योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-33, verse-24

तज्ज्ञस्य जीवितनदी सकल्लोलाप्यसंभ्रमा ।
समं वहति सौम्यैव चित्रसंस्थेव नीरसा ॥ २४ ॥

tajjñasya jīvitanadī sakallolāpyasaṃbhramā ,
samaṃ vahati saumyaiva citrasaṃstheva nīrasā 24

24. tajjñasya jīvitanadī sakallolā api asaṃbhramā
samam vahati saumyā eva citrasaṃsthā iva nīrasā

24. tajjñasya jīvitanadī sakallolā api asaṃbhramā
saumyā eva samam vahati nīrasā citrasaṃsthā iva

24. For one who possesses true knowledge, the river of life, even though it has waves, flows calmly and gently, just like a static, lifeless image in a painting.

Words meanings summery:

• तज्ज्ञस्य (tajjñasya) - of one who knows that, of the wise person

• जीवितनदी (jīvitanadī) - river of life

• सकल्लोला (sakallolā) - with waves, having waves

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• असंभ्रमा (asaṁbhramā) - undisturbed, without agitation/confusion

• समम् (samam) - evenly, calmly, equally

• वहति (vahati) - flows, carries, bears

• सौम्या (saumyā) - gentle, mild, benevolent, calm

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• चित्रसंस्था (citrasaṁsthā) - standing in a picture, depicted, painted

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• नीरसा (nīrasā) - without essence, lifeless, dry, tasteless

Words meanings and morphology

तज्ज्ञस्य (tajjñasya) - of one who knows that, of the wise person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tajjña

tajjña - knowing that, familiar with, wise, expert, knower of truth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+jña)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• jña – knowing, understanding, knower
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Possessive, 'of the knower'.

जीवितनदी (jīvitanadī) - river of life

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jīvitanadī

jīvitanadī - the river of life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīvita+nadī)

• jīvita – life, living
  noun (neuter)
  From root jīv (to live).
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)
  Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Subject of vahati.

सकल्लोला (sakallolā) - with waves, having waves

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sakallola

sakallola - having waves, accompanied by waves

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+kallola)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• kallola – large wave, billow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with jīvitanadī.

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

असंभ्रमा (asaṁbhramā) - undisturbed, without agitation/confusion

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asaṃbhrama

asaṁbhrama - without agitation, calm, undisturbed, unconfused

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃbhrama)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• saṃbhrama – agitation, confusion, haste, reverence
  noun (masculine)
  From sam (together) + root bhram (to wander).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with jīvitanadī.

समम् (samam) - evenly, calmly, equally

(indeclinable)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Adverb modifying vahati.

वहति (vahati) - flows, carries, bears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vah

Present Active Indicative

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Main verb for jīvitanadī.

सौम्या (saumyā) - gentle, mild, benevolent, calm

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saumya

saumya - gentle, mild, calm, benevolent, lunar

From soma (moon, a deity) + suffix ya.

Note: Agrees with jīvitanadī.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes saumyā.

चित्रसंस्था (citrasaṁsthā) - standing in a picture, depicted, painted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of citrasaṃsthā

citrasaṁsthā - standing in a picture, existing in a painting, painted, depicted

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (citra+saṃsthā)

• citra – picture, painting, image, strange, variegated
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• saṃsthā – standing, staying, situated, state, condition
  noun (feminine)
  From sam (together) + root sthā (to stand).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (river).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

नीरसा (nīrasā) - without essence, lifeless, dry, tasteless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nīrasa

nīrasa - tasteless, insipid, dry, without juice/essence, dull, lifeless

niḥ (without) + rasa (juice, essence, taste, feeling).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (nis+rasa)

• nis – out, without, free from
  indeclinable
  Negative/privative prefix.
• rasa – juice, essence, taste, fluid, sentiment, emotion
  noun (masculine)
  From root ras (to taste, roar).
  Root: ras (class 1)

Note: Agrees with citrasaṃsthā (and implicitly jīvitanadī).