योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-52, verse-38

यः प्रबुद्धो निराभासं परमाभासमागतः ।
स्वच्छान्तःकरणः शान्तस्तं स्वभावं स पश्यति ॥ ३८ ॥

yaḥ prabuddho nirābhāsaṃ paramābhāsamāgataḥ ,
svacchāntaḥkaraṇaḥ śāntastaṃ svabhāvaṃ sa paśyati 38

38. yaḥ prabuddhaḥ nirābhāsam paramābhāsam āgataḥ
svacchāntaḥkaraṇaḥ śāntaḥ tam svabhāvam saḥ paśyati

38. yaḥ prabuddhaḥ nirābhāsam paramābhāsam āgataḥ,
svacchāntaḥkaraṇaḥ śāntaḥ,
saḥ tam svabhāvam paśyati.

38. The one who is awakened, who has attained the formless, supreme manifestation (paramābhāsa), and whose inner instrument (antaḥkaraṇa) is pure and tranquil—he indeed perceives that intrinsic nature (svabhāva).

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who

• प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - awakened, enlightened, fully aware

• निराभासम् (nirābhāsam) - without manifestation, formless, illusionless

• परमाभासम् (paramābhāsam) - supreme manifestation, ultimate light

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, come, attained, reached

• स्वच्छान्तःकरणः (svacchāntaḥkaraṇaḥ) - whose inner instrument (mind, intellect, ego) is pure/clear

• शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted

• तम् (tam) - that

• स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - own nature, intrinsic nature

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, understands

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Subject of the subordinate clause.

प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - awakened, enlightened, fully aware

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabuddha

prabuddha - awakened, enlightened, fully aware, blossomed

Past Passive Participle

From pra (prefix) + root budh (to awaken, know).

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

निराभासम् (nirābhāsam) - without manifestation, formless, illusionless

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirābhāsa

nirābhāsa - without appearance, formless, illusionless, unmanifested

From nir (without) + ābhāsa (appearance).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+ābhāsa)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  prefix
  Prepositional prefix.
• ābhāsa – appearance, manifestation, light, semblance, illusion
  noun (masculine)
  From ā (prefix) + root bhās (to shine).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Describes the nature of paramābhāsam.

परमाभासम् (paramābhāsam) - supreme manifestation, ultimate light

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paramābhāsa

paramābhāsa - supreme manifestation, ultimate light, highest appearance

From parama (supreme) + ābhāsa (manifestation).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ābhāsa)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, most excellent
  adjective
  Superlative form of para.
• ābhāsa – appearance, manifestation, light, semblance, illusion
  noun (masculine)
  From ā (prefix) + root bhās (to shine).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: The object that the awakened one has attained.

आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived, come, attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From ā (prefix) + root gam (to go).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Describes yaḥ.

स्वच्छान्तःकरणः (svacchāntaḥkaraṇaḥ) - whose inner instrument (mind, intellect, ego) is pure/clear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svacchāntaḥkaraṇa

svacchāntaḥkaraṇa - one whose inner instrument is pure; having a pure inner instrument

Bahuvrīhi compound, svaccha (pure) + antaḥkaraṇa (inner instrument).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svaccha+antaḥkaraṇa)

• svaccha – clear, pure, transparent, limpid
  adjective
  From su (good, well) + accha (clear).
• antaḥkaraṇa – inner instrument (mind, intellect, ego), internal organ, conscience
  noun (neuter)
  From antar (within) + karaṇa (instrument).
  Prefix: antar
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted, ceased

Past Passive Participle

From root śam (to be calm, cease).

Root: śam (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Object for paśyati.

स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - own nature, intrinsic nature

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own nature, intrinsic nature, essential quality

From sva (own) + bhāva (being, state).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun/adjective
• bhāva – being, existence, state, disposition, feeling, nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be, exist).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of paśyati.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Subject of the main clause.

पश्यति (paśyati) - sees, perceives, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present active indicative

Conjugation of root dṛś in present tense (often uses replacement stem paśya).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.