योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-69, verse-37

ततो न पश्यति मनः प्रशान्तं देहतां पुनः ।
स्वनाशेन पदं प्राप्तं वासनैव मनो विदुः ॥ ३७ ॥

tato na paśyati manaḥ praśāntaṃ dehatāṃ punaḥ ,
svanāśena padaṃ prāptaṃ vāsanaiva mano viduḥ 37

37. tataḥ na paśyati manaḥ praśāntaṃ dehatāṃ punaḥ
svanāśena padaṃ prāptaṃ vāsanā eva manaḥ viduḥ

37. tataḥ praśāntaṃ manaḥ punaḥ dehatāṃ na paśyati
vāsanā eva manaḥ svanāśena padaṃ prāptaṃ viduḥ

37. Then, the pacified mind (manaḥ) no longer perceives itself as a bodily form. Sages understand the mind (manaḥ) as merely a collection of latent impressions (vāsanā), which, through its own dissolution, has attained its true state (pada).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, thence

• न (na) - not, no, neither

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, understanding

• प्रशान्तम् (praśāntam) - (the mind that is) pacified (peaceful, tranquil, pacified, calm)

• देहताम् (dehatām) - state of being a body, bodily existence, corporeality

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, but, on the other hand

• स्वनाशेन (svanāśena) - by its own destruction, by its own dissolution

• पदम् (padam) - true spiritual state or ultimate state (state, condition, step, place, spiritual state, foot)

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - attained, reached, obtained, achieved

• वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, subtle desire, habitual tendency

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely, truly, just

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, understanding

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand, they regard

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, thence

(indeclinable)

An adverb derived from the pronoun 'tad' (that).

न (na) - not, no, neither

(indeclinable)

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, observes

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 4)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, spirit, heart, understanding

From root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

प्रशान्तम् (praśāntam) - (the mind that is) pacified (peaceful, tranquil, pacified, calm)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of praśānta

praśānta - pacified, tranquil, calm, serene, quiet

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śam (to be calm, to cease) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

देहताम् (dehatām) - state of being a body, bodily existence, corporeality

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dehatā

dehatā - bodily state, corporeality

Formed from 'deha' (body) with the suffix '-tā' (abstract noun suffix).

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

स्वनाशेन (svanāśena) - by its own destruction, by its own dissolution

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svanāśa

svanāśa - self-destruction, its own ruin/dissolution

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+nāśa)

• sva – self, one's own, property
  pronoun (masculine)
• nāśa – destruction, ruin, loss, disappearance
  noun (masculine)
  From root naś (to perish, disappear).
  Root: naś (class 4)

पदम् (padam) - true spiritual state or ultimate state (state, condition, step, place, spiritual state, foot)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, path, position, state, spiritual abode

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - attained, reached, obtained, achieved

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, gained, acquired, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'manaḥ' (mind) which is in the accusative case here.

वासना (vāsanā) - latent impression, subtle desire, habitual tendency

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - latent impression, subtle desire, habit, mental trace

From root vas (to dwell, perfume), often signifying 'that which clings or colors'.

Root: vas (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, merely, truly, just

(indeclinable)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, understanding

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, spirit, heart, understanding

From root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand, they regard

(verb)

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

Root: vid (class 2)