योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-202, verse-12

अन्तःप्रसन्नमतिरस्तसमस्तशोकः शोभां गतोऽहममलाशय एव शान्त्या ।
आनन्दमात्मनि गतः स्वयमात्मनैव नैर्मल्यमभ्युपगतोऽस्मि नमोस्तु मह्यम् ॥ १२ ॥

antaḥprasannamatirastasamastaśokaḥ śobhāṃ gato'hamamalāśaya eva śāntyā ,
ānandamātmani gataḥ svayamātmanaiva nairmalyamabhyupagato'smi namostu mahyam 12

12. antaḥ-prasanna-matiḥ asta-samasta-śokaḥ
śobhām gataḥ aham amala-āśayaḥ eva śāntyā
ānandam ātmani gataḥ svayam ātmanā eva
nairmalyam abhyupagataḥ asmi namaḥ astu mahyam

12. ahaṃ antaḥ-prasanna-matiḥ,
asta-samasta-śokaḥ,
amala-āśayaḥ eva śāntyā śobhām gataḥ.
svayam ātmanā eva ātmani ānandam gataḥ asmi,
nairmalyam abhyupagataḥ asmi.
mahyam namaḥ astu.

12. With a mind inwardly serene, all sorrow (śoka) gone, and a pure intention (āśaya), I have attained splendor through tranquility. I have reached joy (ānanda) within my self (ātman) by my own accord and achieved purity. Salutations be to me!

12. רוחי שלווה מבפנים וכל יגוני נעלם, זכיתי לזוהר שבלב טהור בזכות השלווה. מצאתי אושר בתוך העצמי, בעצמי ועל ידי העצמי בלבד, והגעתי לטוהר מוחלט. קידה לעצמי!

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तः-प्रसन्न-मतिः (antaḥ-prasanna-matiḥ) - whose mind is inwardly serene (one whose mind is inwardly serene, having a clear inner intellect)

• अस्त-समस्त-शोकः (asta-samasta-śokaḥ) - whose entire sorrow has vanished (one whose entire sorrow has disappeared)

• शोभाम् (śobhām) - splendor (splendor, beauty, brilliance, grace)

• गतः (gataḥ) - attained (gone, reached, attained)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अमल-आशयः (amala-āśayaḥ) - of pure intention (one whose intention is pure, of pure mind)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• शान्त्या (śāntyā) - through tranquility (by peace, by tranquility, with calm)

• आनन्दम् (ānandam) - joy (ānanda) (joy, bliss, happiness)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - within my self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in oneself)

• गतः (gataḥ) - reached (gone, reached, attained)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by my own accord (oneself, spontaneously, naturally, personally)

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by my own self (by the self, by oneself, through the self)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• नैर्मल्यम् (nairmalyam) - purity (purity, cleanness, spotlessness)

• अभ्युपगतः (abhyupagataḥ) - achieved (approached, attained, accepted)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• नमः (namaḥ) - salutations (salutation, obeisance, bow)

• अस्तु (astu) - be (let it be, may it be)

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me (to me, for me)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तः-प्रसन्न-मतिः (antaḥ-prasanna-matiḥ) - whose mind is inwardly serene (one whose mind is inwardly serene, having a clear inner intellect)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaḥ-prasanna-mati

antaḥ-prasanna-mati - one whose mind is inwardly serene

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (antas+prasanna+mati)

• antas – within, inside, inner
  indeclinable
• prasanna – clear, serene, propitious, pleased
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra + sad (to settle, be clear)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, opinion
  noun (feminine)
  From root man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Refers to 'aham'.

अस्त-समस्त-शोकः (asta-samasta-śokaḥ) - whose entire sorrow has vanished (one whose entire sorrow has disappeared)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asta-samasta-śoka

asta-samasta-śoka - one from whom all sorrow has departed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asta+samasta+śoka)

• asta – set, departed, gone, disappeared
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root as (to throw, cast, go, disappear)
  Root: as (class 4)
• samasta – all, entire, whole, complete
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam + as (to throw, be)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: as (class 4)
• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation, pain
  noun (masculine)
  From root śuc (to sorrow)
  Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'aham'.

शोभाम् (śobhām) - splendor (splendor, beauty, brilliance, grace)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śobhā

śobhā - splendor, beauty, brilliance, grace, decoration

From root śubh (to shine, be beautiful)

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'gataḥ'.

गतः (gataḥ) - attained (gone, reached, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, moved

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: The subject of the sentence.

अमल-आशयः (amala-āśayaḥ) - of pure intention (one whose intention is pure, of pure mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amala-āśaya

amala-āśaya - one of pure intention, pure-minded, having a clear basis

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amala+āśaya)

• amala – spotless, pure, clean, free from dirt
  adjective
  Negation of mala (dirt, impurity)
  Prefix: a
• āśaya – intention, disposition, mind, abode, substratum
  noun (masculine)
  From ā + śī (to lie, rest)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Refers to 'aham'.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

शान्त्या (śāntyā) - through tranquility (by peace, by tranquility, with calm)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, calm, cessation of pain

From root śam (to be calm)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Means or cause.

आनन्दम् (ānandam) - joy (ānanda) (joy, bliss, happiness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ānanda

ānanda - joy, bliss, happiness, delight

From ā + nand (to rejoice)

Prefix: ā

Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Object of 'gataḥ'.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - within my self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul, in oneself)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, individual soul, supreme soul

Note: Specifies the location of the joy.

गतः (gataḥ) - reached (gone, reached, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, moved

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively, modifying 'aham'.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by my own accord (oneself, spontaneously, naturally, personally)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the self-initiated nature of the attainment.

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by my own self (by the self, by oneself, through the self)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, individual soul, supreme soul

Note: Agent or means.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'ātmanā'.

नैर्मल्यम् (nairmalyam) - purity (purity, cleanness, spotlessness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nairmalya

nairmalya - purity, cleanness, spotlessness

From nirmala (pure) + ya (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Object of 'abhyupagataḥ'.

अभ्युपगतः (abhyupagataḥ) - achieved (approached, attained, accepted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyupagata

abhyupagata - approached, attained, accepted, consented to

Past Passive Participle

From abhi + upa + gam (to go)

Prefixes: abhi+upa

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with 'asmi'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present Indicative

First person singular of 'as'

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Copular verb for 'abhyupagataḥ'.

नमः (namaḥ) - salutations (salutation, obeisance, bow)

(indeclinable)

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Used in conjunction with 'astu' and 'mahyam'.

अस्तु (astu) - be (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative

Third person singular imperative of 'as'

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Wishes for something to be.

मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Recipient of the salutation.

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