योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-48, verse-36

त्यक्त्वा सर्वविकल्पौघान्विकारानर्थसंकरान् ।
पौरुषेणात्मनैवात्मा स्वयमेव प्रसाद्यताम् ॥ ३६ ॥

tyaktvā sarvavikalpaughānvikārānarthasaṃkarān ,
pauruṣeṇātmanaivātmā svayameva prasādyatām 36

36. tyaktvā sarvavikalpaughān vikārān arthasaṅkarān
pauruṣeṇa ātmanā eva ātmā svayam eva prasādyatām

36. ātmā svayam eva pauruṣeṇa ātmanā eva tyaktvā
sarvavikalpaughān vikārān arthasaṅkarān prasādyatām

36. Having abandoned all multitudes of mental constructs, transformations, and mixtures of purposes, let the self (ātman) itself be pacified by the self (ātman) through its own personal effort.

Words meanings summery:

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having forsaken, having given up

• सर्वविकल्पौघान् (sarvavikalpaughān) - all multitudes of mental constructs, all hosts of doubts

• विकारान् (vikārān) - transformations, modifications, changes, disorders

• अर्थसङ्करान् (arthasaṅkarān) - mixtures of purposes, confusions of meaning, impurities of object

• पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by personal effort, by manliness, by spiritual strength

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self (ātman), by oneself, by the soul

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

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman), the soul, oneself

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally, automatically

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

• प्रसाद्यताम् (prasādyatām) - let it be pacified, let it be calmed, let it be purified, let it be propitiated

Words meanings and morphology

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having forsaken, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'tyaj' + suffix 'ktvā'

Root: tyaj (class 1)

सर्वविकल्पौघान् (sarvavikalpaughān) - all multitudes of mental constructs, all hosts of doubts

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarvavikalpaugha

sarvavikalpaugha - all multitudes of mental constructs, hosts of all doubts

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+vikalpa+ogha)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• vikalpa – mental construct, doubt, option, imagination
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – multitude, host, flood, current
  noun (masculine)

विकारान् (vikārān) - transformations, modifications, changes, disorders

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vikāra

vikāra - transformation, modification, change, disorder, mutation

Derived from 'vi-kṛ' (to change, distort)

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अर्थसङ्करान् (arthasaṅkarān) - mixtures of purposes, confusions of meaning, impurities of object

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of arthasaṅkara

arthasaṅkara - confusion of meaning, mixture of purposes, impurity of objects

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+saṅkara)

• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• saṅkara – mixture, confusion, impurity, hybrid
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam

पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by personal effort, by manliness, by spiritual strength

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pauruṣa

pauruṣa - human, manly, pertaining to a man, personal effort, spiritual energy

Derived from 'puruṣa' + 'aṇ' suffix

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self (ātman), by oneself, by the soul

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

Root: an (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

particle

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self (ātman), the soul, oneself

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

Root: an (class 2)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally, automatically

(indeclinable)

An adverbial form, or pronominal.

Note: Used as an adverb here.

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

(indeclinable)

particle

प्रसाद्यताम् (prasādyatām) - let it be pacified, let it be calmed, let it be purified, let it be propitiated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of prasād

Passive imperative, 3rd person singular

Derived from 'pra-sad' (to settle down, become clear). Causative stem 'prasādaya', passive 'prasādyate'. Imperative form.

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

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