योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-82, verse-29

अहंकारोदये सोऽस्मीत्येतां संरब्धतां त्यज ।
न किंचिदपि मूर्ख त्वं किं व्यर्थं तरलायसे ॥ २९ ॥

ahaṃkārodaye so'smītyetāṃ saṃrabdhatāṃ tyaja ,
na kiṃcidapi mūrkha tvaṃ kiṃ vyarthaṃ taralāyase 29

29. ahaṅkāra udaye saḥ asmi iti etām saṃrabdhatām tyaja
na kiṃcit api mūrkha tvam kim vyartham taralāyase

29. mūrkha ahaṅkāra udaye saḥ asmi iti etām saṃrabdhatām
tyaja tvam kim api na kim vyartham taralāyase

29. O fool, when the ego (ahaṅkāra) arises, abandon this stubborn notion, "I am that." You are nothing at all. Why do you uselessly agitate yourself?

Words meanings summery:

• अहङ्कार (ahaṅkāra) - ego, self-sense, I-consciousness

• उदये (udaye) - in the arising (of ego) (in the rising, in the appearance, in the origin)

• सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the ultimate self) (he, that (one), this)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech)

• एताम् (etām) - this, this one (feminine)

• संरब्धताम् (saṁrabdhatām) - arrogance, stubbornness, vehemence

• त्यज (tyaja) - abandon, give up, renounce

• न (na) - not, no

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (at all) (something, anything, a little)

• अपि (api) - at all (with kiṃcit) (also, even, indeed; (with kim or kiṃcit) reinforces indefiniteness)

• मूर्ख (mūrkha) - O fool, ignorant one

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• किम् (kim) - why? (what? why?)

• व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly

• तरलायसे (taralāyase) - you become agitated, you waver, you become restless

Words meanings and morphology

अहङ्कार (ahaṅkāra) - ego, self-sense, I-consciousness

(noun)

masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, self-sense, I-consciousness, pride

From aham (I) + kṛ (to make) + ghañ (suffix)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: First part of the compound 'ahaṅkārodaya'.

उदये (udaye) - in the arising (of ego) (in the rising, in the appearance, in the origin)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of udaya

udaya - rising, appearance, origin, prosperity

From ud (prefix) + i (to go) + ac (suffix)

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: `ahaṅkāra udaye` forms a locative absolute phrase: "when the ego arises".

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the ultimate self) (he, that (one), this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'That' in 'I am That'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Part of the phrase 'So 'ham asmi' (I am That).

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the preceding phrase "saḥ asmi" as a thought or statement.

एताम् (etām) - this, this one (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'saṃrabdhatām'.

संरब्धताम् (saṁrabdhatām) - arrogance, stubbornness, vehemence

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃrabdhatā

saṁrabdhatā - arrogance, stubbornness, vehemence, pride

From saṃrabdha (arrogant) + tā (abstract suffix)

Note: Object of the verb 'tyaja'.

त्यज (tyaja) - abandon, give up, renounce

(verb)

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

Root: tyaj (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following statement.

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (at all) (something, anything, a little)

(indeclinable)

From kim (what) + cid (particle of indefiniteness)

अपि (api) - at all (with kiṃcit) (also, even, indeed; (with kim or kiṃcit) reinforces indefiniteness)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to strengthen 'kiṃcit' to mean "anything at all".

मूर्ख (mūrkha) - O fool, ignorant one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mūrkha

mūrkha - fool, ignorant, stupid

From mūrcch (to become unconscious, stupid) + kha (suffix)

Root: mūrcch

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of the implied verb "are".

किम् (kim) - why? (what? why?)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative particle.

व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly

(indeclinable)

From vi (without) + artha (purpose, meaning)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+artha)

• vi – without, separation, negation
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage.

तरलायसे (taralāyase) - you become agitated, you waver, you become restless

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of taralāya

denominative from tarala (agitated, wavering)

Denominative verb from 'tarala' with 'kyac' suffix.

Root: tarala

Note: Denominative verb derived from the adjective 'tarala'.