योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-83, verse-31

तेन मिथ्यैव जीवामीत्याशया मा सुखी भव ।
पूर्वमेवासि नास्त्येव यावद्भ्रान्त्या त्वदस्तिता ॥ ३१ ॥

tena mithyaiva jīvāmītyāśayā mā sukhī bhava ,
pūrvamevāsi nāstyeva yāvadbhrāntyā tvadastitā 31

31. tena mithyā eva jīvāmi iti āśayā mā sukhī bhava | pūrvam
eva asi na asti eva yāvat bhrāntyā tvat astitā ||

31. mā sukhī bhava tena āśayā (iti) mithyā eva jīvāmi tvam
pūrvam eva asi tvat astitā yāvat bhrāntyā na asti eva

31. Do not be content with the thought, 'I live falsely' (as if that false life is truly yours). You already are your true self. Your apparent existence, which persists only due to delusion (bhrānti), does not actually exist at all.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - therefore, because of that (thought) (by that, by him, by it; therefore)

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely (falsely, wrongly, illusory, untrue)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, just, only, exactly)

• जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live (this apparent life) (I live, I exist)

• इति (iti) - (quotative particle) (thus, so, in this way)

• आशया (āśayā) - by the thought (by intention, by thought, with the hope)

• मा (mā) - do not (do not, lest)

• सुखी (sukhī) - contented (happy, joyous, contented)

• भव (bhava) - be (be, become)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - even before (this thought) (previously, before, formerly; first)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, just, only, exactly)

• असि (asi) - you are (your true self) (you are, you exist)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - does exist (in negative context: does not exist) (is, exists)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, just, only, exactly)

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as far as, until)

• भ्रान्त्या (bhrāntyā) - by delusion (bhrānti) (by delusion, by error)

• त्वत् (tvat) - your (genitive possessive) (from you; your (genitive-like usage))

• अस्तिता (astitā) - (apparent) existence (existence, being, reality)

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - therefore, because of that (thought) (by that, by him, by it; therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the thought 'I live falsely'.

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely (falsely, wrongly, illusory, untrue)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, just, only, exactly)

(indeclinable)

जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live (this apparent life) (I live, I exist)

(verb)

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

Present Active

1st person, singular, present indicative, Parasmaipada

Root: jīv (class 1)

इति (iti) - (quotative particle) (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

आशया (āśayā) - by the thought (by intention, by thought, with the hope)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of āśayā

āśayā - intention, thought, hope, abode

Derived from root śī (to lie, rest) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: śī (class 2)

मा (mā) - do not (do not, lest)

(indeclinable)

सुखी (sukhī) - contented (happy, joyous, contented)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhin

sukhin - happy, joyous, contented, blissful

Note: Used predicatively with bhava.

भव (bhava) - be (be, become)

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

2nd person, singular, imperative, Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - even before (this thought) (previously, before, formerly; first)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, just, only, exactly)

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - you are (your true self) (you are, you exist)

(verb)

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

Present Active

2nd person, singular, present indicative, Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - does exist (in negative context: does not exist) (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

3rd person, singular, present indicative, Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, just, only, exactly)

(indeclinable)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as far as, until)

(indeclinable)

भ्रान्त्या (bhrāntyā) - by delusion (bhrānti) (by delusion, by error)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - delusion, error, confusion, wandering

Derived from root bhram (to wander, to err).

Root: bhram (class 1)

त्वत् (tvat) - your (genitive possessive) (from you; your (genitive-like usage))

(pronoun)

singular of tvad

tvad - you, your

Note: Used here as a possessive, modifying 'astitā'.

अस्तिता (astitā) - (apparent) existence (existence, being, reality)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of astitā

astitā - existence, being, reality

Derived from 'asti' (is) + 'tā' (feminine suffix for abstract nouns).