योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-29, verse-52

पूर्वमिष्टमनिष्टं त्वमनिष्टं चेष्टमित्यपि ।
परिकल्प्य तदभ्यासात्तत्ततोऽपि परित्यज ॥ ५२ ॥

pūrvamiṣṭamaniṣṭaṃ tvamaniṣṭaṃ ceṣṭamityapi ,
parikalpya tadabhyāsāttattato'pi parityaja 52

52. pūrvam iṣṭam aniṣṭam tvam aniṣṭam ca iṣṭam iti api
parikalpya tat abhyāsāt tat tataḥ api parityaja

52. tvam pūrvam iṣṭam aniṣṭam ca aniṣṭam iṣṭam iti
api parikalpya tataḥ tat api abhyāsāt parityaja

52. First, you conceive of what is desirable as undesirable, and what is undesirable as desirable. Then, through constant practice (of discernment), abandon even that (habit of conceptualization).

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (in time or sequence) (first, previously, before)

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - what is desirable (desired, desirable, wished for)

• अनिष्टम् (aniṣṭam) - as undesirable (undesirable, undesired, unpleasant)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अनिष्टम् (aniṣṭam) - what is undesirable (undesirable, undesired, unpleasant)

• च (ca) - and, also

• इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - as desirable (desired, desirable, wished for)

• इति (iti) - introducing the direct speech/thought (thus, so, in this manner)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• परिकल्प्य (parikalpya) - having imagined, having conceived, having arranged

• तत् (tat) - that conception/habit of conceiving (that)

• अभ्यासात् (abhyāsāt) - through constant practice (of discernment/renunciation) (from practice, through repetition)

• तत् (tat) - that habit (of conceptualization) (that)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (adverb of time) (thence, then, therefore)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• परित्यज (parityaja) - abandon, renounce, give up

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (in time or sequence) (first, previously, before)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage (accusative singular neuter)

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - what is desirable (desired, desirable, wished for)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, sacrificed

Past Passive Participle

from root iṣ (to wish, desire)

Root: iṣ (class 4)

अनिष्टम् (aniṣṭam) - as undesirable (undesirable, undesired, unpleasant)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aniṣṭa

aniṣṭa - undesired, unpleasant, harmful

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+iṣṭa)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• iṣṭa – desired, wished, sacrificed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root iṣ (to wish, desire)
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

अनिष्टम् (aniṣṭam) - what is undesirable (undesirable, undesired, unpleasant)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aniṣṭa

aniṣṭa - undesired, unpleasant, harmful

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (an+iṣṭa)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• iṣṭa – desired, wished, sacrificed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root iṣ (to wish, desire)
  Root: iṣ (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - as desirable (desired, desirable, wished for)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, sacrificed

Past Passive Participle

from root iṣ (to wish, desire)

Root: iṣ (class 4)

इति (iti) - introducing the direct speech/thought (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

परिकल्प्य (parikalpya) - having imagined, having conceived, having arranged

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

from root kḷp with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: kḷp (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that conception/habit of conceiving (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (pronoun)

अभ्यासात् (abhyāsāt) - through constant practice (of discernment/renunciation) (from practice, through repetition)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abhyāsa

abhyāsa - practice, repetition, study

from root as with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

तत् (tat) - that habit (of conceptualization) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (pronoun)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (adverb of time) (thence, then, therefore)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

परित्यज (parityaja) - abandon, renounce, give up

(verb)

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

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

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