योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-31, verse-21

स्वयं चैव न चाप्नोमि तां विश्रान्तिमनुत्तमाम् ।
तदहं त्यक्तसर्वेहो निरहंकारतां गतः ॥ २१ ॥

svayaṃ caiva na cāpnomi tāṃ viśrāntimanuttamām ,
tadahaṃ tyaktasarveho nirahaṃkāratāṃ gataḥ 21

21. svayam ca eva na ca āpnomi tām viśrāntim anuttamām
tat aham tyaktasarvehaḥ nirahaṅkāratām gataḥ

21. ca eva svayam ca na āpnomi tām anuttamām viśrāntim
tat aham tyaktasarvehaḥ nirahaṅkāratām gataḥ

21. And indeed, I myself do not attain that unsurpassed tranquility. Therefore, having abandoned all desires and attained a state free from ego (ahaṅkāra), I...

Words meanings summery:

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally, himself

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• आप्नोमि (āpnomi) - I obtain, I reach, I get

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)

• विश्रान्तिम् (viśrāntim) - rest, tranquility, repose, cessation

• अनुत्तमाम् (anuttamām) - unsurpassed, unequalled, best, highest

• तत् (tat) - therefore, then, that

• अहम् (aham) - I

• त्यक्तसर्वेहः (tyaktasarvehaḥ) - one who has abandoned all striving/desire

• निरहङ्कारताम् (nirahaṅkāratām) - the state of being free from ego (ahaṅkāra)

• गतः (gataḥ) - having attained (the state of being free from ego) (having gone, attained, reached, gone to)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, personally, himself

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the subject 'aham'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice in the first line, emphasizing the negation.

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'svayam'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'āpnomi'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

आप्नोमि (āpnomi) - I obtain, I reach, I get

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

From root āp (to obtain), 5th class (śnu), active voice.

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: The verb for the speaker (first person).

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Direct object.

विश्रान्तिम् (viśrāntim) - rest, tranquility, repose, cessation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viśrānti

viśrānti - rest, tranquility, repose, cessation

Derived from vi + śram (to rest).

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Direct object of 'āpnomi'.

अनुत्तमाम् (anuttamām) - unsurpassed, unequalled, best, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, unequalled, best, highest

Compound: na (not) + uttama (highest).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+uttama)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• uttama – highest, best, principal
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of ud (up/out).

Note: Qualifies 'viśrāntim'.

तत् (tat) - therefore, then, that

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects to the consequence.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of the implied verb.

त्यक्तसर्वेहः (tyaktasarvehaḥ) - one who has abandoned all striving/desire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tyaktasarveha

tyaktasarveha - one who has abandoned all striving/desire

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tyakta+sarva+īhā)

• tyakta – abandoned, forsaken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root tyaj (to abandon).
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• īhā – striving, effort, desire
  noun (feminine)
  From root īh (to strive).
  Root: īh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

निरहङ्कारताम् (nirahaṅkāratām) - the state of being free from ego (ahaṅkāra)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nirahaṅkāratā

nirahaṅkāratā - state of being free from ego (ahaṅkāra)

Compound: nis (without) + ahaṅkāra (ego) + -tā (suffix for state/quality).

Compound type : avyayībhāva/tatpuruṣa (nis+ahaṅkāra+tā)

• nis – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• ahaṅkāra – ego, I-maker, self-sense (ahaṅkāra)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of aham (I) and kāra (maker).
• tā – state, quality, -ness
  suffix (feminine)
  Feminine suffix forming abstract nouns.

Note: Direct object of 'gataḥ' (implied 'having gone to').

गतः (gataḥ) - having attained (the state of being free from ego) (having gone, attained, reached, gone to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Past passive participle used actively.