योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-13

स्वसंविन्मात्रविश्रामवताममनसां सताम् ।
न स्वदन्ते हि विषयाः पयांसि दृषदामिव ॥ १३ ॥

svasaṃvinmātraviśrāmavatāmamanasāṃ satām ,
na svadante hi viṣayāḥ payāṃsi dṛṣadāmiva 13

13. svasaṃvinmātraviśrāmavatām amanasām satām |
na svadante hi viṣayāḥ payāṃsi dṛṣadām iva

13. svasaṃvinmātraviśrāmavatām amanasām satām viṣayāḥ hi na svadante,
dṛṣadām iva payāṃsi

13. For those tranquil sages (satām) who are without a mind (amanasām) and abide solely in their own intrinsic awareness (sva-saṃvit-mātra-viśrāma-vatām), sense objects (viṣayāḥ) are certainly not appealing, just as waters are not palatable to rocks.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वसंविन्मात्रविश्रामवताम् (svasaṁvinmātraviśrāmavatām) - for those possessing repose only in their own self-awareness/consciousness

• अमनसाम् (amanasām) - of those who are without mind, mindless

• सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the existent ones, of the sages

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• स्वदन्ते (svadante) - they taste, they are palatable/pleasant

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• विषयाः (viṣayāḥ) - sense objects, objects of perception

• पयांसि (payāṁsi) - waters, liquids

• दृषदाम् (dṛṣadām) - of rocks, to rocks

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

स्वसंविन्मात्रविश्रामवताम् (svasaṁvinmātraviśrāmavatām) - for those possessing repose only in their own self-awareness/consciousness

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of svasaṃvinmātraviśrāmavat

svasaṁvinmātraviśrāmavat - one who rests solely in self-awareness

Possessive suffix '-vat' appended to the compound 'svasaṃvinmātraviśrāma'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+saṃvit+mātra+viśrāma+vat)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• saṃvit – consciousness, awareness, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'sam-' (together, thoroughly) + root 'vid' (to know).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• mātra – only, merely, solely
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating 'only' or 'mere'.
• viśrāma – repose, rest, cessation of activity
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'vi-' (apart) + 'śram' (to be weary, exert oneself).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 4)
• vat – possessing, having, like
  adjective (masculine)
  Possessive suffix.

Note: Genitive plural, agreeing with 'satām' and 'amanasām'.

अमनसाम् (amanasām) - of those who are without mind, mindless

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of amanas

amanas - mindless, without mind, free from mental activity

Negation compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'manas' (mind).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+manas)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Genitive plural, agreeing with 'satām'.

सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the existent ones, of the sages

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - existent, good, true, real, sage

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

स्वदन्ते (svadante) - they taste, they are palatable/pleasant

(verb)

3rd person , plural, ātmanepada, present (lat) of svad

Present 3rd person plural

Root 'svad' (class 1, ātmanepada).

Root: svad (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

विषयाः (viṣayāḥ) - sense objects, objects of perception

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viṣaya

viṣaya - object, sense object, domain, sphere

Derived from 'vi-' (apart) + root 'ṣi' (to bind/connect).

Prefix: vi

Root: ṣi (class 5)

Note: Subject of 'svadante'.

पयांसि (payāṁsi) - waters, liquids

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of payas

payas - water, milk, sap, liquid

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Subject in the simile.

दृषदाम् (dṛṣadām) - of rocks, to rocks

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of dṛṣad

dṛṣad - rock, stone, grinding stone

Note: Used here as a dative of reference, 'to rocks'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

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