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.

8. אינני רָאמָה, אין בי השתוקקות לדברים גשמיים ורוח החשיבה שלי אינה כבולה אליהם. אני רוצה לשכון בשלווה בעצמי הפנימי (אָתְמָן), בדומה למנצח הרוחני (גִ'ינָה).

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.

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