योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-52, verse-6

उपदेश्योपदेशार्थमेनां मदुपरोधतः ।
सत्यामिव क्षणं तावदाश्रित्य श्रूयतामिदम् ॥ ६ ॥

upadeśyopadeśārthamenāṃ maduparodhataḥ ,
satyāmiva kṣaṇaṃ tāvadāśritya śrūyatāmidam 6

6. upadeśyopadeśārtham enām mat uparodhataḥ
satyām iva kṣaṇam tāvat āśritya śrūyatām idam

6. upadeśyopadeśārtham mat uparodhataḥ kṣaṇam tāvat enām satyām iva āśritya idam śrūyatām.

6. Therefore, for the sake of instructing the student, and at my insistence, let this (teaching) be heard, by provisionally accepting this (delusion/ignorance) as if it were real for a moment.

Words meanings summery:

• उपदेश्योपदेशार्थम् (upadeśyopadeśārtham) - for the purpose of teaching the student, for the sake of instruction

• एनाम् (enām) - this, this one

• मत् (mat) - my, mine

• उपरोधतः (uparodhataḥ) - at my insistence (from insistence, due to obstruction, at the request of)

• सत्याम् (satyām) - real, true, existing

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - a moment, instant; for a moment

• तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so long, just, meanwhile

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - by provisionally accepting (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having adopted, having accepted)

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard

• इदम् (idam) - this (teaching) (this, this one)

Words meanings and morphology

उपदेश्योपदेशार्थम् (upadeśyopadeśārtham) - for the purpose of teaching the student, for the sake of instruction

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (upadeśya+upadeśa+artha)

• upadeśya – to be taught, student, disciple
  noun (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'diś' (to point, show) with prefix 'upa'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: diś (class 6)
• upadeśa – instruction, teaching, advice
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'diś' (to point, show) with prefix 'upa'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: diś (class 6)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative case ending for purpose).

एनाम् (enām) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of enas

enas - this, this one (form of idam)

मत् (mat) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mat

mat - my, mine (stem of 'I')

Note: Used as the first part of the compound 'maduparodhataḥ'.

उपरोधतः (uparodhataḥ) - at my insistence (from insistence, due to obstruction, at the request of)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'uparodha' (insistence, obstruction, request) with suffix '-tas'.

Prefix: upa

Root: rudh (class 7)

सत्याम् (satyām) - real, true, existing

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, true, good

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'enām'.

इव (iva) - as if, like, as it were

(indeclinable)

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - a moment, instant; for a moment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, short time

Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration.

तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so long, just, meanwhile

(indeclinable)

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - by provisionally accepting (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having adopted, having accepted)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root 'śri' (to resort to) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

इदम् (idam) - this (teaching) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one