योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-29, verse-21

वृत्तित्यागविलीनेन किंचित्प्रसरता बहिः ।
अन्तरत्यन्तसुप्तेन चेतसा तिष्ठ विज्वरः ॥ २१ ॥

vṛttityāgavilīnena kiṃcitprasaratā bahiḥ ,
antaratyantasuptena cetasā tiṣṭha vijvaraḥ 21

21. vṛttityāgavilīnena kiñcit prasarata bahiḥ
antar atyantasuptena cetasā tiṣṭha vijvaraḥ

21. vṛttityāgavilīnena kiñcit prasarata bahiḥ
antar atyantasuptena cetasā vijvaraḥ tiṣṭha

21. Remain tranquil (vijvaraḥ) with a consciousness (cetas) that is dissolved by the abandonment of modifications, outwardly slightly active, yet inwardly extremely dormant.

Words meanings summery:

• वृत्तित्यागविलीनेन (vṛttityāgavilīnena) - by a mind/consciousness dissolved through the abandonment of modifications

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - slightly, somewhat, a little

• प्रसरत (prasarata) - moving forward, active, spreading

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outwardly, outside, externally

• अन्तर् (antar) - inwardly, within, internally

• अत्यन्तसुप्तेन (atyantasuptena) - extremely dormant/asleep

• चेतसा (cetasā) - by the mind, with the consciousness

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - remain, stand, stay

• विज्वरः (vijvaraḥ) - free from fever, tranquil, peaceful, fearless

Words meanings and morphology

वृत्तित्यागविलीनेन (vṛttityāgavilīnena) - by a mind/consciousness dissolved through the abandonment of modifications

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vṛttityāgavilīna

vṛttityāgavilīna - dissolved by abandoning modifications, absorbed through renunciation of mental activities

Compound formed from 'vṛtti', 'tyāga', and 'vilīna'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛtti+tyāga+vilīna)

• vṛtti – mental modification, activity, function
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• tyāga – abandonment, renunciation, giving up
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root tyaj.
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• vilīna – dissolved, absorbed, merged, disappeared
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root lī with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'cetasā'.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - slightly, somewhat, a little

(indeclinable)

प्रसरत (prasarata) - moving forward, active, spreading

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of prasarat

prasarat - spreading, extending, flowing, active

Present Active Participle

Derived from root sṛ with prefix pra, present active participle.

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cetasā'.

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outwardly, outside, externally

(indeclinable)

अन्तर् (antar) - inwardly, within, internally

(indeclinable)

अत्यन्तसुप्तेन (atyantasuptena) - extremely dormant/asleep

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of atyantasupta

atyantasupta - extremely asleep, deeply dormant, very much asleep

Compound formed from 'atyanta' and 'supta'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (atyanta+supta)

• atyanta – extreme, excessive, very much
  indeclinable
• supta – asleep, sleeping
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root svap.
  Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'cetasā'.

चेतसा (cetasā) - by the mind, with the consciousness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect, thought

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - remain, stand, stay

(verb)

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

Root: sthā (class 1)

विज्वरः (vijvaraḥ) - free from fever, tranquil, peaceful, fearless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijvara

vijvara - free from fever, tranquil, calm, fearless, healthy, free from anxiety

Bahuvrīhi compound 'one who has no jvara'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+jvara)

• vi – without, free from (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• jvara – fever, agitation, distress, anxiety
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'you'.

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