योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-64, verse-18

नरो मोहसमुत्तीर्णः सततं स्वात्मचिन्तया ।
अन्तःशीतलतामेति स्वामृतेनेव चन्द्रमाः ॥ १८ ॥

naro mohasamuttīrṇaḥ satataṃ svātmacintayā ,
antaḥśītalatāmeti svāmṛteneva candramāḥ 18

18. naraḥ mohasamuttīrṇaḥ satatam sva-ātma-cintayā
antaḥ śītalatām eti sva-amṛtena iva candramāḥ

18. mohasamuttīrṇaḥ naraḥ satatam sva-ātma-cintayā antaḥ śītalatām eti,
candramāḥ sva-amṛtena iva (eti).

18. A person who has overcome delusion through constant contemplation of their own self (ātman) attains inner tranquility, just like the moon with its own nectar.

Words meanings summery:

• नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

• मोहसमुत्तीर्णः (mohasamuttīrṇaḥ) - one who has overcome delusion

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, perpetually, always

• स्व-आत्म-चिन्तया (sva-ātma-cintayā) - through contemplation of one's own self (ātman)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inner, internal, inside

• शीतलताम् (śītalatām) - coolness, tranquility, serenity

• एति (eti) - attains, goes, comes, reaches

• स्व-अमृतेन (sva-amṛtena) - with its own nectar

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the moon

Words meanings and morphology

नरः (naraḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being, person

मोहसमुत्तीर्णः (mohasamuttīrṇaḥ) - one who has overcome delusion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mohasamuttīrṇa

mohasamuttīrṇa - one who has risen above delusion, crossed over delusion

Past Passive Participle (used adjectivally)

Compound adjective formed from moha and samuttīrṇa. samuttīrṇa is the PPP of root tṝ with prefixes sam and ud.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (moha+samuttīrṇa)

• moha – delusion, infatuation, confusion
  noun (masculine)
• samuttīrṇa – risen above, crossed over, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root tṝ (to cross over) with upasargas sam- and ud-.
  Prefixes: sam+ud
  Root: tṝ (class 1)

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, perpetually, always

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially (neuter accusative singular acting as an adverb).

स्व-आत्म-चिन्तया (sva-ātma-cintayā) - through contemplation of one's own self (ātman)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of svātmacintā

svātmacintā - contemplation of one's own self (ātman)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman+cintā)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• cintā – thought, reflection, contemplation, worry
  noun (feminine)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inner, internal, inside

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adjectivally before śītalatām.

शीतलताम् (śītalatām) - coolness, tranquility, serenity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śītalatā

śītalatā - coolness, coldness, tranquility, serenity

Derived from śītala (cool) with suffix -tā (feminine noun forming suffix).

एति (eti) - attains, goes, comes, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

स्व-अमृतेन (sva-amṛtena) - with its own nectar

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svāmṛta

svāmṛta - one's own nectar

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+amṛta)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• amṛta – nectar, immortality, ambrosia
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candramas

candramas - the moon

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