योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-13, verse-97

मुधा मैवमनर्थाय मनः संकल्पयानघ ।
मनो मिथ्यासमुदितं नास्त्यत्र परमार्थतः ॥ ९७ ॥

mudhā maivamanarthāya manaḥ saṃkalpayānagha ,
mano mithyāsamuditaṃ nāstyatra paramārthataḥ 97

97. mudhā mā evam anarthāya manaḥ saṅkalpaya anagha
manaḥ mithyā samuditam na asti atra paramārthataḥ

97. anagha mudhā mā evam anarthāya manaḥ saṅkalpaya
manaḥ mithyā samuditam atra paramārthataḥ na asti

97. O sinless one (anagha), do not idly imagine the mind (manas) to be a source of futility. The mind, being merely a false construct, truly does not exist here in ultimate reality (paramārthataḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, idly

• मा (mā) - do not, lest

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• अनर्थाय (anarthāya) - for futility, for no purpose, for harm

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind

• सङ्कल्पय (saṅkalpaya) - imagine, resolve, conceive

• अनघ (anagha) - addressed to Rama (O sinless one)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, illusory

• समुदितम् (samuditam) - arisen, produced, appeared

• न (na) - not

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• परमार्थतः (paramārthataḥ) - in ultimate reality, truly

Words meanings and morphology

मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, idly

(indeclinable)

मा (mā) - do not, lest

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

अनर्थाय (anarthāya) - for futility, for no purpose, for harm

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of anartha

anartha - useless, meaningless, futile, harmful, evil

a (neg.) + artha (purpose, meaning)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+artha)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding, spirit

from √man

Root: man (class 4)

Note: object of saṅkalpaya

सङ्कल्पय (saṅkalpaya) - imagine, resolve, conceive

(verb)

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

imperative, 2nd person singular

from √kḷp (1st cl. P. to be in order, to be suited) in causative sense with sam-prefix, used as denom. verb in 10th class

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

अनघ (anagha) - addressed to Rama (O sinless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure, innocent

a (neg.) + agha (sin, fault)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+agha)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• agha – sin, evil, fault, distress
  noun (neuter)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding, spirit

from √man

Root: man (class 4)

Note: subject of 'na asti'

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, illusory

(indeclinable)

समुदितम् (samuditam) - arisen, produced, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samudita

samudita - arisen, appeared, produced, collected

Past Passive Participle

from sam + ut + √i (to go)

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

परमार्थतः (paramārthataḥ) - in ultimate reality, truly

(indeclinable)

from paramārtha + -tas suffix