योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-84, verse-32

यं श्रुत्वा सर्वमेवेदं भ्रान्तिमात्रमिति स्वयम् ।
राम निश्चयवान्भूत्वा दूरे त्यक्ष्यसि वासनाम् ॥ ३२ ॥

yaṃ śrutvā sarvamevedaṃ bhrāntimātramiti svayam ,
rāma niścayavānbhūtvā dūre tyakṣyasi vāsanām 32

32. yam śrutvā sarvam eva idam bhrāntimātram iti svayam
rāma niścayavān bhūtvā dūre tyakṣyasi vāsanām

32. rāma yam śrutvā idam sarvam eva bhrāntimātram iti
svayam niścayavān bhūtvā dūre vāsanām tyakṣyasi

32. O Rama! Having heard which (example), you yourself will become resolute, understanding that all this is merely an illusion (bhrāntimātram), and will cast away desires (vāsanām) far away.

Words meanings summery:

• यम् (yam) - which (example) (which, whom)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all this (all, whole, every, everything)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this)

• भ्रान्तिमात्रम् (bhrāntimātram) - mere illusion, only a delusion, pure delusion

• इति (iti) - that (all this is an illusion) (thus, in this way, indicating a quote or thought)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, personally

• राम (rāma) - O Rama

• निश्चयवान् (niścayavān) - resolute, determined, having firm conviction

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, after becoming

• दूरे (dūre) - far, at a distance, far away

• त्यक्ष्यसि (tyakṣyasi) - you will abandon, you will forsake, you will give up

• वासनाम् (vāsanām) - desires (vāsanā) (desire, latent impression, mental predisposition)

Words meanings and morphology

यम् (yam) - which (example) (which, whom)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Note: Refers to the 'dṛṣṭānta' (example) from the previous verse.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

absolutive form of the verb root 'śru'

Root: śru (class 5)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all this (all, whole, every, everything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

भ्रान्तिमात्रम् (bhrāntimātram) - mere illusion, only a delusion, pure delusion

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhrāntimātra

bhrāntimātra - mere illusion, only delusion, nothing but an error

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhrānti+mātra)

• bhrānti – error, delusion, illusion, confusion
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, merely, nothing but
  adjective (neuter)

इति (iti) - that (all this is an illusion) (thus, in this way, indicating a quote or thought)

(indeclinable)

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself, personally

(indeclinable)

राम (rāma) - O Rama

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama (name of an incarnation of Vishnu, hero of Ramayana), pleasing, delightful

निश्चयवान् (niścayavān) - resolute, determined, having firm conviction

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścayavat

niścayavat - having certainty, resolute, determined

derived from noun 'niścaya' with the 'matup' suffix

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, after becoming

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

absolutive form of the verb root 'bhū'

Root: bhū (class 1)

दूरे (dūre) - far, at a distance, far away

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially (locative singular neuter).

त्यक्ष्यसि (tyakṣyasi) - you will abandon, you will forsake, you will give up

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of tyaj

Root: tyaj (class 1)

वासनाम् (vāsanām) - desires (vāsanā) (desire, latent impression, mental predisposition)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - desire, latent impression, mental tendency, predisposition (vāsanā)

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