योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-112, verse-8

द्वित्वैकत्वमती त्यक्त्वा शेषस्थः सुखितो भव ।
मा दुःखितो भव व्यर्थं त्वं मिथ्यापुरुषो यथा ॥ ८ ॥

dvitvaikatvamatī tyaktvā śeṣasthaḥ sukhito bhava ,
mā duḥkhito bhava vyarthaṃ tvaṃ mithyāpuruṣo yathā 8

8. dvitva ekatva matī tyaktvā śeṣasthaḥ sukhitaḥ bhava
mā duḥkhitaḥ bhava vyartham tvam mithyāpuruṣaḥ yathā

8. (tvam) dvitva ekatva matī tyaktvā śeṣasthaḥ sukhitaḥ bhava.
tvam vyartham duḥkhitaḥ mā bhava,
yathā mithyāpuruṣaḥ (bhavasi).

8. Abandoning the notions of duality and unity, abide in the ultimate reality (śeṣa) and be happy. Do not be needlessly unhappy, as you are like an illusory person (puruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• द्वित्व (dvitva) - duality, twoness

• एकत्व (ekatva) - unity, oneness

• मती (matī) - The ideas of 'duality' and 'unity'. (notions, ideas, understanding (dual))

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

• शेषस्थः (śeṣasthaḥ) - standing in the remainder, abiding in the ultimate reality

• सुखितः (sukhitaḥ) - happy, joyful, comfortable

• भव (bhava) - be, become (imperative)

• मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle)

• दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - unhappy, distressed, miserable

• भव (bhava) - be, become (imperative)

• व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - uselessly, in vain, for nothing

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

• मिथ्यापुरुषः (mithyāpuruṣaḥ) - illusory person (puruṣa), false individual

• यथा (yathā) - as if, just as

Words meanings and morphology

द्वित्व (dvitva) - duality, twoness

(noun)

of dvitva

dvitva - duality, twoness, state of being two

Note: Forms part of the compound 'dvitvaekatvamatī'.

एकत्व (ekatva) - unity, oneness

(noun)

of ekatva

ekatva - unity, oneness, individuality, identity

Note: Forms part of the compound 'dvitvaekatvamatī'.

मती (matī) - The ideas of 'duality' and 'unity'. (notions, ideas, understanding (dual))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of mati

mati - thought, mind, intelligence, notion, idea, opinion

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Dual accusative, referring to both 'dvitva' and 'ekatva' notions.

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from the root 'tyaj' (to abandon, forsake).

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Connects the action of abandonment to the subsequent actions.

शेषस्थः (śeṣasthaḥ) - standing in the remainder, abiding in the ultimate reality

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śeṣastha

śeṣastha - standing in the remainder, abiding in what is left (after everything else is discarded), abiding in the ultimate truth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śeṣa+stha)

• śeṣa – remainder, residue, what is left, ultimate reality
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)
• stha – standing, abiding, situated in, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Describes the person being addressed.

सुखितः (sukhitaḥ) - happy, joyful, comfortable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhita

sukhita - happy, joyful, pleased, comfortable, contented

Note: Predicative adjective for the implied subject 'you'.

भव (bhava) - be, become (imperative)

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - unhappy, distressed, miserable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkhita

duḥkhita - unhappy, distressed, suffering, grieved

Note: Predicative adjective for the implied subject 'you'.

भव (bhava) - be, become (imperative)

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - uselessly, in vain, for nothing

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+artha)

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

Note: Functions adverbially here, modifying 'mā bhava'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: The subject of the imperative verbs, explicitly stated here.

मिथ्यापुरुषः (mithyāpuruṣaḥ) - illusory person (puruṣa), false individual

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mithyāpuruṣa

mithyāpuruṣa - illusory person, false individual (puruṣa), unreal being

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mithyā+puruṣa)

• mithyā – falsely, wrongly, illusory, untrue
  indeclinable
• puruṣa – person, human being, spirit, the cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicative noun after 'yathā' (as if), describing 'you'.

यथा (yathā) - as if, just as

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the comparison.