योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-82, verse-46

तस्यामृतं त्वं मूढं त्वं नासि त्वं परमार्थतः ।
तदेवाहमिति व्यर्थमतो मास्त्वसुखाय ते ॥ ४६ ॥

tasyāmṛtaṃ tvaṃ mūḍhaṃ tvaṃ nāsi tvaṃ paramārthataḥ ,
tadevāhamiti vyarthamato māstvasukhāya te 46

46. tasya amṛtam tvam mūḍham tvam na asi tvam paramārthataḥ
tat eva aham iti vyartham ataḥ mā astu asukhāya te

46. mūḍham tvam,
tasya amṛtam tvam na asi; tvam paramārthataḥ (na asi).
ataḥ tat eva aham iti vyartham.
te asukhāya mā astu.

46. O deluded one, you are not the immortal essence of that (Self/Brahman). Truly, you are not that. Therefore, the thought 'I am that' (if mistaken for ego-identification) is meaningless. Let it not bring you unhappiness.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (referring to Brahman/Self) (of that, its)

• अमृतम् (amṛtam) - immortal essence (immortal, nectar, eternity)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• मूढम् (mūḍham) - O deluded one (used as vocative noun) (deluded, foolish, ignorant)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• न (na) - not, no

• असि (asi) - are

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• परमार्थतः (paramārthataḥ) - in ultimate reality, truly

• तत् (tat) - that

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - introduces a quote or thought: 'I am that' (thus, so)

• व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - useless, meaningless, vain

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

• मा (mā) - not, do not

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be

• असुखाय (asukhāya) - for unhappiness, for sorrow

• ते (te) - to you, for you

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that (referring to Brahman/Self) (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - immortal essence (immortal, nectar, eternity)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - immortal, deathless, nectar, ambrosia

Derived from `a` (not) + `mṛta` (dead)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+mṛta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• mṛta – dead, deceased
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `mṛ` (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you

मूढम् (mūḍham) - O deluded one (used as vocative noun) (deluded, foolish, ignorant)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - deluded, foolish, ignorant, bewildered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `muh` (to be bewildered)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Used here as a vocative noun in neuter singular, referring to the mind/ego.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you

परमार्थतः (paramārthataḥ) - in ultimate reality, truly

(indeclinable)

Tasil suffix from `paramārtha`

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

एव (eva) - only, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

इति (iti) - introduces a quote or thought: 'I am that' (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - useless, meaningless, vain

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyartha

vyartha - useless, vain, meaningless, futile

Derived from `vi` (without) + `artha` (purpose, meaning)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+artha)

• vi – apart, without
  indeclinable
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

(indeclinable)

Tasil suffix from `idam`

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

असुखाय (asukhāya) - for unhappiness, for sorrow

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of asukha

asukha - unhappiness, sorrow, pain, misery

Derived from `a` (not) + `sukha` (happiness)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+sukha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sukha – happiness, pleasure, ease
  noun (neuter)

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you