योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-74, verse-25

परां शीतलतामेति वृष्टिधौत इवाचलः ।
निर्वृतिं परमां धत्ते प्राप्तराज्य इवाधमः ॥ २५ ॥

parāṃ śītalatāmeti vṛṣṭidhauta ivācalaḥ ,
nirvṛtiṃ paramāṃ dhatte prāptarājya ivādhamaḥ 25

25. parām śītalatām eti vṛṣṭi-dhautaḥ iva acalaḥ
nirvṛtim paramām dhatte prāpta-rājyaḥ iva adhamaḥ

25. acalaḥ vṛṣṭi-dhautaḥ iva parām śītalatām eti.
adhamaḥ prāpta-rājyaḥ iva paramām nirvṛtim dhatte.

25. He attains supreme coolness, like a mountain washed clean by rain. He experiences the highest tranquility (nirvṛti), similar to how an ordinary or humble person feels upon gaining a kingdom.

Words meanings summery:

• पराम् (parām) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest)

• शीतलताम् (śītalatām) - coolness (coolness, coldness)

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

• वृष्टि-धौतः (vṛṣṭi-dhautaḥ) - washed clean by rain (washed by rain, cleansed by rain)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अचलः (acalaḥ) - a mountain (mountain, immoveable, fixed)

• निर्वृतिम् (nirvṛtim) - highest tranquility (nirvṛti) (tranquility, bliss, freedom, cessation)

• परमाम् (paramām) - highest (supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest)

• धत्ते (dhatte) - experiences, attains (holds, carries, bears, attains)

• प्राप्त-राज्यः (prāpta-rājyaḥ) - one who has obtained a kingdom (one who has attained a kingdom)

• इव (iva) - similar to (like, as, as if)

• अधमः (adhamaḥ) - an ordinary or humble person (lowly, humble, inferior, mean person)

Words meanings and morphology

पराम् (parām) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest, other, distant

Note: Modifies 'śītalatām'.

शीतलताम् (śītalatām) - coolness (coolness, coldness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śītalatā

śītalatā - coolness, coldness, freshness

from 'śītala' (cool) + suffix '-tā'

Note: Object of 'eti'.

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of i

present active third singular

root 'i', Parasmaipada, present indicative, 3rd person singular

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject is the implied agent (e.g., the 'pumān' from previous verse or a general agent).

वृष्टि-धौतः (vṛṣṭi-dhautaḥ) - washed clean by rain (washed by rain, cleansed by rain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛṣṭi-dhauta

vṛṣṭi-dhauta - washed by rain

Past Passive Participle compound

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (vṛṣṭi+dhauta)

• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower, rainfall
  noun (feminine)
  from root 'vṛṣ'
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• dhauta – washed, cleansed, purified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'dhāv'
  Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'acalaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अचलः (acalaḥ) - a mountain (mountain, immoveable, fixed)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acala

acala - mountain, hill, immoveable, fixed, steady

from 'a' (not) + 'cala' (moving)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• cala – moving, shaking, unsteady
  adjective (masculine)
  from root 'cal'
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Subject of the simile.

निर्वृतिम् (nirvṛtim) - highest tranquility (nirvṛti) (tranquility, bliss, freedom, cessation)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nirvṛti

nirvṛti - tranquility, bliss, final liberation, cessation, perfect happiness

from root 'vṛt' with prefix 'nir'

Prefix: nir

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of 'dhatte'.

परमाम् (paramām) - highest (supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest, other, distant

Note: Modifies 'nirvṛtim'.

धत्ते (dhatte) - experiences, attains (holds, carries, bears, attains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of dhā

present middle third singular

root 'dhā', Ātmanepada, present indicative, 3rd person singular

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject is the implied agent (e.g., the 'pumān' from previous verse or a general agent).

प्राप्त-राज्यः (prāpta-rājyaḥ) - one who has obtained a kingdom (one who has attained a kingdom)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta-rājya

prāpta-rājya - one who has obtained a kingdom

Past Passive Participle compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāpta+rājya)

• prāpta – obtained, gained, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'āp' with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• rājya – kingdom, sovereignty, dominion
  noun (neuter)
  from 'rājan'

Note: Modifies 'adhamaḥ'.

इव (iva) - similar to (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अधमः (adhamaḥ) - an ordinary or humble person (lowly, humble, inferior, mean person)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhama

adhama - lowest, mean, inferior, vile, base, humble person

Note: Subject of the simile.