योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-83, verse-4

मदीयेनोपदेशेन सत्तैषा भवतां क्षयम् ।
गतैवेति स्फुटं मन्ये यूयं ह्यज्ञानसंभवाः ॥ ४ ॥

madīyenopadeśena sattaiṣā bhavatāṃ kṣayam ,
gataiveti sphuṭaṃ manye yūyaṃ hyajñānasaṃbhavāḥ 4

4. madīyena upadeśena sattā eṣā bhavatām kṣayam gatā
eva iti sphuṭam manye yūyam hi ajñāna-saṃbhavāḥ

4. madīyena upadeśena bhavatām eṣā sattā kṣayam gatā
eva iti sphuṭam manye hi yūyam ajñāna-saṃbhavāḥ

4. I clearly believe that by my instruction, this existence of yours has indeed reached destruction, for you are indeed born of ignorance (ajñāna).

4. באמצעות הדרכתי, אני מבין בבירור כי קיומכם נכחד, שהרי אתם נולדתם מתוך בערות בלבד.

Words meanings summery:

• मदीयेन (madīyena) - by my, by mine

• उपदेशेन (upadeśena) - by instruction, by teaching

• सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

• एषा (eṣā) - this

• भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (plural, polite)

• क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, loss, decay

• गता (gatā) - gone, attained, reached

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking direct speech

• स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly, manifest

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

• यूयम् (yūyam) - you (plural)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• अज्ञान-संभवाः (ajñāna-saṁbhavāḥ) - born of ignorance (ajñāna) (born of ignorance, originating from lack of knowledge)

Words meanings and morphology

मदीयेन (madīyena) - by my, by mine

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of madīya

madīya - my, mine

Possessive adjective derived from 'mad' (I)

उपदेशेन (upadeśena) - by instruction, by teaching

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of upadeśa

upadeśa - instruction, teaching, advice

From prefix upa- and root diś (to point, show)

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)

सत्ता (sattā) - existence, being, reality

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sattā

sattā - existence, being, reality

From root as (to be) with suffix -tā

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of the clause 'sattā kṣayaṃ gatā'.

एषा (eṣā) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the `sattā` mentioned in the previous verse.

भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (plural, polite)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - you (polite form)

Present Active Participle

From root bhū (to be), used as a polite second-person pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction, loss, decay

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, loss, decay, end

From root kṣi (to destroy)

Root: kṣi (class 5)

गता (gatā) - gone, attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gata

gata - gone, past, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) with suffix -ta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here with `sattā` to mean 'has gone to destruction'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, marking direct speech

(indeclinable)

स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly, manifest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sphuṭa

sphuṭa - clear, distinct, manifest

Root: sphuṭ

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present tense, middle voice (ātmanepada), 1st person singular

Root: man (class 4)

यूयम् (yūyam) - you (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Provides a reason for the previous statement.

अज्ञान-संभवाः (ajñāna-saṁbhavāḥ) - born of ignorance (ajñāna) (born of ignorance, originating from lack of knowledge)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ajñāna-saṃbhava

ajñāna-saṁbhava - born of ignorance, originating from non-knowledge

Compound of ajñāna (ignorance) and saṃbhava (born from)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ajñāna+saṃbhava)

• ajñāna – ignorance, non-knowledge (ajñāna)
  noun (neuter)
  Formed with negative prefix 'a-' and 'jñāna' (knowledge)
  Prefix: a
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• saṃbhava – born from, originating, source
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix sam- and root bhū (to be, to be born)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `yūyam`.

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