योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-201, verse-27

शान्तहर्षविषादाशः स्थिरैकसमदर्शनः ।
स्थित आत्मनि निःशङ्कं तथैव विहराम्यहम् ॥ २७ ॥

śāntaharṣaviṣādāśaḥ sthiraikasamadarśanaḥ ,
sthita ātmani niḥśaṅkaṃ tathaiva viharāmyaham 27

27. śāntaharṣaviṣādāśaḥ sthiraikasamadarśanaḥ
sthitaḥ ātmani niḥśaṅkam tathā eva viharāmi aham

27. aham śāntaharṣaviṣādāśaḥ sthiraikasamadarśanaḥ
ātmani niḥśaṅkam sthitaḥ tathā eva viharāmi

27. With my desires for joy and sorrow pacified, and with a steady, singular, and impartial vision, I dwell securely in the Self (ātman) and thus, just like them, I roam freely.

Words meanings summery:

• शान्तहर्षविषादाशः (śāntaharṣaviṣādāśaḥ) - with my desires for joy and sorrow pacified (whose hopes/desires for joy and sorrow are calmed/pacified)

• स्थिरैकसमदर्शनः (sthiraikasamadarśanaḥ) - with a steady, singular, and impartial vision (whose vision is steady, one, and equal)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established, dwelling (established, situated, existing)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in the Self (ātman))

• निःशङ्कम् (niḥśaṅkam) - securely, without doubt (without doubt, fearlessly, securely)

• तथा (tathā) - thus (thus, so, in that manner)

• एव (eva) - (emphatic, combines with tathā to mean 'just so, similarly') (indeed, certainly, only)

• विहरामि (viharāmi) - I roam freely (I wander, I roam, I enjoy myself)

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

शान्तहर्षविषादाशः (śāntaharṣaviṣādāśaḥ) - with my desires for joy and sorrow pacified (whose hopes/desires for joy and sorrow are calmed/pacified)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntaharṣaviṣādāśa

śāntaharṣaviṣādāśa - one whose hopes/desires for joy and sorrow are calmed

Bahuvrīhi compound: śānta (calmed) harṣa (joy) viṣāda (sorrow) āśā (hope/desire)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śānta+harṣa+viṣāda+āśā)

• śānta – calmed, pacified, tranquil
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śam- (to be calm)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• harṣa – joy, delight, happiness
  noun (masculine)
• viṣāda – dejection, sorrow, despondency
  noun (masculine)
• āśā – hope, desire, expectation
  noun (feminine)

स्थिरैकसमदर्शनः (sthiraikasamadarśanaḥ) - with a steady, singular, and impartial vision (whose vision is steady, one, and equal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthiraikasamadarśana

sthiraikasamadarśana - one whose vision is steady, singular, and equal

Bahuvrīhi compound: sthira (steady) eka (one) sama (equal) darśana (vision)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sthira+eka+sama+darśana)

• sthira – steady, firm, constant
  adjective (masculine)
• eka – one, single, unique
  pronoun (masculine)
• sama – equal, same, uniform, impartial
  adjective (masculine)
• darśana – seeing, vision, insight
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dṛś- (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established, dwelling (established, situated, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, stood still, existing, situated, abiding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā- (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in the Self (ātman))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, the Self (ātman)

निःशङ्कम् (niḥśaṅkam) - securely, without doubt (without doubt, fearlessly, securely)

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'nis' (without) and 'śaṅkā' (doubt/fear). Used adverbially here.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+śaṅkā)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix, also used as a negation or privation marker
• śaṅkā – doubt, fear, apprehension
  noun (feminine)

Note: Acts as an adverb here.

तथा (tathā) - thus (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - (emphatic, combines with tathā to mean 'just so, similarly') (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

विहरामि (viharāmi) - I roam freely (I wander, I roam, I enjoy myself)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of hṛ

Present Tense, 1st Person Singular

Root hṛ, 1st class verb, with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

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