योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-53, verse-19

संन्यस्तसर्वसंकल्पः समः शान्तमना मुनिः ।
संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा कुर्वन्मुक्तमतिर्भव ॥ १९ ॥

saṃnyastasarvasaṃkalpaḥ samaḥ śāntamanā muniḥ ,
saṃnyāsayogayuktātmā kurvanmuktamatirbhava 19

19. saṃnyasta-sarva-saṅkalpaḥ samaḥ śānta-manāḥ muniḥ
saṃnyāsa-yoga-yukta-ātmā kurvan mukta-matiḥ bhava

19. saṃnyasta-sarva-saṅkalpaḥ samaḥ śānta-manāḥ
saṃnyāsa-yoga-yukta-ātmā mukta-matiḥ kurvan muniḥ bhava

19. Become a sage (muni) who has renounced all personal resolutions, is even-minded, and possesses a tranquil mind. With your inner self (ātman) perfectly united through the discipline of renunciation (saṃnyāsa-yoga), continue acting (karma), but with a completely liberated mind.

Words meanings summery:

• संन्यस्त-सर्व-सङ्कल्पः (saṁnyasta-sarva-saṅkalpaḥ) - one who has renounced all personal resolutions (one by whom all resolutions/desires are renounced)

• समः (samaḥ) - even-minded (equal, same, even-minded)

• शान्त-मनाः (śānta-manāḥ) - possesses a tranquil mind (one whose mind is tranquil)

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, silent one

• संन्यास-योग-युक्त-आत्मा (saṁnyāsa-yoga-yukta-ātmā) - with your inner self (ātman) perfectly united through the discipline of renunciation (saṃnyāsa-yoga) (one whose self is united by the yoga of renunciation)

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - continue acting (performing, doing, while doing)

• मुक्त-मतिः (mukta-matiḥ) - with a completely liberated mind (one whose mind is liberated)

• भव (bhava) - become, be

Words meanings and morphology

संन्यस्त-सर्व-सङ्कल्पः (saṁnyasta-sarva-saṅkalpaḥ) - one who has renounced all personal resolutions (one by whom all resolutions/desires are renounced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃnyastasarvasaṅkalpa

saṁnyastasarvasaṅkalpa - one who has renounced all intentions/desires

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃnyasta+sarva+saṅkalpa)

• saṃnyasta – renounced, given up, cast off
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from `sam` + `ni` + root `as`
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: as (class 4)
• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, desire, will
  noun (masculine)
  from `sam` + root `kḷp`
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied 'you'.

समः (samaḥ) - even-minded (equal, same, even-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - same, equal, even, impartial, tranquil

Note: Refers to the implied 'you'.

शान्त-मनाः (śānta-manāḥ) - possesses a tranquil mind (one whose mind is tranquil)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntamanas

śāntamanas - one whose mind is peaceful/calm

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śānta+manas)

• śānta – tranquil, calm, peaceful
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root `śam`
  Root: śam (class 4)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the implied 'you'.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, silent one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one, seer

Root: man (class 4)

संन्यास-योग-युक्त-आत्मा (saṁnyāsa-yoga-yukta-ātmā) - with your inner self (ātman) perfectly united through the discipline of renunciation (saṃnyāsa-yoga) (one whose self is united by the yoga of renunciation)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃnyāsayogayuktātman

saṁnyāsayogayuktātman - one whose self is united by the yoga of renunciation

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃnyāsa+yoga+yukta+ātman)

• saṃnyāsa – renunciation, abandonment
  noun (masculine)
  from `sam` + `ni` + root `as`
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: as (class 4)
• yoga – union, spiritual discipline, practice, means
  noun (masculine)
  from root `yuj`
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• yukta – joined, united, intent, disciplined, proper
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root `yuj`
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the implied 'you'.

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - continue acting (performing, doing, while doing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, make, perform

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle (śatṛ) from root `kṛ`

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying the implied 'you', but often translated adverbially.

मुक्त-मतिः (mukta-matiḥ) - with a completely liberated mind (one whose mind is liberated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muktamati

muktamati - one whose understanding/mind is liberated

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mukta+mati)

• mukta – liberated, released, free
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root `muc`
  Root: muc (class 6)
• mati – mind, thought, intelligence, opinion
  noun (feminine)
  from root `man`
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Refers to the implied 'you'.

भव (bhava) - become, be

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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