योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-80, verse-6

उत्पन्नध्वंसि चापातमात्रहृद्यमसन्मयम् ।
रूपमाश्रय मा नेत्र विनाशायाविनाशिने ॥ ६ ॥

utpannadhvaṃsi cāpātamātrahṛdyamasanmayam ,
rūpamāśraya mā netra vināśāyāvināśine 6

6. utpannadhvaṃsi ca āpātamātrahṛdyam asanmayam
rūpam mā āśraya netra vināśāya avināśine

6. netra utpannadhvaṃsi ca āpātamātrahṛdyam
asanmayam vināśāya rūpam mā āśraya avināśine

6. O eye, do not resort to this form (rūpa) which perishes as soon as it is born, is charming only for a moment, and is composed of unreality; (instead, resort) to the indestructible (ātman) for (your own) lasting existence.

6. עין, אל תבקשי מקלט בצורה החזותית, המתכלה ברגע שהיא נוצרת, נעימה רק למראית עין ואינה אמת, כדי שלא תביאי כליון על הבלתי-מתכלה!

Words meanings summery:

• उत्पन्नध्वंसि (utpannadhvaṁsi) - ephemeral (form) (perishing as soon as it is born, ephemeral)

• च (ca) - and, also

• आपातमात्रहृद्यम् (āpātamātrahṛdyam) - momentarily charming (form) (charming only for a moment, pleasing on first sight, only momentarily agreeable)

• असन्मयम् (asanmayam) - unreal (form) (composed of unreality, unreal, illusory)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - this (fleeting) form/beauty (form, shape, beauty, appearance)

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• आश्रय (āśraya) - resort to, take refuge in, depend on

• नेत्र (netra) - O eye

• विनाशाय (vināśāya) - leading to destruction (of the self) (for destruction, leading to ruin)

• अविनाशिने (avināśine) - to the indestructible (ātman) (to the indestructible, to the imperishable one)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्पन्नध्वंसि (utpannadhvaṁsi) - ephemeral (form) (perishing as soon as it is born, ephemeral)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of utpannadhvaṃsin

utpannadhvaṁsin - perishing when born, ephemeral, perishable

utpanna (past passive participle of ut-√pad) + dhvaṃsin (agent noun from √dhvaṃs)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (utpanna+dhvaṃsin)

• utpanna – born, produced, arisen
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  ut + root √pad + kta suffix
  Prefix: ut
  Root: pad (class 4)
• dhvaṃsin – destroying, perishing, destroyer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  root √dhvaṃs + ṇini suffix
  Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

Note: Qualifies rūpam.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आपातमात्रहृद्यम् (āpātamātrahṛdyam) - momentarily charming (form) (charming only for a moment, pleasing on first sight, only momentarily agreeable)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āpātamātrahṛdya

āpātamātrahṛdya - pleasing only at first sight or for a moment

āpāta (falling upon, momentary) + mātra (only) + hṛdya (pleasing to the heart)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āpāta+mātra+hṛdya)

• āpāta – falling down, sudden appearance, occurrence
  noun (masculine)
  ā + root √pat
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pat (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, size, measure
  indeclinable (neuter)
• hṛdya – heart-pleasing, agreeable, charming
  adjective (neuter)
  hṛd (heart) + yat suffix
  Root: hṛd

Note: Qualifies rūpam.

असन्मयम् (asanmayam) - unreal (form) (composed of unreality, unreal, illusory)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asanmaya

asanmaya - made of non-existence, unreal, illusory

asat (non-existent, unreal) + maya (made of, consisting of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asat+maya)

• asat – non-existent, unreal, bad
  adjective (neuter)
  present active participle
  a + root √as (negation of sat, from √as 'to be')
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix (neuter)

Note: Qualifies rūpam.

रूपम् (rūpam) - this (fleeting) form/beauty (form, shape, beauty, appearance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, beauty, appearance, nature

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

आश्रय (āśraya) - resort to, take refuge in, depend on

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Used with mā for prohibition.

नेत्र (netra) - O eye

(noun)

Vocative, neuter, singular of netra

netra - eye, leading, guiding

root √nī + tra suffix

Root: nī (class 1)

विनाशाय (vināśāya) - leading to destruction (of the self) (for destruction, leading to ruin)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, loss, annihilation

vi + root √naś + ghañ suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Paired with avināśine.

अविनाशिने (avināśine) - to the indestructible (ātman) (to the indestructible, to the imperishable one)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of avināśin

avināśin - indestructible, imperishable, eternal

agent noun

a + vināśin (vināśin is agent noun from vi + root √naś)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vināśin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vināśin – perishing, destructive, perishable
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  vi + root √naś + ṇini suffix
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Represents the goal, opposing vināśāya.

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