Verse 16
तत्परं पुरुषख्यातेः गुणवैतृष्ण्यम् ॥१६॥
tatparaṁ puruṣa-khyāteḥ guṇa-vaitrṣṇyam ॥16॥
tat = this
param = ultimate, highest, purest
purusha = pure awareness
khyateh = clear seeing
guña = fundamental qualities of nature
vaitrshñyam = without wanting or attachment
When the ultimate level of desirelessness has been reached, pure awareness can clearly see itself as independent from the fundamental qualities of nature (the 3 gunas- Sattva, rajas and tamas).
The highest state of imperturbability arises from the experience of the true self; in this state even the basic elements of nature lose their power over us. || 16||
PATANJALI YOGA SUTRAS