योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-124, verse-21

एतत्तुर्यपदं शुद्धमत्र बद्धपदो भव ।
संपरित्यज्य पूर्वे द्वे मा तत्रात्ममतिर्भव ॥ २१ ॥

etatturyapadaṃ śuddhamatra baddhapado bhava ,
saṃparityajya pūrve dve mā tatrātmamatirbhava 21

21. etat turya-padam śuddham atra baddha-padaḥ bhava
sam-parityajya pūrve dve mā tatra ātma-matiḥ bhava

21. atra etat śuddham turya-padam baddha-padaḥ bhava.
pūrve dve sam-parityajya,
tatra mā ātma-matiḥ bhava.

21. Be firmly established in this pure fourth state (turiya). Completely abandoning the former two [states of identification, i.e., gross and subtle], do not identify your true self (ātman) with them.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• तुर्य-पदम् (turya-padam) - the fourth state, the turiya state

• शुद्धम् (śuddham) - pure, clean, immaculate

• अत्र (atra) - in this fourth state (turiya) (here, in this (place/state))

• बद्ध-पदः (baddha-padaḥ) - firmly established, fixed in place

• भव (bhava) - be, become

• सम्-परित्यज्य (sam-parityajya) - having completely abandoned, having entirely given up

• पूर्वे (pūrve) - the previous two (states/identifications) (the former, the previous)

• द्वे (dve) - two

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

• तत्र (tatra) - in those two former states/identifications (there, in those)

• आत्म-मतिः (ātma-matiḥ) - identification of one's true self (ātman) with the gross/subtle bodies (self-identification, sense of self, understanding of ātman)

• भव (bhava) - be, become

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to 'turya-padam'.

तुर्य-पदम् (turya-padam) - the fourth state, the turiya state

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of turya-pada

turya-pada - the fourth state, the state of turiya (transcendental consciousness)

Compound type : Karmadharaya (turya+pada)

• turya – fourth, the fourth (state of consciousness)
  adjective/noun
• pada – state, condition, abode, step, foot
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

शुद्धम् (śuddham) - pure, clean, immaculate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, stainless

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'śudh' (to purify).

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'turya-padam'.

अत्र (atra) - in this fourth state (turiya) (here, in this (place/state))

(indeclinable)

बद्ध-पदः (baddha-padaḥ) - firmly established, fixed in place

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha-pada

baddha-pada - having the feet fixed, firmly established, steadfast

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (baddha+pada)

• baddha – bound, fixed, tied, firm
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'bandh' (to bind).
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• pada – foot, place, step, state
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Implied subject 'you' (2nd person singular).

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

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

Root verb from the bhū-group (1st class).

Root: bhū (class 1)

सम्-परित्यज्य (sam-parityajya) - having completely abandoned, having entirely given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive form of the root 'tyaj' with prefixes 'sam' and 'pari'.

Prefixes: sam+pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

पूर्वे (pūrve) - the previous two (states/identifications) (the former, the previous)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, dual of pūrva

pūrva - former, prior, earlier, previous

Note: Agrees with 'dve'.

द्वे (dve) - two

(numeral)

मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

Prohibitive particle used with injunctives or aorists (here, with imperative-like sense).

तत्र (tatra) - in those two former states/identifications (there, in those)

(indeclinable)

आत्म-मतिः (ātma-matiḥ) - identification of one's true self (ātman) with the gross/subtle bodies (self-identification, sense of self, understanding of ātman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātma-mati

ātma-mati - self-consciousness, idea of self, identification with self

Compound type : Tatpurusha (ātman+mati)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the ultimate reality (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• mati – thought, mind, intelligence, opinion, identification
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Implied subject of 'bhava'.

भव (bhava) - be, become

(verb)

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

Root verb from the bhū-group (1st class).

Root: bhū (class 1)