योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-40

अस्य मा भृत्यतां गच्छ त्वमहंकारदुर्मतेः ।
अस्य भृत्यतया राम निरयः प्राप्यते फलम् ॥ ४० ॥

asya mā bhṛtyatāṃ gaccha tvamahaṃkāradurmateḥ ,
asya bhṛtyatayā rāma nirayaḥ prāpyate phalam 40

40. asya mā bhṛtyatām gaccha tvam ahaṅkāradurmateḥ
asya bhṛtyatayā rāma nirayaḥ prāpyate phalam

40. rāma tvam asya ahaṅkāradurmateḥ bhṛtyatām mā
gaccha asya bhṛtyatayā nirayaḥ phalam prāpyate

40. O Rāma, do not become a servant to this evil-minded ego (ahaṅkāra). For by serving it, the result (phalam) obtained is hell.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्य (asya) - of this, his, her, its

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• भृत्यताम् (bhṛtyatām) - servitude, state of being a servant

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go, proceed, attain

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अहङ्कारदुर्मतेः (ahaṅkāradurmateḥ) - of the evil-minded ego (ahaṅkāra) (of the evil-minded ego)

• अस्य (asya) - of this, his, her, its

• भृत्यतया (bhṛtyatayā) - by servitude, by being a servant

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• निरयः (nirayaḥ) - hell, underworld

• प्राप्यते (prāpyate) - is obtained, is reached

• फलम् (phalam) - result (phalam) (fruit, result, consequence)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्य (asya) - of this, his, her, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the ego.

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with injunctive for prohibition.

भृत्यताम् (bhṛtyatām) - servitude, state of being a servant

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhṛtyatā

bhṛtyatā - servitude, service, state of being a servant

from bhṛtya + tā (suffix for abstract noun)

गच्छ (gaccha) - go, proceed, attain

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Often used with mā (prohibitive injunctive) to mean 'do not go/become'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अहङ्कारदुर्मतेः (ahaṅkāradurmateḥ) - of the evil-minded ego (ahaṅkāra) (of the evil-minded ego)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāradurmati

ahaṅkāradurmati - the evil-minded ego, ego with wicked mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṅkāra+durmati)

• ahaṅkāra – ego, egoism, self-conceit
  noun (masculine)
• durmati – evil-minded, foolish, bad intelligence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the ego (ahaṅkāra).

अस्य (asya) - of this, his, her, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the ego.

भृत्यतया (bhṛtyatayā) - by servitude, by being a servant

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhṛtyatā

bhṛtyatā - servitude, service, state of being a servant

from bhṛtya + tā (suffix for abstract noun)

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (proper name), pleasing, dark

निरयः (nirayaḥ) - hell, underworld

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niraya

niraya - hell, Hades, underworld, wretched condition

Note: Subject of prāpyate.

प्राप्यते (prāpyate) - is obtained, is reached

(verb)

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

root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

फलम् (phalam) - result (phalam) (fruit, result, consequence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

Note: Appears to be in apposition to nirayaḥ, or specifying the nature of the result.

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