योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-127, verse-49

अयं किमन्धकरणस्त्वया शोकोऽवलम्ब्यते ।
निर्वाहयतु सैव त्वां प्रज्ञायष्टिरभङ्गुरा ॥ ४९ ॥

ayaṃ kimandhakaraṇastvayā śoko'valambyate ,
nirvāhayatu saiva tvāṃ prajñāyaṣṭirabhaṅgurā 49

49. ayam kim andhakaraṇaḥ tvayā śokaḥ avalambyate
nirvāhayatu sā eva tvām prajñāyaṣṭiḥ abhaṅgurā

49. tvayā ayam andhakaraṇaḥ śokaḥ kim avalambyate
sā eva abhaṅgurā prajñāyaṣṭiḥ tvām nirvāhayatu

49. Why do you cling to this sorrow that blinds you? Let that indestructible staff of wisdom itself guide you through.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• किम् (kim) - why, what, whether

• अन्धकरणः (andhakaraṇaḥ) - blinding, making blind

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• शोकः (śokaḥ) - sorrow, grief

• अवलम्ब्यते (avalambyate) - is clung to, is supported, is embraced

• निर्वाहयतु (nirvāhayatu) - let it guide, let it carry through, let it accomplish

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, itself

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• प्रज्ञायष्टिः (prajñāyaṣṭiḥ) - staff of wisdom, stick of insight

• अभङ्गुरा (abhaṅgurā) - indestructible, unbroken, not fragile

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

किम् (kim) - why, what, whether

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative particle indicating 'why' or 'what'.

अन्धकरणः (andhakaraṇaḥ) - blinding, making blind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of andhakaraṇa

andhakaraṇa - blinding, causing blindness

Derived from 'andha' (blind) and 'karaṇa' (making).

Note: Qualifies 'śokaḥ'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'avalambyate'.

शोकः (śokaḥ) - sorrow, grief

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śoka

śoka - sorrow, grief, anguish

From root 'śuc' (to grieve, lament).

Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'avalambyate'.

अवलम्ब्यते (avalambyate) - is clung to, is supported, is embraced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of avalamb

Prefix: ava

Root: lamb (class 1)

निर्वाहयतु (nirvāhayatu) - let it guide, let it carry through, let it accomplish

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nirvāh

Causal form of 'nir + vah'.

Prefix: nir

Root: vah (class 1)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Refers to 'prajñāyaṣṭiḥ'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, itself

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'sā'.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Note: Object of 'nirvāhayatu'.

प्रज्ञायष्टिः (prajñāyaṣṭiḥ) - staff of wisdom, stick of insight

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajñāyaṣṭi

prajñāyaṣṭi - staff of wisdom, stick of insight

Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajñā+yaṣṭi)

• prajñā – wisdom, insight, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  From 'pra' + 'jñā' (to know).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• yaṣṭi – staff, stick, support
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'nirvāhayatu'.

अभङ्गुरा (abhaṅgurā) - indestructible, unbroken, not fragile

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhaṅgura

abhaṅgura - indestructible, unbroken, firm

Negative prefix 'a-' + 'bhaṅgura' (fragile, perishable).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhaṅgura)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• bhaṅgura – fragile, perishable, breakable
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'bhañj' (to break).
  Root: bhañj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'prajñāyaṣṭiḥ'.