योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-15, verse-19

अहमित्यम्बुदे शान्ते शनैश्च शमशातिनी ।
मनोगगनसंमोहमिहिका क्वापि गच्छति ॥ १९ ॥

ahamityambude śānte śanaiśca śamaśātinī ,
manogaganasaṃmohamihikā kvāpi gacchati 19

19. aham iti ambude śānte śanaiḥ ca śamaśātinī
manogaganasaṃmohamihikā kva api gacchati

19. When the 'I' (aham) consciousness, like a cloud, is calmed, then slowly, the mist of mental confusion in the sky of the mind, which destroys tranquility, vanishes somewhere.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - the ego (ahaṅkāra) or self-sense, expressed as 'I' (I)

• इति (iti) - marking a quote or concept, 'the idea of' (thus, so, in this way)

• अम्बुदे (ambude) - in the cloud of ego (aham) (in the cloud)

• शान्ते (śānte) - when calmed, when pacified

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• च (ca) - and, also

• शमशातिनी (śamaśātinī) - destroying tranquility, causing cessation of peace

• मनोगगनसंमोहमिहिका (manogaganasaṁmohamihikā) - mist of mental confusion in the sky of the mind

• क्व (kva) - where, to what place

• अपि (api) - used with `kva` to mean 'somewhere', 'anywhere' (also, even)

• गच्छति (gacchati) - vanishes, disappears (goes, moves, proceeds, departs)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - the ego (ahaṅkāra) or self-sense, expressed as 'I' (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Refers to the personal 'I' or egoic consciousness.

इति (iti) - marking a quote or concept, 'the idea of' (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks 'aham' as the specific concept being referred to.

अम्बुदे (ambude) - in the cloud of ego (aham) (in the cloud)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (lit. water-giver)

Compound ambus (water) + da (giver, from √dā)

Compound type : upapada-tatpurusha (ambus+da)

• ambus – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  adjective (masculine)
  From √dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

शान्ते (śānte) - when calmed, when pacified

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - calmed, pacified, tranquil, ceased

Past Passive Participle

From √śam (to be calm, to cease)

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `ambude` in a locative absolute construction.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

Instrumental plural of śana used adverbially.

Note: Adverb modifying `gacchati`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `śanaiḥ` to the main clause.

शमशातिनी (śamaśātinī) - destroying tranquility, causing cessation of peace

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śamaśātin

śamaśātin - destroying peace/tranquility, causing cessation of peace

Compound of śama (peace) and śātin (destroying, causing to cease, from √śā to destroy, or śāti cessation)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śama+śātin)

• śama – peace, tranquility, calmness
  noun (masculine)
  From √śam
  Root: śam (class 4)
• śātin – destroying, causing to cease
  adjective (masculine)
  From √śā (to destroy) or śāti (cessation)
  Root: śā (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `manogaganasaṃmohamihikā`.

मनोगगनसंमोहमिहिका (manogaganasaṁmohamihikā) - mist of mental confusion in the sky of the mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of manogaganasaṃmohamihikā

manogaganasaṁmohamihikā - mist of confusion in the mind-sky

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+gagana+saṃmoha+mihikā)

• manas – mind
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• gagana – sky, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
  From √gam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• saṃmoha – confusion, delusion, infatuation
  noun (masculine)
  sam (prefix) + √muh (to be bewildered)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: muh (class 4)
• mihikā – mist, fog
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of `gacchati`.

क्व (kva) - where, to what place

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle

Note: Combined with `api` to mean 'somewhere'.

अपि (api) - used with `kva` to mean 'somewhere', 'anywhere' (also, even)

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms `kvāpi` (somewhere) with `kva`.

गच्छति (gacchati) - vanishes, disappears (goes, moves, proceeds, departs)

(verb)

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

3rd person, singular present active

Root: gam (class 1)