योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-10, verse-25

नाभिमानमुपादत्ते न च वाञ्छति राजताम् ।
नोदेति नास्तमायाति सुखदुःखानुवृत्तिषु ॥ २५ ॥

nābhimānamupādatte na ca vāñchati rājatām ,
nodeti nāstamāyāti sukhaduḥkhānuvṛttiṣu 25

25. na abhimānam upādatte na ca vāñchati rājatām
na udeti na astam āyāti sukhaduḥkhānuvṛttiṣu

25. He neither assumes ego (abhimāna) nor desires kingship. He neither rises nor sets amidst the continuous experiences of pleasure and pain.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अभिमानम् (abhimānam) - ego, pride, self-conceit

• उपादत्ते (upādatte) - he takes up, assumes, appropriates

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• वाञ्छति (vāñchati) - he desires, wishes

• राजताम् (rājatām) - kingship, sovereignty, royal state

• न (na) - not, no

• उदेति (udeti) - he rises, appears

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्तम् (astam) - towards setting, towards disappearance (in the idiom 'astam āyāti') (setting, disappearance, home)

• आयाति (āyāti) - he goes (to setting), he sets, he disappears (in the idiom 'astam āyāti') (he comes, approaches, obtains)

• सुखदुःखानुवृत्तिषु (sukhaduḥkhānuvṛttiṣu) - in the successions of pleasure and pain, in the cycles of joy and sorrow

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following verb.

अभिमानम् (abhimānam) - ego, pride, self-conceit

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhimāna

abhimāna - ego, pride, self-conceit, self-respect

verbal noun

Derived from prefix 'abhi' + root 'man' (to think, believe)

Prefix: abhi

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'upādatte'.

उपादत्ते (upādatte) - he takes up, assumes, appropriates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of dā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: The root 'dā' (to give) with 'upa' + 'ā' means 'to take'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following verb.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two negated clauses.

वाञ्छति (vāñchati) - he desires, wishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vāñch

Root: vāñch (class 1)

राजताम् (rājatām) - kingship, sovereignty, royal state

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rājatā

rājatā - kingship, sovereignty, royalty, royal state

Derived from 'rājan' (king) + suffix '-tā'

Note: Object of 'vāñchati'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following verb.

उदेति (udeti) - he rises, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following verb.

अस्तम् (astam) - towards setting, towards disappearance (in the idiom 'astam āyāti') (setting, disappearance, home)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative, part of the idiom 'astam āyāti' (to set).

आयाति (āyāti) - he goes (to setting), he sets, he disappears (in the idiom 'astam āyāti') (he comes, approaches, obtains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

सुखदुःखानुवृत्तिषु (sukhaduḥkhānuvṛttiṣu) - in the successions of pleasure and pain, in the cycles of joy and sorrow

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sukhaduḥkhānuvṛtti

sukhaduḥkhānuvṛtti - succession of pleasure and pain, continuation of joy and sorrow

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (sukha+duḥkha+anuvṛtti)

• sukha – pleasure, happiness, ease
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – pain, sorrow, suffering, unease
  noun (neuter)
• anuvṛtti – continuation, succession, recurrence, practice
  noun (feminine)
  verbal noun
  Derived from 'anu' + root 'vṛt'
  Prefix: anu
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Refers to the context in which he remains steady.