योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-61, verse-14

पौराणामपरिज्ञाते कस्मिंश्चिद्दूरकानने ।
समुवास विरक्तात्मा लोकान्तर इवापरे ॥ १४ ॥

paurāṇāmaparijñāte kasmiṃściddūrakānane ,
samuvāsa viraktātmā lokāntara ivāpare 14

14. paurāṇām aparijñāte kasmiṃścit dūrakānane
samuvāsa viraktātmā lokāntara iva apare

14. viraktātmā asau paurāṇām aparijñāte
kasmiṃścit dūrakānane lokāntara iva samuvāsa

14. He, whose self (ātman) had become detached, resided in a distant forest unknown to the citizens, as if he were another person in a different world.

Words meanings summery:

• पौराणाम् (paurāṇām) - of the citizens, of the townspeople

• अपरिज्ञाते (aparijñāte) - in the unknown, in the unnoticed

• कस्मिंश्चित् (kasmiṁścit) - in some, in a certain

• दूरकानने (dūrakānane) - in a distant forest

• समुवास (samuvāsa) - he resided, he dwelled

• विरक्तात्मा (viraktātmā) - with a detached self, whose mind is free from worldly attachment

• लोकान्तर (lokāntara) - another world, a different realm

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• अपरे (apare) - the other, another (person)

Words meanings and morphology

पौराणाम् (paurāṇām) - of the citizens, of the townspeople

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paura

paura - a citizen, an inhabitant of a town

अपरिज्ञाते (aparijñāte) - in the unknown, in the unnoticed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of aparijñāta

aparijñāta - unknown, unnoticed, not recognized

Past Passive Participle

Derived from `pari-jñā` (to know well) with `a-` negative prefix.

Prefix: pari

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Modifies `dūrakānane`.

कस्मिंश्चित् (kasmiṁścit) - in some, in a certain

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kimcid

kimcid - some, a certain, anything

Note: Modifies `dūrakānane`.

दूरकानने (dūrakānane) - in a distant forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dūrakānana

dūrakānana - a distant forest

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dūra+kānana)

• dūra – distant, far, remote
  adjective
• kānana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)

समुवास (samuvāsa) - he resided, he dwelled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of sam-vas

Prefix: sam

Root: vas (class 1)

विरक्तात्मा (viraktātmā) - with a detached self, whose mind is free from worldly attachment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viraktātman

viraktātman - a person whose self (ātman) is detached, a detached soul

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (virakta+ātman)

• virakta – detached, dispassionate
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From `vi-rañj` (to be detached).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

लोकान्तर (lokāntara) - another world, a different realm

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lokāntara

lokāntara - another world, a different realm

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (loka+antara)

• loka – world, realm
  noun (masculine)
• antara – other, different
  adjective

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

अपरे (apare) - the other, another (person)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, different, subsequent

Note: Refers to the subject of `samuvāsa`.