योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-4, verse-67

अयमाकाशभूतादिरूपोऽहं चेति लक्षितः ।
जगच्छब्दस्य नामार्थो ननु नास्त्येव कश्चन ॥ ६७ ॥

ayamākāśabhūtādirūpo'haṃ ceti lakṣitaḥ ,
jagacchabdasya nāmārtho nanu nāstyeva kaścana 67

67. ayam ākāśabhūtādirūpaḥ aham ca iti lakṣitaḥ
jagacchabdasya nāmārthaḥ nanu na asti eva kaścana

67. ayam aham ākāśabhūtādirūpaḥ iti ca lakṣitaḥ; nanu jagacchabdasya kaścana nāmārthaḥ na eva asti.

67. This 'I' (aham) is thus understood as having the form of space and other elements, and truly, there is no inherent meaning to the word 'world' (jagat).

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• आकाशभूतादिरूपः (ākāśabhūtādirūpaḥ) - having the form of space, elements, etc.

• अहम् (aham) - I, self (ātman)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• इति (iti) - thus, as, in this manner

• लक्षितः (lakṣitaḥ) - perceived, indicated, characterized, defined

• जगच्छब्दस्य (jagacchabdasya) - of the word 'world' (jagat)

• नामार्थः (nāmārthaḥ) - meaning of the name, literal meaning, designatory meaning

• ननु (nanu) - indeed, surely, is it not?, expresses rhetorical question

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone, anything, some, a certain (when preceded by 'na': no one, nothing)

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

आकाशभूतादिरूपः (ākāśabhūtādirūpaḥ) - having the form of space, elements, etc.

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākāśabhūtādirūpa

ākāśabhūtādirūpa - having the form of space, elements, etc.

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'ākāśabhūtādi' (space and elements, etc.) is the source of the 'rūpa' (form)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ākāśabhūtādi+rūpa)

• ākāśabhūtādi – space, elements, etc.
  noun (masculine)
  Dvanda compound 'ākāśa' + 'bhūta' + 'ādi'
• ākāśa – space, ether
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• bhūta – element, being, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of 'bhū' (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rūp (class 10)

अहम् (aham) - I, self (ātman)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, as, in this manner

(indeclinable)

लक्षितः (lakṣitaḥ) - perceived, indicated, characterized, defined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lakṣita

lakṣita - perceived, indicated, characterized, defined

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of 'lakṣ' (to observe, indicate)

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

जगच्छब्दस्य (jagacchabdasya) - of the word 'world' (jagat)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jagacchabda

jagacchabda - the word 'world'

Tatpurusha compound of 'jagat' and 'śabda'

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+śabda)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
  Present active participle of 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• śabda – word, sound
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śabd (class 10)

नामार्थः (nāmārthaḥ) - meaning of the name, literal meaning, designatory meaning

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāmārtha

nāmārtha - meaning of the name, literal meaning, designatory meaning

Tatpurusha compound of 'nāman' (name) and 'artha' (meaning)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nāman+artha)

• nāman – name
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ṛ' (to go, attain)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

ननु (nanu) - indeed, surely, is it not?, expresses rhetorical question

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Tense, 3rd person singular

Present tense form of 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone, anything, some, a certain (when preceded by 'na': no one, nothing)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kimcana

kimcana - anyone, anything, some, a certain

Indefinite pronoun formed by combining 'kim' (interrogative pronoun) with 'cana' (indefinite particle)