योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-45, verse-23

प्रपञ्चपतनारम्भं प्रमत्तस्य इदं जगत् ।
सकामतृष्णामननं त्यक्त्वान्यद्राम भावय ॥ २३ ॥

prapañcapatanārambhaṃ pramattasya idaṃ jagat ,
sakāmatṛṣṇāmananaṃ tyaktvānyadrāma bhāvaya 23

23. prapañcapatanārambham pramattasya idam jagat
sakāmatṛṣṇāmananam tyaktvā anyat rāma bhāvaya

23. rāma,
pramattasya idam jagat prapañcapatanārambham.
sakāmatṛṣṇāmananam tyaktvā anyat bhāvaya.

23. O Rāma, for the heedless, this world (jagat) is the beginning of the dissolution of phenomena (prapañca). Abandon the mind's dwelling on desire (kāma) and craving (tṛṣṇā), and contemplate something else!

Words meanings summery:

• प्रपञ्चपतनारम्भम् (prapañcapatanārambham) - The world is seen as the initial stage of the collapse of illusory phenomena for the deluded. (the beginning of the world's dissolution/destruction)

• प्रमत्तस्य (pramattasya) - Refers to a person who is deluded by worldly illusions and is therefore suffering. (of the heedless, of the intoxicated, of the deluded)

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to jagat (this, this one)

• जगत् (jagat) - The phenomenal world, which is inherently unstable. (world, universe, moving)

• सकामतृष्णामननम् (sakāmatṛṣṇāmananam) - The mental activity that keeps one bound to the illusory world. (mind's dwelling on desire and craving)

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - Implies letting go of desires and cravings as a prerequisite for higher contemplation. (having abandoned, having given up)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - Something other than worldly desires and cravings, referring to higher truth or Self. (other, another, different)

• राम (rāma) - The address to the disciple Rāma by Vasiṣṭha (Rāma (proper noun))

• भावय (bhāvaya) - To mentally cultivate, meditate upon, or bring into clear consciousness the 'other' (i.e., the non-dual reality). (contemplate, realize, cause to be, bring into existence)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रपञ्चपतनारम्भम् (prapañcapatanārambham) - The world is seen as the initial stage of the collapse of illusory phenomena for the deluded. (the beginning of the world's dissolution/destruction)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prapañcapatanārambha

prapañcapatanārambha - the beginning of the dissolution of phenomena/the world's expansion

Compound word

Compound type : tatpurusha (prapañca+patana+ārambha)

• prapañca – the phenomenal world, cosmic expansion, illusion, manifoldness
  noun (masculine)
  From pra- + pañc
  Prefix: pra
  Root: pañc (class 1)
• patana – falling, descent, downfall, destruction, dissolution
  noun (neuter)
  From root pat
  Root: pat (class 1)
• ārambha – beginning, commencement, undertaking, initiation
  noun (masculine)
  From ā- + root rabh
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Forms the predicate of jagat.

प्रमत्तस्य (pramattasya) - Refers to a person who is deluded by worldly illusions and is therefore suffering. (of the heedless, of the intoxicated, of the deluded)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pramatta

pramatta - heedless, careless, intoxicated, mad, deluded

past passive participle

From pra- + root mad 'to be intoxicated, to be delighted'

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'person.'

इदम् (idam) - Refers to jagat (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

जगत् (jagat) - The phenomenal world, which is inherently unstable. (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, what is moving, animate

From root gam 'to go'

Root: gam (class 1)

सकामतृष्णामननम् (sakāmatṛṣṇāmananam) - The mental activity that keeps one bound to the illusory world. (mind's dwelling on desire and craving)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sakāmatṛṣṇāmanana

sakāmatṛṣṇāmanana - the mind's dwelling/contemplation of desire and craving

Compound word

Compound type : tatpurusha (sakāma+tṛṣṇā+manana)

• sa-kāma – with desire, desirous
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of sa (with) and kāma (desire)
• tṛṣṇā – thirst, craving, longing, desire
  noun (feminine)
  From root tṛṣ
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
• manana – thinking, dwelling, pondering, reflection, consideration
  noun (neuter)
  From root man
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of tyaktvā.

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - Implies letting go of desires and cravings as a prerequisite for higher contemplation. (having abandoned, having given up)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

formed with suffix ktvā

Root: tyaj (class 1)

अन्यत् (anyat) - Something other than worldly desires and cravings, referring to higher truth or Self. (other, another, different)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Object of bhāvaya.

राम (rāma) - The address to the disciple Rāma by Vasiṣṭha (Rāma (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma, pleasant, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

भावय (bhāvaya) - To mentally cultivate, meditate upon, or bring into clear consciousness the 'other' (i.e., the non-dual reality). (contemplate, realize, cause to be, bring into existence)

(verb)

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

causative imperative

Causative stem of bhū + imperative ending. bhāvaya means 'cause to be, manifest, contemplate.'

Root: bhū (class 1)