योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-77, verse-2

इदं पूर्वं परित्यज्य क्रोडीकृत्य मनःखगम् ।
शान्तमात्मनि तिष्ठ त्वं शिखिध्वज इवाचलः ॥ २ ॥

idaṃ pūrvaṃ parityajya kroḍīkṛtya manaḥkhagam ,
śāntamātmani tiṣṭha tvaṃ śikhidhvaja ivācalaḥ 2

2. idam pūrvam parityajya kroḍīkṛtya manaḥkhagam
śāntam ātmani tiṣṭha tvam śikhidhvajaḥ iva acalaḥ

2. tvam idam pūrvam parityajya manaḥkhagam kroḍīkṛtya
śikhidhvajaḥ iva acalaḥ śāntam ātmani tiṣṭha

2. Abandoning this previous (state or thought), and having brought the bird-like mind under control, you should remain peacefully in the Self (ātman), steady like Śikhidhvaja.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this (previous state/thought) (this)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previous (previous, former, earlier)

• परित्यज्य (parityajya) - abandoning (having abandoned, having forsaken)

• क्रोडीकृत्य (kroḍīkṛtya) - having brought under control (having taken into the lap, having embraced)

• मनःखगम् (manaḥkhagam) - the bird-like mind (the mind-bird)

• शान्तम् (śāntam) - peacefully (peacefully, calmly)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self (ātman) (in the self, in one's own being)

• तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - remain (stand, remain)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja (Śikhidhvaja (name of a king))

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

• अचलः (acalaḥ) - steady, immovable (immovable, steady)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this (previous state/thought) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Object of 'parityajya'.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previous (previous, former, earlier)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrva

pūrva - prior, former, preceding, eastern

परित्यज्य (parityajya) - abandoning (having abandoned, having forsaken)

(indeclinable participle)

Note: Modifies the implicit subject 'tvam'.

क्रोडीकृत्य (kroḍīkṛtya) - having brought under control (having taken into the lap, having embraced)

(indeclinable participle)

Note: Modifies the implicit subject 'tvam'.

मनःखगम् (manaḥkhagam) - the bird-like mind (the mind-bird)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manaḥkhaga

manaḥkhaga - the mind-bird (mind compared to a bird due to its restlessness)

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (manas+khaga)

• manas – mind, intellect, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• khaga – bird (mover in the sky)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'kha' (sky) and 'ga' (going)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kroḍīkṛtya'.

शान्तम् (śāntam) - peacefully (peacefully, calmly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - calm, peaceful, tranquil

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śam' (to be calm)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Adverbial accusative, modifying 'tiṣṭha'.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the Self (ātman) (in the self, in one's own being)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul, Supreme Soul (Brahman)

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Locative of place.

तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - remain (stand, remain)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of sthā

Imperative Active

Second person singular, imperative mood, active voice

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The main verb.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person singular pronoun

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Śikhidhvaja (Śikhidhvaja (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - Name of a king; one whose banner is a peacock ('śikhin' = peacock, 'dhvaja' = banner)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (śikhin+dhvaja)

• śikhin – crested, peacock
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhvaj' (to move)
  Root: dhvaj (class 1)

Note: Used in a simile.

इव (iva) - like (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

अचलः (acalaḥ) - steady, immovable (immovable, steady)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acala

acala - immovable, fixed, a mountain

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'cala' (moving)

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+cala)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• cala – moving, trembling, agitated
  adjective
  From root 'cal' (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)

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