योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-44, verse-18

मौर्ख्योन्मेषनिमेषाभ्यां कर्मणां प्रलयोदयौ ।
तद्विलीनं कुरु बलाद्गुरुशास्त्रार्थसंयमैः ॥ १८ ॥

maurkhyonmeṣanimeṣābhyāṃ karmaṇāṃ pralayodayau ,
tadvilīnaṃ kuru balādguruśāstrārthasaṃyamaiḥ 18

18. maurkhyonmeṣanimeṣābhyām karmaṇām pralayodayau
tat vilīnam kuru balāt guruśāstrārthasaṃyamaiḥ

18. karmaṇām pralayodayau maurkhyonmeṣanimeṣābhyām
balāt guruśāstrārthasaṃyamaiḥ tat vilīnam kuru

18. The dissolution and arising of actions (karma) result from the emergence and subsidence of ignorance. Therefore, forcefully dissolve that (ignorance) through disciplines (saṃyama) guided by the meaning of the guru's (guru) teachings and the scriptures.

Words meanings summery:

• मौर्ख्योन्मेषनिमेषाभ्याम् (maurkhyonmeṣanimeṣābhyām) - by the emergence and subsidence of foolishness/ignorance

• कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma), of deeds

• प्रलयोदयौ (pralayodayau) - dissolution and arising

• तत् (tat) - that (ignorance) (that, it)

• विलीनम् (vilīnam) - dissolved, merged, vanished

• कुरु (kuru) - make, do, perform

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully, powerfully

• गुरुशास्त्रार्थसंयमैः (guruśāstrārthasaṁyamaiḥ) - by restraints (saṃyama) related to the meaning of the guru's (guru) teachings and scriptures

Words meanings and morphology

मौर्ख्योन्मेषनिमेषाभ्याम् (maurkhyonmeṣanimeṣābhyām) - by the emergence and subsidence of foolishness/ignorance

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of maurkhyonmeṣanimeṣa

maurkhyonmeṣanimeṣa - emergence and subsidence of foolishness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa-dvandva (maurkhya+unmeṣa+nimeṣa)

• maurkhya – foolishness, ignorance, stupidity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from mūrkha (foolish) with suffix -ya (forming abstract noun)
• unmeṣa – opening, unfolding, blossoming, awakening, emergence
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root miṣ (to wink, to open the eyes) with prefix ud-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: miṣ (class 4)
• nimeṣa – closing, winking, blinking, subsidence
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root miṣ (to wink, to open the eyes) with prefix ni-
  Prefix: ni
  Root: miṣ (class 4)

कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions (karma), of deeds

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

Derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रलयोदयौ (pralayodayau) - dissolution and arising

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pralayodaya

pralayodaya - dissolution and arising, destruction and creation

Compound type : dvandva (pralaya+udaya)

• pralaya – dissolution, destruction, reabsorption, cosmic night
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root lī (to dissolve) with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lī (class 4)
• udaya – arising, rising, origin, prosperity
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root i (to go) with prefix ud-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that (ignorance) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

Note: Refers to maurkhya (ignorance) mentioned in the first line.

विलीनम् (vilīnam) - dissolved, merged, vanished

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vilīna

vilīna - dissolved, merged, absorbed, vanished, lost

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root lī (to dissolve) with prefix vi- and kta (past passive participle suffix)

Prefix: vi

Root: lī (class 4)

कुरु (kuru) - make, do, perform

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Second person singular, imperative mood, active voice

Root: kṛ (class 8)

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcefully, powerfully

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially from the ablative case.

गुरुशास्त्रार्थसंयमैः (guruśāstrārthasaṁyamaiḥ) - by restraints (saṃyama) related to the meaning of the guru's (guru) teachings and scriptures

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guruśāstrārthasaṃyama

guruśāstrārthasaṁyama - self-control/disciplines related to the meaning of guru's teachings and scriptures

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (guru+śāstra+artha+saṃyama)

• guru – teacher, spiritual guide, respected person (guru)
  noun (masculine)
• śāstra – scripture, treatise, sacred teaching, scientific text
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: arth (class 10)
• saṃyama – self-control, restraint, discipline, integration (saṃyama)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root yam (to restrain) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yam (class 1)