योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-53, verse-66

निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः ।
द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसज्ञैर्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत् ॥ ६६ ॥

nirmānamohā jitasaṅgadoṣā adhyātmanityā vinivṛttakāmāḥ ,
dvandvairvimuktāḥ sukhaduḥkhasajñairgacchantyamūḍhāḥ padamavyayaṃ tat 66

66. nirmānamohāḥ jitasangadoṣāḥ
adhyātmanityāḥ vinivṛttakāmāḥ dvandvaiḥ
vimuktāḥ sukhaduḥkhasajñaiḥ
gacchanti amūḍhāḥ padam avyayam tat

66. nirmānamohāḥ jitasangadoṣāḥ
adhyātmanityāḥ vinivṛttakāmāḥ
sukhaduḥkhasajñaiḥ dvandvaiḥ vimuktāḥ
amūḍhāḥ tat avyayam padam gacchanti

66. Free from pride and delusion, having conquered the flaws born of attachment, constantly abiding in the knowledge of the supreme self (adhyātman), and with desires completely withdrawn, these undeluded individuals, liberated from the pairs of opposites (dvandvas) known as pleasure and pain, attain that imperishable state.

Words meanings summery:

• निर्मानमोहाः (nirmānamohāḥ) - free from pride and delusion

• जितसन्गदोषाः (jitasangadoṣāḥ) - who have conquered the faults arising from attachment

• अध्यात्मनित्याः (adhyātmanityāḥ) - constantly devoted to spiritual knowledge or the supreme self

• विनिवृत्तकामाः (vinivṛttakāmāḥ) - whose desires have completely receded or turned away

• द्वन्द्वैः (dvandvaiḥ) - by the dualities, from the pairs of opposites

• विमुक्ताः (vimuktāḥ) - liberated, freed

• सुखदुःखसज्ञैः (sukhaduḥkhasajñaiḥ) - known/designated as pleasure and pain

• गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they attain

• अमूढाः (amūḍhāḥ) - undeluded, unconfused

• पदम् (padam) - state, abode, goal, station

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying

• तत् (tat) - that

Words meanings and morphology

निर्मानमोहाः (nirmānamohāḥ) - free from pride and delusion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirmānamoha

nirmānamoha - free from pride (māna) and delusion (moha)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+māna+moha)

• nir – without, free from, out of
  indeclinable
• māna – pride, honor, respect, opinion
  noun (masculine)
• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)

जितसन्गदोषाः (jitasangadoṣāḥ) - who have conquered the faults arising from attachment

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jitasangadoṣa

jitasangadoṣa - who have conquered the faults (doṣa) of attachment (saṅga)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+saṅgadoṣa)

• jita – conquered, overcome, subdued
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root ji 'to conquer'
  Root: ji (class 1)
• saṅgadoṣa – fault/defect (doṣa) of attachment (saṅga)
  noun (masculine)

अध्यात्मनित्याः (adhyātmanityāḥ) - constantly devoted to spiritual knowledge or the supreme self

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adhyātmanitya

adhyātmanitya - constantly devoted to the self (ātman), abiding in spiritual knowledge (adhyātman)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adhyātman+nitya)

• adhyātman – the supreme self, spiritual knowledge, related to the self (ātman)
  noun (neuter)
• nitya – constant, eternal, always existing, regularly practiced, devoted to
  adjective (masculine)

विनिवृत्तकामाः (vinivṛttakāmāḥ) - whose desires have completely receded or turned away

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vinivṛttakāma

vinivṛttakāma - whose desires (kāma) have completely ceased or turned away (vinivṛtta)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vinivṛtta+kāma)

• vinivṛtta – completely ceased, turned back, withdrawn, retired
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root vṛt with prefixes vi-ni-
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• kāma – desire, wish, longing
  noun (masculine)

द्वन्द्वैः (dvandvaiḥ) - by the dualities, from the pairs of opposites

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dvandva

dvandva - a pair, couple, duality, pair of opposites (dvandva)

विमुक्ताः (vimuktāḥ) - liberated, freed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vimukta

vimukta - liberated, freed, released, disjoined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root muc 'to free, release' with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

सुखदुःखसज्ञैः (sukhaduḥkhasajñaiḥ) - known/designated as pleasure and pain

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sukhaduḥkhasajña

sukhaduḥkhasajña - known as (sajña) pleasure (sukha) and pain (duḥkha)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sukha+duḥkha+sajña)

• sukha – pleasure, happiness, ease
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – pain, sorrow, suffering, misery
  noun (neuter)
• sajña – known, called, named, designated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root jñā 'to know' with prefix saṃ-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'dvandvaiḥ' or implicitly with the subject.

गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they attain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

अमूढाः (amūḍhāḥ) - undeluded, unconfused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amūḍha

amūḍha - undeluded, unconfused, discerning, wise

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mūḍha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• mūḍha – deluded, confused, foolish, perplexed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root muh 'to be confused, deluded'
  Root: muh (class 4)

पदम् (padam) - state, abode, goal, station

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - state, abode, goal, station, step, foot, word

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, undecaying, unchanging

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• vyaya – decay, loss, destruction, expenditure
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, such a one

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