योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-150, verse-20

आस्तामेतदविद्यैषा व्यर्थरूपा किमेतया ।
भ्रान्त्या भ्रान्तिरसद्रूपा त्यक्तैवैषा मयाधुना ॥ २० ॥

āstāmetadavidyaiṣā vyartharūpā kimetayā ,
bhrāntyā bhrāntirasadrūpā tyaktaivaiṣā mayādhunā 20

20. āstām etat avidyā eṣā vyartharūpā kim etayā bhrāntyā
bhrāntiḥ asadrūpā tyaktā eva eṣā mayā adhunā

20. etat avidyā āstām.
eṣā vyartharūpā (asti).
etayā bhrāntyā kim? eṣā asadrūpā bhrāntiḥ adhunā mayā eva tyaktā.

20. Let this (etat) ignorance (avidyā) be; this (eṣā) is of useless form. What use is there in this (etayā) illusion (bhrāntyā)? This illusion (bhrānti), whose form is unreal (asadrūpā), has indeed been abandoned by me (mayā) now.

Words meanings summery:

• आस्ताम् (āstām) - let it be (let it be, may it be, let it remain)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (referring to `avidyā`) (this)

• व्यर्थरूपा (vyartharūpā) - of useless form (of useless form, meaningless, vain)

• किम् (kim) - what use (what, what use)

• एतया (etayā) - by this (illusion) (by this)

• भ्रान्त्या (bhrāntyā) - by this illusion (bhrānti) (by illusion, by error)

• भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - this illusion (bhrānti) (illusion, error)

• असद्रूपा (asadrūpā) - whose form is unreal (of unreal form, illusory)

• त्यक्ता (tyaktā) - abandoned (abandoned, forsaken)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (illusion) (this)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अधुना (adhunā) - now (now, at present)

Words meanings and morphology

आस्ताम् (āstām) - let it be (let it be, may it be, let it remain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative Active

Root `as` (to be) of Class 2, 3rd person singular imperative

Root: as (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

अविद्या (avidyā) - ignorance (avidyā) (ignorance, nescience)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avidyā

avidyā - ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance

Negative prefix `a-` + `vidyā` (knowledge)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+vidyā)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
  Negative prefix
• vidyā – knowledge, learning
  noun (feminine)
  From root `vid` (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

एषा (eṣā) - this (referring to `avidyā`) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

व्यर्थरूपा (vyartharūpā) - of useless form (of useless form, meaningless, vain)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyartharūpa

vyartharūpa - of useless form, meaningless, vain

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyartha+rūpa)

• vyartha – useless, vain, meaningless
  adjective (neuter)
  `vi` + `artha` (devoid of purpose/meaning)
  Prefix: vi
• rūpa – form, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

किम् (kim) - what use (what, what use)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which, why

एतया (etayā) - by this (illusion) (by this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

भ्रान्त्या (bhrāntyā) - by this illusion (bhrānti) (by illusion, by error)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - error, illusion, confusion

Root: bhram (class 1)

भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ) - this illusion (bhrānti) (illusion, error)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhrānti

bhrānti - error, illusion, confusion

Root: bhram (class 1)

असद्रूपा (asadrūpā) - whose form is unreal (of unreal form, illusory)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asadrūpa

asadrūpa - of unreal form, illusory

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asat+rūpa)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
  Negative prefix
• sat – unreal, non-existent
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Negative prefix `a-` + root `as` (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• rūpa – form, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

त्यक्ता (tyaktā) - abandoned (abandoned, forsaken)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tyakta

tyakta - abandoned, forsaken

Past Passive Participle

From root `tyaj` (to abandon)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - this (illusion) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent in passive construction.

अधुना (adhunā) - now (now, at present)

(indeclinable)