योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-120, verse-13

व्यवहार्युपशान्तो वा गृहस्थो वाथवैककः ।
अहं न किंचिच्चिदिति मत्वा जीवो न शोचति ॥ १३ ॥

vyavahāryupaśānto vā gṛhastho vāthavaikakaḥ ,
ahaṃ na kiṃcicciditi matvā jīvo na śocati 13

13. vyavahārī upaśāntaḥ vā gṛhasthaḥ vā athavā ekakaḥ
aham na kiñcit cit iti matvā jīvaḥ na śocati

13. vyavahārī vā upaśāntaḥ vā gṛhasthaḥ athavā ekakaḥ,
aham na kiñcit cit iti matvā,
jīvaḥ na śocati

13. Whether engaging in worldly affairs or tranquil, whether a householder or a solitary ascetic, one who thinks, 'I am nothing; I am pure consciousness (cit)' – such an individual (jīva) does not grieve.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यवहारी (vyavahārī) - engaged in worldly affairs, active, practical person

• उपशान्तः (upaśāntaḥ) - tranquil, calm, pacified, one who is calm

• वा (vā) - or, either

• गृहस्थः (gṛhasthaḥ) - householder, one residing in a house

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अथवा (athavā) - or, or else, otherwise

• एककः (ekakaḥ) - solitary, alone, a recluse, a renunciant

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (anything, something, a little)

• चित् (cit) - pure consciousness (consciousness, intelligence, spirit)

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, (a particle marking direct speech or thought)

• मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, having considered

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual (jīva) (living being, individual soul)

• न (na) - not, no

• शोचति (śocati) - he grieves, he sorrows

Words meanings and morphology

व्यवहारी (vyavahārī) - engaged in worldly affairs, active, practical person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavahārin

vyavahārin - active, practical, engaged in worldly affairs, litigant

Derived from root √hṛ with prefixes vi-ava and agent suffix -in.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: √hṛ (class 1)

उपशान्तः (upaśāntaḥ) - tranquil, calm, pacified, one who is calm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upaśānta

upaśānta - tranquil, calm, pacified, one who is calm

past passive participle

from root √śam (to be calm) with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: √śam (class 4)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

गृहस्थः (gṛhasthaḥ) - householder, one residing in a house

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhastha

gṛhastha - householder, one residing in a house

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛha+stha)

• gṛha – house, home
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, abiding, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  from √sthā
  Root: √sthā (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अथवा (athavā) - or, or else, otherwise

(indeclinable)

एककः (ekakaḥ) - solitary, alone, a recluse, a renunciant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekaka

ekaka - solitary, alone, a recluse, a renunciant

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (anything, something, a little)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - anything, something, a little

indeclinable form from kim + cit

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cit)

• kim – what, which, who
  pronoun (neuter)
• cit – a particle emphasizing indefiniteness
  indeclinable

Note: 'I am not anything.'

चित् (cit) - pure consciousness (consciousness, intelligence, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, spirit

Root: √cit (class 1)

Note: Used here in apposition to 'aham' indicating the true nature of 'I'.

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, (a particle marking direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, having considered

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root √man (to think) with suffix -tvā

Root: √man (class 4)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual (jīva) (living being, individual soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living being, individual soul, individual (jīva)

Root: √jīv (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शोचति (śocati) - he grieves, he sorrows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √śuc

present active 3rd person singular

root √śuc (class 1, śocati)

Root: √śuc (class 1)