योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-20

जिघ्र्यन्तां गन्धपुष्पाणि विगतेच्छमवासनम् ।
स्पन्दबन्धोपलग्नानि त्यागाय वनवातवत् ॥ २० ॥

jighryantāṃ gandhapuṣpāṇi vigatecchamavāsanam ,
spandabandhopalagnāni tyāgāya vanavātavat 20

20. jighryantām gandhapuṣpāṇi vigateccham avāsanam
spandabandhopalagnāni tyāgāya vanavātavat

20. gandhapuṣpāṇi vigateccham avāsanam
spandabandhopalagnāni tyāgāya vanavātavat jighryantām

20. Let fragrant flowers (gandhapuṣpāṇi) be perceived by smell, without desire and without generating mental impressions (avāsanā), experienced as fleeting phenomena (spandabandhopalagna), for the sake of renunciation (tyāga), just like a forest breeze [which carries scents but remains unattached to them].

Words meanings summery:

• जिघ्र्यन्ताम् (jighryantām) - let them be smelt, let them be perceived by smell

• गन्धपुष्पाणि (gandhapuṣpāṇi) - fragrant flowers, or the scents emanating from them (fragrant flowers, scents and flowers)

• विगतेच्छम् (vigateccham) - without desire, free from longing

• अवासनम् (avāsanam) - without latent impressions; free from tendencies

• स्पन्दबन्धोपलग्नानि (spandabandhopalagnāni) - connected/attached by the bonds of vibration/movement; perceived as fleeting phenomena

• त्यागाय (tyāgāya) - for renunciation, for abandonment, for relinquishment

• वनवातवत् (vanavātavat) - like a forest wind/breeze

Words meanings and morphology

जिघ्र्यन्ताम् (jighryantām) - let them be smelt, let them be perceived by smell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, imperative (loṭ) of ghrā

Passive, Imperative

Root ghrā becomes jighra (reduplication), Passive suffix ya, Imperative 3rd Plural antām

Root: ghrā (class 1)

गन्धपुष्पाणि (gandhapuṣpāṇi) - fragrant flowers, or the scents emanating from them (fragrant flowers, scents and flowers)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of gandhapuṣpa

gandhapuṣpa - fragrant flower, flower having scent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandha+puṣpa)

• gandha – smell, odor, fragrance, perfume
  noun (masculine)
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)

विगतेच्छम् (vigateccham) - without desire, free from longing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vigateccha

vigateccha - free from desire (icchā)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigata+icchā)

• vigata – departed, gone, removed, ceased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  vi- + √gam (to go) + kta (P.P.P. suffix)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• icchā – wish, desire, longing
  noun (feminine)
  From √iṣ (to wish, desire)
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Functions adverbially.

अवासनम् (avāsanam) - without latent impressions; free from tendencies

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avāsana

avāsana - without latent impressions (vāsana), free from tendencies

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vāsana)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• vāsana – impression, latent tendency, habit
  noun (feminine)
  From √vas (to dwell, to impress)
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially.

स्पन्दबन्धोपलग्नानि (spandabandhopalagnāni) - connected/attached by the bonds of vibration/movement; perceived as fleeting phenomena

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of spandabandhopalagna

spandabandhopalagna - fixed by the bond of vibration, connected by subtle movement, experienced as fleeting

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (spanda+bandha+upalagna)

• spanda – tremor, vibration, pulsation, movement
  noun (masculine)
  From √spand (to tremble, vibrate)
  Root: spand (class 1)
• bandha – bond, tie, fetter, connection
  noun (masculine)
  From √bandh (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• upalagna – attached, connected, joined, perceived, encountered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  upa- + √lag (to cling, be attached) + kta (P.P.P. suffix)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: lag (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'gandhapuṣpāṇi'.

त्यागाय (tyāgāya) - for renunciation, for abandonment, for relinquishment

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tyāga

tyāga - abandonment, relinquishment, sacrifice, renunciation

From √tyaj (to abandon) + ghañ suffix

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose.

वनवातवत् (vanavātavat) - like a forest wind/breeze

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+vāta)

• vana – forest, wood, grove, water
  noun (neuter)
• vāta – wind, air, breeze
  noun (masculine)
  From √vā (to blow)
  Root: vā (class 2)

Note: `vanavāta` + `vat` (suffix for comparison)

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