योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-101, verse-48

त्यक्त्वा समसमाभासो योऽस्यसावेव वै भव ।
सत्त्वं सत्त्वेन नाशेन नाश्यं हि विगतस्पृहः ॥ ४८ ॥

tyaktvā samasamābhāso yo'syasāveva vai bhava ,
sattvaṃ sattvena nāśena nāśyaṃ hi vigataspṛhaḥ 48

48. tyaktvā sama-sama-ābhāsaḥ yaḥ asi asau eva vai bhava
sattvam sattvena nāśena nāśyam hi vigata-spṛhaḥ

48. [tvam] svarga-mokṣa-ādi-phala-dam yat kiñcit sarvam eva tat tyaktvā.
he sama-sama-ābhāsaḥ,
yaḥ asi asau eva [tvam],
vai [sva-rūpe] bhava.
hi,
he vigata-spṛhaḥ,
sattvam sattvena nāśena nāśyam.

48. Having abandoned all that whatsoever which bestows fruits like heaven and final liberation (mokṣa), O you who are merely a uniform appearance and who are indeed that very one (the ultimate reality), become (that ultimate reality). For, O you who are free from longing, (even) existence (sattva) is indeed perishable by (its own) nature of existence and by destruction.

Words meanings summery:

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having left, having given up

• सम-सम-आभासः (sama-sama-ābhāsaḥ) - Refers to the individual self (jīva) as being an 'appearance' within the realm of māyā, yet seeking the ultimate identity. (of uniform appearance, appearing as mere sameness/equality, illusory appearance of equality)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• असि (asi) - you are

• असौ (asau) - Refers to the ultimate reality or supreme Self (Brahman). (that one, he, yonder)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, surely (an emphatic particle)

• भव (bhava) - become, be, exist

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - existence, being, essence, reality; the quality of goodness (sattva)

• सत्त्वेन (sattvena) - by existence, by the quality of goodness (sattva)

• नाशेन (nāśena) - by destruction, by perishing, by loss

• नाश्यम् (nāśyam) - to be destroyed, perishable, destructible

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• विगत-स्पृहः (vigata-spṛhaḥ) - free from longing, one whose desires have departed

Words meanings and morphology

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having left, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root `tyaj` with suffix `ktvā`.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

सम-सम-आभासः (sama-sama-ābhāsaḥ) - Refers to the individual self (jīva) as being an 'appearance' within the realm of māyā, yet seeking the ultimate identity. (of uniform appearance, appearing as mere sameness/equality, illusory appearance of equality)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama-sama-ābhāsa

sama-sama-ābhāsa - of uniform appearance, appearing as mere sameness/equality, illusory appearance of equality

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (sama+sama+ābhāsa)

• sama – same, equal, uniform, identical
  adjective
• sama – same, equal, uniform, identical
  adjective
• ābhāsa – appearance, semblance, reflection, illusion
  noun (masculine)
  From `ā-bhās` (to shine forth).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhās (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

असौ (asau) - Refers to the ultimate reality or supreme Self (Brahman). (that one, he, yonder)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that one, he, she, it, yonder

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, surely (an emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

भव (bhava) - become, be, exist

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - existence, being, essence, reality; the quality of goodness (sattva)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - existence, being, essence, reality; the quality of goodness (sattva)

सत्त्वेन (sattvena) - by existence, by the quality of goodness (sattva)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - existence, being, essence, reality; the quality of goodness (sattva)

नाशेन (nāśena) - by destruction, by perishing, by loss

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, perishing, loss

नाश्यम् (nāśyam) - to be destroyed, perishable, destructible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāśya

nāśya - to be destroyed, perishable, destructible

Gerundive (kṛtya)

From root `naś` with suffix `ṇya`.

Root: naś (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

विगत-स्पृहः (vigata-spṛhaḥ) - free from longing, one whose desires have departed

(adjective)

masculine, singular of vigata-spṛha

vigata-spṛha - free from longing, one whose desires have departed

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vigata+spṛhā)

• vigata – departed, gone, removed, ceased
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `gam` with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• spṛhā – desire, longing, craving, eagerness
  noun (feminine)