योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-121, verse-1

मनुरुवाच ।
यावद्विषयभोगाशा जीवाख्या तावदात्मनः ।
अविवेकेन संपन्ना साप्याशा हि न वस्तुतः ॥ १ ॥

manuruvāca ,
yāvadviṣayabhogāśā jīvākhyā tāvadātmanaḥ ,
avivekena saṃpannā sāpyāśā hi na vastutaḥ 1

1. manuḥ uvāca yāvat viṣaya-bhoga-āśā jīva-ākhyā tāvat
ātmanaḥ avivekena sampannā sā api āśā hi na vastu-taḥ

1. manuḥ uvāca.
yāvat viṣaya-bhoga-āśā jīva-ākhyā ātmanaḥ (asti),
tāvat sā api āśā avivekena sampannā (asti).
hi (sā āśā) vastu-taḥ na (asti).

1. Manu said: "As long as there exists for the self (ātman) the desire for the enjoyment of sense objects – a desire that is referred to as the living entity (`jīva-ākhyā`) – for that long, this desire (āśā) is present due to a lack of discrimination (aviveka), and not, in fact, in reality."

Words meanings summery:

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (a primordial man, lawgiver, sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as, while

• विषय-भोग-आशा (viṣaya-bhoga-āśā) - desire for the enjoyment of sense objects

• जीव-आख्या (jīva-ākhyā) - called 'jīva', bearing the name of 'jīva' (living entity)

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, so much

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman), belonging to the self

• अविवेकेन (avivekena) - by non-discrimination, due to lack of discernment

• सम्पन्ना (sampannā) - accomplished, endowed with, present, produced

• सा (sā) - that (feminine)

• अपि (api) - also, even

• आशा (āśā) - desire, hope

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• न (na) - not

• वस्तु-तः (vastu-taḥ) - in reality, essentially, in truth

Words meanings and morphology

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (a primordial man, lawgiver, sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu, human being, ancestor

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, as much as, while

(indeclinable)

विषय-भोग-आशा (viṣaya-bhoga-āśā) - desire for the enjoyment of sense objects

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viṣaya-bhoga-āśā

viṣaya-bhoga-āśā - desire for the enjoyment of sense objects

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (viṣaya-bhoga+āśā)

• viṣaya – sense object, object of perception
  noun (masculine)
• bhoga – enjoyment, experience, possession
  noun (masculine)
• āśā – desire, hope, expectation
  noun (feminine)

जीव-आख्या (jīva-ākhyā) - called 'jīva', bearing the name of 'jīva' (living entity)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jīva-ākhyā

jīva-ākhyā - named Jīva, designation of a living being

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (jīva+ākhyā)

• jīva – living being, individual soul, life
  noun (masculine)
• ākhyā – name, designation, appellation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'khyā' with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then, so much

(indeclinable)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman), belonging to the self

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, breath

Note: Term 'ātman' transliterated in translation.

अविवेकेन (avivekena) - by non-discrimination, due to lack of discernment

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aviveka

aviveka - lack of discrimination, indiscrimination

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+viveka)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• viveka – discrimination, discernment, discretion
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vic' with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vic (class 7)

सम्पन्ना (sampannā) - accomplished, endowed with, present, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sampanna

sampanna - accomplished, endowed with, present, rich

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'pad' with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

सा (sā) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

आशा (āśā) - desire, hope

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āśā

āśā - desire, hope, expectation

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

वस्तु-तः (vastu-taḥ) - in reality, essentially, in truth

(indeclinable)

Derived with the adverbial suffix '-tas'.