योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-74, verse-29

भवत्यात्मनि निर्वाणः प्रशान्त इव दीपकः ।
तृप्तिमायाति परमां नरः पीतामृतो यथा ॥ २९ ॥

bhavatyātmani nirvāṇaḥ praśānta iva dīpakaḥ ,
tṛptimāyāti paramāṃ naraḥ pītāmṛto yathā 29

29. bhavati ātmani nirvāṇaḥ praśāntaḥ iva dīpakaḥ
tṛptim āyāti paramām naraḥ pīta-amṛtaḥ yathā

29. (saḥ) praśāntaḥ dīpakaḥ iva ātmani nirvāṇaḥ bhavati
naraḥ pītāmṛtaḥ yathā (saḥ) paramām tṛptim āyāti

29. He achieves liberation (nirvāṇa) within the self (ātman), like a lamp that has been extinguished. A person attains supreme contentment, just like one who has drunk the elixir of immortality (amṛta).

Words meanings summery:

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, comes into being, exists)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - within the self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in oneself)

• निर्वाणः (nirvāṇaḥ) - liberation (nirvāṇa), complete cessation (of suffering) (extinction, cessation, liberation, ultimate bliss)

• प्रशान्तः (praśāntaḥ) - extinguished, quieted (very calm, tranquil, quieted, extinguished)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• दीपकः (dīpakaḥ) - lamp (lamp, light)

• तृप्तिम् (tṛptim) - contentment (contentment, satisfaction, gratification)

• आयाति (āyāti) - attains (comes, approaches, attains)

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

• नरः (naraḥ) - a person (man, person, human being)

• पीत-अमृतः (pīta-amṛtaḥ) - one who has drunk the elixir of immortality (amṛta) (one who has drunk elixir, one who has drunk nectar)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which way)

Words meanings and morphology

भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, comes into being, exists)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Parasmaipada

Derived from root 'bhū' (Pāṇinian Dhātupāṭha class 1), present indicative, 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada).

Root: bhū (class 1)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - within the self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in oneself)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego, life

निर्वाणः (nirvāṇaḥ) - liberation (nirvāṇa), complete cessation (of suffering) (extinction, cessation, liberation, ultimate bliss)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvāṇa

nirvāṇa - extinction (of a lamp), cessation (of passions), liberation (mokṣa), ultimate bliss, salvation

Past Passive Participle turned noun

Derived from root 'vā' (to blow) with prefix 'nis' and suffix '-āna'. 'Nirvāṇa' literally means 'blown out' or 'extinguished'.

Prefix: nis

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: The state or characteristic of the implicit subject.

प्रशान्तः (praśāntaḥ) - extinguished, quieted (very calm, tranquil, quieted, extinguished)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praśānta

praśānta - very calm, tranquil, quieted, pacified, extinguished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śam' (to be calm) with prefix 'pra', forming a past passive participle.

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

दीपकः (dīpakaḥ) - lamp (lamp, light)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīpaka

dīpaka - lamp, light, illuminator

Derived from root 'dīp' (to shine, blaze).

Root: dīp (class 4)

तृप्तिम् (tṛptim) - contentment (contentment, satisfaction, gratification)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tṛpti

tṛpti - contentment, satisfaction, gratification, fullness

Derived from root 'tṛp' (to be satisfied).

Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Object of 'āyāti'.

आयाति (āyāti) - attains (comes, approaches, attains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ā-yā

Present Tense, Parasmaipada

Derived from root 'yā' (to go) with prefix 'ā', present indicative, 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada).

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

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

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of paramā

paramā - supreme, highest, utmost, best, ultimate

Note: Agrees with 'tṛptim'.

नरः (naraḥ) - a person (man, person, human being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Note: Subject of 'āyāti'.

पीत-अमृतः (pīta-amṛtaḥ) - one who has drunk the elixir of immortality (amṛta) (one who has drunk elixir, one who has drunk nectar)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pīta-amṛta

pīta-amṛta - one who has drunk elixir/nectar

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'pīta' (drunk, P.P.P. of 'pā') + 'amṛta' (nectar).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pīta+amṛta)

• pīta – drunk, imbibed
  past passive participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'pā' (to drink).
  Root: pā (class 1)
• amṛta – nectar, elixir of immortality, immortal
  noun (neuter)
  Negation ('a') of 'mṛta' (dead). Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound.

Note: Agrees with 'naraḥ'.

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which way)

(indeclinable)