योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-20, verse-26

सारासारपरिच्छेदि बोधाद्विश्रान्तिमागतम् ।
निरस्तचापलं शान्तं सुस्थिरं मे मुने मनः ॥ २६ ॥

sārāsāraparicchedi bodhādviśrāntimāgatam ,
nirastacāpalaṃ śāntaṃ susthiraṃ me mune manaḥ 26

26. sāra-asāra-paricchedi bodhāt viśrāntim āgatam
nirasta-cāpalam śāntam su-sthiram me mune manaḥ

26. mune me manaḥ sāra-asāra-paricchedi bodhāt
viśrāntim āgatam nirasta-cāpalam śāntam su-sthiram

26. O sage, my mind (manas) has become tranquil and very steady, discerning the essential from the non-essential, having achieved rest through true understanding, and having cast off all its fickleness.

Words meanings summery:

• सार-असार-परिच्छेदि (sāra-asāra-paricchedi) - discriminating between the essential and the non-essential

• बोधात् (bodhāt) - from understanding, from knowledge

• विश्रान्तिम् (viśrāntim) - repose, rest, cessation

• आगतम् (āgatam) - attained, reached, come

• निरस्त-चापलम् (nirasta-cāpalam) - having discarded fickleness, free from unsteadiness

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - calm, tranquil, peaceful

• सु-स्थिरम् (su-sthiram) - very steady, extremely firm

• मे (me) - my, of me

• मुने (mune) - O sage

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

Words meanings and morphology

सार-असार-परिच्छेदि (sāra-asāra-paricchedi) - discriminating between the essential and the non-essential

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sārāsaraparicchedin

sārāsaraparicchedin - discriminating between the essential and the non-essential, discerning reality from unreality

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sāra+asāra+paricchedin)

• sāra – essence, essential part, best part
  noun (masculine)
• asāra – non-essential, worthless, unsubstantial
  adjective (masculine)
• paricchedin – discriminating, distinguishing, dividing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from the root 'chid' with upasarga 'pari' and suffix 'in'
  Prefix: pari
  Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'

बोधात् (bodhāt) - from understanding, from knowledge

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - understanding, knowledge, perception, awakening

Root: budh (class 1)

विश्रान्तिम् (viśrāntim) - repose, rest, cessation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viśrānti

viśrānti - repose, rest, cessation, quiet, peace

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

आगतम् (āgatam) - attained, reached, come

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'gam' with upasarga 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'

निरस्त-चापलम् (nirasta-cāpalam) - having discarded fickleness, free from unsteadiness

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirastacāpala

nirastacāpala - free from fickleness, having cast off unsteadiness

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nirasta+cāpala)

• nirasta – thrown out, cast off, removed, discarded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'as' (to throw) with upasarga 'nir'
  Prefix: nir
  Root: as (class 4)
• cāpala – fickleness, unsteadiness, restlessness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'

शान्तम् (śāntam) - calm, tranquil, peaceful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - calm, tranquil, peaceful, pacified, quiet

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śam' (to be calm)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'

सु-स्थिरम् (su-sthiram) - very steady, extremely firm

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of susthira

susthira - very steady, quite firm, well-established

Compound type : praadi (su+sthira)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• sthira – steady, firm, constant, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

asmad - I, me

Note: Alternate case: dative

मुने (mune) - O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one, seer

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart, consciousness

Root: man (class 4)

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