योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-63

मत्वान्तस्त्वमनाद्यन्तं भावयात्मानमात्मना ।
चेतसि प्रतिबिम्बन्ति ये भावास्तव राघव ।
रञ्जयन्त्वन्यसक्तत्वान्मा ते त्वां स्फटिकं यथा ॥ ६३ ॥

matvāntastvamanādyantaṃ bhāvayātmānamātmanā ,
cetasi pratibimbanti ye bhāvāstava rāghava ,
rañjayantvanyasaktatvānmā te tvāṃ sphaṭikaṃ yathā 63

63. matvā antaḥ tvam anādyantam bhāvaya
ātmānam ātmanā cetasi pratibimbanti
ye bhāvāḥ tava rāghava rañjayantu
anyasaktatvāt mā te tvām sphaṭikam yathā

63. [idam] matvā,
tvam antaḥ anādyantam ātmānam ātmanā bhāvaya.
he rāghava,
ye bhāvāḥ tava cetasi pratibimbanti,
[te] anyasaktatvāt rañjayantu [tvām],
mā te tvām sphaṭikam yathā [rañjayantu].

63. Having realized this (that it is real and non-different from the Supreme Self (ātman)), meditate upon the beginningless and endless Self (ātman) within yourself, by means of your (true) Self (ātman). O Raghava, those mental states (bhāva) that reflect in your consciousness—they may indeed stain you due to attachment to other things—therefore, do not let them stain you, just like a crystal.

Words meanings summery:

• मत्वा (matvā) - Having realized this (from previous verse) (having thought, having considered, having realized)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, inwardly

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अनाद्यन्तम् (anādyantam) - beginningless and endless, eternal

• भावय (bhāvaya) - meditate upon, realize (realize, meditate, cause to exist, cultivate)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the (true) Self (ātman) (the Self, the soul)

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by means of your (true) Self (ātman) (by the self, by the soul)

• चेतसि (cetasi) - in your consciousness (in the mind, in consciousness, in thought)

• प्रतिबिम्बन्ति (pratibimbanti) - reflect, appear as reflections

• ये (ye) - which, who

• भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - mental states, phenomena (states, conditions, ideas, entities)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• राघव (rāghava) - O Raghava (Rama) (descendant of Raghu, Rama)

• रञ्जयन्तु (rañjayantu) - they may indeed stain/color (let them color, they may color, they should color)

• अन्यसक्तत्वात् (anyasaktatvāt) - from attachment to others, due to being attached to something else

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• ते (te) - them, those

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• स्फटिकम् (sphaṭikam) - crystal, quartz

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

Words meanings and morphology

मत्वा (matvā) - Having realized this (from previous verse) (having thought, having considered, having realized)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root man

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Connects to the idea of realizing the world as non-different from Paramātman.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, inwardly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'bhāvaya'.

अनाद्यन्तम् (anādyantam) - beginningless and endless, eternal

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anādyanta

anādyanta - without beginning and end, eternal

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+ādi+anta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• ādi – beginning, origin
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `ātmānam`.

भावय (bhāvaya) - meditate upon, realize (realize, meditate, cause to exist, cultivate)

(verb)

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

Imperative Mood, Causal, 2nd Person Singular

Causal form of root bhū, 10th class (curādi)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Command to Rama.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the (true) Self (ātman) (the Self, the soul)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essence, spirit

Note: Object of 'bhāvaya'.

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by means of your (true) Self (ātman) (by the self, by the soul)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essence, spirit

Note: Instrumental of means.

चेतसि (cetasi) - in your consciousness (in the mind, in consciousness, in thought)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intelligence, heart

Note: Location where reflections appear.

प्रतिबिम्बन्ति (pratibimbanti) - reflect, appear as reflections

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pratibimb

Present Tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Plural

from root bimb (to reflect) with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: bimb (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'ye bhāvāḥ'.

ये (ye) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Relative pronoun referring to 'bhāvāḥ'.

भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - mental states, phenomena (states, conditions, ideas, entities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - state, condition, nature, feeling, idea, entity

from root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'pratibimbanti' and 'rañjayantu'.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive pronoun modifying 'cetasi'.

राघव (rāghava) - O Raghava (Rama) (descendant of Raghu, Rama)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu; an epithet of Rama

Note: Another name for Rama.

रञ्जयन्तु (rañjayantu) - they may indeed stain/color (let them color, they may color, they should color)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of rañj

Imperative Mood, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Plural (used here with a sense of potentiality or consequence)

root rañj, 10th class (curādi) / causal of 1st class

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Can express a consequence (let them, they will) or a command (let them). Here, it seems to indicate a potential consequence or a statement of fact.

अन्यसक्तत्वात् (anyasaktatvāt) - from attachment to others, due to being attached to something else

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of anyasaktatva

anyasaktatva - the state of being attached to others, attachment to something else

from anya-sakta + -tva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anya+sakta+tva)

• anya – other, another
  pronoun (neuter)
• sakta – attached, clinging, devoted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root sañj
  Root: sañj (class 1)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, '-ness', '-hood'
  suffix (neuter)

Note: Indicates the cause or reason for being stained.

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

Note: Prohibitive particle.

ते (te) - them, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `bhāvāḥ`. Subject of the negated verb.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Object of the implied 'rañjayantu'.

स्फटिकम् (sphaṭikam) - crystal, quartz

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sphaṭika

sphaṭika - crystal, quartz

Note: Object of comparison.

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.