योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-13

स विश्रान्तमना मौनी यस्य प्रकृतकर्मसु ।
स्पन्दो दारुनरस्येव विगतेच्छमनाकुलम् ॥ १३ ॥

sa viśrāntamanā maunī yasya prakṛtakarmasu ,
spando dārunarasyeva vigatecchamanākulam 13

13. saḥ viśrāntamanāḥ maunī yasya prakṛta-karmasu
spandaḥ dāru-narasya iva vigata-iccham anākulam

13. saḥ maunī viśrāntamanāḥ (asti).
yasya prakṛta-karmasu spandaḥ dāru-narasya iva vigata-iccham anākulam (bhavati).

13. He is a silent (maunī) sage with a tranquil mind (manas), whose impulse (spandaḥ) in naturally unfolding actions (karma) is like that of a wooden puppet, being free from desire and agitation.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

• विश्रान्तमनाः (viśrāntamanāḥ) - with a tranquil mind (manas) (having a mind at rest, tranquil-minded)

• मौनी (maunī) - silent (maunī) sage (silent sage, one who observes silence)

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• प्रकृत-कर्मसु (prakṛta-karmasu) - in naturally unfolding actions (karma) (in naturally unfolding actions, in actions already begun)

• स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - impulse (spandaḥ) (tremor, vibration, movement, impulse)

• दारु-नरस्य (dāru-narasya) - of a wooden man/puppet

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• विगत-इच्छम् (vigata-iccham) - free from desire (desireless, without desire)

• अनाकुलम् (anākulam) - undisturbed, calm, tranquil, not agitated

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that (person)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the sage.

विश्रान्तमनाः (viśrāntamanāḥ) - with a tranquil mind (manas) (having a mind at rest, tranquil-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśrāntamanas

viśrāntamanas - one whose mind is at rest, tranquil-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśrānta+manas)

• viśrānta – rested, calmed, tranquil
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi-śram (to rest) + kta (passive participle suffix)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 4)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought (manas)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective describing the sage.

मौनी (maunī) - silent (maunī) sage (silent sage, one who observes silence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maunin

maunin - silent, observing silence, a silent sage

Note: Predicate nominative for saḥ.

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, that which, whoever

Note: Relative pronoun.

प्रकृत-कर्मसु (prakṛta-karmasu) - in naturally unfolding actions (karma) (in naturally unfolding actions, in actions already begun)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of prakṛta-karma

prakṛta-karma - natural action, action already commenced

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prakṛta+karma)

• prakṛta – done, made, natural, customary
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra-kṛ (to do, to make) + kta (passive participle suffix)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• karma – action, deed, work, ritual action (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal Noun
  From root kṛ (to do) + man (suffix for verbal noun)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Locative indicating context/sphere of action.

स्पन्दः (spandaḥ) - impulse (spandaḥ) (tremor, vibration, movement, impulse)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of spanda

spanda - tremor, vibration, movement, impulse

Verbal Noun

From root spand (to tremble, vibrate) + a (suffix)

Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Subject of the simile.

दारु-नरस्य (dāru-narasya) - of a wooden man/puppet

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dāru-nara

dāru-nara - wooden man, puppet

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dāru+nara)

• dāru – wood, timber
  noun (neuter)
• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, part of the comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

विगत-इच्छम् (vigata-iccham) - free from desire (desireless, without desire)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vigata-iccha

vigata-iccha - whose desire is gone, desireless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigata+icchā)

• vigata – gone, departed, ceased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi-gam (to go away) + kta (passive participle suffix)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• icchā – desire, wish
  noun (feminine)
  Verbal derivative
  From root iṣ (to wish/desire) + ā (suffix)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Describes the 'spandaḥ' as being desireless (functioning adverbially).

अनाकुलम् (anākulam) - undisturbed, calm, tranquil, not agitated

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anākula

anākula - not agitated, undisturbed, calm, tranquil

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ākula)

• an – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• ākula – agitated, confused, disturbed
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Describes the 'spandaḥ' as being undisturbed (functioning adverbially).

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