योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-102, verse-15

एवं संचिन्तयन्राजा नूनं निर्वासनाशयः ।
शैलादिव समुत्कीर्णो मौनमेवावतस्थिवान् ॥ १५ ॥

evaṃ saṃcintayanrājā nūnaṃ nirvāsanāśayaḥ ,
śailādiva samutkīrṇo maunamevāvatasthivān 15

15. evam saṃcintayan rājā nūnam nirvāsanāśayaḥ
śailāt iva samutkīrṇaḥ maunam eva avatasthivān

15. rājā evam saṃcintayan nūnam nirvāsanāśayaḥ (san)
śailāt iva samutkīrṇaḥ (san) maunam eva avatasthivān

15. Contemplating in this manner, the king, whose mind was surely free from latent impressions (vāsanā), remained in silence (maunam) as if hewn from a rock.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• संचिन्तयन् (saṁcintayan) - contemplating, thinking deeply, reflecting

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

• निर्वासनाशयः (nirvāsanāśayaḥ) - whose mind/abode is free from desires/latent impressions

• शैलात् (śailāt) - from a rock, from a mountain

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• समुत्कीर्णः (samutkīrṇaḥ) - carved out, sculpted, hewn

• मौनम् (maunam) - silence, quietness

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes that he remained *only* in silence. (only, alone, indeed, merely)

• अवतस्थिवान् (avatasthivān) - he stood, he remained, he was

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

संचिन्तयन् (saṁcintayan) - contemplating, thinking deeply, reflecting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃcintayat

saṁcintayat - contemplating, reflecting

Present Active Participle

Derived from √cint (to think) with prefix sam (together, completely).

Prefix: sam

Root: cint (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adjective describing 'rājā'.

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly, surely, indeed

(indeclinable)

निर्वासनाशयः (nirvāsanāśayaḥ) - whose mind/abode is free from desires/latent impressions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvāsanāśaya

nirvāsanāśaya - one whose abode is free from latent impressions

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nirvāsanā+āśaya)

• nirvāsanā – without latent impressions, free from desires
  adjective (feminine)
  Compound 'nis' (without) + 'vāsanā' (latent impression/desire).
  Prefix: nis
• āśaya – abode, intention, mind, seat
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)

शैलात् (śailāt) - from a rock, from a mountain

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - rock, stone, mountain

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

समुत्कीर्णः (samutkīrṇaḥ) - carved out, sculpted, hewn

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samutkīrṇa

samutkīrṇa - carved out, sculpted, hewn, dug out

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √kṛ (to scatter, throw) with prefixes sam (together, completely) and ut (up, out).

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: kṛ (class 6)

मौनम् (maunam) - silence, quietness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mauna

mauna - silence, quiet, taciturnity

Derived from 'muni' (sage) + suffix 'aṇ'.

Note: Functions as the object of 'avatathivān' (remained *in* silence, or silence *as a state*).

एव (eva) - Emphasizes that he remained *only* in silence. (only, alone, indeed, merely)

(indeclinable)

अवतस्थिवान् (avatasthivān) - he stood, he remained, he was

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avatasthivat

avatasthivat - one who has stood or remained

Perfect Active Participle

Derived from root √sthā (to stand) with prefix ava (down, off).

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as the main verb, conjugated for the king (masculine, singular, nominative).