योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-76, verse-12

गच्छ कर्कटि मूढांस्त्वं ज्ञानेनाश्ववबोधय ।
मूढोत्तारणमेवेह स्वभावो महतामिति ॥ १२ ॥

gaccha karkaṭi mūḍhāṃstvaṃ jñānenāśvavabodhaya ,
mūḍhottāraṇameveha svabhāvo mahatāmiti 12

12. gaccha karkaṭi mūḍhān tvam jñānena āśu avabodhaya
mūḍhauttāraṇam eva iha svabhāvaḥ mahatām iti

12. karkaṭi,
tvam gaccha jñānena āśu mūḍhān avabodhaya iha mūḍhauttāraṇam eva mahatām svabhāvaḥ iti

12. Go, Karkaṭī! Swiftly enlighten the ignorant with knowledge (jñāna). For truly, guiding the deluded to liberation (uttāraṇa) is the intrinsic nature (svabhāva) of great beings, he said.

Words meanings summery:

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go

• कर्कटि (karkaṭi) - O Karkaṭī! (a proper noun, referring to a specific character)

• मूढान् (mūḍhān) - the ignorant ones, the deluded

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• ज्ञानेन (jñānena) - by knowledge (jñāna)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• अवबोधय (avabodhaya) - enlighten, awaken

• मूढौत्तारणम् (mūḍhauttāraṇam) - the upliftment/liberation of the ignorant

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - nature, intrinsic nature

• महताम् (mahatām) - of great ones, of noble souls

• इति (iti) - thus, so

Words meanings and morphology

गच्छ (gaccha) - go

(verb)

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

Imperative Mood, 2nd Person Singular

Root gam, imperative, parasmaipada

Root: gam (class 1)

कर्कटि (karkaṭi) - O Karkaṭī! (a proper noun, referring to a specific character)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of karkaṭī

karkaṭī - Karkaṭī (proper name, a female demon or ogress)

मूढान् (mūḍhān) - the ignorant ones, the deluded

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mūḍha

mūḍha - ignorant, foolish, deluded, bewildered

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

Derived from √muh (to be bewildered, confused)

Root: muh (class 4)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

ज्ञानेन (jñānena) - by knowledge (jñāna)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, spiritual knowledge

Root: jñā (class 9)

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

अवबोधय (avabodhaya) - enlighten, awaken

(verb)

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

Causative Imperative Mood, 2nd Person Singular

Root budh, causative stem (bodhaya), imperative, parasmaipada

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 1)

मूढौत्तारणम् (mūḍhauttāraṇam) - the upliftment/liberation of the ignorant

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūḍhauttāraṇa

mūḍhauttāraṇa - uplifting the ignorant, liberating the deluded

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mūḍha+uttāraṇa)

• mūḍha – ignorant, deluded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √muh (to be bewildered)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• uttāraṇa – upliftment, liberation, causing to cross over
  noun (neuter)
  Causative Noun
  Derived from ut-√tṛ (to cross over), causative form
  Prefix: ut
  Root: tṛ (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - nature, intrinsic nature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own nature, intrinsic nature, essential quality

Derived from sva (own) + bhāva (state, existence)

Root: bhū (class 1)

महताम् (mahatām) - of great ones, of noble souls

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, noble, exalted

Note: Used here as a substantivized adjective.

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of a quotation or statement.