योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-117, verse-16

इति यः प्रत्ययः स्वस्थस्तज्जाग्रत्प्रागभावनात् ।
अयं सोऽहमिदं तन्म इति जन्मान्तरोदितः ॥ १६ ॥

iti yaḥ pratyayaḥ svasthastajjāgratprāgabhāvanāt ,
ayaṃ so'hamidaṃ tanma iti janmāntaroditaḥ 16

16. iti yaḥ pratyayaḥ svasthaḥ tat jāgrat prāgabhāvanāt
ayam saḥ aham idam tat mama iti janmāntaroditaḥ

16. iti yaḥ pratyayaḥ prāgabhāvanāt svasthaḥ tat jāgrat
ayam saḥ aham idam tat mama iti janmāntaroditaḥ

16. That notion, 'I am this' and 'this is mine,' which is naturally established due to the absence of prior conceptualization, is the (initial) waking (jāgrat) state. And the notion, 'This (person) is that I am, and that object is mine,' which has arisen from past lives (janmāntara), (is also part of this state).

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, indicates a quotation or statement

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that (masculine)

• प्रत्ययः (pratyayaḥ) - the notion or conceptualization of self (notion, conviction, idea, belief, conception)

• स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - naturally existing or established (self-abiding, natural, healthy, secure in oneself)

• तत् (tat) - that (state of consciousness) (that, it)

• जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the (initial) waking state (of consciousness) (waking, awake, the waking state)

• प्रागभावनात् (prāgabhāvanāt) - due to the prior absence of a fully developed conceptual ego (from the prior non-existence, due to the absence of prior conceptualization)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (sense of identity) (this (masculine))

• सः (saḥ) - that (person/self from previous lives) (he, that (masculine))

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• इदम् (idam) - this (object/phenomenon) (this, this one, it)

• तत् (tat) - that (object/thing) (that, it)

• मम (mama) - my, mine

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, indicates a quotation or statement

• जन्मान्तरोदितः (janmāntaroditaḥ) - arisen from another birth, risen from previous lives

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, indicates a quotation or statement

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

प्रत्ययः (pratyayaḥ) - the notion or conceptualization of self (notion, conviction, idea, belief, conception)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratyaya

pratyaya - notion, idea, conviction, belief, mental impression

Prefixes: prati+i

Root: i (class 2)

स्वस्थः (svasthaḥ) - naturally existing or established (self-abiding, natural, healthy, secure in oneself)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svastha

svastha - being in one's own self, natural, healthy, at ease, independent

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sva+stha)

• sva – self, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• stha – standing, abiding, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/suffix 'ḍa'
  Derived from root 'sthā' with suffix 'ḍa'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (state of consciousness) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - the (initial) waking state (of consciousness) (waking, awake, the waking state)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāgrat

jāgrat - waking, awake, watchful, the waking state

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'jāgṛ' with suffix 'śatṛ'

Root: jāgṛ (class 2)

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

प्रागभावनात् (prāgabhāvanāt) - due to the prior absence of a fully developed conceptual ego (from the prior non-existence, due to the absence of prior conceptualization)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of prāgabhāvana

prāgabhāvana - prior non-existence, absence, non-conceptualization

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāg+abhāvana)

• prāg – before, prior, formerly
  indeclinable
• abhāvana – non-existence, absence, non-conceptualization
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this (sense of identity) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he

Note: Refers to 'this (person)'.

सः (saḥ) - that (person/self from previous lives) (he, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to 'that (person)'.

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Gender is determined by the speaker.

इदम् (idam) - this (object/phenomenon) (this, this one, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, it

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

तत् (tat) - that (object/thing) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Can also be accusative singular.

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Gender is determined by the possessor.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, indicates a quotation or statement

(indeclinable)

जन्मान्तरोदितः (janmāntaroditaḥ) - arisen from another birth, risen from previous lives

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janmāntarodita

janmāntarodita - arisen from another birth, caused by or pertaining to a previous existence

Compound type : tatpurusha (janmāntara+udita)

• janmāntara – another birth, previous existence
  noun (neuter)
• udita – arisen, appeared, uttered, said
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'ud-i' (to rise, go up)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

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