योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-32

परस्वादानविरतः संतोषामृतनिर्भरः ।
विवेकी क्रमशः स्वार्थानप्युपेक्षितुमिच्छति ॥ ३२ ॥

parasvādānavirataḥ saṃtoṣāmṛtanirbharaḥ ,
vivekī kramaśaḥ svārthānapyupekṣitumicchati 32

32. parasvādānavirataḥ santoṣāmṛtanirbharaḥ vivekī
kramaśaḥ svārthān api upekṣitum icchati

32. vivekī parasvādānavirataḥ santoṣāmṛtanirbharaḥ
kramaśaḥ svārthān api upekṣitum icchati

32. A discerning person, abstaining from taking others' property and brimming with the nectar of contentment (santoṣa), gradually desires to even relinquish their own interests.

32. כשהוא נמנע מגזל ונרגש מנקטר שביעות הרצון, בעל ההבחנה מתחיל לרצות בהדרגה לוותר אף על אינטרסיו האישיים.

Words meanings summery:

• परस्वादानविरतः (parasvādānavirataḥ) - abstaining from taking others' property

• सन्तोषामृतनिर्भरः (santoṣāmṛtanirbharaḥ) - filled with the nectar of contentment, brimming with the immortalizing joy of satisfaction

• विवेकी (vivekī) - a discerning person, a wise person, one with discrimination

• क्रमशः (kramaśaḥ) - gradually, successively, step by step

• स्वार्थान् (svārthān) - one's own interests, one's own possessions, selfish aims

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• उपेक्षितुम् (upekṣitum) - to disregard, to neglect, to abandon, to overlook

• इच्छति (icchati) - desires, wishes, wants

Words meanings and morphology

परस्वादानविरतः (parasvādānavirataḥ) - abstaining from taking others' property

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parasvādānavirata

parasvādānavirata - one who has ceased from taking others' property

Past Passive Participle (from vi-ram)

Compound adjective, meaning 'one who has abstained from taking others' property'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+sva+ādāna+virata)

• para – other, another, supreme
  pronoun
• sva – one's own, self, wealth, property
  pronoun
• ādāna – taking, seizing, acquiring
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'dā' with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dā (class 3)
• virata – ceased, abstained, desisted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'ram' with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ram (class 1)

सन्तोषामृतनिर्भरः (santoṣāmṛtanirbharaḥ) - filled with the nectar of contentment, brimming with the immortalizing joy of satisfaction

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of santoṣāmṛtanirbhara

santoṣāmṛtanirbhara - one who is full of the nectar of contentment

Compound adjective, meaning 'one who is full of the nectar of contentment'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (santoṣa+amṛta+nirbhara)

• santoṣa – contentment, satisfaction
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'tuṣ' with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tuṣ (class 4)
• amṛta – nectar, immortality, immortal
  noun (neuter)
• nirbhara – full of, laden with, dependent on
  adjective
  Derived from root 'bhṛ' with prefix 'nir'
  Prefix: nis
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

विवेकी (vivekī) - a discerning person, a wise person, one with discrimination

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vivekin

vivekin - discerning, discriminative, wise, judicious

Derived from 'viveka' (discrimination)

क्रमशः (kramaśaḥ) - gradually, successively, step by step

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'krama' (order, sequence) with the suffix '-śaḥ'

स्वार्थान् (svārthān) - one's own interests, one's own possessions, selfish aims

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of svārtha

svārtha - one's own purpose, self-interest, one's own wealth/possession

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+artha)

• sva – one's own, self, private
  pronoun
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth, interest
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

उपेक्षितुम् (upekṣitum) - to disregard, to neglect, to abandon, to overlook

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from the root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefix 'upa', and the infinitive suffix '-tum'

Prefix: upa

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

इच्छति (icchati) - desires, wishes, wants

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

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