योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-68, verse-3

सर्वार्थभावनात्यागे चिन्मात्रैकान्तभावितः ।
अत्यजं तमहं पूर्वकथार्थकलनामलम् ॥ ३ ॥

sarvārthabhāvanātyāge cinmātraikāntabhāvitaḥ ,
atyajaṃ tamahaṃ pūrvakathārthakalanāmalam 3

3. sarva-artha-bhāvanā-tyāge cit-mātra-ekānta-bhāvitaḥ
atyajam tam aham pūrva-kathā-artha-kalanā-malam

3. aham sarva-artha-bhāvanā-tyāge cit-mātra-ekānta-bhāvitaḥ
tam pūrva-kathā-artha-kalanā-malam atyajam

3. Having abandoned all mental constructs (bhāvanā) and cultivated an exclusive focus on pure consciousness (cit), I then cast off the impurity of all previous narratives and conceptualizations.

3. כאשר זנחתי את התבוננות בכל עצם חומרי והייתי ממוקד כולו בתודעה הטהורה בלבד, השלכתי מעלי את זיהום הדימויים של סיפורי העבר.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्व-अर्थ-भावना-त्यागे (sarva-artha-bhāvanā-tyāge) - in the abandonment of all mental constructs/conceptions of objects

• चित्-मात्र-एकान्त-भावितः (cit-mātra-ekānta-bhāvitaḥ) - having meditated exclusively on pure consciousness

• अत्यजम् (atyajam) - I abandoned, I cast off

• तम् (tam) - that

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पूर्व-कथा-अर्थ-कलना-मलम् (pūrva-kathā-artha-kalanā-malam) - the impurity of the conceptualization of past narratives/meanings

Words meanings and morphology

सर्व-अर्थ-भावना-त्यागे (sarva-artha-bhāvanā-tyāge) - in the abandonment of all mental constructs/conceptions of objects

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarva-artha-bhāvanā-tyāga

sarva-artha-bhāvanā-tyāga - abandonment of the mental constructs of all objects

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sarva-artha-bhāvanā+tyāga)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• artha – object, thing, purpose, meaning
  noun (masculine)
• bhāvanā – conception, mental construct, imagination, cultivation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from causative root bhū (bhāvay-).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• tyāga – abandonment, renunciation, giving up
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root tyaj.
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

चित्-मात्र-एकान्त-भावितः (cit-mātra-ekānta-bhāvitaḥ) - having meditated exclusively on pure consciousness

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cit-mātra-ekānta-bhāvita

cit-mātra-ekānta-bhāvita - one who has exclusively contemplated pure consciousness

Past Passive Participle

Compound of cit (consciousness), mātra (only), ekānta (exclusive), bhāvita (cultivated/contemplated).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cit+mātra+ekānta+bhāvita)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, mere, solely
  indeclinable
• ekānta – exclusive, solitary, unique, devoted to one object
  adjective (masculine)
• bhāvita – cultivated, contemplated, brought into existence, experienced
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (from causative bhū)
  Derived from the causative form of root bhū.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.

अत्यजम् (atyajam) - I abandoned, I cast off

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of tyaj

Imperfect tense (laṅ) 1st person singular active. The 'a' is an augment for past tense, not an upasarga.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (pronoun)

Note: Refers to the impurity.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

पूर्व-कथा-अर्थ-कलना-मलम् (pūrva-kathā-artha-kalanā-malam) - the impurity of the conceptualization of past narratives/meanings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrva-kathā-artha-kalanā-mala

pūrva-kathā-artha-kalanā-mala - the blemish/impurity arising from the conceptualization of previous stories or meanings

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pūrva-kathā-artha-kalanā+mala)

• pūrva – previous, past, former
  adjective
• kathā – story, narrative, tale
  noun (feminine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)
• kalanā – conceptualization, imagination, formation of ideas
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root kal.
  Root: kal (class 10)
• mala – impurity, dirt, blemish, defilement
  noun (neuter)

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