योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-58, verse-2

श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
वृत्तयो यदि बोधेन संशान्ता हृदये स्फुटम् ।
तच्चित्तं शान्तमेवान्तर्विद्धि सत्त्वमुपागतम् ॥ २ ॥

śrībhagavānuvāca ,
vṛttayo yadi bodhena saṃśāntā hṛdaye sphuṭam ,
taccittaṃ śāntamevāntarviddhi sattvamupāgatam 2

2. śrībhagavān uvāca vṛttayaḥ yadi bodhena saṃśāntāḥ hṛdaye
sphuṭam tat cittam śāntam eva antaḥ viddhi sattvam upāgatam

2. śrībhagavān uvāca: yadi vṛttayaḥ hṛdaye bodhena sphuṭam saṃśāntāḥ (bhavanti),
tat (tarhi) tat cittam antaḥ śāntam eva sattvam upāgatam viddhi.

2. The Blessed Lord (śrī bhagavān) said: 'If the mind's modifications (vṛtti) in the heart are clearly and completely calmed by understanding, then know that such a mind (citta) has indeed become inwardly peaceful and has attained purity (sattva).'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीभगवान् (śrībhagavān) - an epithet of Krishna (the Blessed Lord (śrī bhagavān))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वृत्तयः (vṛttayaḥ) - mental modifications (modifications, activities, states, movements (vṛtti))

• यदि (yadi) - if

• बोधेन (bodhena) - by knowledge, by understanding

• संशान्ताः (saṁśāntāḥ) - completely calmed, tranquilized

• हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the heart, in the mind

• स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly, manifestly

• तत् (tat) - then, that

• चित्तम् (cittam) - such a mind (mind, consciousness (citta))

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, calm, tranquil

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inwardly, within

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - purity, goodness, reality (sattva)

• उपागतम् (upāgatam) - attained, reached, approached

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीभगवान् (śrībhagavān) - an epithet of Krishna (the Blessed Lord (śrī bhagavān))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrībhagavat

śrībhagavat - the Blessed Lord (śrī bhagavān), the glorious one

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śrī+bhagavat)

• śrī – fortune, prosperity, glory, beauty
  noun (feminine)
• bhagavat – possessing fortune, glorious, divine, lord
  adjective (masculine)
  From bhaga + -vat.

Note: Speaker of the verse.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect active 3rd singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Paired with Śrī Bhagavān as the speaker.

वृत्तयः (vṛttayaḥ) - mental modifications (modifications, activities, states, movements (vṛtti))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vṛtti

vṛtti - activity, modification, state, mode of being (vṛtti)

From root वृत् (vṛt) 'to turn, exist'.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Subject of the conditional clause.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

बोधेन (bodhena) - by knowledge, by understanding

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bodha

bodha - knowledge, understanding, awakening

From root बुध् (budh) 'to know, understand'.

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Instrument of calming.

संशान्ताः (saṁśāntāḥ) - completely calmed, tranquilized

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saṃśānta

saṁśānta - completely peaceful, very calm, tranquilized

Past Passive Participle

From sam + root शम् (śam) 'to be calm'.

Prefix: sam

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Modifies vṛttayaḥ.

हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the heart, in the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, essence

Note: Location of the vṛttayaḥ.

स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly, manifestly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

From root स्फुट् (sphuṭ) 'to burst open, become clear'.

Root: sphuṭ (class 6)

Note: Adverb modifying saṃśāntāḥ.

तत् (tat) - then, that

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb ('then'), introducing the main clause.

चित्तम् (cittam) - such a mind (mind, consciousness (citta))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought (citta)

From root चित् (cit) 'to perceive, think'.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Object of viddhi ('know that mind').

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, calm, tranquil

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil, quiet

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root शम् (śam) 'to be calm'.

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Modifies cittam.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inwardly, within

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb describing the state of peace.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative active 2nd singular.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Command addressed to an implied 'you'.

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - purity, goodness, reality (sattva)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - purity, goodness, reality, existence (sattva)

From sant (being) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun).

Note: Object of upāgatam, referring to the state attained.

उपागतम् (upāgatam) - attained, reached, approached

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upāgata

upāgata - approached, attained, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

From upa + ā + root गम् (gam) 'to go'.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies cittam and indicates the state attained.