योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-27, verse-18

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आपत्सु संपत्सु भवाभवेषु शान्तैषणाहर्षविषादसंवित् ।
सौम्यादहंभावविदा विमुक्तो यथास्थितं तिष्ठ विलीय मास्व ॥ १८ ॥

āpatsu saṃpatsu bhavābhaveṣu śāntaiṣaṇāharṣaviṣādasaṃvit ,
saumyādahaṃbhāvavidā vimukto yathāsthitaṃ tiṣṭha vilīya māsva 18

18. āpatsu sampatsu bhavābhaveṣu śāntaiṣaṇāharṣaviṣādasaṃvit
saumyat ahaṃbhāvavidā vimukto yathāsthitam tiṣṭha vilīya mā asu

18. saumyat śāntaiṣaṇāharṣaviṣādasaṃvit ahaṃbhāvavidā vimukto
āpatsu sampatsu bhavābhaveṣu yathāsthitam tiṣṭha vilīya mā asu

18. O gentle one, having been freed by a knower of the ego (ahaṅkāra), and with your consciousness (saṃvit) of desires, joys, and sorrows pacified in times of adversity, prosperity, and the cycles of being and non-being, remain just as you are. Do not become dissolved (in the ephemeral).

Words meanings summery:

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आपत्सु (āpatsu) - in adversities, in calamities

सम्पत्सु (sampatsu) - in prosperities, in successes

भवाभवेषु (bhavābhaveṣu) - in the cycles of birth and death, or states of transient existence (in existence and non-existence, in being and non-being)

शान्तैषणाहर्षविषादसंवित् (śāntaiṣaṇāharṣaviṣādasaṁvit) - one whose consciousness of desires, joys, and sorrows is tranquil

सौम्यत् (saumyat) - Used as a vocative addressing the listener as 'O gentle one' despite the literal ablative ending. (O gentle one (implied vocative); from a gentle nature (literal ablative))

अहंभावविदा (ahaṁbhāvavidā) - by the knower of ego, by one who understands self-sense

विमुक्तो (vimukto) - liberated, freed

यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - as it is, as one stands, in the current state

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - remain, stand

विलीय (vilīya) - having dissolved, having merged, having disappeared

मा (mā) - Prohibitive particle. (not, do not)

असु (asu) - 'do not be' or 'do not become' (imperative form) (be, exist)

Words meanings and morphology

आपत्सु (āpatsu) - in adversities, in calamities

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of āpat

āpat - adversity, calamity, misfortune

Root: pad (class 4)

सम्पत्सु (sampatsu) - in prosperities, in successes

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sampad

sampad - prosperity, success, wealth

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

भवाभवेषु (bhavābhaveṣu) - in the cycles of birth and death, or states of transient existence (in existence and non-existence, in being and non-being)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhavābhava

bhavābhava - existence and non-existence, being and non-being

Dvandva compound of bhava (existence) and abhava (non-existence).

Compound type : dvandva (bhava+abhava)

bhava – existence, being, birth, world
noun (masculine)
from root bhū (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1)
abhava – non-existence, non-being, death
noun (masculine)
negation of bhava
Prefix: a

शान्तैषणाहर्षविषादसंवित् (śāntaiṣaṇāharṣaviṣādasaṁvit) - one whose consciousness of desires, joys, and sorrows is tranquil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntaiṣaṇāharṣaviṣādasaṃvit

śāntaiṣaṇāharṣviṣādasaṁvit - one whose consciousness of desires, joys, and sorrows is tranquil

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śānta+eṣaṇā+harṣa+viṣāda+saṃvit)

śānta – tranquil, pacified, calm
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root śam (to be calm)
Root: śam (class 4)
eṣaṇā – desire, wish, longing
noun (feminine)
from root iṣ (to desire)
Root: iṣ (class 6)
harṣa – joy, delight, pleasure
noun (masculine)
from root hṛṣ (to be excited)
Root: hṛṣ (class 1)
viṣāda – sorrow, dejection, despondency
noun (masculine)
from root sad (to sink) with vi
Prefix: vi
Root: sad (class 1)
saṃvit – consciousness, understanding, knowledge
noun (feminine)
from root vid (to know) with sam
Prefix: sam
Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject 'you'.

सौम्यत् (saumyat) - Used as a vocative addressing the listener as 'O gentle one' despite the literal ablative ending. (O gentle one (implied vocative); from a gentle nature (literal ablative))

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, tranquil, mild, auspicious

derived from soma.

Note: Used as an address to the disciple, thus functionally vocative, though morphologically ablative.

अहंभावविदा (ahaṁbhāvavidā) - by the knower of ego, by one who understands self-sense

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ahaṃbhāvavit

ahaṁbhāvavit - knower of ego (ahaṅkāra), one who understands the sense of 'I'

Tatpurusha compound of ahaṃbhāva and vit (knower).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṃbhāva+vit)

aham – I
pronoun
bhāva – being, state, sentiment, attitude
noun (masculine)
from root bhū (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1)
vit – knower, knowing
noun (masculine)
from root vid (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agent of vimukto.

विमुक्तो (vimukto) - liberated, freed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimukta

vimukta - liberated, freed, released

Past Passive Participle

From root muc (to release) with vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Predicative adjective for the implied subject 'you'.

यथास्थितम् (yathāsthitam) - as it is, as one stands, in the current state

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound (often treated as indeclinable for adjectival use). yathā + sthita (past passive participle of sthā).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+sthita)

yathā – as, just as, in what manner
indeclinable
sthita – standing, situated, remaining
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from root sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially.

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - remain, stand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of sthā

imperative 2nd person singular

Present stem tiṣṭha.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Command to the listener.

विलीय (vilīya) - having dissolved, having merged, having disappeared

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root lī (to cling, dissolve) with vi.