योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-56, verse-20

प्रशान्तजगदास्थोऽन्तर्वीतशोकभयैषणः ।
स्वस्थो भवति येनात्मा स समाधिरिति स्मृतः ॥ २० ॥

praśāntajagadāstho'ntarvītaśokabhayaiṣaṇaḥ ,
svastho bhavati yenātmā sa samādhiriti smṛtaḥ 20

20. praśānta-jagat-āsthaḥ antar vīta-śoka-bhaya-eṣaṇaḥ
svasthaḥ bhavati yena ātmā saḥ samādhiḥ iti smṛtaḥ

20. yena ātmā praśānta-jagat-āsthaḥ antar vīta-śoka-bhaya-eṣaṇaḥ
svasthaḥ bhavati saḥ samādhiḥ iti smṛtaḥ

20. That state is considered deep absorption (samādhi) by which the self (ātman) becomes established in itself, with its attachment to the world pacified, and internally free from sorrow, fear, and craving.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रशान्त-जगत्-आस्थः (praśānta-jagat-āsthaḥ) - whose attachment to the world is pacified

• अन्तर् (antar) - internally, within

• वीत-शोक-भय-एषणः (vīta-śoka-bhaya-eṣaṇaḥ) - free from sorrow, fear, and desires

• स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - established in oneself, at peace, healthy

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• येन (yena) - by which

• आत्मा (ātmā) - self (ātman) (self, soul)

• सः (saḥ) - that (he)

• समाधिः (samādhiḥ) - deep absorption (samādhi) (deep meditation, absorption)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, called

Words meanings and morphology

प्रशान्त-जगत्-आस्थः (praśānta-jagat-āsthaḥ) - whose attachment to the world is pacified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praśānta-jagat-āstha

praśānta-jagat-āstha - one whose attachment to the world is tranquilized or pacified

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (praśānta+jagat+āstha)

• praśānta – pacified, tranquil, calm
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from pra-√śam
  Prefix: pra
  Root: śam (class 4)
• jagat – world, universe, living beings
  noun (neuter)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• āstha – dwelling in, attachment to, devotion to
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from ā-√sthā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अन्तर् (antar) - internally, within

(indeclinable)

वीत-शोक-भय-एषणः (vīta-śoka-bhaya-eṣaṇaḥ) - free from sorrow, fear, and desires

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīta-śoka-bhaya-eṣaṇa

vīta-śoka-bhaya-eṣaṇa - one from whom sorrow, fear, and desire have departed

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vīta+śoka+bhaya+eṣaṇa)

• vīta – gone, departed, free from
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from √i (to go)
  Root: i (class 2)
• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• eṣaṇa – desire, seeking, craving
  noun (neuter)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - established in oneself, at peace, healthy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svastha

svastha - self-abiding, healthy, well, comfortable, at peace

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sva+stha)

• sva – own, self, one's own
  pronoun
• stha – standing, staying, situated in
  adjective
  Derived from √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

येन (yena) - by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

आत्मा (ātmā) - self (ātman) (self, soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

Root: an (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समाधिः (samādhiḥ) - deep absorption (samādhi) (deep meditation, absorption)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samādhi

samādhi - concentration, absorption, meditation, profound contemplation

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

(indeclinable)

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, called

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, called, considered

Past Passive Participle

Formed from √smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

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