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).

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`.