योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-24, verse-20

दामव्यालकटन्यायो मा ते भवतु राघव ।
भीमभासदृढस्थित्या त्वं यास्यसि विशोकताम् ॥ २० ॥

dāmavyālakaṭanyāyo mā te bhavatu rāghava ,
bhīmabhāsadṛḍhasthityā tvaṃ yāsyasi viśokatām 20

20. dāmavyālakaṭanyāyaḥ mā te bhavatu rāghava
bhīmabhāsa dṛḍhasthityā tvam yāsyasi viśokatām

20. rāghava,
te dāmavyālakaṭanyāyaḥ mā bhavatu.
tvam bhīmabhāsa dṛḍhasthityā viśokatām yāsyasi

20. O Raghava, may the fallacy of mistaking a rope for a snake or an inert object (kaṭa) not apply to you. Instead, by adopting a firm resolve like Bhīma's, you will attain freedom from sorrow.

20. שלא יתרחש בך משל דָאמַה, וְיָאלַה וְקַטַה, רָאגְהַוַה! באמצעות יציבותם האיתנה של בְהִימַה, בְהָאסַה ודְרִדְהַה, תגיע למצב נטול צער.

Words meanings summery:

• दामव्यालकटन्यायः (dāmavyālakaṭanyāyaḥ) - the fallacy of mistaking an inert object for something else, like a rope for a snake (the analogy/fallacy of the rope, snake, and mat/piece of rope)

• मा (mā) - not, do not

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• भवतु (bhavatu) - may it be, let it be, let it happen

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

• भीमभास (bhīmabhāsa) - with a mighty presence like Bhīma's (like Bhīma, with Bhīma's splendor)

• दृढस्थित्या (dṛḍhasthityā) - by firm resolve, by steadfastness, by a firm position

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• यास्यसि (yāsyasi) - you will go, you will attain

• विशोकताम् (viśokatām) - the state of being sorrowless, freedom from sorrow

Words meanings and morphology

दामव्यालकटन्यायः (dāmavyālakaṭanyāyaḥ) - the fallacy of mistaking an inert object for something else, like a rope for a snake (the analogy/fallacy of the rope, snake, and mat/piece of rope)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāmavyālakaṭanyāya

dāmavyālakaṭanyāya - the analogy/fallacy of the rope, snake, and mat/piece of rope (referring to the illusion of mistaking one thing for another)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (dāma+vyāla+kaṭa+nyāya)

• dāma – rope, cord
  noun (masculine)
• vyāla – snake, serpent, dangerous animal
  noun (masculine)
• kaṭa – mat, piece (of rope), inert object
  noun (masculine)
• nyāya – rule, method, maxim, analogy, logical principle
  noun (masculine)

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

भवतु (bhavatu) - may it be, let it be, let it happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

imperative, active voice

3rd person singular imperative of root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, name of Rama, a prince

भीमभास (bhīmabhāsa) - with a mighty presence like Bhīma's (like Bhīma, with Bhīma's splendor)

(adjective)

of bhīmabhāsa

bhīmabhāsa - like Bhīma, having the splendor of Bhīma

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+bhāsa)

• bhīma – Bhīma (name of a Pāṇḍava), formidable, terrible
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhāsa – light, splendor, appearance, likeness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhās

Note: Often used as a simile, 'like Bhīma'.

दृढस्थित्या (dṛḍhasthityā) - by firm resolve, by steadfastness, by a firm position

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dṛḍhasthiti

dṛḍhasthiti - firm resolve, steadfastness, stable position

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛḍha+sthiti)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, steadfast, resolute
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root dṛh
  Root: dṛh
• sthiti – state, position, standing, resolve, stability
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sthā

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

यास्यसि (yāsyasi) - you will go, you will attain

(verb)

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

future tense, active voice

2nd person singular future tense of root yā

Root: yā (class 2)

विशोकताम् (viśokatām) - the state of being sorrowless, freedom from sorrow

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viśokatā

viśokatā - state of being sorrowless, freedom from grief

derived from viśoka + tā (abstract suffix)

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