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

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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.

24. אלה השוכחים את טבעם שהוא תודעה טהורה ונקשרים לגוף החומרי, למעשה ויתרו על זהב ואחזו באפר.

Words meanings summery:

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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).