योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-10, verse-14

चित्त चातुर्यमेतस्माद्भोगाभ्यासकुसंभ्रमात् ।
त्यज जन्मजराजाड्यजालजम्बालशान्तये ॥ १४ ॥

citta cāturyametasmādbhogābhyāsakusaṃbhramāt ,
tyaja janmajarājāḍyajālajambālaśāntaye 14

14. citta cāturyaṃ etasmāt bhoga-abhyāsa-ku-saṃbhramāt
tyaja janma-jarā-jāḍya-jāla-jambāla-śāntaye

14. citta,
etasmāt bhoga-abhyāsa-ku-saṃbhramāt cāturyaṃ tyaja,
janma-jarā-jāḍya-jāla-jambāla-śāntaye

14. O mind, abandon cleverness (cāturya) born from the bad agitation of the repeated practice of pleasures, for the sake of calming the mud (jambāla) of the net of dullness (jāḍya), old age, and birth.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्त (citta) - O mind (mind, consciousness, thought)

• चातुर्यं (cāturyaṁ) - cleverness (cāturya) (cleverness, skill, dexterity, shrewdness)

• एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this

• भोग-अभ्यास-कु-संभ्रमात् (bhoga-abhyāsa-ku-saṁbhramāt) - from the bad agitation of the repeated practice of pleasures (from the bad confusion of repeated practice of enjoyments, from the ill-agitation of habituated pleasures)

• त्यज (tyaja) - abandon (abandon, give up, renounce)

• जन्म-जरा-जाड्य-जाल-जम्बाल-शान्तये (janma-jarā-jāḍya-jāla-jambāla-śāntaye) - for the sake of calming the mud of the net of dullness, old age, and birth (for the calming of the mud of the net of dullness, old age, and birth)

Words meanings and morphology

चित्त (citta) - O mind (mind, consciousness, thought)

(noun)

Vocative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, heart

From root 'cit' (to perceive, to understand).

Root: cit (class 1)

चातुर्यं (cāturyaṁ) - cleverness (cāturya) (cleverness, skill, dexterity, shrewdness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cāturya

cāturya - cleverness, skill, dexterity, shrewdness, elegance

From 'catura' (clever) with suffix 'ya'.

Note: Direct object of tyaja.

एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine/neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the following compound.

भोग-अभ्यास-कु-संभ्रमात् (bhoga-abhyāsa-ku-saṁbhramāt) - from the bad agitation of the repeated practice of pleasures (from the bad confusion of repeated practice of enjoyments, from the ill-agitation of habituated pleasures)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of bhoga-abhyāsa-ku-saṃbhrama

bhoga-abhyāsa-ku-saṁbhrama - bad agitation/confusion from the practice of enjoyments

Complex compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhoga+abhyāsa+ku+saṃbhrama)

• bhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, experience
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhuj' (to enjoy/eat).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• abhyāsa – practice, repetition, habit, study
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'as' (to throw) with upasargas 'abhi-a'.
  Prefixes: abhi+ā
  Root: as (class 4)
• ku – bad, evil, difficult, contemptible
  prefix/indeclinable
  Prefix indicating deterioration or badness.
• saṃbhrama – confusion, agitation, bewilderment, haste, respect
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhram' (to wander, to be confused) with upasarga 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Source from which cleverness arises.

त्यज (tyaja) - abandon (abandon, give up, renounce)

(verb)

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

Imperative active, second person singular.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

जन्म-जरा-जाड्य-जाल-जम्बाल-शान्तये (janma-jarā-jāḍya-jāla-jambāla-śāntaye) - for the sake of calming the mud of the net of dullness, old age, and birth (for the calming of the mud of the net of dullness, old age, and birth)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of janma-jarā-jāḍya-jāla-jambāla-śānti

janma-jarā-jāḍya-jāla-jambāla-śānti - for the calming/peace of the mud-like entanglement of birth, old age, and dullness

Complex compound ending in śānti.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janma+jarā+jāḍya+jāla+jambāla+śānti)

• janma – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• jarā – old age, decrepitude
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'jṛ' (to wear out).
  Root: jṛ (class 1)
• jāḍya – dullness, stupidity, inertia, coldness
  noun (neuter)
  From 'jaḍa' (dull, inert) with suffix 'ya'.
• jāla – net, snare, web, collection
  noun (neuter)
• jambāla – mud, mire, swamp, entanglement
  noun (neuter)
• śānti – peace, tranquility, calm, cessation, alleviation
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'śam' (to be calm).
  Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Expresses purpose ("for the sake of").