योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-45, verse-26

घूर्णः क्षीण इवानन्दी सुप्तः संसारवृत्तिषु ।
अन्तःपूर्णमना मौनी कामपि स्थितिमृच्छति ॥ २६ ॥

ghūrṇaḥ kṣīṇa ivānandī suptaḥ saṃsāravṛttiṣu ,
antaḥpūrṇamanā maunī kāmapi sthitimṛcchati 26

26. ghūrṇaḥ kṣīṇaḥ iva ānandī suptaḥ saṃsāravṛttiṣu
antaḥpūrṇamanāḥ maunī kām api sthitim ṛcchati

26. ānandī ghūrṇaḥ kṣīṇaḥ iva saṃsāravṛttiṣu suptaḥ
antaḥpūrṇamanāḥ maunī kām api sthitim ṛcchati

26. A joyful one, as if disengaged (kṣīṇaḥ) from the dizzying (ghūrṇaḥ) activities of worldly existence (saṃsāra), and indeed asleep to them, yet inwardly full-minded and silent (maunī), attains a certain state.

Words meanings summery:

• घूर्णः (ghūrṇaḥ) - whirling, reeling, dizzy, bewildered

• क्षीणः (kṣīṇaḥ) - diminished, exhausted, wasted, spent, withdrawn

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• आनन्दी (ānandī) - joyful, blissful, full of bliss, happy

• सुप्तः (suptaḥ) - asleep, sleeping, dormant, inactive

• संसारवृत्तिषु (saṁsāravṛttiṣu) - in the activities/modes of worldly existence

• अन्तःपूर्णमनाः (antaḥpūrṇamanāḥ) - whose mind is full within, inwardly contented/satisfied

• मौनी (maunī) - a silent one, a sage observing silence

• काम् (kām) - which, what

• अपि (api) - even, also, some, any

• स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, condition, position, firm stand

• ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - attains, reaches, obtains

Words meanings and morphology

घूर्णः (ghūrṇaḥ) - whirling, reeling, dizzy, bewildered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghūrṇa

ghūrṇa - whirling, reeling, dizzy, bewildered, agitated

Past Passive Participle

Root: ghūrṇ (class 1)

क्षीणः (kṣīṇaḥ) - diminished, exhausted, wasted, spent, withdrawn

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣīṇa

kṣīṇa - diminished, exhausted, wasted, spent, destroyed, emaciated

Past Passive Participle

Root: kṣi (class 5)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

आनन्दी (ānandī) - joyful, blissful, full of bliss, happy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ānandin

ānandin - joyful, blissful, happy, one who delights

Suffix -in (possessive) from ānanda

सुप्तः (suptaḥ) - asleep, sleeping, dormant, inactive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of supta

supta - asleep, sleeping, dormant, inactive

Past Passive Participle

Root: svap (class 2)

संसारवृत्तिषु (saṁsāravṛttiṣu) - in the activities/modes of worldly existence

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of saṃsāravṛtti

saṁsāravṛtti - activity of worldly existence, mode of worldly life

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+vṛtti)

• saṃsāra – worldly existence, transmigration, cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ
• vṛtti – activity, mode, conduct, state, livelihood
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛt

अन्तःपूर्णमनाः (antaḥpūrṇamanāḥ) - whose mind is full within, inwardly contented/satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaḥpūrṇamanas

antaḥpūrṇamanas - inwardly full-minded, having a contented mind within

Compound type : bahuvrihi (antas+pūrṇa+manas)

• antas – inside, within
  indeclinable
• pūrṇa – full, complete, satisfied
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: pṛ (class 1)
• manas – mind, intellect, heart, spirit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man

मौनी (maunī) - a silent one, a sage observing silence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maunin

maunin - a silent person, a sage, an ascetic observing a vow of silence (maunī)

Derived from 'mouna' (silence) with possessive suffix -in

काम् (kām) - which, what

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)

Note: Used here with 'api' to mean 'some' or 'a certain'.

अपि (api) - even, also, some, any

(indeclinable)

Note: When combined with interrogative pronouns like 'kim', it forms indefinite pronouns like 'some' or 'any'.

स्थितिम् (sthitim) - state, condition, position, firm stand

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - state, condition, position, stand, stay, existence

Root: sthā (class 1)

ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - attains, reaches, obtains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ṛcch

Root: ṛcch (class 6)

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