योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-99, verse-22

रूपालोकमनस्कारा नीरसागमभावना ।
सम्यग्ज्ञानावबोधस्य निर्वाणं वै विदुर्बुधाः ॥ २२ ॥

rūpālokamanaskārā nīrasāgamabhāvanā ,
samyagjñānāvabodhasya nirvāṇaṃ vai vidurbudhāḥ 22

22. rūpālokamanaskārāḥ nīrasāgamabhāvanā
samyagjñānāvabodhasya nirvāṇam vai viduḥ budhāḥ

22. budhāḥ vai rūpālokamanaskārāḥ nīrasāgamabhāvanā
samyagjñānāvabodhasya nirvāṇam viduḥ

22. The wise indeed know `nirvāṇa` (final liberation) to be the state free from mental activities concerning the perception of forms and free from contemplations based on scriptures devoid of intrinsic meaning, a state that leads to the awakening of perfect knowledge.

Words meanings summery:

• रूपालोकमनस्काराः (rūpālokamanaskārāḥ) - mental activities concerning the perception of forms; thoughts on seen forms.

• नीरसागमभावना (nīrasāgamabhāvanā) - contemplations/thoughts on scriptures devoid of essence; essenceless scriptural contemplations.

• सम्यग्ज्ञानावबोधस्य (samyagjñānāvabodhasya) - of the awakening/understanding of perfect knowledge.

• निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - final liberation, extinction, cessation, tranquility.

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily.

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

• बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise, intelligent ones.

Words meanings and morphology

रूपालोकमनस्काराः (rūpālokamanaskārāḥ) - mental activities concerning the perception of forms; thoughts on seen forms.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rūpālokamanaskāra

rūpālokamanaskāra - mental activity/process concerning the perception of forms.

Compound type : tatpurusha (rūpa+āloka+manas+kāra)

• rūpa – form, appearance.
  noun (neuter)
• āloka – perception, seeing, light.
  noun (masculine)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought.
  noun (neuter)
• kāra – agent, maker, doer.
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to mental actions or thoughts related to forms perceived.

नीरसागमभावना (nīrasāgamabhāvanā) - contemplations/thoughts on scriptures devoid of essence; essenceless scriptural contemplations.

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nīrasāgamabhāvanā

nīrasāgamabhāvanā - contemplation of scriptures without essence or taste.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nīrasa+āgama+bhāvanā)

• nīrasa – devoid of essence, tasteless, dry.
  adjective (masculine)
  From nis (negation) + rasa (essence).
  Prefix: nis
• āgama – scripture, tradition, coming, arrival.
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)
• bhāvanā – contemplation, meditation, thought, mental impression.
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhū (to be) + ṇic + yuṭ.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Plural form of `nīrasāgamabhāvanā`.

सम्यग्ज्ञानावबोधस्य (samyagjñānāvabodhasya) - of the awakening/understanding of perfect knowledge.

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samyagjñānāvabodha

samyagjñānāvabodha - perfect understanding/awakening of knowledge.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (samyak+jñāna+avabodha)

• samyak – right, proper, perfect, complete.
  indeclinable
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom.
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• avabodha – awakening, understanding, comprehension.
  noun (masculine)
  From ava (prefix) + budh (root, to awaken).
  Prefix: ava
  Root: budh (class 1)

निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - final liberation, extinction, cessation, tranquility.

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirvāṇa

nirvāṇa - final liberation, extinction, cessation, tranquility.

Past Passive Participle

Derived from nir (prefix) + vā (to blow) + kta (suffix for PPP). Meaning 'blown out'.

Prefix: nir

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Often translated as 'final liberation' or 'extinction'.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily.

(indeclinable)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand.

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of vid

Present tense, third person plural.

From vid (root), lat-lakāra, parasmaipada.

Root: vid (class 2)

बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise, intelligent ones.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of budha

budha - wise, intelligent, learned person.

From root budh (to awaken, to know).

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb viduḥ.