योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-63, verse-17

अलमतिविततैर्वचःप्रपञ्चैरियमुचितेह सुखाय दृष्टिरेका ।
उपशमितरसं समं मनोऽन्तर्यदि मुदितं तदनुत्तमा प्रतिष्ठा ॥ १७ ॥

alamativitatairvacaḥprapañcairiyamuciteha sukhāya dṛṣṭirekā ,
upaśamitarasaṃ samaṃ mano'ntaryadi muditaṃ tadanuttamā pratiṣṭhā 17

17. alam ativitataiḥ vacaḥprapañcaiḥ
iyam ucitā iha sukhāya dṛṣṭiḥ ekā
upaśamitarasam samam manaḥ antar
yadi muditam tat anuttamā pratiṣṭhā

17. ativitataiḥ vacaḥprapañcaiḥ alam
iha sukhāya iyam ekā dṛṣṭiḥ ucitā
yadi antaḥ manaḥ upaśamitarasam
samam muditam tat anuttamā pratiṣṭhā

17. Enough with excessively elaborate verbal explanations! The single appropriate insight for happiness here is this: if the mind (manas) within is tranquil, its impulses subdued, and it is joyful, then that truly is the unsurpassed foundation (pratiṣṭhā).

Words meanings summery:

• अलम् (alam) - enough, no more, sufficient

• अतिविततैः (ativitataiḥ) - with excessively elaborate, with widely spread

• वचःप्रपञ्चैः (vacaḥprapañcaiḥ) - with verbal elaborations, with verbose statements

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• उचिता (ucitā) - appropriate, proper, suitable

• इह (iha) - here, in this matter

• सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, for comfort

• दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - view, insight, perspective

• एका (ekā) - one, single

• उपशमितरसम् (upaśamitarasam) - whose impulses are subdued, whose essence is calmed

• समम् (samam) - even, tranquil, balanced

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

• अन्तर् (antar) - within, inwardly

• यदि (yadi) - if

• मुदितम् (muditam) - joyful, content, delighted

• तत् (tat) - that, then

• अनुत्तमा (anuttamā) - unsurpassed, best, supreme

• प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā) - foundation, firm state, stability

Words meanings and morphology

अलम् (alam) - enough, no more, sufficient

(indeclinable)

अतिविततैः (ativitataiḥ) - with excessively elaborate, with widely spread

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ativitata

ativitata - excessively spread, very extensive, highly elaborate

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tan (to stretch, spread) with prefixes ati and vi, then suffix kta.

Prefixes: ati+vi

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥprapañcaiḥ'.

वचःप्रपञ्चैः (vacaḥprapañcaiḥ) - with verbal elaborations, with verbose statements

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vacaḥprapañca

vacaḥprapañca - multitude of words, verbal elaboration, verbose statement, wordy discourse

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vacas+prapañca)

• vacas – word, speech, utterance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• prapañca – expansion, prolixity, delusion, multiplicity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: pañc (class 1)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here, that

Note: Refers to 'dṛṣṭiḥ'.

उचिता (ucitā) - appropriate, proper, suitable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ucita

ucita - proper, suitable, right, customary, fit

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak, to be proper) or from uc (to be pleased, to be fitting), then suffix kta.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'dṛṣṭiḥ'.

इह (iha) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, for comfort

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, comfort, ease

दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - view, insight, perspective

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - seeing, sight, view, opinion, insight, understanding

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एका (ekā) - one, single

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Agrees with 'dṛṣṭiḥ'.

उपशमितरसम् (upaśamitarasam) - whose impulses are subdued, whose essence is calmed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upaśamitarasa

upaśamitarasa - having subdued tastes/impulses/essences, having calmed emotions

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (upaśamita+rasa)

• upaśamita – calmed, tranquilized, subdued
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śam (to be calm) with prefix upa, then suffix kta.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: śam (class 4)
• rasa – taste, essence, flavor, emotion, juice, impulse
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'.

समम् (samam) - even, tranquil, balanced

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, even, similar, tranquil, balanced, neutral

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, soul, thought, understanding

अन्तर् (antar) - within, inwardly

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

मुदितम् (muditam) - joyful, content, delighted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mudita

mudita - joyful, pleased, delighted, happy

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mud (to rejoice, be glad) with suffix kta.

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'.

तत् (tat) - that, then

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun for 'yadi', referring to the state of mind.

अनुत्तमा (anuttamā) - unsurpassed, best, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, excellent, best, supreme

Negation compound (Na-Tatpuruṣa or Bahuvrīhi) 'not having a superior'.

Compound type : Na-Tatpuruṣa (a+uttama)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• uttama – highest, best, chief, supreme
  adjective (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'pratiṣṭhā'.

प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā) - foundation, firm state, stability

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratiṣṭhā

pratiṣṭhā - firm stand, foundation, support, stability, high position, establishment

Root: sthā (class 1)

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