योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-103, verse-23

श्रीराम उवाच ।
भृशं संशान्तचित्तस्य काष्ठलोष्टसमस्थितेः ।
सत्त्वशेषः कथं ब्रह्मन्ज्ञायते ध्यानशालिनः ॥ २३ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
bhṛśaṃ saṃśāntacittasya kāṣṭhaloṣṭasamasthiteḥ ,
sattvaśeṣaḥ kathaṃ brahmanjñāyate dhyānaśālinaḥ 23

23. śrīrāma uvāca | bhṛśam saṃśāntacittasya kāṣṭhaloṣṭhasamasthiteḥ
| sattvaśeṣaḥ katham brahman jñāyate dhyānaśālinaḥ ||

23. śrīrāma uvāca brahman,
bhṛśam saṃśāntacittasya kāṣṭhaloṣṭhasamasthiteḥ dhyānaśālinaḥ sattvaśeṣaḥ katham jñāyate

23. Śrī Rāma said: O Brahman (brahman), how is the remnant of purity (sattva) known in one whose mind (citta) is intensely tranquil, whose state is like wood or a clod of earth, and who is endowed with meditation (dhyāna)?

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely, very much

• संशान्तचित्तस्य (saṁśāntacittasya) - of one whose mind is completely tranquil

• काष्ठलोष्ठसमस्थितेः (kāṣṭhaloṣṭhasamasthiteḥ) - of one whose state is like wood or a clod of earth, inert, indifferent

• सत्त्वशेषः (sattvaśeṣaḥ) - the remnant of purity (sattva) (a remnant of purity, remaining goodness)

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vasiṣṭha (O Brahman)

• ज्ञायते (jñāyate) - is known, is understood

• ध्यानशालिनः (dhyānaśālinaḥ) - of one who is endowed with meditation (dhyāna) (of one possessing meditation, of an ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rama, an epithet of Rama

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, auspiciousness
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rama (a Hindu deity), pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely, very much

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here

संशान्तचित्तस्य (saṁśāntacittasya) - of one whose mind is completely tranquil

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saṃśāntacitta

saṁśāntacitta - one whose mind is perfectly calm/tranquil

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saṃśānta+citta)

• saṃśānta – completely tranquil, perfectly calm
  adjective
  past passive participle
  from root śam with sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śam (class 4)
• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
  from root cit + ta
  Root: cit (class 1)

काष्ठलोष्ठसमस्थितेः (kāṣṭhaloṣṭhasamasthiteḥ) - of one whose state is like wood or a clod of earth, inert, indifferent

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāṣṭhaloṣṭhasamasthita

kāṣṭhaloṣṭhasamasthita - one whose state/condition is like wood or a clod of earth (i.e., completely still, unmoving, indifferent)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kāṣṭha+loṣṭha+sama+sthiti)

• kāṣṭha – wood, log, stick
  noun (neuter)
• loṣṭha – clod of earth, lump of clay
  noun (neuter)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective
• sthiti – state, condition, position
  noun (feminine)
  from root sthā + ti
  Root: sthā (class 1)

सत्त्वशेषः (sattvaśeṣaḥ) - the remnant of purity (sattva) (a remnant of purity, remaining goodness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sattvaśeṣa

sattvaśeṣa - remnant of sattva/goodness, remaining purity

Compound type : tatpurusha (sattva+śeṣa)

• sattva – goodness, purity, essence, reality, one of the three guṇas
  noun (neuter)
  from sat + tva
  Root: as (class 2)
• śeṣa – remainder, remnant, residue
  noun (masculine)
  from root śiṣ + a
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vasiṣṭha (O Brahman)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the ultimate reality), a priest, a sage

ज्ञायते (jñāyate) - is known, is understood

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of jñā

present passive

Root: jñā (class 9)

ध्यानशालिनः (dhyānaśālinaḥ) - of one who is endowed with meditation (dhyāna) (of one possessing meditation, of an ascetic)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhyānaśālin

dhyānaśālin - possessing meditation, given to contemplation

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhyāna+śālin)

• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation, thought
  noun (neuter)
  from root dhyai + ana
  Root: dhyai (class 1)
• śālin – possessing, endowed with, characterized by
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix -śālin