योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-1, verse-33

यथायं स्वविकल्पोत्थः स्वविकल्पपरिक्षयात् ।
क्षीयते दग्धसंसारो निःसार इति निश्चयः ॥ ३३ ॥

yathāyaṃ svavikalpotthaḥ svavikalpaparikṣayāt ,
kṣīyate dagdhasaṃsāro niḥsāra iti niścayaḥ 33

33. yathā ayam sva-vikalpa-utthaḥ sva-vikalpa-parikṣayāt
kṣīyate dagdha-saṃsāraḥ niḥsāraḥ iti niścayaḥ

33. yathā ayam sva-vikalpa-utthaḥ sva-vikalpa-parikṣayāt
kṣīyate dagdha-saṃsāraḥ niḥsāraḥ iti niścayaḥ

33. Just as this cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) arises from one's own conceptualization, it perishes with the complete elimination of that conceptualization. When the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) is thus burnt away, it is realized to be without essence—this is the firm conclusion.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• अयम् (ayam) - this (cycle of rebirth) (this, he)

• स्व-विकल्प-उत्थः (sva-vikalpa-utthaḥ) - arisen from one's own conceptualization/imagination

• स्व-विकल्प-परिक्षयात् (sva-vikalpa-parikṣayāt) - from the complete destruction/cessation of one's own conceptualization

• क्षीयते (kṣīyate) - it perishes, it is destroyed, it wastes away

• दग्ध-संसारः (dagdha-saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), being thus burnt away (the burnt/destroyed cycle of rebirth)

• निःसारः (niḥsāraḥ) - without essence, unsubstantial, worthless

• इति (iti) - introduces the conclusion (thus, so, in this way)

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - certainty, firm conviction, conclusion

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (cycle of rebirth) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

स्व-विकल्प-उत्थः (sva-vikalpa-utthaḥ) - arisen from one's own conceptualization/imagination

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sva-vikalpa-uttha

sva-vikalpa-uttha - arisen from one's own conceptualization

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva-vikalpa+uttha)

• sva-vikalpa – one's own conceptualization/imagination
  noun (masculine)
• uttha – arisen, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from ud-√sthā (to stand up, arise)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: sthā (class 1)

स्व-विकल्प-परिक्षयात् (sva-vikalpa-parikṣayāt) - from the complete destruction/cessation of one's own conceptualization

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sva-vikalpa-parikṣaya

sva-vikalpa-parikṣaya - complete destruction/cessation of one's own conceptualization

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva-vikalpa+parikṣaya)

• sva-vikalpa – one's own conceptualization/imagination
  noun (masculine)
• parikṣaya – complete destruction, cessation, decay
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pari-√kṣi (to destroy completely)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

क्षीयते (kṣīyate) - it perishes, it is destroyed, it wastes away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kṣī

Present Passive

Root kṣi, 1st conjugation, atmanepada, passive voice

Root: kṣi (class 1)

दग्ध-संसारः (dagdha-saṁsāraḥ) - the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), being thus burnt away (the burnt/destroyed cycle of rebirth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dagdha-saṃsāra

dagdha-saṁsāra - the burnt cycle of rebirth

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dagdha+saṃsāra)

• dagdha – burnt, consumed by fire
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √dah (to burn)
  Root: dah (class 1)
• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of rebirth, worldly existence (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)

निःसारः (niḥsāraḥ) - without essence, unsubstantial, worthless

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niḥsāra

niḥsāra - without essence, unsubstantial, worthless

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+sāra)

• nis – out, without
  indeclinable
• sāra – essence, core, sap, substance
  noun (masculine)

इति (iti) - introduces the conclusion (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - certainty, firm conviction, conclusion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, firm conviction, conclusion

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)