योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-11, verse-4

शस्त्राङ्गनानभांस्यङ्गलग्नान्यलमसंविदम् ।
अलग्नानीव शान्तात्मा यः पश्यति स पश्यति ॥ ४ ॥

śastrāṅganānabhāṃsyaṅgalagnānyalamasaṃvidam ,
alagnānīva śāntātmā yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati 4

4. śastrāṅganānābhāṃsi aṅgalagnāni alam asaṃvidam
alagnāni iva śāntātmā yaḥ paśyati saḥ paśyati

4. yaḥ śāntātmā aṅgalagnāni śastrāṅganānābhāṃsi
alam asaṃvidam alagnāni iva paśyati saḥ paśyati

4. The individual whose self (ātman) is tranquil (śāntātmā), who sees (paśyati) weapons, women, and celestial bodies (śastrāṅganānābhāṃsi) that are attached to his body (aṅgalagnāni) as if they are completely insentient (alam asaṃvidam) and unattached (alagnāni iva)—that person (saḥ) truly sees (paśyati).

Words meanings summery:

• शस्त्राङ्गनानाभांसि (śastrāṅganānābhāṁsi) - weapons, women, and celestial bodies

• अङ्गलग्नानि (aṅgalagnāni) - attached to the body, clinging to the limbs

• अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, completely, truly, in vain

• असंविदम् (asaṁvidam) - as if completely insentient/unaware (adverbial usage, describing how things are seen) (insentient, unconscious, ignorant (accusative singular))

• अलग्नानि (alagnāni) - unattached, not clinging

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• शान्तात्मा (śāntātmā) - one whose mind is tranquil, tranquil-souled, calm-minded person

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• पश्यति (paśyati) - he sees, perceives, observes

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• पश्यति (paśyati) - he sees, perceives, observes

Words meanings and morphology

शस्त्राङ्गनानाभांसि (śastrāṅganānābhāṁsi) - weapons, women, and celestial bodies

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śastrāṅganānābhas

śastrāṅganānābhas - weapons, women, and celestial bodies (combined)

Compound type : dvandva (śastra+aṅganā+nabhas)

• śastra – weapon, sword, instrument
  noun (neuter)
• aṅganā – woman, female
  noun (feminine)
• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, cloud, celestial body
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of paśyati.

अङ्गलग्नानि (aṅgalagnāni) - attached to the body, clinging to the limbs

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of aṅgalagna

aṅgalagna - attached to the body, clinging to the limbs

Past Passive Participle

Compound: aṅga (body/limb) + lagna (attached). Lagna is the past passive participle of root lag (to cling).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṅga+lagna)

• aṅga – limb, body, part, member
  noun (neuter)
• lagna – attached, clinging, fixed, connected
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root lag (to cling, attach)
  Root: lag (class 1)

Note: Qualifies śastrāṅganānābhāṃsi.

अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, completely, truly, in vain

(indeclinable)

असंविदम् (asaṁvidam) - as if completely insentient/unaware (adverbial usage, describing how things are seen) (insentient, unconscious, ignorant (accusative singular))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asaṃvid

asaṁvid - unconscious, senseless, ignorant, lack of knowledge

Negative compound: a (not) + saṃvid (consciousness/knowledge).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃvid)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding, agreement
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used adverbially here to describe the manner of perception.

अलग्नानि (alagnāni) - unattached, not clinging

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of alagna

alagna - unattached, not clinging, not connected

Past Passive Participle

Negative compound: a (not) + lagna (attached). Lagna is the past passive participle of root lag (to cling).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+lagna)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• lagna – attached, clinging, fixed, connected
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root lag (to cling, attach)
  Root: lag (class 1)

Note: Qualifies śastrāṅganānābhāṃsi.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

शान्तात्मा (śāntātmā) - one whose mind is tranquil, tranquil-souled, calm-minded person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntātman

śāntātman - one whose self (ātman) is tranquil, calm-minded

Compound: śānta (tranquil, pp. of śam) + ātman (self, soul).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śānta+ātman)

• śānta – calm, tranquil, peaceful, pacified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śam (to be calm, cease)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence (the one who sees).

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

पश्यति (paśyati) - he sees, perceives, observes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of paś

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, active voice, present tense. Root dṛś (to see), changed to paś in present stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to yaḥ.

पश्यति (paśyati) - he sees, perceives, observes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of paś

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular, active voice, present tense. Root dṛś (to see), changed to paś in present stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)