योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-119, verse-17

हेम्न्यस्ति नोर्मिकादित्वमहन्ताद्यस्ति नात्मनि ।
अहन्ताभाववस्त्वेमं स्वच्छे शान्ते सिते परे ॥ १७ ॥

hemnyasti normikāditvamahantādyasti nātmani ,
ahantābhāvavastvemaṃ svacche śānte site pare 17

17. hemny asti na ūrmikā-āditvam ahaṃtā-ādi asti na ātmani
ahaṃtā-bhāva-vastu evam svacche śānte site pare

17. hemny ūrmikā-āditvam na asti ātmani ahaṃtā-ādi na
asti ahaṃtā-bhāva-vastu evam svacche śānte site pare

17. Just as ring-ness and similar modifications do not exist in gold, so too ego (ahaṃtā) and similar identifications do not exist in the self (ātman). Thus, this reality of the absence of ego resides in the pure, peaceful, luminous, supreme (reality).

Words meanings summery:

• हेम्न्य् (hemny) - in gold

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not, no

• ऊर्मिका-आदित्वम् (ūrmikā-āditvam) - the specific form or modification of gold, like a ring (ring-ness and so on, the quality of being a ring etc.)

• अहंता-आदि (ahaṁtā-ādi) - the sense of 'I' and its associated attributes or manifestations (ego (ahaṃtā) and so on, the sense of I-ness etc.)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - not, no

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman)

• अहंता-भाव-वस्तु (ahaṁtā-bhāva-vastu) - the reality or entity that is the absence of the ego-sense (the object/essence of the non-existence of ego)

• एवम् (evam) - Refers to the manner in which the absence of ego exists. (thus, in this manner)

• स्वच्छे (svacche) - in the pure, in the clear

• शान्ते (śānte) - in the peaceful, in the tranquil

• सिते (site) - luminous or pure, referring to the nature of supreme reality (in the white, in the bright, in the pure)

• परे (pare) - in the supreme (reality) (in the supreme, in the ultimate)

Words meanings and morphology

हेम्न्य् (hemny) - in gold

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of heman

heman - gold, wealth

Locative singular.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ऊर्मिका-आदित्वम् (ūrmikā-āditvam) - the specific form or modification of gold, like a ring (ring-ness and so on, the quality of being a ring etc.)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ūrmikā-āditva

ūrmikā-āditva - the state or quality of being a ring and so forth (referring to modifications of gold)

Neuter nominative singular. Compound noun from `ūrmikā` (ring), `ādi` (etc.), and `tva` (abstract suffix).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ūrmikā+ādi+tva)

• ūrmikā – ring, finger-ring
  noun (feminine)
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  indeclinable
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  indeclinable
  Abstract noun suffix

अहंता-आदि (ahaṁtā-ādi) - the sense of 'I' and its associated attributes or manifestations (ego (ahaṃtā) and so on, the sense of I-ness etc.)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahaṃtā-ādi

ahaṁtā-ādi - ego (ahaṃtā) etc., the sense of I-ness and its derivatives

Nominative singular. Compound noun.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahaṃtā+ādi)

• ahaṃtā – I-ness, egoism, individuality, sense of self (ahaṃtā)
  noun (feminine)
  Abstract noun from `aham` + `tā` suffix
• ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
  indeclinable

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self (ātman)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, the supreme self (ātman)

Locative singular.

अहंता-भाव-वस्तु (ahaṁtā-bhāva-vastu) - the reality or entity that is the absence of the ego-sense (the object/essence of the non-existence of ego)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ahaṃtā-bhāva-vastu

ahaṁtā-bhāva-vastu - the essence or thing that is the non-existence of ego (ahaṃtā)

Neuter nominative singular. Compound.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ahaṃtā+bhāva+vastu)

• ahaṃtā – I-ness, egoism, individuality, sense of self (ahaṃtā)
  noun (feminine)
  Abstract noun from `aham` + `tā` suffix
• bhāva – existence, state, nature, feeling, absence (in philosophical context)
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhū` (to be). Used here in the sense of 'absence' or 'non-existence' to align with the verse's theme of 'no ego'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• vastu – object, thing, essence, reality, substance
  noun (neuter)

एवम् (evam) - Refers to the manner in which the absence of ego exists. (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Particle

स्वच्छे (svacche) - in the pure, in the clear

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of svaccha

svaccha - pure, clean, clear, transparent

Locative singular (masculine/neuter).

शान्ते (śānte) - in the peaceful, in the tranquil

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, extinguished, quiet

Past Passive Participle

Locative singular (masculine/neuter). From root `śam` (to be calm).

Root: śam (class 4)

सिते (site) - luminous or pure, referring to the nature of supreme reality (in the white, in the bright, in the pure)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sita

sita - white, bright, pure, clean, bound (from `si` or `bandh`)

Past Passive Participle (from `śi` or `śvit`) or adjective.

Locative singular (masculine/neuter). Here meaning white/luminous/pure.

Root: śvit (class 2)

परे (pare) - in the supreme (reality) (in the supreme, in the ultimate)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, higher, other, distant

Locative singular (masculine/neuter).