योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-6, verse-7

नान्तोऽस्त्यस्य न च स्थैर्यावस्थाऽविश्रान्तमानसम् ।
भ्रमतो भोगभङ्गेषु मरुभूमिष्विवाध्वनः ॥ ७ ॥

nānto'styasya na ca sthairyāvasthā'viśrāntamānasam ,
bhramato bhogabhaṅgeṣu marubhūmiṣvivādhvanaḥ 7

7. na antaḥ asti asya na ca sthairyāvasthā aviśrāntamānasam
bhramataḥ bhogabhaṅgeṣu marubhūmiṣu iva adhvanaḥ

7. asya antaḥ na asti,
na ca sthairyāvasthā (asti).
bhogabhaṅgeṣu bhramataḥ aviśrāntamānasam adhvanaḥ marubhūmiṣu iva (avasthā asti).

7. There is no end to this, nor any stable state for the mind that restlessly wanders among the broken pleasures, just like a traveler in deserts.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, limit, conclusion

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• अस्य (asya) - of this, to this

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्थैर्यावस्था (sthairyāvasthā) - state of stability, condition of firmness

• अविश्रान्तमानसम् (aviśrāntamānasam) - with an unresting mind, whose mind is unresting

• भ्रमतः (bhramataḥ) - wandering, roaming

• भोगभङ्गेषु (bhogabhaṅgeṣu) - in the failures/disruptions of enjoyments, in broken pleasures

• मरुभूमिषु (marubhūmiṣu) - in deserts, in barren lands

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अध्वनः (adhvanaḥ) - of a traveler, of a path

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - end, limit, conclusion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, boundary, conclusion, death

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अस्य (asya) - of this, to this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्थैर्यावस्था (sthairyāvasthā) - state of stability, condition of firmness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthairyāvasthā

sthairyāvasthā - state of firmness or steadiness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sthairya+avasthā)

• sthairya – stability, firmness, steadfastness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from sthira (firm, steady)
• avasthā – state, condition, stage
  noun (feminine)

अविश्रान्तमानसम् (aviśrāntamānasam) - with an unresting mind, whose mind is unresting

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aviśrāntamānasa

aviśrāntamānasa - having an unresting mind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+viśrānta+mānasa)

• a – not, non-, without
  indeclinable
  Privative prefix
• viśrānta – rested, calm, stopped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śram (to be weary) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 4)
• mānasa – mind, mental, pertaining to the mind
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'adhvanaḥ'

भ्रमतः (bhramataḥ) - wandering, roaming

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhramat

bhramat - wandering, moving about

Present Active Participle

Derived from root bhram (to wander)

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'adhvanaḥ'

भोगभङ्गेषु (bhogabhaṅgeṣu) - in the failures/disruptions of enjoyments, in broken pleasures

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhogabhaṅga

bhogabhaṅga - breaking/failure of enjoyment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhoga+bhaṅga)

• bhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, experience, possession
  noun (masculine)
• bhaṅga – breaking, disruption, destruction, failure
  noun (masculine)

मरुभूमिषु (marubhūmiṣu) - in deserts, in barren lands

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of marubhūmi

marubhūmi - desert land, barren region

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maru+bhūmi)

• maru – desert, waste, barren region
  noun (masculine)
• bhūmi – earth, land, ground, soil
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अध्वनः (adhvanaḥ) - of a traveler, of a path

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of adhvan

adhvan - path, road, journey, traveler

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