योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-33, verse-49

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
त्रिविधो राघवास्तीह त्वहंकारो जगत्त्रये ।
द्वौ श्रेष्ठावितरस्त्याज्यः श्रृणु त्वं कथयामि ते ॥ ४९ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
trividho rāghavāstīha tvahaṃkāro jagattraye ,
dvau śreṣṭhāvitarastyājyaḥ śrṛṇu tvaṃ kathayāmi te 49

49. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca | tri-vidhaḥ
rāghava asti iha tu ahaṃkāraḥ
jagat-traye | dvau śreṣṭhau itaraḥ
tyājyaḥ śṛṇu tvam kathayāmi te ||

49. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca rāghava,
iha jagat-traye tu tri-vidhaḥ ahaṃkāraḥ asti.
dvau śreṣṭhau,
itaraḥ tyājyaḥ.
tvam śṛṇu,
te kathayāmi.

49. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: O Rāghava, indeed, in this triple world (jagat-traye), there are three kinds of ego (ahaṃkāra). Two of them are superior, and the other is to be abandoned. Listen, I will tell you.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• त्रि-विधः (tri-vidhaḥ) - threefold, of three kinds

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

• अस्ति (asti) - there are (is, exists)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• अहंकारः (ahaṁkāraḥ) - ego (ahaṃkāra) (ego, egoism, self-conceit)

• जगत्-त्रये (jagat-traye) - in this triple world (jagat-traye) (in the three worlds)

• द्वौ (dvau) - two

• श्रेष्ठौ (śreṣṭhau) - two of them are superior (the two best, the two most excellent)

• इतरः (itaraḥ) - the other (one) (the other, the rest)

• त्याज्यः (tyājyaḥ) - is to be abandoned (to be abandoned, to be given up, to be relinquished)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• कथयामि (kathayāmi) - I will tell (I tell, I narrate)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha, a revered Vedic sage, often with honorific 'Śrī'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – wealth, prosperity, glory, beauty, divine splendor
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage); most excellent, best
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

त्रि-विधः (tri-vidhaḥ) - threefold, of three kinds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tri-vidha

tri-vidha - threefold, of three kinds, various

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tri+vidha)

• tri – three
  numeral
• vidha – kind, sort, manner, way
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'ahaṃkāraḥ'.

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, referring to Rāma))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, patronymic of Rāma

From Raghu + suffix '-a'

Note: Addressed to Rāma.

अस्ति (asti) - there are (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अहंकारः (ahaṁkāraḥ) - ego (ahaṃkāra) (ego, egoism, self-conceit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṃkāra

ahaṁkāra - egoism, self-consciousness, the sense of 'I'

From 'aham' (I) + 'kāra' (maker, doing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aham+kāra)

• aham – I, myself
  pronoun
• kāra – maker, doing, act, sound
  noun (masculine)
  Root 'kṛ' (to make, to do) + suffix '-a'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

जगत्-त्रये (jagat-traye) - in this triple world (jagat-traye) (in the three worlds)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jagat-traya

jagat-traya - the three worlds (earth, atmosphere, heaven)

Compound type : dvigu (jagat+traya)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
• traya – a triad, a group of three
  noun (neuter)

द्वौ (dvau) - two

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'śreṣṭhau'.

श्रेष्ठौ (śreṣṭhau) - two of them are superior (the two best, the two most excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, superior, chief

Superlative of 'praśasya' (praiseworthy)

Note: Agrees with 'dvau' and implicitly 'ahaṃkārau'.

इतरः (itaraḥ) - the other (one) (the other, the rest)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of itara

itara - other, different, the rest

Note: Refers to the third ego.

त्याज्यः (tyājyaḥ) - is to be abandoned (to be abandoned, to be given up, to be relinquished)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tyājya

tyājya - to be abandoned, to be left, to be given up

Gerundive (karmaṇi prayogya)

Root 'tyaj' (to abandon) + suffix '-ṇya'

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'itaraḥ'.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

कथयामि (kathayāmi) - I will tell (I tell, I narrate)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kath

Causative stem of root 'kath' or derived from 'katha' (story). Denominative verb.

Root: kath (class 10)

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Alternative form for dative/genitive singular.