योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-31, verse-14

अचला इव निर्वाता दीपा इव समत्विषः ।
साचारा वा निराचारास्तिष्ठन्ति स्वस्थमेव ते ॥ १४ ॥

acalā iva nirvātā dīpā iva samatviṣaḥ ,
sācārā vā nirācārāstiṣṭhanti svasthameva te 14

14. acalāḥ iva nirvātāḥ dīpāḥ iva samatviṣaḥ
sācārāḥ vā nirācārāḥ tiṣṭhanti svastham eva te

14. te acalāḥ iva nirvātāḥ dīpāḥ iva samatviṣaḥ
sācārāḥ vā nirācārāḥ svastham eva tiṣṭhanti

14. They remain like immovable objects, or like lamps whose flames are steady, untouched by wind. Whether they engage in traditional conduct or not, they are indeed established in their own true nature (svastha).

Words meanings summery:

• अचलाः (acalāḥ) - unmoving, steady, firm

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• निर्वाताः (nirvātāḥ) - windless, calm, tranquil, still

• दीपाः (dīpāḥ) - lamps, lights

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• समत्विषः (samatviṣaḥ) - having equal light, steady light, equally brilliant

• साचाराः (sācārāḥ) - having good conduct, behaving properly, moral

• वा (vā) - or, alternatively

• निराचाराः (nirācārāḥ) - without conduct, unconventional, immoral

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they abide

• स्वस्थम् (svastham) - in one's own self, firm, healthy, established in one's true nature

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• ते (te) - they

Words meanings and morphology

अचलाः (acalāḥ) - unmoving, steady, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of acala

acala - unmoving, steady, firm, a mountain, the earth

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

निर्वाताः (nirvātāḥ) - windless, calm, tranquil, still

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirvāta

nirvāta - windless, calm, still, quieted

Past Passive Participle

From root vā-2, to blow, with prefix nir

Prefix: nir

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Used here as an adjective for 'dīpāḥ' (lamps).

दीपाः (dīpāḥ) - lamps, lights

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dīpa

dīpa - a lamp, light, illuminating

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

समत्विषः (samatviṣaḥ) - having equal light, steady light, equally brilliant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samatviṣ

samatviṣ - having equal light/radiance, equally brilliant

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sama+tviṣ)

• sama – equal, same, uniform, steady
  adjective (masculine)
• tviṣ – light, radiance, splendor, beauty
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject, 'they'.

साचाराः (sācārāḥ) - having good conduct, behaving properly, moral

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sācāra

sācāra - having good conduct, moral, following customs

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+ācāra)

• sa – with, endowed with, having
  indeclinable
• ācāra – conduct, custom, practice, tradition
  noun (masculine)

वा (vā) - or, alternatively

(indeclinable)

निराचाराः (nirācārāḥ) - without conduct, unconventional, immoral

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirācāra

nirācāra - without custom or rule, unconventional, immoral

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nir+ācāra)

• nir – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
• ācāra – conduct, custom, practice, tradition
  noun (masculine)

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they abide

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्वस्थम् (svastham) - in one's own self, firm, healthy, established in one's true nature

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svastha

svastha - healthy, at ease, self-reliant, established in one's own true nature (svastha)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sva+stha)

• sva – own, self, soul
  pronoun (masculine)
• stha – standing, abiding, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā, to stand.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

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