योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-87

गतास्पदं गतमननं गतैषणं तिरस्कृतं निपुणमहंकृतिभ्रमैः ।
निरीहितं व्यपगतरागरञ्जनं विकौतुकं प्रशममिदं गतं मनः ॥ ८७ ॥

gatāspadaṃ gatamananaṃ gataiṣaṇaṃ tiraskṛtaṃ nipuṇamahaṃkṛtibhramaiḥ ,
nirīhitaṃ vyapagatarāgarañjanaṃ vikautukaṃ praśamamidaṃ gataṃ manaḥ 87

87. gata-āspadam gata-mananam gata-eṣaṇam
tiraskṛtam nipuṇam ahaṅkṛti-bhramaiḥ
| nirīhitam vyapagata-rāga-rañjanam
vikautukam praśamam idam gatam manaḥ ||

87. idam manaḥ gatam praśamam (asti),
(yat) gata-āspadam,
gata-mananam,
gata-eṣaṇam,
nipuṇam ahaṅkṛti-bhramaiḥ tiraskṛtam,
nirīhitam,
vyapagata-rāga-rañjanam,
vikautukam (ca asti).

87. This mind has attained tranquility: it is without a resting place, free from deliberation, free from longing, having skillfully transcended subtle egoic (ahaṅkāra) illusions, free from striving, devoid of the stain of attachment (rāga), and without curiosity.

Words meanings summery:

• गत-आस्पदम् (gata-āspadam) - without a resting place (displaced, without a dwelling, without support)

• गत-मननम् (gata-mananam) - without thought, free from deliberation

• गत-एषणम् (gata-eṣaṇam) - free from desire, without longing

• तिरस्कृतम् (tiraskṛtam) - transcended (disregarded, overcome, suppressed, set aside)

• निपुणम् (nipuṇam) - skillfully, expertly, subtly

• अहङ्कृति-भ्रमैः (ahaṅkṛti-bhramaiḥ) - by subtle egoic illusions (by egoic (ahaṅkāra) delusions/errors)

• निरीहितम् (nirīhitam) - free from striving (without desire, without effort, tranquil)

• व्यपगत-राग-रञ्जनम् (vyapagata-rāga-rañjanam) - devoid of the stain of attachment (rāga)

• विकौतुकम् (vikautukam) - without curiosity, free from wonder/excitement

• प्रशमम् (praśamam) - tranquility, peace, calmness

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• गतम् (gatam) - attained (gone, attained, reached)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

Words meanings and morphology

गत-आस्पदम् (gata-āspadam) - without a resting place (displaced, without a dwelling, without support)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata-āspada

gata-āspada - without a dwelling/abode, displaced

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gata+āspada)

• gata – gone, departed, ceased
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• āspada – dwelling, place, abode, support
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pad (class 4)

गत-मननम् (gata-mananam) - without thought, free from deliberation

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata-manana

gata-manana - whose thinking is gone, free from deliberation

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gata+manana)

• gata – gone, departed, ceased
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• manana – thinking, reflection, deliberation
  noun (neuter)
  from root man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

गत-एषणम् (gata-eṣaṇam) - free from desire, without longing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata-eṣaṇa

gata-eṣaṇa - whose desire is gone, free from craving

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gata+eṣaṇā)

• gata – gone, departed, ceased
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• eṣaṇā – desire, longing, craving
  noun (feminine)
  from root iṣ (to wish)
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

तिरस्कृतम् (tiraskṛtam) - transcended (disregarded, overcome, suppressed, set aside)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tiraskṛta

tiraskṛta - disregarded, overcome, suppressed, insulted, set aside

Past Passive Participle

from root kṛ (to do) with prefix tiras

Prefix: tiras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

निपुणम् (nipuṇam) - skillfully, expertly, subtly

(indeclinable)

अहङ्कृति-भ्रमैः (ahaṅkṛti-bhramaiḥ) - by subtle egoic illusions (by egoic (ahaṅkāra) delusions/errors)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ahaṅkṛti-bhrama

ahaṅkṛti-bhrama - egoic delusion, error of ego

Compound type : tatpurusha (ahaṅkṛti+bhrama)

• ahaṅkṛti – ego (ahaṅkāra), I-consciousness
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: aham
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• bhrama – delusion, error, illusion, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

निरीहितम् (nirīhitam) - free from striving (without desire, without effort, tranquil)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirīhita

nirīhita - without desire, free from effort/activity

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+īhita)

• nis – without, out, away
  prefix
• īhita – desired, striven for, activity
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root īh (to strive, desire)
  Root: īh (class 1)

व्यपगत-राग-रञ्जनम् (vyapagata-rāga-rañjanam) - devoid of the stain of attachment (rāga)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyapagata-rāga-rañjana

vyapagata-rāga-rañjana - from which the coloring of attachment has departed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vyapagata+rāga-rañjana)

• vyapagata – departed, gone away
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root gam (to go) with prefixes vi and apa
  Prefixes: vi+apa
  Root: gam (class 1)
• rāga-rañjana – stain/coloring of attachment
  noun (neuter)

विकौतुकम् (vikautukam) - without curiosity, free from wonder/excitement

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vikautuka

vikautuka - without curiosity, free from wonder/excitement

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+kautuka)

• vi – without, apart, away
  prefix
• kautuka – curiosity, wonder, eagerness, excitement
  noun (neuter)

प्रशमम् (praśamam) - tranquility, peace, calmness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of praśama

praśama - tranquility, peace, calmness, cessation

from root śam (to be quiet) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

गतम् (gatam) - attained (gone, attained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, attained, become

Past Passive Participle

from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

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