योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-53

अहंकारपिशाचोऽस्मिन्देहे तिष्ठतु यातु वा ।
त्वमेनमालोकय मा मनसा महतां वर ॥ ५३ ॥

ahaṃkārapiśāco'smindehe tiṣṭhatu yātu vā ,
tvamenamālokaya mā manasā mahatāṃ vara 53

53. ahaṅkāra piśācaḥ asmin dehe tiṣṭhatu yātu
vā tvam enam ālokaya mā manasā mahatām vara

53. mahatām vara,
ahaṅkāra piśācaḥ asmin dehe tiṣṭhatu vā yātu.
tvam enam manasā mā ālokaya

53. O best among the great ones (mahatām vara), let the demon of ego (ahaṅkāra) either remain in this body or depart; but you, do not perceive it with your mind.

Words meanings summery:

• अहङ्कार (ahaṅkāra) - ego, self-consciousness

• पिशाचः (piśācaḥ) - demon (of ego) (demon, goblin, fiend)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (body) (in this, on this)

• देहे (dehe) - in this physical body (in the body)

• तिष्ठतु (tiṣṭhatu) - let it reside (let it stand, let it remain)

• यातु (yātu) - let it go, let it depart

• वा (vā) - or, either... or

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• एनम् (enam) - the ego-demon (him, this one)

• आलोकय (ālokaya) - perceive, pay attention to (look at, behold, observe)

• मा (mā) - do not, not

• मनसा (manasā) - mentally, through mental perception (by the mind, with the mind)

• महताम् (mahatām) - of the great, among the great

• वर (vara) - O best one (best, excellent, choicest)

Words meanings and morphology

अहङ्कार (ahaṅkāra) - ego, self-consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahaṅkāra

ahaṅkāra - ego, self-consciousness, I-sense

पिशाचः (piśācaḥ) - demon (of ego) (demon, goblin, fiend)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of piśāca

piśāca - demon, goblin, fiend

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (body) (in this, on this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

देहे (dehe) - in this physical body (in the body)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form

From root dih (to smear, to grow).

Root: dih

तिष्ठतु (tiṣṭhatu) - let it reside (let it stand, let it remain)

(verb)

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

Imperative

3rd person singular imperative active.

Root: sthā (class 1)

यातु (yātu) - let it go, let it depart

(verb)

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

Imperative

3rd person singular imperative active.

Root: yā (class 2)

वा (vā) - or, either... or

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

एनम् (enam) - the ego-demon (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of enas

enas - this, this one

Note: Object of 'ālokaya'.

आलोकय (ālokaya) - perceive, pay attention to (look at, behold, observe)

(verb)

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

Imperative

2nd person singular imperative active (from causal stem 'lokaya').

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

मा (mā) - do not, not

(indeclinable)

Prohibitive particle used with imperative or injunctive.

मनसा (manasā) - mentally, through mental perception (by the mind, with the mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

Root: man

महताम् (mahatām) - of the great, among the great

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, noble

Note: Forms a compound with 'vara' in the vocative phrase 'mahatām vara'.

वर (vara) - O best one (best, excellent, choicest)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest, boon, husband

From root vṛ (to choose).

Root: vṛ

Note: Part of the vocative address 'mahatām vara'.