योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-53, verse-48

चित्त्वाद्दृष्टात्मना नूनं संत्यक्तमननौजसा ।
मनसा वीतरागेण स्वयं स्वस्थेन भूयते ॥ ४८ ॥

cittvāddṛṣṭātmanā nūnaṃ saṃtyaktamananaujasā ,
manasā vītarāgeṇa svayaṃ svasthena bhūyate 48

48. cittvāt dṛṣṭātmanā nūnam santyakta-mananaujasā
manasā vītarāgeṇa svayam svasthena bhūyate

48. nūnam cittvāt dṛṣṭātmanā santyakta-mananaujasā
vītarāgeṇa svasthena manasā svayam bhūyate

48. Indeed, due to the very nature of consciousness (cittvāt), one spontaneously exists in one's true nature (sva), by a mind (manas) that has seen the (ātman) Self, that has completely relinquished the power of mentation, and that is free from desire.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - due to the very nature of consciousness (from consciousness, due to the nature of mind/consciousness)

• दृष्टात्मना (dṛṣṭātmanā) - by one who has seen the (ātman) Self, by the Self-realized one

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, indeed, certainly

• सन्त्यक्त-मननौजसा (santyakta-mananaujasā) - that has completely relinquished the power of mentation (by one whose power/faculty of mentation has been completely abandoned)

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind (manas)

• वीतरागेण (vītarāgeṇa) - by the dispassionate, by the one free from desire

• स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously, by oneself, naturally, personally

• स्वस्थेन (svasthena) - established in its own true nature (sva) (by the one abiding in the Self, by the one established in one's true nature, healthy)

• भूयते (bhūyate) - one exists, it is existed, one becomes

Words meanings and morphology

चित्त्वात् (cittvāt) - due to the very nature of consciousness (from consciousness, due to the nature of mind/consciousness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of cittatva

cittatva - the state of being mind, the nature of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citta+tva)

• citta – mind, consciousness, thought, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root cit (to perceive, to know).
  Root: cit (class 1)
• tva – suffix indicating 'state of being', 'nature of'
  suffix (neuter)

दृष्टात्मना (dṛṣṭātmanā) - by one who has seen the (ātman) Self, by the Self-realized one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭātman

dṛṣṭātman - one by whom the Self is seen, Self-realized

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛṣṭa+ātman)

• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived, observed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root dṛś + kta suffix
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence, individual self
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'manasā'.

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

सन्त्यक्त-मननौजसा (santyakta-mananaujasā) - that has completely relinquished the power of mentation (by one whose power/faculty of mentation has been completely abandoned)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of santyakta-mananaujas

santyakta-mananaujas - having completely abandoned the power of thinking

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (santyakta+mananaojas)

• santyakta – completely abandoned, thoroughly given up
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix sam + root tyaj + kta suffix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• mananaojas – the power or faculty of thinking/mentation
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of 'manana' (thinking) and 'ojas' (power). Internal sandhi a + o = au.

Note: Qualifies 'manasā'.

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind (manas)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart, understanding

Root: man (class 4)

वीतरागेण (vītarāgeṇa) - by the dispassionate, by the one free from desire

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vītarāga

vītarāga - free from passion or desire, dispassionate

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīta+rāga)

• vīta – departed, gone, vanished, free from
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root i (to go) with prefix vi + kta suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)
• rāga – passion, desire, attachment, affection
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root rañj (to color, be dyed).
  Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'manasā'.

स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously, by oneself, naturally, personally

(indeclinable)

स्वस्थेन (svasthena) - established in its own true nature (sva) (by the one abiding in the Self, by the one established in one's true nature, healthy)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svastha

svastha - abiding in one's own self, self-reliant, healthy, well

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+stha)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• stha – standing, abiding, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'manasā'.

भूयते (bhūyate) - one exists, it is existed, one becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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