योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-93, verse-57

सर्वत्यागो महत्त्वस्य कारणं निर्मलद्युतेः ।
सर्वं त्यजसि चेद्यस्माद्बुद्धिस्थैर्यं बृहत्तमम् ॥ ५७ ॥

sarvatyāgo mahattvasya kāraṇaṃ nirmaladyuteḥ ,
sarvaṃ tyajasi cedyasmādbuddhisthairyaṃ bṛhattamam 57

57. sarva tyāgaḥ mahattvasya kāraṇam nirmala dyuteḥ | sarvam
tyajasi cet yasmāt buddhi sthairyam bṛhat tamam ||

57. sarva tyāgaḥ mahattvasya nirmala
dyuteḥ [ca] kāraṇam [asti] yasmāt
cet sarvam tyajasi [tasmāt] bṛhat
tamam buddhi sthairyam [bhavati]

57. Complete renunciation (sarvatyāga) is the cause of greatness and of pure radiance. Because if you renounce everything, then the greatest mental stability (buddhisthairya) manifests.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्व (sarva) - all, complete, everything

• त्यागः (tyāgaḥ) - renunciation, abandonment

• महत्त्वस्य (mahattvasya) - of greatness, of importance

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

• निर्मल (nirmala) - pure, clean, spotless

• द्युतेः (dyuteḥ) - of radiance, of splendor

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything, all

• त्यजसि (tyajasi) - you renounce, you abandon

• चेत् (cet) - if

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, for this reason (from which, because, therefore)

• बुद्धि (buddhi) - intellect, understanding, mind

• स्थैर्यम् (sthairyam) - stability, firmness, steadiness

• बृहत् (bṛhat) - great, large, vast

• तमम् (tamam) - most, greatest (superlative suffix)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्व (sarva) - all, complete, everything

(adjective)

of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Part of the compound 'sarvatyāgaḥ'.

त्यागः (tyāgaḥ) - renunciation, abandonment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tyāga

tyāga - renunciation, abandonment, giving up

From root 'tyaj' (to abandon) with suffix 'ghañ'.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: The subject of the first clause, 'complete renunciation'.

महत्त्वस्य (mahattvasya) - of greatness, of importance

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of mahattva

mahattva - greatness, magnitude, importance

From 'mahat' (great) + suffix 'tva' (abstract noun).

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Possessive, dependent on 'kāraṇam'.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix 'ana'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'sarvatyāgaḥ'.

निर्मल (nirmala) - pure, clean, spotless

(adjective)

of nirmala

nirmala - pure, clean, spotless, unblemished

Compound 'nis' (without) + 'mala' (dirt, impurity).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+mala)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'dyuti'.

द्युतेः (dyuteḥ) - of radiance, of splendor

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of dyuti

dyuti - radiance, splendor, light, lustre

From root 'dyut' (to shine) with suffix 'kti'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nirmala+dyuti)

• nirmala – pure, clean
  adjective
  Prefix: nis
• dyuti – radiance, splendor
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'dyut' (to shine) with suffix 'kti'.
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Parallel to 'mahattvasya', dependent on 'kāraṇam'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything, all

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Accusative singular neuter of 'sarva'.

Note: Direct object of 'tyajasi'.

त्यजसि (tyajasi) - you renounce, you abandon

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tyaj

present active

Present active indicative, 2nd person singular.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Verb in the conditional clause.

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, for this reason (from which, because, therefore)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Ablative singular of 'yad'. Used adverbially to introduce a reason or consequence.

Note: Functions as a conjunction meaning 'because' or 'since'.

बुद्धि (buddhi) - intellect, understanding, mind

(noun)

of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, mind, reason, perception

From root 'budh' (to know, perceive) with suffix 'kti'.

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Part of the compound 'buddhisthairyam'.

स्थैर्यम् (sthairyam) - stability, firmness, steadiness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthairya

sthairya - stability, firmness, steadiness

From 'sthira' (firm, steady) with suffix 'ya' (abstract noun).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhi+sthairya)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• sthairya – stability, firmness
  noun (neuter)
  From 'sthira' (firm) + suffix 'ya' (abstract noun).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The subject of the resulting clause, 'mental stability'.

बृहत् (bṛhat) - great, large, vast

(adjective)

of bṛhat

bṛhat - great, large, vast, extensive

From root 'bṛh' (to grow, be great).

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Forms the superlative 'bṛhattamam'.

तमम् (tamam) - most, greatest (superlative suffix)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tama

tama - most, greatest (superlative suffix)

Superlative suffix 'tama'.

Note: Combined with 'bṛhat' to form 'bṛhattamam' (greatest), modifying 'sthairyam'.