योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-41, verse-6

उपदेश्योपदेशार्थं शास्त्रार्थप्रतिपत्तये ।
शब्दार्थवाक्यरचनाभ्रमो मा तन्मयो भव ॥ ६ ॥

upadeśyopadeśārthaṃ śāstrārthapratipattaye ,
śabdārthavākyaracanābhramo mā tanmayo bhava 6

6. upadeśyopadeśārtham śāstrārthapratipattaye
śabdārthavākyaracanābhramaḥ mā tanmayaḥ bhava

6. For the purpose of instructing the student and for the understanding of the meaning of the scriptures, may there be no delusion (bhrama) arising from the arrangement of words, their meanings, and sentences. Do not become absorbed in that (delusion).

Words meanings summery:

• उपदेश्योपदेशार्थम् (upadeśyopadeśārtham) - for the purpose of instructing the student, for the instruction of the taught

• शास्त्रार्थप्रतिपत्तये (śāstrārthapratipattaye) - for the understanding of the meaning of the scriptures

• शब्दार्थवाक्यरचनाभ्रमः (śabdārthavākyaracanābhramaḥ) - delusion concerning the arrangement of words and their meanings

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

• तन्मयः (tanmayaḥ) - absorbed in that (delusion) (absorbed in that, consisting of that)

• भव (bhava) - be, become

Words meanings and morphology

उपदेश्योपदेशार्थम् (upadeśyopadeśārtham) - for the purpose of instructing the student, for the instruction of the taught

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (upadeśya+upadeśa+artha)

• upadeśya – to be instructed, taught, student, disciple
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  From `upa`-`diś` (to teach) + `ṇyat` suffix
  Prefix: upa
  Root: diś (class 6)
• upadeśa – instruction, teaching, advice
  noun (masculine)
  From `upa`-`diś` + `ghañ` suffix
  Prefix: upa
  Root: diś (class 6)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: `artha` in compound here acts as an adverbial accusative, effectively an indeclinable.

शास्त्रार्थप्रतिपत्तये (śāstrārthapratipattaye) - for the understanding of the meaning of the scriptures

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of śāstrārthapratipatti

śāstrārthapratipatti - understanding of the meaning of the scriptures

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāstrārtha+pratipatti)

• śāstrārtha – meaning of the scriptures, purpose of scriptures
  noun (masculine)
• pratipatti – understanding, attainment, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  From `prati`-`pad` + `kti` suffix
  Prefix: prati
  Root: pad (class 4)

शब्दार्थवाक्यरचनाभ्रमः (śabdārthavākyaracanābhramaḥ) - delusion concerning the arrangement of words and their meanings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabdārthavākyaracanābhrama

śabdārthavākyaracanābhrama - delusion concerning the arrangement of words and their meanings and sentences

Compound type : tatpurusha (śabda+artha+vākya+racanā+bhrama)

• śabda – word, sound
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)
• vākya – sentence, speech, phrase
  noun (neuter)
  From `vac` (to speak) + `ṇya` suffix
  Root: vac (class 2)
• racanā – arrangement, composition, construction
  noun (feminine)
  From root `rac` (to arrange) + `yuṭ` suffix
  Root: rac (class 10)
• bhrama – delusion, error, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  From `bhram` (to wander) + `a` suffix
  Root: bhram (class 1)

मा (mā) - prohibitive particle (do not)

(indeclinable)

तन्मयः (tanmayaḥ) - absorbed in that (delusion) (absorbed in that, consisting of that)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tanmaya

tanmaya - consisting of that, identified with that, absorbed in that

From `tad` (that) + `maya` (made of), with internal sandhi (d/t becomes n before m).

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+maya)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
  Stem of the demonstrative pronoun.
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix
  Primary derivative suffix (kṛt) used to form adjectives.

Note: Refers to the subject of `bhava`.

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

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

Present imperative

2nd person singular, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

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