योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-56, verse-17

अवासनं स्थिरं प्रोक्तं मनोध्यानं तदेव तु ।
स एव केवलीभावः शान्ततैव च सा सदा ॥ १७ ॥

avāsanaṃ sthiraṃ proktaṃ manodhyānaṃ tadeva tu ,
sa eva kevalībhāvaḥ śāntataiva ca sā sadā 17

17. avāsanam sthiram proktam manodhyānam tat eva
tu saḥ eva kevalībhāvaḥ śāntatā eva ca sā sadā

17. avāsanam sthiram manodhyānam tat eva proktam tu saḥ
eva kevalībhāvaḥ (asti) ca sā śāntatā eva sadā (asti)

17. The mental meditation (dhyāna) that is without latent impressions (avāsana) and steady is declared. That indeed is the state of pure isolation (kevalībhāva), and that, verily, is always peace.

Words meanings summery:

• अवासनम् (avāsanam) - Qualifies 'manodhyānam'. (without latent impressions/desires, desireless)

• स्थिरम् (sthiram) - Qualifies 'manodhyānam'. (steady, stable, firm)

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - declared, said, spoken

• मनोध्यानम् (manodhyānam) - Refers to mental meditation (dhyāna). (mental meditation, meditation of the mind)

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the mental meditation. (that)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to 'kevalībhāvaḥ'. (that, he)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• केवलीभावः (kevalībhāvaḥ) - Refers to the state of pure isolation (kevalībhāva). (state of aloneness, pure isolation, absolute state)

• शान्तता (śāntatā) - peacefulness, tranquility, calmness

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• च (ca) - and

• सा (sā) - Refers to 'śāntatā'. (that, she)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

Words meanings and morphology

अवासनम् (avāsanam) - Qualifies 'manodhyānam'. (without latent impressions/desires, desireless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avāsana

avāsana - without latent impressions, free from desires/mental tendencies

Negative compound with 'a-' and 'vāsana' (latent impression).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vāsana)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• vāsana – latent impression, mental tendency, desire
  noun (feminine)
  From root vas (to dwell, to perfume).
  Root: vas (class 1)

स्थिरम् (sthiram) - Qualifies 'manodhyānam'. (steady, stable, firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthira

sthira - steady, stable, firm, unmoving

From root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - declared, said, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prokta

prokta - declared, said, spoken, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root vac (to speak) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

मनोध्यानम् (manodhyānam) - Refers to mental meditation (dhyāna). (mental meditation, meditation of the mind)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manodhyāna

manodhyāna - mental meditation, contemplation by the mind

Compound of 'manas' (mind) and 'dhyāna' (meditation).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+dhyāna)

• manas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)
• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation
  noun (neuter)
  From root dhyāi (to meditate).
  Root: dhyāi (class 1)

तत् (tat) - Refers to the mental meditation. (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction or emphatic particle.

सः (saḥ) - Refers to 'kevalībhāvaḥ'. (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

केवलीभावः (kevalībhāvaḥ) - Refers to the state of pure isolation (kevalībhāva). (state of aloneness, pure isolation, absolute state)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kevalībhāva

kevalībhāva - state of being isolated/alone/pure, absolute state

Compound of 'kevalī' (feminine form of 'kevala', pure, alone) and 'bhāva' (state, existence).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kevalī+bhāva)

• kevalī – alone, pure, isolated (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'kevala'.
• bhāva – state, existence, nature, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

शान्तता (śāntatā) - peacefulness, tranquility, calmness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śāntatā

śāntatā - peacefulness, tranquility, calmness, quietude

Derived from 'śānta' (peaceful, calm) + 'tā' (suffix for abstract noun).

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

सा (sā) - Refers to 'śāntatā'. (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)