual variation.

उदेति (udeti) - arises, comes forth, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ud-i

Present Indicative

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

निर्वृतिः (nirvṛtiḥ) - ultimate, lasting tranquility or bliss (supreme bliss, perfect happiness, cessation, tranquility)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirvṛti

nirvṛti - supreme bliss, perfect happiness, cessation, tranquility, liberation

From root vṛt with prefix nir-

Prefix: nir

Root: vṛt (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - never (ever, at any time, never (when used with 'na'))

(indeclinable)

kadā (when) + cana (a particle)

जीवानाम् (jīvānām) - of living beings, of sentient creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jīva

jīva - living, alive; a living being, creature, soul

From root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

आत्म-विश्रवणात् (ātma-viśravaṇāt) - from absorption or abiding in the self (ātman) (from resting in the self, from repose in the soul)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ātma-viśravaṇa

ātma-viśravaṇa - resting in the self, repose in the self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+viśravaṇa)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality
  noun (masculine)
• viśravaṇa – resting, repose, sleep, hearing
  noun (neuter)
  From root śru (to hear) or śram (to be weary) with vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 1)

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

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