योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-102, verse-8

धिया विचारधर्मिण्या मोहसंरम्भहीनया ।
विचारयाधुना सत्यमसत्यं संपरित्यज ॥ ८ ॥

dhiyā vicāradharmiṇyā mohasaṃrambhahīnayā ,
vicārayādhunā satyamasatyaṃ saṃparityaja 8

8. dhiyā vicāradharmiṇyā mohasaṃrambhahīnayā
vicāraya adhunā satyam asatyam saṃparityaja

8. adhunā vicāradharmiṇyā mohasaṃrambhahīnayā
dhiyā satyam vicāraya asatyam saṃparityaja

8. Now, with an intellect whose nature is reflection and which is free from delusion and agitation, discern the truth and completely abandon what is untrue.

Words meanings summery:

• धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, with understanding

• विचारधर्मिण्या (vicāradharmiṇyā) - whose nature is inquiry/reflection, characterized by reflection

• मोहसंरम्भहीनया (mohasaṁrambhahīnayā) - devoid of delusion and agitation

• विचारय (vicāraya) - inquire, reflect, discern

• अधुना (adhunā) - now, at present

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

• असत्यम् (asatyam) - untruth, what is not real

• संपरित्यज (saṁparityaja) - completely abandon, cast off entirely

Words meanings and morphology

धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, with understanding

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, thought, understanding, wisdom

विचारधर्मिण्या (vicāradharmiṇyā) - whose nature is inquiry/reflection, characterized by reflection

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vicāradharmiṇ

vicāradharmiṇ - having the nature of inquiry, characterized by reflection

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vicāra+dharmin)

• vicāra – inquiry, reflection, discernment
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from root car with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)
• dharmin – possessing dharma, having the nature of, characterized by
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  from dharma + -in

मोहसंरम्भहीनया (mohasaṁrambhahīnayā) - devoid of delusion and agitation

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mohasaṃrambhahīnā

mohasaṁrambhahīnā - free from delusion and agitation/excitement

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mohasaṃrambha+hīnā)

• mohasaṃrambha – delusion and agitation/excitement
  noun (masculine)
• hīna – devoid of, lacking, inferior
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root hā (to abandon)
  Root: hā (class 3)

विचारय (vicāraya) - inquire, reflect, discern

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vicār

causative

causative of vi-car

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

अधुना (adhunā) - now, at present

(indeclinable)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real

असत्यम् (asatyam) - untruth, what is not real

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asatya

asatya - untruth, false, unreal

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satya)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• satya – truth, reality, true, real
  noun (neuter)

संपरित्यज (saṁparityaja) - completely abandon, cast off entirely

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of saṃparityaj

Prefixes: sam+pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

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