योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-67

शान्तेन्द्रियोग्रग्राहाय क्षीणचित्तौर्ववह्नये ।
आनन्दाम्बुधये तुभ्यं मह्यमात्मन्नमो नमः ॥ ६७ ॥

śāntendriyogragrāhāya kṣīṇacittaurvavahnaye ,
ānandāmbudhaye tubhyaṃ mahyamātmannamo namaḥ 67

67. śāntendriyogragrāhāya kṣīṇacittaurvavahnaye
ānandāmbudhaye tubhyam mahyam ātman namaḥ namaḥ

67. ātman mahyam tubhyam śāntendriyogragrāhāya
kṣīṇacittaurvavahnaye ānandāmbudhaye namaḥ namaḥ

67. Salutations again and again to You, O Self (ātman) for me, who have tranquilized the fierce grip of the senses (indriya), in whom the consuming fire of the mind's (citta) craving has been extinguished, and who are the ocean of bliss.

Words meanings summery:

• शान्तेन्द्रियोग्रग्राहाय (śāntendriyogragrāhāya) - to the Self (ātman) who has subdued the powerful hold of the senses (indriya) (to the one who has tranquilized the fierce grip of the senses)

• क्षीणचित्तौर्ववह्नये (kṣīṇacittaurvavahnaye) - to the Self (ātman) for whom the intense fire of mental craving has been destroyed (to the one in whom the mind's consuming fire has been extinguished)

• आनन्दाम्बुधये (ānandāmbudhaye) - to the Self (ātman) who is the ocean of bliss (to the ocean of bliss)

• तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to You (the Self) (to you)

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - for me (to me, for me)

• आत्मन् (ātman) - O Supreme Self (O Self, O soul)

• नमः (namaḥ) - salutations (salutations, bowing)

• नमः (namaḥ) - again (as in 'again and again') (salutations, bowing)

Words meanings and morphology

शान्तेन्द्रियोग्रग्राहाय (śāntendriyogragrāhāya) - to the Self (ātman) who has subdued the powerful hold of the senses (indriya) (to the one who has tranquilized the fierce grip of the senses)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of śāntendriyogragrāha

śāntendriyogragrāha - one who has tranquilized the fierce grip of the senses

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śānta+indriyogragrāha)

• śānta – tranquil, peaceful, calmed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śam' (to be calm).
  Root: śam (class 4)
• indriyogragrāha – fierce grip of the senses (indriya)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tubhyam' and 'ātman'.

क्षीणचित्तौर्ववह्नये (kṣīṇacittaurvavahnaye) - to the Self (ātman) for whom the intense fire of mental craving has been destroyed (to the one in whom the mind's consuming fire has been extinguished)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of kṣīṇacittaurvavahni

kṣīṇacittaurvavahni - one for whom the consuming fire of the mind has diminished/extinguished

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṣīṇa+cittaurvavahni)

• kṣīṇa – diminished, wasted, extinguished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'kṣi' (to waste, destroy).
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• cittaurvavahni – the consuming fire (aurvavahni) of the mind (citta)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tubhyam' and 'ātman'.

आनन्दाम्बुधये (ānandāmbudhaye) - to the Self (ātman) who is the ocean of bliss (to the ocean of bliss)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of ānandāmbudhi

ānandāmbudhi - ocean of bliss

Compound type : tatpurusha (ānanda+ambudhi)

• ānanda – bliss, joy
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nand (class 1)
• ambudhi – ocean (literally 'water-holder')
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Epithet for the 'ātman'.

तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to You (the Self) (to you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Direct address to the 'ātman'.

मह्यम् (mahyam) - for me (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Indicates the beneficiary or subjective experience.

आत्मन् (ātman) - O Supreme Self (O Self, O soul)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essence, breath

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Direct address.

नमः (namaḥ) - salutations (salutations, bowing)

(indeclinable)

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Used twice for emphasis.

नमः (namaḥ) - again (as in 'again and again') (salutations, bowing)

(indeclinable)

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Repetition emphasizes repeated salutations.

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