योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-25, verse-2

दामव्यालकटन्यायो मा ते भवतु राघव ।
भीमभासदृढस्थित्या त्वं विशोको भवेति च ॥ २ ॥

dāmavyālakaṭanyāyo mā te bhavatu rāghava ,
bhīmabhāsadṛḍhasthityā tvaṃ viśoko bhaveti ca 2

2. dāmavyālakata nyāyaḥ mā te bhavatu rāghava |
bhīmabhāsadṛḍhasthityā tvam viśokaḥ bhava iti ca ||

2. rāghava,
mā te dāmavyālakata nyāyaḥ bhavatu tvam bhīmabhāsadṛḍhasthityā viśokaḥ bhava iti ca

2. O Rāghava, let the maxim of the rope-snake (illusion) not be for you. Instead, by the firm establishment of a formidable radiance, you should become free from sorrow.

2. שלא יחול עליך משל דָאמַה, וְיָאלַה וְקַטַה, רָאגְהַוַה, ואילו באמצעות היציבות האיתנה של בְהִימַה, בְהָאסַה ודְרִדְהַה, היה חופשי מצער.

Words meanings summery:

• दामव्यालकत (dāmavyālakata) - relating to the illusion of a snake being mistaken for a rope (of the rope-snake, relating to the rope-snake (illusion))

• न्यायः (nyāyaḥ) - maxim, rule, method, logical principle, analogy

• मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive particle)

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

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

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāma (O descendant of Raghu, O Rāma)

• भीमभासदृढस्थित्या (bhīmabhāsadṛḍhasthityā) - by the firm state of formidable radiance

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• विशोकः (viśokaḥ) - free from sorrow, sorrowless

• भव (bhava) - become, be

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking direct speech

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

दामव्यालकत (dāmavyālakata) - relating to the illusion of a snake being mistaken for a rope (of the rope-snake, relating to the rope-snake (illusion))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāmavyālakata

dāmavyālakata - related to the rope-snake (illusion)

Compound term referring to the maxim of mistaking a rope for a snake.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāma+vyāla+kata)

• dāma – rope, cord, garland
  noun (neuter)
• vyāla – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• kata – made, produced, related to, or possibly referring to illusion/false appearance
  adjective/noun

न्यायः (nyāyaḥ) - maxim, rule, method, logical principle, analogy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nyāya

nyāya - rule, method, maxim, analogy, logical argument

Prefix: ni

Root: i (class 2)

मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, your (second person pronoun)

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

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāma (O descendant of Raghu, O Rāma)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu (an epithet for Rāma)

भीमभासदृढस्थित्या (bhīmabhāsadṛḍhasthityā) - by the firm state of formidable radiance

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhīmabhāsadṛḍhasthiti

bhīmabhāsadṛḍhasthiti - firm establishment in formidable splendor/radiance

A compound noun describing a stable state (sthiti) of formidable (bhīma) radiance (bhāsa) that is firm (dṛḍha).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhīma+bhāsa+dṛḍha+sthiti)

• bhīma – formidable, terrible, awesome, dreadful
  adjective
• bhāsa – radiance, light, splendor, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• dṛḍha – firm, strong, stable, solid
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √dṛh (to make firm).
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• sthiti – state, standing, condition, firmness, stability
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

विशोकः (viśokaḥ) - free from sorrow, sorrowless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśoka

viśoka - free from sorrow, sorrowless, joyful

Compound formed with privative prefix 'vi-' and 'śoka'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+śoka)

• vi – without, free from (privative prefix), apart, intensive
  indeclinable
• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)

भव (bhava) - become, be

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking direct speech

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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