योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-49, verse-23

तदुक्त्वास्व यथावस्तु महामोहनिवृत्तये ।
एकस्मिन्नेव विमले मां नियोजय कर्मणि ॥ २३ ॥

taduktvāsva yathāvastu mahāmohanivṛttaye ,
ekasminneva vimale māṃ niyojaya karmaṇi 23

23. tat uktvāsva yathā-vastu mahā-moha-nivṛttaye
ekasmin eva vimale mām niyojaya karmaṇi

23. tat mahā-moha-nivṛttaye yathā-vastu uktvāsva
mām ekasmin eva vimale karmaṇi niyojaya

23. Therefore, please explain the truth (yathā-vastu) for the cessation of my great delusion. And engage me in a single, pure action (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore, that, so

• उक्त्वास्व (uktvāsva) - please speak, please explain

• यथा-वस्तु (yathā-vastu) - according to reality, truly, as it is

• महा-मोह-निवृत्तये (mahā-moha-nivṛttaye) - for the cessation of great delusion

• एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in one, in a single

• एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

• विमले (vimale) - in the pure, spotless

• माम् (mām) - me

• नियोजय (niyojaya) - engage, direct, appoint

• कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action (karma), in work

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore, that, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverbial particle meaning 'therefore'.

उक्त्वास्व (uktvāsva) - please speak, please explain

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of uktvāsva

Imperative-like verbal form

Likely a combination of the absolutive 'uktvā' (having spoken) and an archaic or poetic imperative auxiliary (such as 'asva' from 'as' 'to be' or an emphatic particle), conveying the sense of 'please speak' or 'explain'.

Root: vac (class 2)

यथा-वस्तु (yathā-vastu) - according to reality, truly, as it is

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vastu)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• vastu – thing, object, reality, substance, matter
  noun (neuter)

महा-मोह-निवृत्तये (mahā-moha-nivṛttaye) - for the cessation of great delusion

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of mahā-moha-nivṛtti

mahā-moha-nivṛtti - cessation of great delusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+moha+nivṛtti)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• moha – delusion, confusion, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
• nivṛtti – cessation, turning back, withdrawal, discontinuance
  noun (feminine)
  Derived noun from ni-√vṛt
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in one, in a single

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'karmaṇi'.

एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

विमले (vimale) - in the pure, spotless

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vimala

vimala - pure, spotless, clear, untainted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+mala)

• vi – apart, away, without (prefix)
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain, defect
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'karmaṇi' (neuter).

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

नियोजय (niyojaya) - engage, direct, appoint

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of yuj

Causative Imperative

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action (karma), in work

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual action, consequence of action (karma)