योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-15, verse-25

अयं त्वमहमित्येव प्रथमं तावदाशये ।
मां दुराशां महाबाहो संकल्पय तमोमयीम् ॥ २५ ॥

ayaṃ tvamahamityeva prathamaṃ tāvadāśaye ,
māṃ durāśāṃ mahābāho saṃkalpaya tamomayīm 25

25. ayam tvam aham iti eva prathamam tāvat āśaye
mām durāśām mahābāho saṃkalpaya tamomayīm

25. mahābāho,
prathamam tāvat āśaye,
tvam ayam aham iti eva mām durāśām tamomayīm saṃkalpaya.

25. O mighty-armed one (mahābāho), first of all, conceive of this 'I' (aham) and 'you' (tvam) identity, in the mind (āśaya), as a false hope (durāśā) permeated by ignorance (tamas).

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, primarily

• तावत् (tāvat) - to that extent, just, first of all

• आशये (āśaye) - in the mind, in the intention, in the consciousness

• माम् (mām) - Refers to the concept of 'I' and 'you' identity mentioned earlier, rather than the speaker 'me'. (this (concept))

• दुराशाम् (durāśām) - false hope, delusive expectation, evil desire

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - An epithet for Rāma. (O mighty-armed one)

• संकल्पय (saṁkalpaya) - conceive, imagine, resolve (causative)

• तमोमयीम् (tamomayīm) - consisting of darkness, full of ignorance

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the concept of 'I' and 'you'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Used here in a generic sense, part of the 'I and you' duality.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Used here in a generic sense, part of the 'I and you' duality.

इति (iti) - thus, in this way

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, primarily

(indeclinable)

तावत् (tāvat) - to that extent, just, first of all

(indeclinable)

आशये (āśaye) - in the mind, in the intention, in the consciousness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āśaya

āśaya - intention, mind, consciousness, resting-place

Prefix: ā

Root: śī (class 2)

माम् (mām) - Refers to the concept of 'I' and 'you' identity mentioned earlier, rather than the speaker 'me'. (this (concept))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Direct object of 'saṃkalpaya'. Used reflexively or emphatically to refer to the 'I and you' construct being discussed.

दुराशाम् (durāśām) - false hope, delusive expectation, evil desire

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of durāśā

durāśā - false hope, delusive expectation, evil desire

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+āśā)

• dus – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
• āśā – hope, expectation, desire
  noun (feminine)
  From root aś- (to reach, obtain) with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Predicate accusative, describing 'mām'.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - An epithet for Rāma. (O mighty-armed one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

संकल्पय (saṁkalpaya) - conceive, imagine, resolve (causative)

(verb)

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

Causative form (ṇic)

Derived from root kḷp- (to form, imagine) with prefix sam-, in causative.

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

तमोमयीम् (tamomayīm) - consisting of darkness, full of ignorance

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tamomayī

tamomaya - consisting of darkness, full of ignorance

Compound type : tatpurusha (tamas+maya)

• tamas – darkness, ignorance
  noun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix
  Suffix -maya forms an adjective meaning 'consisting of' or 'full of'.

Note: Predicate accusative, describing 'mām'.

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