योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-67, verse-18

अन्तःसङ्गविहीनास्तु यथा स्नेहा दृषज्जले ।
तथासक्तमनोवृत्तौ बाह्यभोगानुभूतयः ॥ १८ ॥

antaḥsaṅgavihīnāstu yathā snehā dṛṣajjale ,
tathāsaktamanovṛttau bāhyabhogānubhūtayaḥ 18

18. antaḥsaṅgavihīnāḥ tu yathā snehāḥ dṛṣat jale |
tathā asaktamanovṛttau bāhyabhogānubhūtayaḥ ||

18. yathā snehāḥ dṛṣat jale antaḥsaṅgavihīnāḥ tu,
tathā bāhyabhogānubhūtayaḥ asaktamanovṛttau (bhavanti)

18. Just as oils are free from internal attachment (antaḥsaṅga) when in water, so too are the experiences of external enjoyments for one whose mental tendencies are unattached.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तःसङ्गविहीनाः (antaḥsaṅgavihīnāḥ) - devoid of internal attachment, without inner connection

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• स्नेहाः (snehāḥ) - oils, fats, affections

• दृषत् (dṛṣat) - stone, rock

• जले (jale) - in water

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

• असक्तमनोवृत्तौ (asaktamanovṛttau) - for one whose mental tendencies are unattached

• बाह्यभोगानुभूतयः (bāhyabhogānubhūtayaḥ) - experiences of external enjoyments

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तःसङ्गविहीनाः (antaḥsaṅgavihīnāḥ) - devoid of internal attachment, without inner connection

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of antaḥsaṅgavihīna

antaḥsaṅgavihīna - devoid of internal attachment, without inner connection

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (antar+saṅga+vihīna)

• antar – within, inside, internal
  indeclinable
• saṅga – attachment, clinging, union, contact
  noun (masculine)
  From root sañj (to cling)
  Root: sañj (class 1)
• vihīna – devoid of, deprived of, without
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi-hā (to abandon, leave)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'snehāḥ'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for contrast or emphasis.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

स्नेहाः (snehāḥ) - oils, fats, affections

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sneha

sneha - oil, fat, grease, unctuousness, affection, love, tenderness

From root snih (to be sticky, to love)

Root: snih (class 4)

दृषत् (dṛṣat) - stone, rock

(noun)

feminine, singular of dṛṣad

dṛṣad - stone, rock

Note: The original `dṛṣajjale` is `dṛṣat` + `jale`. Here, `dṛṣat` specifies the context of the water as being on a stone or having non-absorbent qualities.

जले (jale) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water, liquid

Note: `dṛṣajjale` means 'in water on a stone' or metaphorically 'in water' where non-mingling is emphasized.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

(indeclinable)

असक्तमनोवृत्तौ (asaktamanovṛttau) - for one whose mental tendencies are unattached

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of asaktamanovṛtti

asaktamanovṛtti - one whose mental tendencies are unattached, with unattached mind-functions

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+sakta+manas+vṛtti)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• sakta – attached, clinging, clinging to
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sañj (to cling, be attached)
  Root: sañj (class 1)
• manas – mind, intellect, mental faculty
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• vṛtti – activity, function, tendency, mode of being
  noun (feminine)
  From root vṛt (to be, to turn)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Locative case indicates 'for whom' or 'in whom' these experiences are.

बाह्यभोगानुभूतयः (bāhyabhogānubhūtayaḥ) - experiences of external enjoyments

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bāhyabhogānubhūti

bāhyabhogānubhūti - experiences of external enjoyments

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bāhya+bhoga+anubhūti)

• bāhya – external, outward
  adjective (masculine)
  From bahis (out, outside)
• bhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, experience, food
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhuj (to enjoy, eat)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• anubhūti – experience, perception, feeling
  noun (feminine)
  From anu-bhū (to experience)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The subject of the second clause.