योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-53, verse-12

शान्तं निःसुखदुःखस्य पुरुषस्यैव तिष्ठतः ।
यदस्पन्दि मनोरूपं रूपं तस्य पदस्य तत् ॥ १२ ॥

śāntaṃ niḥsukhaduḥkhasya puruṣasyaiva tiṣṭhataḥ ,
yadaspandi manorūpaṃ rūpaṃ tasya padasya tat 12

12. śāntam niḥsukhaduḥkhasya puruṣasya eva tiṣṭhataḥ
yat aspandi manorūpam rūpam tasya padasya tat

12. tat rūpam tasya padasya,
yat śāntam aspandi manorūpam puruṣasya eva niḥsukhaduḥkhasya tiṣṭhataḥ

12. The tranquil, unmoving mental state (manorūpam) that characterizes the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) who abides beyond joy and sorrow—that, truly, is the nature of that supreme state.

Words meanings summery:

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted

• निःसुखदुःखस्य (niḥsukhaduḥkhasya) - of one free from joy and sorrow, beyond pleasure and pain

• पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of the person, of the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

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

• तिष्ठतः (tiṣṭhataḥ) - of one remaining, abiding, standing, existing

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• अस्पन्दि (aspandi) - unmoving, still, quiescent, unwavering

• मनोरूपम् (manorūpam) - mental form, form of the mind, mind-like form

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, essence, appearance

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

• पदस्य (padasya) - of the state, of the supreme state/reality

• तत् (tat) - that

Words meanings and morphology

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - calm, tranquil, peaceful, pacified, free from passion

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śam 'to be calm, to cease' with suffix -ta

Root: śam (class 4)

निःसुखदुःखस्य (niḥsukhaduḥkhasya) - of one free from joy and sorrow, beyond pleasure and pain

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of niḥsukhaduḥkha

niḥsukhaduḥkha - free from happiness and sorrow

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (niḥ+sukha+duḥkha)

• niḥ – without, free from, out
  indeclinable
• sukha – joy, happiness, pleasure, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – sorrow, suffering, pain, misery
  noun (neuter)

पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of the person, of the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, the supreme spirit, cosmic person

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठतः (tiṣṭhataḥ) - of one remaining, abiding, standing, existing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, remaining, abiding, existing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root sthā 'to stand, to abide' (present stem tiṣṭha-) with suffix -at

Root: sthā (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that which, whoever, whatever

अस्पन्दि (aspandi) - unmoving, still, quiescent, unwavering

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aspandin

aspandin - unmoving, still, not throbbing

Derived from 'a-' (negation) and root spand 'to throb, move' with suffix -in

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (a+spandin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• spandin – moving, throbbing, quivering
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root spand 'to throb, move' with suffix -in
  Root: spand (class 1)

मनोरूपम् (manorūpam) - mental form, form of the mind, mind-like form

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manorūpa

manorūpa - form of the mind, mental form

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (manas+rūpa)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, nature, essence, appearance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, nature, beauty

तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पदस्य (padasya) - of the state, of the supreme state/reality

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, state, condition, supreme state, ultimate reality

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it