योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-28, verse-52

निष्कामं शान्तिमभ्येति सम्यगालोकनान्मनः ।
न निन्दति न च स्तौति न हृष्यति न शोचति ॥ ५२ ॥

niṣkāmaṃ śāntimabhyeti samyagālokanānmanaḥ ,
na nindati na ca stauti na hṛṣyati na śocati 52

52. niṣkāmam śāntim abhi eti samyak ālokanāt manaḥ
| na nindati na ca stauti na hṛṣyati na śocati

52. Through proper perception (samyak ālokana), the mind (manas) becomes desireless (niṣkāma) and attains peace (śānti). It neither blames nor praises, neither rejoices nor grieves.

Words meanings summery:

• निष्कामम् (niṣkāmam) - desireless, without desire

• शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace, tranquility, quietude (śānti)

• अभि (abhi) - towards, to, unto

• एति (eti) - goes, comes

• सम्यक् (samyak) - proper, correct, right, complete

• आलोकनात् (ālokanāt) - from perception, due to observation

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, consciousness (manas)

• न (na) - not, no

• निन्दति (nindati) - blames, criticizes, reproaches

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• स्तौति (stauti) - praises, extols

• न (na) - not, no

• हृष्यति (hṛṣyati) - rejoices, thrills, becomes excited

• न (na) - not, no

• शोचति (śocati) - grieves, laments, mourns

Words meanings and morphology

निष्कामम् (niṣkāmam) - desireless, without desire

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niṣkāma

niṣkāma - desireless, free from desires, unselfish

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+kāma)

• nis – out, without, away, negation
  prefix
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam

Note: Used adverbially here, modifying the action of the mind.

शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace, tranquility, quietude (śānti)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, calmness, cessation (śānti)

Root: śam

अभि (abhi) - towards, to, unto

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a prefix for the verb 'eti'.

एति (eti) - goes, comes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

सम्यक् (samyak) - proper, correct, right, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samyak

samyak - right, proper, correct, complete, true

Prefix: sam

Root: añc

Note: Used adverbially here, modifying 'ālokanāt'.

आलोकनात् (ālokanāt) - from perception, due to observation

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ālokana

ālokana - seeing, looking, perception, observation

verbal noun

Derived from root lok with prefix ā and suffix -ana

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, consciousness (manas)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart (manas)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

निन्दति (nindati) - blames, criticizes, reproaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of nid

Root: nid (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

स्तौति (stauti) - praises, extols

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of stu

Root: stu (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हृष्यति (hṛṣyati) - rejoices, thrills, becomes excited

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of hṛṣ

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

शोचति (śocati) - grieves, laments, mourns

(verb)

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

Root: śuc (class 1)

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