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.

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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