योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-60

त्यज राम सुषुप्तस्थः स्वात्मनैव भवात्मनः ।
मणिर्हि प्रतिबिम्बानां प्रतिषेधक्रियां प्रति ॥ ६० ॥

tyaja rāma suṣuptasthaḥ svātmanaiva bhavātmanaḥ ,
maṇirhi pratibimbānāṃ pratiṣedhakriyāṃ prati 60

60. tyaja rāma suṣuptasthaḥ svātmanā eva bhavātmanaḥ
maṇiḥ hi pratibimbānām pratiṣedhakriyām prati

60. rāma,
suṣuptasthaḥ [tvam] svātmanā eva bhavātmanaḥ [buddhim] tyaja.
hi maṇiḥ pratibimbānām pratiṣedhakriyām prati [aśaktaḥ bhavati].

60. O Rama, being in a state akin to deep sleep, abandon your identification with the existent self (ātman) through your own true Self (ātman). For, a gem is indeed incapable of preventing reflections.

60. זנח זאת, רָאמָה! שורה במצב כשל שינה עמוקה, והיה בעצמך העצמי של כל הוויה. הרי אפילו קריסטל אינו יכול למנוע מהבבואות להשתקף בו.

Words meanings summery:

• त्यज (tyaja) - abandon, give up, relinquish

• राम (rāma) - O Rama (Rama (a proper name))

• सुषुप्तस्थः (suṣuptasthaḥ) - being in deep sleep, situated in deep sleep

• स्वात्मना (svātmanā) - by your own true Self (ātman) (by one's own self, by the self itself)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• भवात्मनः (bhavātmanaḥ) - of the existent self, of the self of becoming, of the phenomenal self

• मणिः (maṇiḥ) - gem, jewel, crystal

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

• प्रतिबिम्बानाम् (pratibimbānām) - of reflections, of images

• प्रतिषेधक्रियाम् (pratiṣedhakriyām) - the act of preventing, the act of prohibiting

• प्रति (prati) - towards, against, concerning, in relation to

Words meanings and morphology

त्यज (tyaja) - abandon, give up, relinquish

(verb)

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

Imperative Mood, Parasmaipada, 2nd Person Singular

root tyaj, 1st class (bhvādi)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

राम (rāma) - O Rama (Rama (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - pleasing, charming; a proper name, Rama

सुषुप्तस्थः (suṣuptasthaḥ) - being in deep sleep, situated in deep sleep

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suṣuptastha

suṣuptastha - standing in deep sleep, being in deep sleep

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (suṣupta+stha)

• suṣupta – deep sleep, asleep
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root svap (to sleep) with prefix su-
  Prefix: su
  Root: svap (class 2)
• stha – standing, staying, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied subject, Rama.

स्वात्मना (svātmanā) - by your own true Self (ātman) (by one's own self, by the self itself)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own self, the individual soul

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)

• sva – one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the supreme Self, or true Self (ātman), as the means.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

भवात्मनः (bhavātmanaḥ) - of the existent self, of the self of becoming, of the phenomenal self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavātman

bhavātman - the existent self, the phenomenal self, the self of becoming

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhava+ātman)

• bhava – being, existence, becoming, birth
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'tyaja' in a loose sense, referring to the identification to be abandoned.

मणिः (maṇiḥ) - gem, jewel, crystal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maṇi

maṇi - a jewel, gem, pearl, crystal

Note: Subject of the analogy.

हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle introducing a reason or explanation.

प्रतिबिम्बानाम् (pratibimbānām) - of reflections, of images

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of pratibimba

pratibimba - reflection, image, shadow

Prefix: prati

Root: bimb

प्रतिषेधक्रियाम् (pratiṣedhakriyām) - the act of preventing, the act of prohibiting

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratiṣedhakriyā

pratiṣedhakriyā - act of preventing, prohibition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratiṣedha+kriyā)

• pratiṣedha – prevention, prohibition, denial
  noun (masculine)
  from root sidh with prati-
  Prefix: prati
  Root: sidh (class 1)
• kriyā – action, act, ritual
  noun (feminine)
  from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'prati'.

प्रति (prati) - towards, against, concerning, in relation to

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition, here governing the accusative.

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