योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-96, verse-24

चित्त्वं स्वभावं विस्मृत्य बद्धास्था ये शरीरके ।
तैः सुवर्णं परित्यज्य गृहीतं भस्म वस्तुतः ॥ २४ ॥

cittvaṃ svabhāvaṃ vismṛtya baddhāsthā ye śarīrake ,
taiḥ suvarṇaṃ parityajya gṛhītaṃ bhasma vastutaḥ 24

24. cit-tvam svabhāvam vismṛtya baddha-āsthāḥ ye śarīrake
taiḥ suvarṇam parityajya gṛhītam bhasma vastutaḥ

24. ye cit-tvam svabhāvam vismṛtya śarīrake baddha-āsthāḥ santi,
taiḥ vastutaḥ suvarṇam parityajya bhasma gṛhītam.

24. Those who, having forgotten their true nature (svabhāva) as consciousness (cit-tvam), are bound by attachment to the body, have in reality (vastutaḥ) abandoned gold and taken up ash.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्-त्वम् (cit-tvam) - the true nature of being conscious (nature of consciousness, state of consciousness)

• स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - their true, inherent nature as consciousness (own nature, inherent quality, intrinsic disposition)

• विस्मृत्य (vismṛtya) - having forgotten their true self/nature (having forgotten, having overlooked)

• बद्ध-आस्थाः (baddha-āsthāḥ) - those whose attachment is bound (to something else) (having attachment, fixed devotion, bound by faith)

• ये (ye) - those people who (those who, which (plural))

• शरीरके (śarīrake) - in this physical body (in the body, on the body, concerning the body)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those people (who forgot their true nature) (by them (masculine/neuter plural))

• सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - something precious, valuable (metaphorical gold) (gold, good color)

• परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having completely given up (the truly valuable thing) (having abandoned, having given up completely)

• गृहीतम् (gṛhītam) - something that has been taken up or accepted (ash in this case) (taken, seized, accepted)

• भस्म (bhasma) - something worthless, like ash (metaphorical ash) (ash, dust)

• वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - truly, from an ultimate perspective (in reality, actually, truly)

Words meanings and morphology

चित्-त्वम् (cit-tvam) - the true nature of being conscious (nature of consciousness, state of consciousness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cit-tva

cit-tva - nature of consciousness, state of consciousness, consciousness

derived from 'cit' (consciousness) and '-tva' (suffix for 'nature of')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+tva)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence, understanding
  noun (feminine)
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, denoting 'the state or nature of'
  indeclinable (neuter)
  Suffix used to form abstract nouns from adjectives or nouns.

स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - their true, inherent nature as consciousness (own nature, inherent quality, intrinsic disposition)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own nature, inherent disposition, natural state, intrinsic nature

compound of 'sva' (self) and 'bhāva' (being, state)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – being, state, condition, existence, nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

विस्मृत्य (vismṛtya) - having forgotten their true self/nature (having forgotten, having overlooked)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'smṛ' (to remember) with upasarga 'vi' and suffix '-tya'.

Prefix: vi

Root: smṛ (class 1)

बद्ध-आस्थाः (baddha-āsthāḥ) - those whose attachment is bound (to something else) (having attachment, fixed devotion, bound by faith)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of baddha-āsthā

baddha-āsthā - having fixed attachment, bound by faith, having devotion

A Bahuvrīhi compound meaning "one whose āsthā is baddha".

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baddha+āsthā)

• baddha – bound, tied, fixed, arrested
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bandh' (to bind).
  Root: bandh (class 9)
• āsthā – faith, trust, reliance, attachment, reverence
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand) with upasarga 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ye'.

ये (ye) - those people who (those who, which (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ya

ya - who, which, what, that (relative pronoun)

शरीरके (śarīrake) - in this physical body (in the body, on the body, concerning the body)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śarīraka

śarīraka - body, physical form

diminutive or suffix '-ka' indicating "related to" or "small" from śarīra.

तैः (taiḥ) - by those people (who forgot their true nature) (by them (masculine/neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - something precious, valuable (metaphorical gold) (gold, good color)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of suvarṇa

suvarṇa - gold, of good color, beautiful

compound of 'su' (good) and 'varṇa' (color/caste)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+varṇa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating goodness or excellence.
• varṇa – color, hue, form, caste, letter
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vṛ' (to cover).
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having completely given up (the truly valuable thing) (having abandoned, having given up completely)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'tyaj' (to abandon) with upasargas 'pari'.

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

गृहीतम् (gṛhītam) - something that has been taken up or accepted (ash in this case) (taken, seized, accepted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gṛhīta

gṛhīta - taken, seized, received, accepted

Past Passive Participle

From root 'grah' (to seize, take).

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'bhasma'.

भस्म (bhasma) - something worthless, like ash (metaphorical ash) (ash, dust)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhasma

bhasma - ash, cinders, dust

From root 'bhas' (to shine, consume).

Root: bhas (class 1)

वस्तुतः (vastutaḥ) - truly, from an ultimate perspective (in reality, actually, truly)

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'vastu' (thing, reality) with suffix '-tas' (indicating 'from' or 'in respect of').