योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-80, verse-38

मृतं मनो मृता चिन्ता मृतोऽहंकारराक्षसः ।
विचारमन्त्रेण समः स्वस्थस्तिष्ठामि केवलम् ॥ ३८ ॥

mṛtaṃ mano mṛtā cintā mṛto'haṃkārarākṣasaḥ ,
vicāramantreṇa samaḥ svasthastiṣṭhāmi kevalam 38

38. mṛtam manaḥ mṛtā cintā mṛtaḥ ahaṅkārarākṣasaḥ
vicāramantreṇa samaḥ svasthaḥ tiṣṭhāmi kevalam

38. manaḥ mṛtam,
cintā mṛtā,
ahaṅkārarākṣasaḥ mṛtaḥ [ca].
vicāramantreṇa [aham] samaḥ svasthaḥ kevalam tiṣṭhāmi.

38. The mind (manas) is dead, worry is dead, and the ego-demon (ahaṅkāra) is dead. By means of the mantra of inquiry (vicāra), I remain purely in my natural, balanced state (svastha).

Words meanings summery:

• मृतम् (mṛtam) - dead, lifeless

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• मृता (mṛtā) - dead, lifeless

• चिन्ता (cintā) - thought, worry, anxiety, reflection

• मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead, lifeless

• अहङ्कारराक्षसः (ahaṅkārarākṣasaḥ) - the ego-demon, the demon of ego

• विचारमन्त्रेण (vicāramantreṇa) - by the mantra of inquiry/discrimination

• समः (samaḥ) - equal, same, balanced, undisturbed, impartial

• स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - in one's natural state, healthy, self-abiding, self-possessed

• तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I stand, I remain, I dwell

• केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, purely, alone

Words meanings and morphology

मृतम् (mṛtam) - dead, lifeless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, lifeless

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `mṛ` (to die) with suffix `kta` (past participle).

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `manaḥ`.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, spirit, heart

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

मृता (mṛtā) - dead, lifeless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, lifeless

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `mṛ` (to die) with suffix `kta` (past participle).

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `cintā`.

चिन्ता (cintā) - thought, worry, anxiety, reflection

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cintā

cintā - thought, worry, anxiety, reflection

Derived from root `cit` (to perceive, to think).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead, lifeless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, lifeless

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `mṛ` (to die) with suffix `kta` (past participle).

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `ahaṅkārarākṣasaḥ`.

अहङ्कारराक्षसः (ahaṅkārarākṣasaḥ) - the ego-demon, the demon of ego

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkārarākṣasa

ahaṅkārarākṣasa - ego-demon, demon of ego

Compound of `ahaṅkāra` (ego) and `rākṣasa` (demon).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṅkāra+rākṣasa)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, false identification, self-conceit
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `aham` (I) + `kāra` (making). Literally "I-making", the faculty of ego.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• rākṣasa – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the third clause.

विचारमन्त्रेण (vicāramantreṇa) - by the mantra of inquiry/discrimination

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vicāramantra

vicāramantra - mantra of inquiry

Compound of `vicāra` (inquiry) and `mantra` (sacred utterance).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vicāra+mantra)

• vicāra – inquiry, discrimination, contemplation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `car` (to move, to practice) with prefix `vi` (apart, intensifier).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)
• mantra – sacred utterance, mystical syllable, incantation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `man` (to think) with suffix `tra` (instrument).
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Indicates the means or instrument.

समः (samaḥ) - equal, same, balanced, undisturbed, impartial

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, uniform, balanced, impartial

Note: Qualifies the implied subject "I".

स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - in one's natural state, healthy, self-abiding, self-possessed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svastha

svastha - healthy, well, in one's own self, self-abiding

Compound of `sva` (one's own self) and `stha` (standing, abiding).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+stha)

• sva – one's own, self, own property
  pronoun (masculine)
• stha – standing, abiding, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun / Nominal Derivative
  Derived from root `sthā` (to stand) with suffix `ḍa`.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject "I".

तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I stand, I remain, I dwell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Present Indicative

Root `sthā` (to stand) in the present tense, first person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: First person singular verb, subject `aham` (I) is implied.

केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely, purely, alone

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying `tiṣṭhāmi` and the state.