योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-3, verse-38

गेहमेवोपशान्तस्य विजनं दूरकाननम् ।
अशान्तस्याप्यरण्यानि विजना सजना पुरी ॥ ३८ ॥

gehamevopaśāntasya vijanaṃ dūrakānanam ,
aśāntasyāpyaraṇyāni vijanā sajanā purī 38

38. geham eva upaśāntasya vijanam dūrakānanam
aśāntasya api araṇyāni vijanā sajanā purī

38. upaśāntasya geham eva vijanam dūrakānanam
aśāntasya api araṇyāni sajanā sajanā purī vijanā

38. For one who is tranquil, their very home is solitary, like a distant forest. But for a restless person, even forests are bustling with people, and a populated city seems utterly solitary.

Words meanings summery:

• गेहम् (geham) - home, house, dwelling

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly, exactly

• उपशान्तस्य (upaśāntasya) - of the tranquil one, for the calm person

• विजनम् (vijanam) - solitary, secluded, deserted, devoid of people

• दूरकाननम् (dūrakānanam) - a distant forest

• अशान्तस्य (aśāntasya) - of the restless one, for the uncalm person

• अपि (api) - also, even, too, but

• अरण्यानि (araṇyāni) - forests, wildernesses

• विजना (vijanā) - solitary (referring to a populated city) (solitary, secluded, deserted, devoid of people)

• सजना (sajanā) - populated (as a predicate for 'araṇyāni', implying that forests *seem* populated to the restless one) and also modifying 'purī' (populated, crowded, with people)

• पुरी (purī) - city, town, fortress

Words meanings and morphology

गेहम् (geham) - home, house, dwelling

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of geha

geha - house, dwelling, home

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly, exactly

(indeclinable)

उपशान्तस्य (upaśāntasya) - of the tranquil one, for the calm person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of upaśānta

upaśānta - tranquil, calm, pacified, subsided

Past Passive Participle

Formed from upasarga 'upa' + root 'śam' (to be calm) + kta suffix.

Prefix: upa

Root: śam (class 4)

विजनम् (vijanam) - solitary, secluded, deserted, devoid of people

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vijana

vijana - solitary, secluded, deserted, devoid of people

Formed with 'vi-' (without) + 'jana' (people).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vi+jana)

• vi – without, devoid of
  indeclinable
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)

दूरकाननम् (dūrakānanam) - a distant forest

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dūrakānana

dūrakānana - distant forest

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dūra+kānana)

• dūra – distant, far
  adjective (neuter)
• kānana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)

अशान्तस्य (aśāntasya) - of the restless one, for the uncalm person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aśānta

aśānta - restless, uncalm, agitated, not pacified

Past Passive Participle

Formed from negative prefix 'a-' + 'śānta' (calm), which is derived from root 'śam'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śānta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• śānta – calm, tranquil, pacified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root śam.
  Root: śam (class 4)

अपि (api) - also, even, too, but

(indeclinable)

अरण्यानि (araṇyāni) - forests, wildernesses

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness, desert

विजना (vijanā) - solitary (referring to a populated city) (solitary, secluded, deserted, devoid of people)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vijana

vijana - solitary, secluded, deserted, devoid of people

Formed with 'vi-' (without) + 'jana' (people).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vi+jana)

• vi – without, devoid of
  indeclinable
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)

सजना (sajanā) - populated (as a predicate for 'araṇyāni', implying that forests *seem* populated to the restless one) and also modifying 'purī' (populated, crowded, with people)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sajana

sajana - populated, crowded, with people

Formed with 'sa-' (with) + 'jana' (people).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+jana)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)

पुरी (purī) - city, town, fortress

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, fortress