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4,21

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-38

दृष्ट्वा दृश्यैकतानत्वं विद्धि त्वं मोहनं मनः ।
प्रमार्जयेव तन्मिथ्या महामलिनकर्दमम् ॥ ३८ ॥
dṛṣṭvā dṛśyaikatānatvaṃ viddhi tvaṃ mohanaṃ manaḥ ,
pramārjayeva tanmithyā mahāmalinakardamam 38
38. dṛṣṭvā dṛśya-ekatānatvam viddhi tvam mohanam manaḥ
pramārjayet iva tat mithyā mahā-malina-kardamam
38. tvam dṛṣṭvā dṛśya-ekatānatvam viddhi manaḥ mohanam
iva pramārjayet tat mithyā mahā-malina-kardamam
38. Having seen the mind's (manas) complete absorption in the visible world, know that this mind is deluding. You should wipe away its illusory, deep, defiling mire as if cleansing it.

Words meanings summery:

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  • दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived
  • दृश्य-एकतानत्वम् (dṛśya-ekatānatvam) - the state of being solely focused on the visible, identification with the visible
  • विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand
  • त्वम् (tvam) - you
  • मोहनम् (mohanam) - deluding, bewildering
  • मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart
  • प्रमार्जयेत् (pramārjayet) - one should cleanse, wipe away, purify
  • इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to
  • तत् (tat) - that, its (referring to manaḥ)
  • मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, untruly, illusorily; false, illusory
  • महा-मलिन-कर्दमम् (mahā-malina-kardamam) - great, dirty mud/mire, deeply defiling mud

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived
(indeclinable)
Absolutive / Gerund
root dṛś + ktvā pratyaya
Root: dṛś (class 1)
दृश्य-एकतानत्वम् (dṛśya-ekatānatvam) - the state of being solely focused on the visible, identification with the visible
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dṛśya-ekatānatva
dṛśya-ekatānatva - the state of being one-pointed on the visible, absorption in the seen
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dṛśya+ekatāna+tva)
  • dṛśya – the visible, to be seen
    noun (neuter)
    Gerundive
    root dṛś + ya-pratyaya
    Root: dṛś (class 1)
  • ekatāna – one-pointed, solely devoted
    adjective
  • tva – suffix for 'state of being', 'nature of'
    indeclinable
विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 2)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
मोहनम् (mohanam) - deluding, bewildering
(adjective)
neuter, singular of mohana
mohana - deluding, bewildering, causing infatuation; delusion
Root: muh (class 4)
मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness
प्रमार्जयेत् (pramārjayet) - one should cleanse, wipe away, purify
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of mṛj
Causative
Causative form of mṛj (mārjayati) + pra prefix
Prefix: pra
Root: mṛj (class 2)
इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to
(indeclinable)
तत् (tat) - that, its (referring to manaḥ)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, untruly, illusorily; false, illusory
(indeclinable)
महा-मलिन-कर्दमम् (mahā-malina-kardamam) - great, dirty mud/mire, deeply defiling mud
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahā-malina-kardama
mahā-malina-kardama - great and dirty mud/mire
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+malina+kardama)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective
  • malina – dirty, stained, impure
    adjective (neuter)
  • kardama – mud, mire, filth
    noun (neuter)