योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-15, verse-8

नाहं रामो न मे वाञ्छा भावेषु न च मे मनः ।
शान्त आसितुमिच्छामि स्वात्मनीव जिनो यथा ॥ ८ ॥

nāhaṃ rāmo na me vāñchā bhāveṣu na ca me manaḥ ,
śānta āsitumicchāmi svātmanīva jino yathā 8

8. na aham rāmaḥ na me vāñchā bhāveṣu na ca me manaḥ
śāntaḥ āsitum icchāmi svātmani iva jinaḥ yathā

8. I am not Rāma, nor do I have any desire for worldly existences. My mind also has no such inclination. I desire to remain peaceful within my own self (ātman), just as a Jina (victor) does.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (a proper noun)

• न (na) - not, no

• मे (me) - to me, my

• वाञ्छा (vāñchā) - desire, wish

• भावेषु (bhāveṣu) - in worldly objects or experiences. (in states of being, in existences, in objects)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• मे (me) - to me, my

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind

• शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

• आसितुम् (āsitum) - to remain in a state of being. (to sit, to remain, to dwell)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish

• स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - in the ultimate self (ātman) (in one's own self)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• जिनः (jinaḥ) - a spiritual victor, one who has conquered passions, a Jain Tīrthaṅkara. (a Jina (victor, conqueror))

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma (a proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (the hero of the Rāmāyaṇa), pleasant, charming

Root: ram (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Dative/Genitive 1st person singular of asmad.

वाञ्छा (vāñchā) - desire, wish

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāñchā

vāñchā - desire, wish, longing

From root vāñch (to desire).

Root: vāñch (class 1)

भावेषु (bhāveṣu) - in worldly objects or experiences. (in states of being, in existences, in objects)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - state of being, existence, feeling, object, nature

From root bhū (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Dative/Genitive 1st person singular of asmad.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

From root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the second negation.

शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, composed

Past Passive Participle

From root śam (to be quiet, calm).

Root: śam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with aham (implied subject of āsitum).

आसितुम् (āsitum) - to remain in a state of being. (to sit, to remain, to dwell)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of āsitum

Infinitive (tumun)

From root ās (to sit, dwell).

Root: ās (class 2)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present active indicative, 1st person singular

Root iṣ, tudādi class 6.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - in the ultimate self (ātman) (in one's own self)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own self, the supreme self (ātman)

Compound of sva (own) + ātman (self).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+ātman)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality
  noun (masculine)
  From root an (to breathe).
  Root: an (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating comparison.

जिनः (jinaḥ) - a spiritual victor, one who has conquered passions, a Jain Tīrthaṅkara. (a Jina (victor, conqueror))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jina

jina - victor, conqueror (especially over passions and ignorance), a Jaina sage or saint

From root ji (to conquer).

Root: ji (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

Formed from yad (which) + suffix thā.

Note: Particle indicating comparison.