योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-4, chapter-24, verse-18
मा महामोहमिहिकामिमां त्वमवधीरय ।
विवेकं परमाश्रित्य बुद्ध्या सत्यमवेक्ष्य च ॥ १८ ॥
विवेकं परमाश्रित्य बुद्ध्या सत्यमवेक्ष्य च ॥ १८ ॥
mā mahāmohamihikāmimāṃ tvamavadhīraya ,
vivekaṃ paramāśritya buddhyā satyamavekṣya ca 18
vivekaṃ paramāśritya buddhyā satyamavekṣya ca 18
18.
mā mahāmohamihikām imām tvam avadhīraya
vivekam param āśritya buddhyā satyam avekṣya ca
vivekam param āśritya buddhyā satyam avekṣya ca
18.
tvam imām mahāmohamihikām mā avadhīraya.
param vivekam āśritya ca buddhyā satyam avekṣya
param vivekam āśritya ca buddhyā satyam avekṣya
18.
You should not disregard this great mist of delusion (mahāmoha). Instead, by resorting to supreme discrimination (viveka) and perceiving the truth with your intellect (buddhi).
Words meanings summery:
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- मा (mā) - not, do not
- महामोहमिहिकाम् (mahāmohamihikām) - the great delusion-mist
- इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine)
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- अवधीरय (avadhīraya) - disregard, neglect, despise
- विवेकम् (vivekam) - discrimination, discernment, wisdom
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
- आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having depended on
- बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, with understanding
- सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality
- अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - having seen, having perceived, having considered
- च (ca) - and, also
Words meanings and morphology
मा (mā) - not, do not
(indeclinable)
महामोहमिहिकाम् (mahāmohamihikām) - the great delusion-mist
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mahāmohamihikā
mahāmohamihikā - great delusion-mist
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahāmoha+mihikā)
- mahāmoha – great delusion, profound ignorance
noun (masculine) - mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, ignorance
noun (masculine)
Root: muh - mihikā – mist, fog, hoar-frost
noun (feminine)
इमाम् (imām) - this (feminine)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of idam
idam - this
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvad
tvad - you (singular)
अवधीरय (avadhīraya) - disregard, neglect, despise
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of avadhīr
imperative, active voice
2nd person singular imperative of root dhṛ with prefixes ava + vi
Prefix: ava
Root: dhṛ (class 10)
विवेकम् (vivekam) - discrimination, discernment, wisdom
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of viveka
viveka - discrimination, discernment, judgment, reason
Root: vic
परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other
आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having depended on
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
derived from root śri with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: śri (class 1)
बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect, with understanding
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, reason
Root: budh
सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - truth, reality, true, real
अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - having seen, having perceived, having considered
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
derived from root īkṣ (to see) with prefix ava
Prefix: ava
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)