योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-30, verse-18

आत्मवत्तृणवच्चेदं सकलं कलयञ्जनः ।
कथमुत्तमतामेति मनोमन्मथमस्पृशन् ॥ १८ ॥

ātmavattṛṇavaccedaṃ sakalaṃ kalayañjanaḥ ,
kathamuttamatāmeti manomanmathamaspṛśan 18

18. ātmavat tṛṇavat ca idam sakalam kalayan janaḥ
katham uttamatām eti manomanmatham aspṛśan

18. janaḥ,
idam sakalam ātmavat ca tṛṇavat kalayan,
manomanmatham aspṛśan,
katham uttamatām eti?

18. How does a person, who regards all of this (the world) as being like the (universal) self (ātman) and as insignificant as a blade of grass, and who remains untouched by the mind's (manas) passions, attain supreme excellence?

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मवत् (ātmavat) - like the self (ātman), pertaining to the self

• तृणवत् (tṛṇavat) - like grass, insignificant as grass

• च (ca) - and, also

• इदम् (idam) - this (phenomenal world) (this, this world, this here)

• सकलम् (sakalam) - all, entire, whole

• कलयन् (kalayan) - considering, perceiving, knowing, counting

• जनः (janaḥ) - a person, man, people

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• उत्तमताम् (uttamatām) - excellence, supremacy, highest state

• एति (eti) - he/she/it goes, attains, reaches

• मनोमन्मथम् (manomanmatham) - the Cupid of the mind, mental desire/agitation

• अस्पृशन् (aspṛśan) - not touching, not affecting, not stirring

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मवत् (ātmavat) - like the self (ātman), pertaining to the self

(indeclinable)

From ātman with suffix vat (like).

Note: Used adverbially.

तृणवत् (tṛṇavat) - like grass, insignificant as grass

(indeclinable)

From tṛṇa (grass) with suffix vat (like).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (phenomenal world) (this, this world, this here)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Used as object of kalayan.

सकलम् (sakalam) - all, entire, whole

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sakala

sakala - all, entire, whole, complete

From sa (with) + kalā (part). 'With all parts'.

Note: Used as object of kalayan.

कलयन् (kalayan) - considering, perceiving, knowing, counting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalayat

kalayat - considering, perceiving, knowing, counting

Present Active Participle

From root √kal (class 10 causative, or class 1).

Root: √kal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with janaḥ.

जनः (janaḥ) - a person, man, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - a person, man, creature, people

From √jan (to be born).

Root: √jan (class 4)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

उत्तमताम् (uttamatām) - excellence, supremacy, highest state

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttamatā

uttamatā - excellence, supremacy, highest state

From uttama (highest, best) with tā suffix.

Note: Object of eti.

एति (eti) - he/she/it goes, attains, reaches

(verb)

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

From root √i (class 2).

Root: √i (class 2)

मनोमन्मथम् (manomanmatham) - the Cupid of the mind, mental desire/agitation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manomanmatha

manomanmatha - the Cupid of the mind, mental desire, mind's agitation

Compound. manas (mind) + manmatha (Cupid, passion).

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+manmatha)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• manmatha – Cupid, god of love, desire, passion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of aspṛśan.

अस्पृशन् (aspṛśan) - not touching, not affecting, not stirring

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aspṛśat

aspṛśat - not touching, not affecting, not stirring

Present Active Participle, negative

From a- (negation) + root √spṛś (class 6) 'to touch'.

Root: √spṛś (class 6)