योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-45, verse-6

तेनोत्तमफलार्थेन संस्कारान्प्राक्तनानसौ ।
विवेकपादपारूढस्त्यजत्यहिरिव त्वचम् ॥ ६ ॥

tenottamaphalārthena saṃskārānprāktanānasau ,
vivekapādapārūḍhastyajatyahiriva tvacam 6

6. tena uttamaphalārthena saṃskārān prāktanān asau
vivekapādapārūḍhaḥ tyajati ahiḥ iva tvacam

6. asau uttamaphalārthena vivekapādapārūḍhaḥ
prāktanān saṃskārān ahiḥ iva tvacam tyajati

6. That person, desiring the supreme outcome, having ascended the tree of discernment, casts off his past latent tendencies (saṃskāra) just as a snake sheds its skin.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• उत्तमफलार्थेन (uttamaphalārthena) - for the sake of the highest fruit/result, desiring the supreme outcome

• संस्कारान् (saṁskārān) - latent tendencies (saṃskāra) (impressions, latent tendencies, purificatory rites)

• प्राक्तनान् (prāktanān) - former, previous, from a former existence

• असौ (asau) - that (person), he

• विवेकपादपारूढः (vivekapādapārūḍhaḥ) - ascended to the tree of discernment/discrimination

• त्यजति (tyajati) - casts off, abandons, renounces

• अहिः (ahiḥ) - snake, serpent

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• त्वचम् (tvacam) - skin, hide

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the person described in the previous verses.

उत्तमफलार्थेन (uttamaphalārthena) - for the sake of the highest fruit/result, desiring the supreme outcome

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of uttamaphalārtha

uttamaphalārtha - desiring the highest fruit or result

compound formed with artha (purpose/sake)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uttama+phala+artha)

• uttama – highest, best, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of ud (upa)
  Prefix: ut
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the subject 'asau'.

संस्कारान् (saṁskārān) - latent tendencies (saṃskāra) (impressions, latent tendencies, purificatory rites)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃskāra

saṁskāra - impression, latent tendency, purificatory rite, refinement

from sam-kṛ

Prefix: sam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'tyajati'.

प्राक्तनान् (prāktanān) - former, previous, from a former existence

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāktana

prāktana - former, previous, past

from prāk (before) + tana (suffix)

Note: Qualifies 'saṃskārān'.

असौ (asau) - that (person), he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder (referring to a remote object or person)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

विवेकपादपारूढः (vivekapādapārūḍhaḥ) - ascended to the tree of discernment/discrimination

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vivekapādapārūḍha

vivekapādapārūḍha - mounted on the tree of discernment

compound formed with viveka (discernment), pādapa (tree), ārūḍha (mounted)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viveka+pādapa+ārūḍha)

• viveka – discernment, discrimination, distinguishing, judgment
  noun (masculine)
  from vi-vic
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vic (class 7)
• pādapa – tree (literally 'foot-drinker')
  noun (masculine)
  from pā (to drink) + pa (protection) or pāda (foot) + pa (drinking)
  Root: pā (class 1)
• ārūḍha – mounted, ascended, attained, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ā-ruh
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'asau'.

त्यजति (tyajati) - casts off, abandons, renounces

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tyaj

Present Active Indicative

Root: tyaj (class 1)

अहिः (ahiḥ) - snake, serpent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahi

ahi - snake, serpent

Note: Agent in the comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

त्वचम् (tvacam) - skin, hide

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tvac

tvac - skin, hide, bark

Note: Object of 'tyajati'.