योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-84, verse-14

भ्रान्तिरेषा यथाऽऽयाता तथा यातु रघूद्वह ।
ज्ञास्यसे तत्प्रबुद्धस्त्वमेनां केवलमुत्सृज ॥ १४ ॥

bhrāntireṣā yathā''yātā tathā yātu raghūdvaha ,
jñāsyase tatprabuddhastvamenāṃ kevalamutsṛja 14

14. bhrāntiḥ eṣā yathā āyātā tathā yātu raghūdvaha
jñāsyase tat prabuddhaḥ tvam enām kevalam utsṛja

14. raghūdvaha eṣā bhrāntiḥ yathā āyātā tathā yātu
tvam tat prabuddhaḥ enām kevalam utsṛja jñāsyase

14. O descendant of Raghu, this illusion (bhrānti) should depart just as it arrived. When you awaken to that truth, you will understand it; simply relinquish this (illusion).

Words meanings summery:

• भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, error, delusion, confusion

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• आयाता (āyātā) - come, arrived

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• यातु (yātu) - let it go, may it go

• रघूद्वह (raghūdvaha) - Addressing Rama (O descendant of Raghu, O best of Raghu's line)

• ज्ञास्यसे (jñāsyase) - you will know

• तत् (tat) - that truth, or 'therefore' (that, for that reason)

• प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - awakened, enlightened

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• एनाम् (enām) - refers to the illusion (bhrānti) (this (feminine, accusative))

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, solely, only

• उत्सृज (utsṛja) - abandon, relinquish, give up

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - illusion, error, delusion, confusion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - illusion, error, delusion, confusion

Root: bhram (class 1)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to bhrānti.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

आयाता (āyātā) - come, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āyāta

āyāta - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yā' with prefix 'ā'. Past Passive Participle.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with bhrāntiḥ.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

यातु (yātu) - let it go, may it go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of yā

Imperative 3rd Person Singular

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Refers to bhrāntiḥ.

रघूद्वह (raghūdvaha) - Addressing Rama (O descendant of Raghu, O best of Raghu's line)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghūdvaha

raghūdvaha - descendant of Raghu, best of Raghu's line

Compound type : tatpurusha (raghu+udvaha)

• raghu – Raghu (a king, ancestor of Rama)
  proper noun (masculine)
• udvaha – bearing, carrying, descendant, best
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

ज्ञास्यसे (jñāsyase) - you will know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of jñā

Future 2nd Person Singular

Root: jñā (class 9)

तत् (tat) - that truth, or 'therefore' (that, for that reason)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the ultimate truth or reality. Can also be interpreted as an indeclinable 'therefore'.

प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - awakened, enlightened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabuddha

prabuddha - awakened, enlightened, fully aware

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'budh' with prefix 'pra'. Past Passive Participle.

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tvam.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

एनाम् (enām) - refers to the illusion (bhrānti) (this (feminine, accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of enad

enad - this, that

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, solely, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adverbially.

उत्सृज (utsṛja) - abandon, relinquish, give up

(verb)

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

Imperative 2nd Person Singular

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

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