योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-102, verse-16

तस्मिन्नेव ततो मौने निःसंकल्पे निराश्रये ।
प्रतिष्ठां निश्चलां प्राप्य स तस्थौ गिरिश्रृङ्गवत् ॥ १६ ॥

tasminneva tato maune niḥsaṃkalpe nirāśraye ,
pratiṣṭhāṃ niścalāṃ prāpya sa tasthau giriśrṛṅgavat 16

16. tasmin eva tataḥ maune niḥsaṅkalpe nirāśraye
pratiṣṭhām niścalām prāpya sa tasthau giriśṛṅgavat

16. tataḥ sa niḥsaṅkalpe nirāśraye tasmin eva maune
niścalām pratiṣṭhām prāpya giriśṛṅgavat tasthau

16. Then, in that very silence (maunam), free from specific mental resolves (saṅkalpa) and without external support, having attained unshakeable stability, he remained like a mountain peak.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (silence) (in that, in him)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes "that very silence". (only, alone, indeed, merely)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence, therefrom, thereupon)

• मौने (maune) - in silence, in quietness

• निःसङ्कल्पे (niḥsaṅkalpe) - without resolve, free from intentions

• निराश्रये (nirāśraye) - without support, unattached, independent

• प्रतिष्ठाम् (pratiṣṭhām) - firm establishment, stability, foundation

• निश्चलाम् (niścalām) - unmoving, steady, firm

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained, having reached

• स (sa) - he (the king) (he, that)

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - he stood, he remained

• गिरिशृङ्गवत् (giriśṛṅgavat) - like a mountain peak

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (silence) (in that, in him)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Adjectival usage, agreeing with 'maune'.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes "that very silence". (only, alone, indeed, merely)

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence, therefrom, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of 'tad' used adverbially.

मौने (maune) - in silence, in quietness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mauna

mauna - silence, quiet, taciturnity

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

निःसङ्कल्पे (niḥsaṅkalpe) - without resolve, free from intentions

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of niḥsaṅkalpa

niḥsaṅkalpa - without resolve, free from volition or intention

Compound 'nis' (without) + 'saṅkalpa' (resolve, intention).

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (nis+saṅkalpa)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, mental formation, volition
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √kḷp (to be able, to arrange) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'maune'.

निराश्रये (nirāśraye) - without support, unattached, independent

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nirāśraya

nirāśraya - without support, independent, unattached, self-reliant

Compound 'nis' (without) + 'āśraya' (support, refuge).

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (nis+āśraya)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• āśraya – support, refuge, shelter, resort, dependence
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √śri (to resort to, lean on) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'maune'.

प्रतिष्ठाम् (pratiṣṭhām) - firm establishment, stability, foundation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratiṣṭhā

pratiṣṭhā - firm establishment, stability, foundation, fame, status

Derived from √sthā (to stand) with prefix prati (against, in front of).

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of 'prāpya'.

निश्चलाम् (niścalām) - unmoving, steady, firm

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niścala

niścala - unmoving, steady, motionless, firm

Compound 'nis' (without) + 'cala' (moving).

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (nis+cala)

• nis – without, out, away
  indeclinable
• cala – moving, shaking, unsteady
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √cal (to move).
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'pratiṣṭhām'.

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained, having reached

(indeclinable participle)

स (sa) - he (the king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तस्थौ (tasthau) - he stood, he remained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of sthā

Perfect Tense

Perfect 3rd person singular, active voice of √sthā.

Root: sthā (class 1)

गिरिशृङ्गवत् (giriśṛṅgavat) - like a mountain peak

(indeclinable)

Compound 'giriśṛṅga' (mountain peak) + suffix '-vat' (like).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giriśṛṅga+vat)

• giriśṛṅga – mountain peak
  noun (neuter)
  Compound 'giri' (mountain) + 'śṛṅga' (horn, peak).
• vat – like, as, similar to
  indeclinable suffix
  Taddhita suffix indicating comparison.