योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-53, verse-26

समूलं संपरित्यज्य चिरायाहंकृतिभ्रमम् ।
तिष्ठाम्यात्मनि शान्तात्मा शरत्खं शरदीव खे ॥ २६ ॥

samūlaṃ saṃparityajya cirāyāhaṃkṛtibhramam ,
tiṣṭhāmyātmani śāntātmā śaratkhaṃ śaradīva khe 26

26. samūlaṃ saṃparityajya cirāya ahaṅkṛtibhramam
tiṣṭhāmi ātmani śāntātmā śaratkham śaradi iva khe

26. aham śāntātmā cirāya samūlaṃ ahaṅkṛtibhramam
saṃparityajya ātmani tiṣṭhāmi śaradi khe śaratkham iva

26. Having completely abandoned, root and all, this long-standing delusion of ego (ahaṅkṛti), I, with a tranquil spirit, reside in the Self (ātman), just as the clear autumn sky rests peacefully during autumn.

Words meanings summery:

• समूलं (samūlaṁ) - with roots, root and all, completely

• संपरित्यज्य (saṁparityajya) - having completely abandoned

• चिराय (cirāya) - for a long time

• अहङ्कृतिभ्रमम् (ahaṅkṛtibhramam) - the delusion of ego-sense

• तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I dwell, I remain, I stand

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self (ātman), in the soul

• शान्तात्मा (śāntātmā) - tranquil in spirit, peaceful self

• शरत्खम् (śaratkham) - autumn sky

• शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• खे (khe) - in the sky, in space

Words meanings and morphology

समूलं (samūlaṁ) - with roots, root and all, completely

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samūla

samūla - with roots, rooted; having a basis

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+mūla)

• sa – with, together
  prefix
• mūla – root, base, origin
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially modifying 'saṃparityajya'.

संपरित्यज्य (saṁparityajya) - having completely abandoned

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'tyaj' with prefixes 'sam' and 'pari'.

Prefixes: sam+pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

चिराय (cirāya) - for a long time

(indeclinable)

Note: Dative case used adverbially to denote 'for a long time'.

अहङ्कृतिभ्रमम् (ahaṅkṛtibhramam) - the delusion of ego-sense

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkṛtibhrama

ahaṅkṛtibhrama - delusion of ego-sense, illusion of egoism

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṅkṛti+bhrama)

• ahaṅkṛti – ego-sense, egoism, self-consciousness
  noun (feminine)
• bhrama – delusion, error, wandering, confusion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhram (class 1)

तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I dwell, I remain, I stand

(verb)

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

Root: sthā (class 1)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self (ātman), in the soul

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self (ātman), soul, spirit, essence

शान्तात्मा (śāntātmā) - tranquil in spirit, peaceful self

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntātman

śāntātman - one whose self is tranquil, peaceful-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śānta+ātman)

• śānta – peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'śam' (to be calm).
  Root: śam (class 4)
• ātman – Self (ātman), soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'I'.

शरत्खम् (śaratkham) - autumn sky

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śaratkha

śaratkha - autumn sky

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarat+kha)

• śarat – autumn
  noun (feminine)
• kha – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)

शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of śarat

śarat - autumn

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

खे (khe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether

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