योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-13, verse-20

उपादेयानुपतनं हेयैकान्तविवर्जनम् ।
यदेतन्मनसो राम तद्बन्धं विद्धि नेतरत् ॥ २० ॥

upādeyānupatanaṃ heyaikāntavivarjanam ,
yadetanmanaso rāma tadbandhaṃ viddhi netarat 20

20. upādeya anupatanam heya ekānta vivarjanam yat
etat manasaḥ rāma tat bandham viddhi na itarat

20. rāma yat etat upādeya anupatanam heya ekānta
vivarjanam manasaḥ tat bandham viddhi na itarat

20. O Rāma, the pursuit of what is to be accepted and the exclusive avoidance of what is to be rejected—know this, and nothing else, to be the mind's bondage.

Words meanings summery:

• उपादेय (upādeya) - what is to be accepted or desired (to be accepted, desirable, worthy of acquisition)

• अनुपतनम् (anupatanam) - the pursuit (falling after, pursuing, following after)

• हेय (heya) - what is to be rejected (to be abandoned, to be avoided, to be rejected)

• एकान्त (ekānta) - exclusive (exclusive, absolute, solitary)

• विवर्जनम् (vivarjanam) - the avoidance (abandonment, avoidance, rejection)

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, that (relative pronoun))

• एतत् (etat) - this

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma (O Rāma (vocative))

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the combined actions) (that)

• बन्धम् (bandham) - bondage (bondage, fetter, tie)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• न (na) - not

• इतरत् (itarat) - anything else (other, another (neuter))

Words meanings and morphology

उपादेय (upādeya) - what is to be accepted or desired (to be accepted, desirable, worthy of acquisition)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of upādeya

upādeya - to be taken up, to be accepted, to be chosen, desirable, worthy of acquisition

Gerundive / Potential Passive Participle

Root DĀ (to give) with upasargas UPA and Ā, and suffix -eya (gerundive).

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: First part of the compound 'upādeyānupatanam'.

अनुपतनम् (anupatanam) - the pursuit (falling after, pursuing, following after)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anupatana

anupatana - falling after, pursuing, following, attendance

Action noun

Root PAT (to fall) with upasarga ANU and suffix -ana.

Prefix: anu

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: The compound 'upādeyānupatanam' functions as a subject.

हेय (heya) - what is to be rejected (to be abandoned, to be avoided, to be rejected)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of heya

heya - to be abandoned, to be avoided, to be rejected, despicable

Gerundive / Potential Passive Participle

Root HĀ (to abandon) with gerundive suffix -ya.

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: First part of the compound 'heyāikāntavivarjanam'.

एकान्त (ekānta) - exclusive (exclusive, absolute, solitary)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ekānta

ekānta - solitary, secluded, exclusive, absolute, devoted to one thing

Compound of 'eka' (one) + 'anta' (end).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+anta)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral
• anta – end, limit, vicinity, nature
  noun (masculine)

विवर्जनम् (vivarjanam) - the avoidance (abandonment, avoidance, rejection)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vivarjana

vivarjana - abandoning, shunning, avoiding, rejection, exclusion

Action noun

Root VṚJ (to avoid, exclude) with upasarga VI and suffix -ana.

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: The compound 'heyāikāntavivarjanam' functions as a subject, parallel to 'upādeyānupatanam'.

यत् (yat) - that which (which, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the combination of the two preceding actions.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart, spirit

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Indicates possession or relation to the mind.

राम (rāma) - O Rāma (O Rāma (vocative))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - name of a celebrated hero, son of Daśaratha; pleasing, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Rāma.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the combined actions) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Predicative nominative with 'bandham'.

बन्धम् (bandham) - bondage (bondage, fetter, tie)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bandha

bandha - bond, fetter, tying, bondage, imprisonment

Derived from root BANDH (to bind).

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Predicative accusative with 'viddhi'.

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

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

Imperative Mood, Active Voice

Root VID (to know). 2nd class, Parasmaipada, irregular imperative.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Implied subject is Rāma.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

इतरत् (itarat) - anything else (other, another (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of itara

itara - other, different, another, inferior

Note: Contrasted with 'bandham'.