योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-54, verse-53

ततस्तेजस्तमोनिद्रामोहादिपरिवर्जितम् ।
कामप्यवस्थामासाद्य विशश्राम मनः क्षणम् ॥ ५३ ॥

tatastejastamonidrāmohādiparivarjitam ,
kāmapyavasthāmāsādya viśaśrāma manaḥ kṣaṇam 53

53. tataḥ tejaḥ tamaḥ nidrā moha-ādi parivarjitam
kām api avasthām āsādya viśaśrāma manaḥ kṣaṇam

53. tataḥ manaḥ tejaḥ tamaḥ nidrā moha-ādi parivarjitam
kām api avasthām āsādya kṣaṇam viśaśrāma

53. Then, the mind, having attained an indescribable state (avasthā) devoid of intense energy (tejas), inertia (tamas), sleep, delusion, and similar states, rested for a moment.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence, afterwards)

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - intense energy, active principle (tejas) (brilliance, light, energy, vigor, fire, heat, spiritual power)

• तमः (tamaḥ) - inertia, darkness (tamas) (darkness, ignorance, inertia)

• निद्रा (nidrā) - sleep (sleep, slumber)

• मोह-आदि (moha-ādi) - delusion and similar states/impurities (delusion etc., confusion etc.)

• परिवर्जितम् (parivarjitam) - devoid of, free from (abandoned, left, devoid of, free from)

• काम् (kām) - some, any (feminine accusative singular, used with `api`) (whom, which, what (accusative feminine singular of `kim`))

• अपि (api) - (used with `kām` to form 'some, any') (also, even, if, though, (interrogative particle), (with `kim` or `ka` forms: 'some, any'))

• अवस्थाम् (avasthām) - a state (avasthā), condition (state, condition, situation)

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having attained, having reached (having attained, having reached, having approached)

• विशश्राम (viśaśrāma) - rested (rested, took rest)

• मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (mind, intellect, heart)

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment (adverbial accusative) (moment, instant)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - intense energy, active principle (tejas) (brilliance, light, energy, vigor, fire, heat, spiritual power)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, light, energy, vigor, fire, heat, spiritual power

तमः (tamaḥ) - inertia, darkness (tamas) (darkness, ignorance, inertia)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, ignorance, inertia

निद्रा (nidrā) - sleep (sleep, slumber)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nidrā

nidrā - sleep, slumber

मोह-आदि (moha-ādi) - delusion and similar states/impurities (delusion etc., confusion etc.)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of moha-ādi

moha-ādi - delusion etc., confusion etc.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (moha+ādi)

• moha – delusion, infatuation, confusion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• ādi – beginning, commencement, and so on, etc.
  noun (masculine)

Note: declined in neuter to match manaḥ

परिवर्जितम् (parivarjitam) - devoid of, free from (abandoned, left, devoid of, free from)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parivarjita

parivarjita - abandoned, left, devoid of, free from

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root `vṛj` with prefix `pari` and `vi` (or `pari-√vṛj` to abandon, to avoid)

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: qualifies `manaḥ`

काम् (kām) - some, any (feminine accusative singular, used with `api`) (whom, which, what (accusative feminine singular of `kim`))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: used with `api` to mean 'some, any'

अपि (api) - (used with `kām` to form 'some, any') (also, even, if, though, (interrogative particle), (with `kim` or `ka` forms: 'some, any'))

(indeclinable)

अवस्थाम् (avasthām) - a state (avasthā), condition (state, condition, situation)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avasthā

avasthā - state, condition, situation

Derived from `ava-sthā` (to stand, remain)

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having attained, having reached (having attained, having reached, having approached)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive (gerund) from root `sad` with prefix `ā`

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

विशश्राम (viśaśrāma) - rested (rested, took rest)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of viśram

Perfect tense

perfect tense 3rd person singular from root `śram` with prefix `vi`

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment (adverbial accusative) (moment, instant)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant

Note: used adverbially

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