योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-124, verse-8

मा भव ग्राह्यभावात्मा ग्राह्यकात्मा च मा भव ।
भावनामखिलां त्यक्त्वा यच्छिष्टं तन्मयो भव ॥ ८ ॥

mā bhava grāhyabhāvātmā grāhyakātmā ca mā bhava ,
bhāvanāmakhilāṃ tyaktvā yacchiṣṭaṃ tanmayo bhava 8

8. mā bhava grāhyabhāvātmā grāhakātmā ca mā bhava
bhāvanām akhilām tyaktvā yat śiṣṭam tanmayaḥ bhava

8. mā grāhyabhāvātmā bhava ca mā grāhakātmā bhava
akhilām bhāvanām tyaktvā yat śiṣṭam tanmayaḥ bhava

8. Do not become one whose intrinsic nature (ātman) is the object of perception, nor one whose intrinsic nature (ātman) is the perceiver. Abandoning all mental constructs, become identical with whatever remains.

Words meanings summery:

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

• भव (bhava) - be, become, exist

• ग्राह्यभावात्मा (grāhyabhāvātmā) - one whose intrinsic nature (ātman) is the perceived object

• ग्राहकात्मा (grāhakātmā) - one whose intrinsic nature (ātman) is the perceiver

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

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

• भव (bhava) - be, become, exist

• भावनाम् (bhāvanām) - mental constructs, conceptions, imaginations

• अखिलाम् (akhilām) - all, entire, complete

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having left

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever (relative pronoun)

• शिष्टम् (śiṣṭam) - remaining, left over, residue

• तन्मयः (tanmayaḥ) - consisting of that, identical with that, absorbed in that

• भव (bhava) - be, become, exist

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

Used with imperative (loṭ) to express prohibition.

भव (bhava) - be, become, exist

(verb)

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

imperative 2nd person singular

From root bhū, parasmaipada, 1st conjugation (bhvādi)

Root: bhū (class 1)

ग्राह्यभावात्मा (grāhyabhāvātmā) - one whose intrinsic nature (ātman) is the perceived object

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grāhyabhāvātman

grāhyabhāvātman - one whose self is the nature of the perceived, one whose intrinsic nature (ātman) is the perceived

Compound of 'grāhya-bhāva' and 'ātman'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (grāhya+bhāva+ātman)

• grāhya – to be grasped, perceived, object of perception
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root grah with suffix -ya (kṛtya)
  Root: grah (class 9)
• bhāva – nature, state, existence, being
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)

ग्राहकात्मा (grāhakātmā) - one whose intrinsic nature (ātman) is the perceiver

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grāhakātman

grāhakātman - one whose self is the perceiver, one whose intrinsic nature (ātman) is the perceiver

Compound of 'grāhaka' and 'ātman'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (grāhaka+ātman)

• grāhaka – grasping, perceiving, perceiver, agent of perception
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root grah with suffix -aka
  Root: grah (class 9)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Used with imperative (loṭ) to express prohibition.

भव (bhava) - be, become, exist

(verb)

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

imperative 2nd person singular

From root bhū, parasmaipada, 1st conjugation (bhvādi)

Root: bhū (class 1)

भावनाम् (bhāvanām) - mental constructs, conceptions, imaginations

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāvanā

bhāvanā - conception, imagination, mental dwelling, production, realization

From causal of root bhū with suffix -anā

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of tyaktvā.

अखिलाम् (akhilām) - all, entire, complete

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of akhila

akhila - whole, entire, complete, all

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'khila' (deficient)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• khila – deficient, lacking, vacant, waste (land)
  adjective

Note: Qualifies bhāvanām.

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having left

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root tyaj with suffix -ktvā

Root: tyaj (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whatever

शिष्टम् (śiṣṭam) - remaining, left over, residue

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiṣṭa

śiṣṭa - remaining, left, residual, taught, disciplined

Past Passive Participle

From root śiṣ with suffix -ta

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

तन्मयः (tanmayaḥ) - consisting of that, identical with that, absorbed in that

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tanmaya

tanmaya - consisting of that, full of that, identical with that, absorbed in that

Compound of 'tad' (that) and '-maya' (consisting of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+maya)

• tad – that
  pronoun (neuter)
• maya – consisting of, made of
  suffix forming adjective

Note: Used predicatively with bhava.

भव (bhava) - be, become, exist

(verb)

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

imperative 2nd person singular

From root bhū, parasmaipada, 1st conjugation (bhvādi)

Root: bhū (class 1)