योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-35, verse-3

श्रूयतां ज्ञानसर्वस्वं श्रुत्वा चैवावधार्यताम् ।
भोगेच्छामात्रको बन्धस्तत्त्यागो मोक्ष उच्यते ॥ ३ ॥

śrūyatāṃ jñānasarvasvaṃ śrutvā caivāvadhāryatām ,
bhogecchāmātrako bandhastattyāgo mokṣa ucyate 3

3. śrūyatām jñānasarvasvam śrutvā ca eva avadhāryatām
bhogecchāmātrakaḥ bandhaḥ tattyāgaḥ mokṣaḥ ucyate

3. jñānasarvasvam śrūyatām ca eva śrutvā avadhāryatām
bhogecchāmātrakaḥ bandhaḥ tattyāgaḥ mokṣaḥ ucyate

3. Listen to the essence of all knowledge, and having heard it, indeed grasp it. Merely the desire for worldly enjoyment is bondage; its abandonment is called liberation (mokṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - Let it be heard.

• ज्ञानसर्वस्वम् (jñānasarvasvam) - the essence of all knowledge, the sum total of knowledge.

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard.

• च (ca) - and.

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just.

• अवधार्यताम् (avadhāryatām) - Let it be grasped, let it be understood, let it be realized.

• भोगेच्छामात्रकः (bhogecchāmātrakaḥ) - merely the desire for enjoyment.

• बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, fetter.

• तत्त्यागः (tattyāgaḥ) - its abandonment, the renunciation of that.

• मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation, freedom.

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called.

Words meanings and morphology

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - Let it be heard.

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śrū

Present Passive Imperative, 3rd Person Singular.

Root śru (5th class) in passive voice, Present Imperative, ātmanepada, 3rd singular ending -tām.

Root: śru (class 5)

ज्ञानसर्वस्वम् (jñānasarvasvam) - the essence of all knowledge, the sum total of knowledge.

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jñānasarvasva

jñānasarvasva - the essence of knowledge, the totality of knowledge.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+sarvasva)

• jñāna – knowledge, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• sarvasva – entire property, all one's possessions, the whole, the essence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Direct object of "let it be heard" and "let it be grasped".

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard.

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund).

Formed from root śru (5th class) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Expresses prior action.

च (ca) - and.

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just.

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis.

अवधार्यताम् (avadhāryatām) - Let it be grasped, let it be understood, let it be realized.

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of avadhṛ

Present Passive Imperative, 3rd Person Singular.

Root dhṛ (1st class) with upasarga ava, in passive voice, Present Imperative, ātmanepada, 3rd singular ending -tām.

Prefix: ava

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

भोगेच्छामात्रकः (bhogecchāmātrakaḥ) - merely the desire for enjoyment.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhogecchāmātraka

bhogecchāmātraka - merely the desire for enjoyment.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhogecchā+mātraka)

• bhogecchā – desire for enjoyment
  noun (feminine)
• mātraka – only, merely
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix -ka added to mātra.

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied 'is').

बन्धः (bandhaḥ) - bondage, fetter.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - bond, fetter, bondage, tying, imprisonment.

Derived from root bandh (1st class).

Root: bandh (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'bhogecchāmātrakaḥ'.

तत्त्यागः (tattyāgaḥ) - its abandonment, the renunciation of that.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tattyāga

tattyāga - abandonment of that (referring to bhogecchā).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+tyāga)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• tyāga – abandonment, renunciation, giving up
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root tyaj (1st class) with suffix -a.
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation, freedom.

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, freedom, salvation.

Derived from root muc (6th class) with suffix -sa.

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'tattyāgaḥ'.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called.

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Present Passive, 3rd Person Singular.

Root vac (2nd class, but irregular in passive: vacyate, not vakyate). Here it is passive form of vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

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