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!

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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