योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-114, verse-31

नाहं मांसं न चास्थीनि देहादन्यः परो ह्यहम् ।
इति निश्चयवानन्तः क्षीणाविद्य इहोच्यते ॥ ३१ ॥

nāhaṃ māṃsaṃ na cāsthīni dehādanyaḥ paro hyaham ,
iti niścayavānantaḥ kṣīṇāvidya ihocyate 31

31. na aham māṃsam na ca asthīni dehāt anyaḥ paraḥ hi
aham iti niścaya-vān antaḥ kṣīṇa-avidyaḥ iha ucyate

31. aham na māṃsam,
na ca asthīni (asmi).
aham hi dehāt anyaḥ paraḥ (asmi).
iti niścaya-vān antaḥ (saḥ) iha kṣīṇa-avidyaḥ ucyate.

31. "I am not flesh, nor am I bones; I am indeed other than the body, the transcendent (puruṣa)." One who possesses this inner conviction is, in this context, said to have overcome ignorance (avidyā).

31. מי שמשוכנע בלבו אינני בשר ואינני עצמות, אני נעלה מעבר לגוף זה, נאמר עליו שאָבִידְיָא (הבורות) הלכה ונעלמה מקרבו.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• मांसम् (māṁsam) - flesh, meat

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also, indeed

• अस्थीनि (asthīni) - bones

• देहात् (dehāt) - from the body

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different, distinct

• परः (paraḥ) - supreme, transcendent, ultimate, other

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (indicating direct speech or thought)

• निश्चय-वान् (niścaya-vān) - one who has certainty, one who possesses conviction

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inwardly, within, inside

• क्षीण-अविद्यः (kṣīṇa-avidyaḥ) - one whose ignorance (avidyā) is diminished or destroyed

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

मांसम् (māṁsam) - flesh, meat

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - flesh, meat, muscle

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, indeed

(indeclinable)

अस्थीनि (asthīni) - bones

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of asthi

asthi - bone

देहात् (dehāt) - from the body

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, existence

Root: dih (class 4)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different, distinct

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, different, distinct, another

परः (paraḥ) - supreme, transcendent, ultimate, other

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant, beyond

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (indicating direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

निश्चय-वान् (niścaya-vān) - one who has certainty, one who possesses conviction

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya-vat

niścaya-vat - possessing certainty, endowed with conviction

Compound formed with the possessive suffix -vat.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (niścaya+vat)

• niścaya – certainty, conviction, determination, decision
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'ci' with prefixes 'ni-' and 'śas-'.
  Prefixes: ni+śas
  Root: ci (class 5)
• vat – having, possessing (suffix)
  adjective
  Possessive suffix 'vatup'.

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inwardly, within, inside

(indeclinable)

क्षीण-अविद्यः (kṣīṇa-avidyaḥ) - one whose ignorance (avidyā) is diminished or destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣīṇa-avidya

kṣīṇa-avidya - one whose ignorance is destroyed, having vanquished ignorance

A Bahuvrihi compound: 'one for whom ignorance (avidya) is diminished (kṣīṇa)'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṣīṇa+avidya)

• kṣīṇa – diminished, wasted, destroyed, exhausted
  adjective (Past Passive Participle) (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From the root 'kṣi' (to waste, destroy) with the suffix -ta.
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• avidya – ignorance, nescience
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'a' (negation) and 'vidyā' (knowledge).

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

(indeclinable)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Passive voice, 3rd person singular present tense.

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