योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-81, verse-25

आत्मज्ञानं विना सारो नाधिर्नश्यति राघव ।
भूयो रज्ज्ववबोधेन रज्जुसर्पो हि नश्यति ॥ २५ ॥

ātmajñānaṃ vinā sāro nādhirnaśyati rāghava ,
bhūyo rajjvavabodhena rajjusarpo hi naśyati 25

25. ātmajñānam vinā sāraḥ na ādhiḥ naśyati rāghava
bhūyaḥ rajju avabodhena rajju sarpaḥ hi naśyati

25. rāghava ātmajñānam vinā ādhiḥ sāraḥ na naśyati
bhūyaḥ rajju avabodhena hi rajju sarpaḥ naśyati

25. Without knowledge of the self (ātman), mental anguish (ādhi) does not truly perish, O Rāghava. For indeed, with the renewed understanding of the rope, the rope-snake illusion is destroyed.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मज्ञानम् (ātmajñānam) - knowledge of the self (ātman) (knowledge of the self, self-knowledge)

• विना (vinā) - without, except for, apart from

• सारः (sāraḥ) - truly (adverbial) (essence, core, vital part; truly, essentially)

• न (na) - not, no

• आधिः (ādhiḥ) - mental anguish (ādhi) (mental pain, anguish, anxiety, worry)

• नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes (perishes, is destroyed, vanishes)

• राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rāma))

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - renewed (again, further, repeatedly)

• रज्जुअवबोधेन (rajjuavabodhena) - with the understanding of the rope (by the understanding of the rope, by the realization of the rope)

• रज्जुसर्पः (rajjusarpaḥ) - rope-snake illusion (rope-snake (illusion))

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• नश्यति (naśyati) - is destroyed (perishes, is destroyed, vanishes)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मज्ञानम् (ātmajñānam) - knowledge of the self (ātman) (knowledge of the self, self-knowledge)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmajñāna

ātmajñāna - knowledge of the soul or self, self-knowledge

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+jñāna)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
  noun (neuter)
  From root √jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

विना (vinā) - without, except for, apart from

(indeclinable)

सारः (sāraḥ) - truly (adverbial) (essence, core, vital part; truly, essentially)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāra

sāra - essence, core, pith, sap, best part, strength; truly, essentially (as adverb)

Note: Used adverbially here.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आधिः (ādhiḥ) - mental anguish (ādhi) (mental pain, anguish, anxiety, worry)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādhi

ādhi - mental pain, anguish, anxiety, worry, distress

From root √dhā with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes (perishes, is destroyed, vanishes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of √naś

Root: naś (class 4)

राघव (rāghava) - O Rāghava (O Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, an epithet for Rāma))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, belonging to Raghu's line (epithet for Rāma)

Patronymic from Raghu

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - renewed (again, further, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Comparative of 'bahu' (much, many)

रज्जुअवबोधेन (rajjuavabodhena) - with the understanding of the rope (by the understanding of the rope, by the realization of the rope)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rajjuavabodha

rajjuavabodha - understanding of the rope, realization of the rope

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rajju+avabodha)

• rajju – rope, cord
  noun (feminine)
• avabodha – understanding, perception, realization, awakening
  noun (masculine)
  From root √budh (to know) with prefix ava-
  Prefix: ava
  Root: budh (class 1)

रज्जुसर्पः (rajjusarpaḥ) - rope-snake illusion (rope-snake (illusion))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rajjusarpa

rajjusarpa - rope-snake (metaphor for illusory perception)

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rajju+sarpa)

• rajju – rope, cord
  noun (feminine)
• sarpa – snake, serpent
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

नश्यति (naśyati) - is destroyed (perishes, is destroyed, vanishes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of √naś

Root: naś (class 4)