योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-41, verse-21

यावत्तु न प्रबुद्धस्त्वं तावन्मद्वचसैव ते ।
 निश्चयो भवतूद्दामो नास्त्यविद्येति निश्चलः ॥ २१ ॥

yāvattu na prabuddhastvaṃ tāvanmadvacasaiva te ,
 niścayo bhavatūddāmo nāstyavidyeti niścalaḥ 21

21. yāvat tu na prabuddhaḥ tvam tāvat madvacasā eva te
niścayaḥ bhavatu uddāmaḥ na asti avidyā iti niścalaḥ

21. yāvat tvam na prabuddhaḥ tāvat te madvacasā eva
niścayaḥ uddāmaḥ niścalaḥ bhavatu na asti avidyā iti

21. As long as you are not awakened, let your conviction, based solely on my words, be strong and unwavering: that there is no nescience (avidyā).

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until

• तु (tu) - but, however, yet

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - awakened, enlightened, realized

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

• तावत् (tāvat) - then, so long, until then

• मद्वचसा (madvacasā) - by my words, by my speech

• एव (eva) - solely, alone (only, just, indeed, certainly)

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

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - conviction, certainty, firm resolution

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

• उद्दामः (uddāmaḥ) - strong, firm, unbridled, unrestrained

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• अविद्या (avidyā) - nescience, ignorance, spiritual ignorance

• इति (iti) - introduces or concludes a quotation or statement (thus, so, in this way)

• निश्चलः (niścalaḥ) - unwavering, steady, motionless

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, however, yet

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - awakened, enlightened, realized

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabuddha

prabuddha - awakened, enlightened, conscious, expanded, blooming

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root budh (to wake, know) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular and plural)

तावत् (tāvat) - then, so long, until then

(indeclinable)

मद्वचसा (madvacasā) - by my words, by my speech

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of madvacas

madvacas - my word, my speech, my utterance

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mad+vacas)

• mad – my, mine (from first person pronoun)
  pronoun
  Genitive/Ablative singular of aham (I)
• vacas – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

एव (eva) - solely, alone (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - for you, to you (singular)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular and plural)

Note: Also can be genitive singular.

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - conviction, certainty, firm resolution

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, ascertainment, determination, firm conviction, resolution

Prefix: ni

Root: ci (class 5)

भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

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

Imperative Mood

Root: bhū (class 1)

उद्दामः (uddāmaḥ) - strong, firm, unbridled, unrestrained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uddāma

uddāma - unbridled, unrestrained, strong, firm, violent, excessive

Prefix: ud

Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'niścayaḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root: as (class 2)

अविद्या (avidyā) - nescience, ignorance, spiritual ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience (avidyā), spiritual darkness, misconception

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidyā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

इति (iti) - introduces or concludes a quotation or statement (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

निश्चलः (niścalaḥ) - unwavering, steady, motionless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścala

niścala - immovable, motionless, unwavering, steady, firm

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (nis+cala)

• nis – out, forth, away, without
  indeclinable
• cala – moving, shaking, unsteady, fickle
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root cal (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'niścayaḥ'.

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