योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-12, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
इति निश्चयवन्तस्ते महान्तो विगतैनसः ।
सत्याः सत्ये पदे शान्ते समे सुखमवस्थिताः ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
iti niścayavantaste mahānto vigatainasaḥ ,
satyāḥ satye pade śānte same sukhamavasthitāḥ 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca iti niścayavantaḥ te mahāntaḥ
vigatainasaḥ satyāḥ satye pade śānte same sukham avasthitāḥ

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca iti te mahāntaḥ niścayavantaḥ
vigatainasaḥ satyāḥ śānte same satye pade sukham avasthitāḥ

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "Thus, those great beings, possessing firm resolve, free from all faults, and truly aligned with reality, remain happily established in that tranquil, balanced, ultimate truth (satya)."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Venerable Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• इति (iti) - introduces the statement made by Vasiṣṭha (thus, in this manner, indicates conclusion or quotation)

• निश्चयवन्तः (niścayavantaḥ) - describing the great beings (resolute, firm in resolve, possessing certainty)

• ते (te) - referring to the great beings (they, those)

• महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - referring to realized individuals (great ones, noble ones)

• विगतैनसः (vigatainasaḥ) - describing the great beings who have transcended faults (sinless, faultless, free from impurity)

• सत्याः (satyāḥ) - describing the nature of these great beings (truthful, real, genuine, true to reality)

• सत्ये (satye) - in the ultimate truth or reality (in the truth, in the reality, in the existent)

• पदे (pade) - in the spiritual state or condition (in the state, in the position, in the abode)

• शान्ते (śānte) - describing the state (pada) as tranquil (in the peaceful, in the tranquil, in the calm)

• समे (same) - describing the state (pada) as balanced and uniform (in the equal, in the uniform, in the balanced, in the impartial)

• सुखम् (sukham) - adverbial usage indicating how they are established (happily, with ease, comfortably)

• अवस्थिताः (avasthitāḥ) - describing the state of the great beings (established, situated, abiding, standing)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Venerable Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - the venerable Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Formed from root vac, reduplicated 'uvāca' for perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - introduces the statement made by Vasiṣṭha (thus, in this manner, indicates conclusion or quotation)

(indeclinable)

निश्चयवन्तः (niścayavantaḥ) - describing the great beings (resolute, firm in resolve, possessing certainty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niścayavat

niścayavat - possessing firm resolve or certainty

Formed by adding the possessive suffix -vat to niścaya.

ते (te) - referring to the great beings (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - referring to realized individuals (great ones, noble ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, noble

विगतैनसः (vigatainasaḥ) - describing the great beings who have transcended faults (sinless, faultless, free from impurity)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vigatainas

vigatainas - one whose sins or faults are gone

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigata+enas)

• vigata – gone, departed, disappeared, past
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of vi-√gam (to go away)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• enas – sin, fault, transgression, impurity
  noun (neuter)

सत्याः (satyāḥ) - describing the nature of these great beings (truthful, real, genuine, true to reality)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of satya

satya - true, real, existent, truthful

From 'sat' (being, existence) + 'ya' suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

सत्ये (satye) - in the ultimate truth or reality (in the truth, in the reality, in the existent)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, existent, true

From 'sat' (being, existence) + 'ya' suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'pade', 'śānte', 'same'.

पदे (pade) - in the spiritual state or condition (in the state, in the position, in the abode)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, state, condition, abode, word

Root: pad (class 4)

शान्ते (śānte) - describing the state (pada) as tranquil (in the peaceful, in the tranquil, in the calm)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √śam (to be calm, to cease).

Root: śam (class 4)

समे (same) - describing the state (pada) as balanced and uniform (in the equal, in the uniform, in the balanced, in the impartial)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, uniform, balanced, impartial, even

सुखम् (sukham) - adverbial usage indicating how they are established (happily, with ease, comfortably)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

अवस्थिताः (avasthitāḥ) - describing the state of the great beings (established, situated, abiding, standing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avasthita

avasthita - established, situated, standing, abiding, firm

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of ava-√sthā (to stand, to remain, to be established).

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective with an implied 'are'.