योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-65, verse-15

ब्रह्मंस्तस्य च मद्भर्तुर्मम चाज्ञानशान्तये ।
न्यायोपपन्नया वाचा कुरु स्मरणमात्मनः ओ ॥ १५ ॥

brahmaṃstasya ca madbharturmama cājñānaśāntaye ,
nyāyopapannayā vācā kuru smaraṇamātmanaḥ o 15

15. brahman tasya ca matbhartuḥ mama ca ajñānaśāntaye
nyāyopapannayā vācā kuru smaraṇam ātmanaḥ

15. brahman,
tasya matbhartuḥ mama ca ajñānaśāntaye nyāyopapannayā vācā ātmanaḥ smaraṇam kuru

15. O Brahman, for the cessation of ignorance in both my husband and myself, please bring about a recollection of the Self (ātman) through appropriate speech.

15. הו בְּרַהְמָן, כדי להעלים את הבערות ממני ומבעלי, עורר בנו את הזכירה של העצמי הפנימי באמצעות דבריך המלאים תבונה והיגיון.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O venerable one, O wise one (O Brahman (vocative))

• तस्य (tasya) - for him, of him

• च (ca) - and, also

• मत्भर्तुः (matbhartuḥ) - for my husband, of my husband

• मम (mama) - for me, of me, my

• च (ca) - and, also

• अज्ञानशान्तये (ajñānaśāntaye) - for the cessation of ignorance, for the calming of nescience

• न्यायोपपन्नया (nyāyopapannayā) - by that which is furnished with logic/propriety, by appropriate

• वाचा (vācā) - with speech, by words

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make, cause, perform

• स्मरणम् (smaraṇam) - recollection, remembrance

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the Self, of the soul

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O venerable one, O wise one (O Brahman (vocative))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality; a priest, a knower of the Veda

तस्य (tasya) - for him, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used here in a dative sense (for him).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मत्भर्तुः (matbhartuḥ) - for my husband, of my husband

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of matbhartṛ

matbhartṛ - my husband

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+bhartṛ)

• mad – my, mine
  pronoun
  From asmad (I), used as a prefix in compounds meaning 'my'.
• bhartṛ – husband, maintainer, lord
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root bhṛ (to bear, support).
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Used here in a dative sense (for my husband).

मम (mama) - for me, of me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Used here in a dative sense (for me).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अज्ञानशान्तये (ajñānaśāntaye) - for the cessation of ignorance, for the calming of nescience

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of ajñānaśānti

ajñānaśānti - cessation of ignorance, calming of nescience

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ajñāna+śānti)

• ajñāna – ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance
  noun (neuter)
  From jñāna (knowledge) with negative prefix a-.
  Prefix: a
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• śānti – peace, tranquility, cessation, calming
  noun (feminine)
  From root śam (to be calm).
  Root: śam (class 4)

न्यायोपपन्नया (nyāyopapannayā) - by that which is furnished with logic/propriety, by appropriate

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nyāyopapanna

nyāyopapanna - furnished with logic/justice, appropriate, proper, reasonable

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nyāya+upapanna)

• nyāya – logic, justice, method, rule, propriety
  noun (masculine)
• upapanna – furnished with, endowed with, appropriate, suitable, fallen upon
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root pad (to go) with prefix upa-.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: pad (class 4)

वाचा (vācā) - with speech, by words

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, language

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, cause, perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्मरणम् (smaraṇam) - recollection, remembrance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of smaraṇa

smaraṇa - remembrance, recollection, act of remembering

Action noun from root smṛ (to remember).

Root: smṛ (class 1)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the Self, of the soul

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essence, individual soul, supreme soul

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