योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-17, verse-10

अजरामरमात्मानं दृष्ट्वा बुद्धिमतां वर ।
जरामरणशङ्काभिर्मा मनः कलुषं कृथाः ॥ १० ॥

ajarāmaramātmānaṃ dṛṣṭvā buddhimatāṃ vara ,
jarāmaraṇaśaṅkābhirmā manaḥ kaluṣaṃ kṛthāḥ 10

10. ajara amaram ātmānam dṛṣṭvā buddhimatām vara
jarā maraṇa śaṅkābhiḥ mā manaḥ kaluṣam kṛthāḥ

10. buddhimatām vara ajara amaram ātmānam dṛṣṭvā
jarā maraṇa śaṅkābhiḥ manaḥ kaluṣam mā kṛthāḥ

10. O best among the intelligent, having realized the self (ātman) as ageless and immortal, do not defile your mind with fears of old age and death.

Words meanings summery:

• अजर (ajara) - ageless, not decaying

• अमरम् (amaram) - immortal, deathless

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul, the essence

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived, having realized

• बुद्धिमताम् (buddhimatām) - of the intelligent ones, among the wise

• वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

• जरा (jarā) - old age, decay

• मरण (maraṇa) - death, dying

• शङ्काभिः (śaṅkābhiḥ) - by fears, by doubts, by apprehensions

• मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive particle)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

• कलुषम् (kaluṣam) - defiled, impure, polluted, turbid

• कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - do not make (your mind defiled) (make, do, cause)

Words meanings and morphology

अजर (ajara) - ageless, not decaying

(adjective)

masculine, singular of ajara

ajara - ageless, not decaying, undecaying

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jara)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• jara – aging, old age, decay
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of compound with 'amaram'.

अमरम् (amaram) - immortal, deathless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amara

amara - immortal, deathless, divine

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mara)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• mara – dying, mortal
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ātmānam'. It forms a Dvandva compound with 'ajara'.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, the soul, the essence

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, living principle

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived, having realized

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form from root 'dṛś' with suffix '-ktvā'.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

बुद्धिमताम् (buddhimatām) - of the intelligent ones, among the wise

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, wise, endowed with intellect

Derived from 'buddhi' (intellect) with suffix '-mat' (possessing).

वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice; a boon, a blessing

Root: vṛ (class 9)

जरा (jarā) - old age, decay

(noun)

feminine, singular of jarā

jarā - old age, decay, decrepitude

Root: jṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of a compound 'jarāmaraṇaśaṅkābhiḥ'.

मरण (maraṇa) - death, dying

(noun)

neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of a compound 'jarāmaraṇaśaṅkābhiḥ'.

शङ्काभिः (śaṅkābhiḥ) - by fears, by doubts, by apprehensions

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of śaṅkā

śaṅkā - fear, doubt, apprehension, suspicion

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Part of a compound 'jarāmaraṇaśaṅkā'.

मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart, spirit

कलुषम् (kaluṣam) - defiled, impure, polluted, turbid

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kaluṣa

kaluṣa - defiled, impure, turbid, dirty, sin, stain

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'.

कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - do not make (your mind defiled) (make, do, cause)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, aorist injunctive (luṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with 'mā' for prohibition. This is the ātmanepada (middle voice) 2nd singular aorist injunctive form.