योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-36, verse-25

इच्छामात्रं विदुश्चित्तं तच्छान्तिर्मोक्ष उच्यते ।
एतावन्त्येव शास्त्राणि तपांसि नियमा यमाः ॥ २५ ॥

icchāmātraṃ viduścittaṃ tacchāntirmokṣa ucyate ,
etāvantyeva śāstrāṇi tapāṃsi niyamā yamāḥ 25

25. icchāmātram viduḥ cittam tat śāntiḥ mokṣaḥ ucyate
| etāvanti eva śāstrāṇi tapāṃsi niyamāḥ yamāḥ ||

25. cittam icchāmātram viduḥ tat śāntiḥ mokṣaḥ ucyate
śāstrāṇi tapāṃsi niyamāḥ yamāḥ eva etāvanti

25. They understand the mind (cittam) to be merely desire; its cessation is called final liberation (mokṣa). All scriptures, austerities (tapas), ethical restraints, and observances amount to just this much.

Words meanings summery:

• इच्छामात्रम् (icchāmātram) - merely desire, desire alone

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

• तत् (tat) - Refers to 'icchā' (desire). (its, that)

• शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - cessation of desire. (cessation, peace, tranquility)

• मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation, release, freedom

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is declared

• एतावन्ति (etāvanti) - so much, of this extent, only this much

• एव (eva) - Emphatic, meaning 'only this much'. (only, just, indeed)

• शास्त्राणि (śāstrāṇi) - scriptures, treatises, sciences

• तपांसि (tapāṁsi) - austerities, penances

• नियमाः (niyamāḥ) - One of the ethical guidelines in Yoga philosophy. (observances, positive duties, self-restraints (in a specific Yogic context, positive observances))

• यमाः (yamāḥ) - One of the ethical guidelines in Yoga philosophy. (restraints, ethical disciplines (in a specific Yogic context, moral abstentions))

Words meanings and morphology

इच्छामात्रम् (icchāmātram) - merely desire, desire alone

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of icchāmātra

icchāmātra - merely desire, only desire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (icchā+mātra)

• icchā – desire, wish
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root iṣ (to wish).
  Root: iṣ (class 6)
• mātra – measure, quantity, only, merely
  indeclinable (neuter)

Note: Predicative accusative modifying 'cittam'.

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Irregular form, 3rd plural, root 'vid'. Often used with present meaning.

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Derived from root cit (to perceive, to know).

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'viduḥ'.

तत् (tat) - Refers to 'icchā' (desire). (its, that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, its

Note: Functions as a possessive pronoun 'its' modifying 'śāntiḥ'.

शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - cessation of desire. (cessation, peace, tranquility)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, cessation, appeasement

Derived from root śam (to be calm).

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'ucyate'.

मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation, release, freedom

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, freedom, emancipation, salvation

Derived from root muc (to release).

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'śāntiḥ'.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Passive voice form of 'vac'.

एतावन्ति (etāvanti) - so much, of this extent, only this much

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etāvat

etāvat - so much, of this extent, thus much

Note: Modifies 'śāstrāṇi', 'tapāṃsi', 'niyamāḥ', 'yamāḥ'.

एव (eva) - Emphatic, meaning 'only this much'. (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

शास्त्राणि (śāstrāṇi) - scriptures, treatises, sciences

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, treatise, science, sacred book

Derived from root śās (to teach, to command).

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Subject.

तपांसि (tapāṁsi) - austerities, penances

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual fervor, heat

Derived from root tap (to heat, to perform austerity).

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Subject.

नियमाः (niyamāḥ) - One of the ethical guidelines in Yoga philosophy. (observances, positive duties, self-restraints (in a specific Yogic context, positive observances))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niyama

niyama - observance, positive duty, rule, self-restraint (positive)

Derived from ni-yam (to restrain, to fix).

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Subject.

यमाः (yamāḥ) - One of the ethical guidelines in Yoga philosophy. (restraints, ethical disciplines (in a specific Yogic context, moral abstentions))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yama

yama - restraint, moral discipline, self-control (negative)

Derived from root yam (to restrain, to control).

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Subject.

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