योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-92, verse-38

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शुद्ध्यर्थमासनार्थं वै चिति तत्याज भासुरे ।
यत्त्याज्यमचिरेणैव त्यक्तव्यं किल तत्सदा ॥ ३८ ॥

śuddhyarthamāsanārthaṃ vai citi tatyāja bhāsure ,
yattyājyamacireṇaiva tyaktavyaṃ kila tatsadā 38

38. śuddhi artham āsana artham vai citi tatyāja bhāsure
yat tyājyam acireṇa eva tyaktavyam kila tat sadā

38. (sa mṛdvikām) śuddhi-artham āsana-artham vai bhāsure citi tatyāja.
yat tyājyam,
tat sadā acireṇa eva kila tyaktavyam.

38. for purification and for a seating place, he threw (it) into the radiant pyre (citi) itself. Indeed, whatever is to be abandoned should always be abandoned without delay.

Words meanings summery:

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शुद्धि (śuddhi) - purification, purity

अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

आसन (āsana) - seat, sitting, a place to sit

अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly

चिति (citi) - pyre, funeral pile, heap

तत्याज (tatyāja) - he threw, he abandoned, he relinquished

भासुरे (bhāsure) - in the radiant (fire) (in the shining, in the radiant)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

त्याज्यम् (tyājyam) - to be abandoned, relinquishable

अचिरेण (acireṇa) - quickly, without delay, soon

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

त्यक्तव्यम् (tyaktavyam) - should be abandoned, ought to be relinquished

किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, of course

तत् (tat) - that

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

Words meanings and morphology

शुद्धि (śuddhi) - purification, purity

(noun)

feminine, singular of śuddhi

śuddhi - purity, cleanliness, purification, correctness

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Part of a compound 'śuddhyartham'.

अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth

Note: Used adverbially in compounds to mean 'for the sake of'. Compound 'śuddhyartham'.

आसन (āsana) - seat, sitting, a place to sit

(noun)

neuter, singular of āsana

āsana - sitting, seat, posture (in yoga)

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Part of a compound 'āsanārtham'.

अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth

Note: Used adverbially in compounds to mean 'for the sake of'. Compound 'āsanārtham'.

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly

(indeclinable)

चिति (citi) - pyre, funeral pile, heap

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of citi

citi - a pile, heap, accumulation, pyre, funeral pile

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: The form 'citi' can function as a locative singular for feminine i-stem nouns (e.g. 'rātri' -> 'rātri' or 'rātryām'). Here, it indicates 'in the pyre'.

तत्याज (tatyāja) - he threw, he abandoned, he relinquished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of tyaj

Root: tyaj (class 1)

भासुरे (bhāsure) - in the radiant (fire) (in the shining, in the radiant)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhāsura

bhāsura - shining, bright, radiant, splendid

Note: Adjective in locative singular, likely modifying an implied masculine noun like 'agni' (fire) from the previous verse, or referring to the shining aspect of the pyre.

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever, that

त्याज्यम् (tyājyam) - to be abandoned, relinquishable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tyājya

tyājya - to be abandoned, to be given up, relinquishable

Gerundive

Future Passive Participle formed from root 'tyaj' with suffix -ya

Root: tyaj (class 1)

अचिरेण (acireṇa) - quickly, without delay, soon