योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-61

तस्करेणोज्झितोऽस्मीति निवृर्तोऽस्मि चिरोदयम् ।
शैत्यमभ्यागतोस्म्यन्तः शान्ताशामृगतृष्णिकः ॥ ६१ ॥

taskareṇojjhito'smīti nivṛrto'smi cirodayam ,
śaityamabhyāgatosmyantaḥ śāntāśāmṛgatṛṣṇikaḥ 61

61. tastkareṇa ujjhitaḥ asmi iti nivṛttaḥ asmi cirodayam
śaityam abhyāgataḥ asmi antaḥ śāntāśāmṛgatṛṣṇikaḥ

61. tastkareṇa ujjhitaḥ asmi iti [mānayan],
cirodayam nivṛttaḥ asmi.
antaḥ śaityam abhyāgataḥ asmi,
[ataḥ] śāntāśāmṛgatṛṣṇikaḥ [asmi].

61. Thinking, 'I am freed, as if unburdened by a thief,' I have ceased from (the pursuit of) long-arising [desires]. I have attained inner coolness, with my mirage of hopes now pacified.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्त्करेण (tastkareṇa) - by the 'thief' (metaphorically, that which removes burdens/attachments) (by a thief)

• उज्झितः (ujjhitaḥ) - freed, unburdened (abandoned, given up, forsaken, freed)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

• इति (iti) - marking the preceding phrase as a thought or realization (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech or thought)

• निवृत्तः (nivṛttaḥ) - ceased (from pursuing desires/illusions) (ceased, retired, turned away from)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

• चिरोदयम् (cirodayam) - (from that which has been) long-arising (referring to desires or illusions) (long-arising, long-standing, for a long time)

• शैत्यम् (śaityam) - inner coolness, peace (coolness, coldness)

• अभ्यागतः (abhyāgataḥ) - attained (approached, arrived, obtained)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within (myself) (inside, within, internal)

• शान्ताशामृगतृष्णिकः (śāntāśāmṛgatṛṣṇikaḥ) - one whose hope-mirage is pacified

Words meanings and morphology

तस्त्करेण (tastkareṇa) - by the 'thief' (metaphorically, that which removes burdens/attachments) (by a thief)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tastkara

tastkara - thief, robber

उज्झितः (ujjhitaḥ) - freed, unburdened (abandoned, given up, forsaken, freed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ujjhita

ujjhita - abandoned, given up, forsaken

Past Passive Participle

Root: ujjh

अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - marking the preceding phrase as a thought or realization (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

निवृत्तः (nivṛttaḥ) - ceased (from pursuing desires/illusions) (ceased, retired, turned away from)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nivṛtta

nivṛtta - turned back, ceased, stopped, retired

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt

अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative

Root: as (class 2)

चिरोदयम् (cirodayam) - (from that which has been) long-arising (referring to desires or illusions) (long-arising, long-standing, for a long time)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cirōdaya

cirōdaya - long-risen, long-lasting, long-standing

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cira+udaya)

• cira – long, lasting a long time
  adjective
• udaya – rising, appearance, prosperity, duration
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i

Note: Used here as an adverbial accusative or an object of cessation

शैत्यम् (śaityam) - inner coolness, peace (coolness, coldness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaitya

śaitya - coolness, coldness

अभ्यागतः (abhyāgataḥ) - attained (approached, arrived, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyāgata

abhyāgata - approached, arrived, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: gam

अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative

Root: as (class 2)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within (myself) (inside, within, internal)

(indeclinable)

शान्ताशामृगतृष्णिकः (śāntāśāmṛgatṛṣṇikaḥ) - one whose hope-mirage is pacified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntāśāmṛgatṛṣṇika

śāntāśāmṛgatṛṣṇika - one whose hope-mirage is calmed/pacified

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śānta+āśāmṛgatṛṣṇikā)

• śānta – calm, pacified, ceased
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: śam
• āśāmṛgatṛṣṇikā – mirage of hope/desire
  noun (feminine)

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