योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-121, verse-68

चित्तं दूरे परित्यज्य योऽसि सोऽसि स्थिरो भव ।
भव भावनया मुक्तो युक्त्या परमयान्वितः ॥ ६८ ॥

cittaṃ dūre parityajya yo'si so'si sthiro bhava ,
bhava bhāvanayā mukto yuktyā paramayānvitaḥ 68

68. cittaṃ dūre parityajya yaḥ asi saḥ asi sthiraḥ
bhava bhava bhāvanayā muktaḥ yuktyā paramayā anvitaḥ

68. cittaṃ dūre parityajya,
yaḥ asi saḥ asi.
sthiraḥ bhava.
bhāvanayā muktaḥ bhava,
paramayā yuktyā anvitaḥ (bhava).

68. Completely abandoning the mind (citta), remain as you truly are, steady and unwavering. Be free from all mental constructs (bhāvanā) and endowed with the supreme insight (yukti).

Words meanings summery:

• चित्तं (cittaṁ) - mind, thought, consciousness

• दूरे (dūre) - completely (lit. far away, indicating complete abandonment) (far, far away, at a distance)

• परित्यज्य (parityajya) - completely abandoning (having abandoned, having given up)

• यः (yaḥ) - as you (are) (who, which)

• असि (asi) - are, exist

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• असि (asi) - are, exist

• स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - steady, firm, stable, constant

• भव (bhava) - be, become, exist

• भव (bhava) - be, become, exist

• भावनया (bhāvanayā) - by all mental constructs / imaginings (by mental formation, by imagination, by contemplation)

• मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - free (from mental constructs) (liberated, released, free)

• युक्त्या (yuktyā) - by (supreme) insight (by reason, by logic, by propriety, by insight)

• परमया (paramayā) - by the supreme, by the highest, by the excellent

• अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - endowed with, connected with, accompanied by

Words meanings and morphology

चित्तं (cittaṁ) - mind, thought, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, thought, consciousness, understanding, intellect, heart

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here, it is the object of 'parityajya'.

दूरे (dūre) - completely (lit. far away, indicating complete abandonment) (far, far away, at a distance)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

परित्यज्य (parityajya) - completely abandoning (having abandoned, having given up)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From pari-tyaj + -ya suffix (prefixed absolutive)

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - as you (are) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

असि (asi) - are, exist

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

root as, present active 2nd singular

Root: as (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Correlative to `yaḥ`.

असि (asi) - are, exist

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

root as, present active 2nd singular

Root: as (class 2)

स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - steady, firm, stable, constant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthira

sthira - steady, firm, stable, constant, unwavering

From root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for the implied subject "you".

भव (bhava) - be, become, exist

(verb)

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

root bhū, imperative active 2nd singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

भव (bhava) - be, become, exist

(verb)

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

root bhū, imperative active 2nd singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Repeated for a new instruction.

भावनया (bhāvanayā) - by all mental constructs / imaginings (by mental formation, by imagination, by contemplation)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhāvanā

bhāvanā - mental formation, imagination, conception, contemplation, meditation, dwelling on

From root bhū (causative) + yuṭ suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means or cause for being "muktaḥ".

मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - free (from mental constructs) (liberated, released, free)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - liberated, released, free, loosened, discharged

Past Passive Participle

From root muc + kta suffix

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Predicative adjective for the implied subject "you".

युक्त्या (yuktyā) - by (supreme) insight (by reason, by logic, by propriety, by insight)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yukti

yukti - joining, union, application, reason, argument, logic, propriety, skill, insight

From root yuj + ktin suffix

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Indicates the means or quality of being "anvitaḥ".

परमया (paramayā) - by the supreme, by the highest, by the excellent

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, excellent, ultimate, chief

Note: Modifies `yuktyā`.

अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - endowed with, connected with, accompanied by

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anvita

anvita - joined, connected, endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of

Past Passive Participle

From anu-i + kta suffix

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective for the implied subject "you".