योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-30

तस्मात्संक्षीयमाणत्वात्त्यजामि त्वामसन्मयम् ।
मौर्ख्यं परममेवाहुः परित्याज्यानुशासनम् ॥ ३० ॥

tasmātsaṃkṣīyamāṇatvāttyajāmi tvāmasanmayam ,
maurkhyaṃ paramamevāhuḥ parityājyānuśāsanam 30

30. tasmāt saṃkṣīyamāṇatvāt tyajāmi tvām asanmayam
maurkham paramam eva āhuḥ parityājya-anuśāsanam

30. tasmāt saṃkṣīyamāṇatvāt,
asanmayam tvām tyajāmi.
parityājya-anuśāsanam paramam maurkham eva āhuḥ.

30. Therefore, due to its diminishing nature, I abandon you, who are made of unreality. They indeed declare that instructing what should be forsaken is the greatest foolishness.

30. לכן, מכיוון שאת הולכת ונעלמת, אני נוטש אותך, החשיבה העשויה מאשליה. שכן אומרים שזהו סיכלות גמורה להדריך את מה שיש לנטוש.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• संक्षीयमाणत्वात् (saṁkṣīyamāṇatvāt) - because of its diminishing nature, due to being in the process of perishing

• त्यजामि (tyajāmi) - I abandon, I forsake, I give up

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative singular)

• असन्मयम् (asanmayam) - made of unreality, consisting of what is not

• मौर्खम् (maurkham) - foolishness, stupidity, ignorance

• परमम् (paramam) - greatest, highest, supreme

• एव (eva) - indeed, truly, just, only

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they state

• परित्याज्य-अनुशासनम् (parityājya-anuśāsanam) - instruction of what should be abandoned/forsaken

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(indeclinable)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Functions adverbially, meaning 'therefore'.

संक्षीयमाणत्वात् (saṁkṣīyamāṇatvāt) - because of its diminishing nature, due to being in the process of perishing

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of saṃkṣīyamāṇatva

saṁkṣīyamāṇatva - the state of being diminished, perishing nature, destructibility

From 'saṃkṣīyamāṇa' (present passive participle) + suffix '-tva'.

त्यजामि (tyajāmi) - I abandon, I forsake, I give up

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tyaj

Present Tense, Active Voice, 1st Person Singular

Root 'tyaj'

Root: tyaj (class 1)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular, plural, dual)

Second person pronoun.

Note: Object of 'tyajāmi'.

असन्मयम् (asanmayam) - made of unreality, consisting of what is not

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asanmaya

asanmaya - consisting of unreality, made of what is not real

From 'asat' (unreal) + suffix '-maya'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asat+maya)

• asat – unreal, non-existent
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From 'a-' (negative) + root 'as' (to be)
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix
  Suffix '-mayaṭ' indicates material or essence.

Note: Masculine here to agree with `tvām` (person being addressed).

मौर्खम् (maurkham) - foolishness, stupidity, ignorance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maurkhya

maurkhya - foolishness, stupidity, ignorance

From 'mūrkha' (foolish) + suffix '-ya'.

Note: Predicate nominative.

परमम् (paramam) - greatest, highest, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - greatest, highest, supreme, ultimate

Superlative form.

एव (eva) - indeed, truly, just, only

(indeclinable)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they state

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of brū

Perfect Tense (or Aorist), Active Voice, 3rd Person Plural

Irregular form. Often listed under root 'ah' or 'brū'.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Often translated as 'they say'.

परित्याज्य-अनुशासनम् (parityājya-anuśāsanam) - instruction of what should be abandoned/forsaken

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parityājya-anuśāsana

parityājya-anuśāsana - instruction regarding that which should be abandoned, teaching for what is to be forsaken

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parityājya+anuśāsana)

• parityājya – to be abandoned, to be forsaken, avoidable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive (karmaṇi prayoga)
  From 'pari-' + root 'tyaj' (to abandon) + suffix '-ya'
  Prefix: pari
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• anuśāsana – instruction, teaching, discipline
  noun (neuter)
  From 'anu-' + root 'śās' (to teach, rule)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'āhuḥ'.

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