योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-125, verse-5

आत्मन्येवास्स्व शान्तात्मा मूकान्धबधिरोपमः ।
नित्यमन्तर्मुखो भूत्वा स्वात्मनान्तः प्रपूर्णधीः ॥ ५ ॥

ātmanyevāssva śāntātmā mūkāndhabadhiropamaḥ ,
nityamantarmukho bhūtvā svātmanāntaḥ prapūrṇadhīḥ 5

5. ātmani eva āssva śāntātmā mūkāndhabadhiropamaḥ nityam
antarmukhaḥ bhūtvā svātmanā antaḥ prapūrṇadhīḥ

5. śāntātmā mūkāndhabadhiropamaḥ ātmani eva āssva nityam
antarmukhaḥ bhūtvā svātmanā antaḥ prapūrṇadhīḥ

5. Remain only in the Self (ātman), having a tranquil inner self (ātman), like one who is mute, blind, and deaf. Constantly becoming inwardly focused, let your intellect (dhī) be perfectly content within through your own Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the supreme Self or one's own inner self (ātman) (in the Self, in oneself)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• आस्स्व (āssva) - remain, dwell, be present

• शान्तात्मा (śāntātmā) - one whose self (ātman) is peaceful/calm

• मूकान्धबधिरोपमः (mūkāndhabadhiropamaḥ) - like a mute, blind, and deaf person

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• अन्तर्मुखः (antarmukhaḥ) - inwardly turned, introverted

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

• स्वात्मना (svātmanā) - by one's own Self, through one's own Self (ātman)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, internally

• प्रपूर्णधीः (prapūrṇadhīḥ) - whose intellect (dhī) is perfectly full/content

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the supreme Self or one's own inner self (ātman) (in the Self, in oneself)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, spirit (ātman)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

आस्स्व (āssva) - remain, dwell, be present

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of āss

imperative, middle voice

Root: √ās (class 2)

शान्तात्मा (śāntātmā) - one whose self (ātman) is peaceful/calm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntātman

śāntātman - peaceful-souled, tranquil-minded

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śānta+ātman)

• śānta – peaceful, calm
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √śam.
  Root: √śam (class 4)
• ātman – Self, soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

मूकान्धबधिरोपमः (mūkāndhabadhiropamaḥ) - like a mute, blind, and deaf person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūkāndhabadhiropama

mūkāndhabadhiropama - like a mute, blind, and deaf person

Compound type : tatpurusha (mūka+andha+badhira+upama)

• mūka – mute
  adjective
• andha – blind
  adjective
• badhira – deaf
  adjective
• upama – similar to, like
  adjective

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

अन्तर्मुखः (antarmukhaḥ) - inwardly turned, introverted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antarmukha

antarmukha - facing inward, introverted

Compound type : tatpurusha (antar+mukha)

• antar – within, internal
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, direction
  noun (neuter)

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

(indeclinable)

absolutive

derived from root √bhū, forms an indeclinable participle.

Root: √bhū (class 1)

स्वात्मना (svātmanā) - by one's own Self, through one's own Self (ātman)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own Self (ātman)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+ātman)

• sva – one's own
  pronoun
• ātman – Self, soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, internally

(indeclinable)

प्रपूर्णधीः (prapūrṇadhīḥ) - whose intellect (dhī) is perfectly full/content

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prapūrṇadhī

prapūrṇadhī - one whose intellect (dhī) is perfectly satisfied/complete

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prapūrṇa+dhī)

• prapūrṇa – perfectly full, complete
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √pṛ with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √pṛ (class 3)
• dhī – intellect, understanding
  noun (feminine)

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