योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-2, verse-45

शान्ता व्यवहरन्तोऽपि सत्त्वस्थाः संयतेन्द्रियाः ।
नित्यं पश्यन्ति तज्जयोतिर्न द्वैतैक्येन वासना ॥ ४५ ॥

śāntā vyavaharanto'pi sattvasthāḥ saṃyatendriyāḥ ,
nityaṃ paśyanti tajjayotirna dvaitaikyena vāsanā 45

45. śāntāḥ vyavaharantaḥ api sattvasthāḥ saṃyatendriyāḥ
nityam paśyanti tat jyotiḥ na dvaitaikyena vāsanā

45. vyavaharantaḥ api śāntāḥ,
sattvasthāḥ,
saṃyatendriyāḥ nityam tat jyotiḥ paśyanti.
vāsanā dvaitaikyena na

45. Even while engaging in worldly activities, the tranquil individuals who are established in pure being (sattva) and have controlled their senses always perceive that supreme light. Their latent impressions (vāsanā) are free from the concepts of duality or unity.

Words meanings summery:

• शान्ताः (śāntāḥ) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

• व्यवहरन्तः (vyavaharantaḥ) - acting, dealing, engaging in worldly affairs

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• सत्त्वस्थाः (sattvasthāḥ) - established in pure being (sattva)

• संयतेन्द्रियाः (saṁyatendriyāḥ) - with restrained senses, having controlled senses

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternally

• पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive

• तत् (tat) - that, that supreme

• ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light, effulgence, splendor

• न (na) - not, no

• द्वैतैक्येन (dvaitaikyena) - by duality or unity, through the principle of duality and unity

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, subconscious tendency, desire, inclination (vāsanā)

Words meanings and morphology

शान्ताः (śāntāḥ) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil, quieted, ceased

Past Passive Participle

From √śam (to be calm, to cease)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the subject (implied 'they').

व्यवहरन्तः (vyavaharantaḥ) - acting, dealing, engaging in worldly affairs

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyavaharant

vyavaharant - acting, dealing, behaving, carrying on

Present Active Participle

From vyava-√hṛ (to act, to deal)

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing emphasis or concession.

सत्त्वस्थाः (sattvasthāḥ) - established in pure being (sattva)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sattvastha

sattvastha - abiding in sattva, established in pure being

compound of sattva (pure being) and stha (standing, abiding)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sattva+stha)

• sattva – pure being, goodness, lucidity (sattva)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 2)
• stha – standing, staying, situated, abiding in
  adjective (masculine)
  From √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

संयतेन्द्रियाः (saṁyatendriyāḥ) - with restrained senses, having controlled senses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃyatendriya

saṁyatendriya - having controlled senses, whose senses are restrained

compound of saṃyata (restrained) and indriya (sense organ)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃyata+indriya)

• saṃyata – restrained, controlled, disciplined
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam-√yam (to restrain, to control)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yam (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, eternally

(indeclinable)

From ni + √i (to go)

Prefix: ni

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Adverb modifying paśyanti.

पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see, they perceive

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of dṛś

Irregular present stem paśya-

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the first clause.

तत् (tat) - that, that supreme

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this, then

Neut. nom./acc. sg.

Note: Object of paśyanti.

ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light, effulgence, splendor

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jyotis

jyotis - light, effulgence, heavenly body, splendor

From √jyut (to shine)

Root: jyut (class 1)

Note: Object of paśyanti.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

द्वैतैक्येन (dvaitaikyena) - by duality or unity, through the principle of duality and unity

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dvaitaikya

dvaitaikya - duality and unity, the principle of dual and unified states

compound of dvaita (duality) and aikya (unity). Internal sandhi a + ai -> ai.

Compound type : dvandva (dvaita+aikya)

• dvaita – duality, dualism
  noun (neuter)
  From dvi (two) + -ta suffix
• aikya – unity, oneness, identity
  noun (neuter)
  From eka (one) + -ya suffix

Note: Indicates the means or manner.

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, subconscious tendency, desire, inclination (vāsanā)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, subconscious tendency, inclination, desire, perfuming

From √vas (to dwell, to abide, to perfume)

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second sentence, implying 'is'.