योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-14

निरोधपदमापन्नो निर्मना मौनमन्थरः ।
स्वभावे स्थित एवास्ते चित्रे कृत इवात्मवान् ॥ १४ ॥

nirodhapadamāpanno nirmanā maunamantharaḥ ,
svabhāve sthita evāste citre kṛta ivātmavān 14

14. nirodhapadam āpannaḥ nirmanāḥ maunamantharaḥ |
svabhāve sthitaḥ eva āste citre kṛtaḥ iva ātmavān

14. nirodhapadam āpannaḥ nirmanāḥ maunamantharaḥ
ātmavān citre kṛtaḥ iva svabhāve eva sthitaḥ āste

14. Having attained the state of cessation (nirodha-padam), freed from the mind (nirmanā) and absorbed in profound silence, the self-possessed one (ātmavān) indeed remains established in their intrinsic nature, like one depicted in a painting.

Words meanings summery:

• निरोधपदम् (nirodhapadam) - state of cessation, state of restraint

• आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - having attained, having reached, fallen into

• निर्मनाः (nirmanāḥ) - without mind, mindless, devoid of mental activity

• मौनमन्थरः (maunamantharaḥ) - deeply silent, slow in silence, absorbed in silence

• स्वभावे (svabhāve) - in one's own nature, in its intrinsic state

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, abiding, established

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, truly

• आस्ते (āste) - he sits, he abides, he remains

• चित्रे (citre) - in a painting, in a picture

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, created, depicted

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - self-possessed, wise, spiritual, having an (ātman)

Words meanings and morphology

निरोधपदम् (nirodhapadam) - state of cessation, state of restraint

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirodhapada

nirodhapada - state of cessation, condition of restraint, stopping place

Compound of 'nirodha' (cessation, restraint) and 'pada' (state, abode).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nirodha+pada)

• nirodha – cessation, restraint, control
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'ni-' (down, in) + root 'rudh' (to obstruct, check).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: rudh (class 7)
• pada – foot, step, state, condition, abode, goal
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of 'āpannaḥ'.

आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - having attained, having reached, fallen into

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āpanna

āpanna - attained, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From 'ā-' (upasarga) + root 'āp' (to obtain, reach).

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

निर्मनाः (nirmanāḥ) - without mind, mindless, devoid of mental activity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirmanas

nirmanas - without mind, free from mental activity, mindless

Compound of 'nir-' (without) and 'manas' (mind).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+manas)

• nis – without, out of
  indeclinable
  Prepositional prefix indicating negation or absence. 'nir' is a sandhi variant of 'nis'.
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

मौनमन्थरः (maunamantharaḥ) - deeply silent, slow in silence, absorbed in silence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maunamanthara

maunamanthara - slow in silence, deeply absorbed in silence

Compound of 'mauna' (silence) and 'manthara' (slow, sluggish, deep).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mauna+manthara)

• mauna – silence, quietude
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'muni' (sage) meaning 'state of a sage's silence'.
• manthara – slow, sluggish, gentle, deep, profound
  adjective (masculine)

स्वभावे (svabhāve) - in one's own nature, in its intrinsic state

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own nature, intrinsic state, inherent quality

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'bhāva' (being, nature).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – state of being, nature, existence, emotion
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be) with suffix '-a'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, abiding, established

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, established, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand, remain).

Root: sthā (class 1)

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, truly

(indeclinable)

आस्ते (āste) - he sits, he abides, he remains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, ātmanepada, present (lat) of ās

Present 3rd person singular

Root 'ās' (class 2, ātmanepada).

Root: ās (class 2)

चित्रे (citre) - in a painting, in a picture

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - painting, picture, image, wonderful

Root: cit (class 10)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done, created, depicted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, created

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - self-possessed, wise, spiritual, having an (ātman)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmavat

ātmavat - possessing the self (ātman), wise, spiritual, self-possessed

Possessive suffix '-vat' appended to 'ātman'.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

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