योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-14, verse-44

यावद्विस्मृतवानात्मतत्त्वं मूढो भवद्भवान् ।
तावत्तव मनोव्यालो बभूवाभ्युदितस्ततः ॥ ४४ ॥

yāvadvismṛtavānātmatattvaṃ mūḍho bhavadbhavān ,
tāvattava manovyālo babhūvābhyuditastataḥ 44

44. yāvat vismṛtavān ātmatattvam mūḍhaḥ bhavat bhavān
tāvat tava manovyālaḥ babhūva abhyuditaḥ tataḥ

44. yāvat mūḍhaḥ bhavat bhavān ātmatattvam vismṛtavān
tāvat tataḥ tava manovyālaḥ abhyuditaḥ babhūva

44. As long as you, deluded, had forgotten the reality of the self (ātman), so long your mind-serpent arose and became prominent from that [state].

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - indicating a duration of time (as long as, while, until)

• विस्मृतवान् (vismṛtavān) - the state of having lost memory or awareness of something (had forgotten, having forgotten)

• आत्मतत्त्वम् (ātmatattvam) - the fundamental nature or essence of one's inner being (the reality of the self, the truth of ātman)

• मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - being in a state of confusion or error regarding fundamental truths (deluded, foolish, ignorant)

• भवत् (bhavat) - used adverbially or participially, 'being you' (being, becoming)

• भवान् (bhavān) - addressing Rāma respectfully (you (honorific))

• तावत् (tāvat) - corresponding to 'yāvat', indicating the consequence or duration (so long, then, at that time)

• तव (tava) - belonging to you (Rāma) (your)

• मनोव्यालः (manovyālaḥ) - the mind, depicted as a dangerous or venomous snake due to its uncontrolled nature (mind-serpent, the serpent of the mind)

• बभूव (babhūva) - the mind-serpent came into being or became prominent (became, arose, occurred)

• अभ्युदितः (abhyuditaḥ) - became manifest or powerful (risen, prominent, arisen)

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that state of delusion or forgetting (from that, thence, therefore, subsequently)

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - indicating a duration of time (as long as, while, until)

(indeclinable)

विस्मृतवान् (vismṛtavān) - the state of having lost memory or awareness of something (had forgotten, having forgotten)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vismṛtavat

vismṛtavat - having forgotten, oblivious

Past Active Participle

Derived from the root 'smṛ' (to remember) with prefix 'vi' (away) and 'ktavatu' suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavān'.

आत्मतत्त्वम् (ātmatattvam) - the fundamental nature or essence of one's inner being (the reality of the self, the truth of ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmatattva

ātmatattva - the reality of the self (ātman), the truth of the individual soul

A tatpuruṣa compound meaning 'the tattva (truth/reality) of ātman (self)'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+tattva)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)
• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence, true nature
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of the verb 'vismṛtavān'.

मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - being in a state of confusion or error regarding fundamental truths (deluded, foolish, ignorant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - deluded, foolish, ignorant, bewildered, stupid

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'muh' (to be bewildered, to err) with the 'kta' (past passive participle) suffix.

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavān'.

भवत् (bhavat) - used adverbially or participially, 'being you' (being, becoming)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - being, existing, becoming

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'bhū' (to be, to become) with the 'śatṛ' (present active participle) suffix.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used here adjectivally with 'bhavān' to emphasize the state.

भवान् (bhavān) - addressing Rāma respectfully (you (honorific))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), your honor, sir

A polite pronoun derived from the present participle of 'bhū' (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

तावत् (tāvat) - corresponding to 'yāvat', indicating the consequence or duration (so long, then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - belonging to you (Rāma) (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular and plural)

मनोव्यालः (manovyālaḥ) - the mind, depicted as a dangerous or venomous snake due to its uncontrolled nature (mind-serpent, the serpent of the mind)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manovyāla

manovyāla - mind-serpent, the mind compared to a poisonous snake

A tatpuruṣa compound or karmadhāraya, where the mind is (like) a serpent.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (manas+vyāla)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• vyāla – serpent, snake, vicious animal, rogue elephant
  noun (masculine)

बभूव (babhūva) - the mind-serpent came into being or became prominent (became, arose, occurred)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अभ्युदितः (abhyuditaḥ) - became manifest or powerful (risen, prominent, arisen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyudita

abhyudita - risen, appeared, prominent, elevated, prosperous

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'i' (to go) with prefixes 'abhi' and 'ud'.

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'manovyālaḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - from that state of delusion or forgetting (from that, thence, therefore, subsequently)

(indeclinable)