योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-47, verse-6

न स्वभावोऽन्यतां धत्ते वह्नेरौष्ण्यमिवैष मे ।
अनेन मुक्त एव स्यामहमित्यस्मि भाविता ॥ ६ ॥

na svabhāvo'nyatāṃ dhatte vahnerauṣṇyamivaiṣa me ,
anena mukta eva syāmahamityasmi bhāvitā 6

6. na svabhāvaḥ anyatām dhatte vahneḥ auṣṇyam iva
eṣa me anena muktaḥ eva syām aham iti asmi bhāvitā

6. eṣa me svabhāvaḥ vahneḥ auṣṇyam iva anyatām na
dhatte aham anena eva muktaḥ syām iti asmi bhāvitā

6. My intrinsic nature (svabhāva) does not assume otherness, just as the heat (auṣṇyam) of fire (vahneḥ) does not. I (aham) am convinced (bhāvitā asmi) by the thought: 'I (aham) shall indeed (eva) be liberated (mokṣa) by this one (anena).'

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, nor

• स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature (dharma), inherent characteristic (intrinsic nature (dharma), own disposition)

• अन्यताम् (anyatām) - otherness, difference

• धत्ते (dhatte) - assumes, holds, takes on

• वह्नेः (vahneḥ) - of fire

• औष्ण्यम् (auṣṇyam) - heat, warmth

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• एष (eṣa) - this (masculine nominative)

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• अनेन (anena) - by this one, by him

• मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated (mokṣa), freed from obligation (liberated, freed)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• स्याम् (syām) - I may be, I would be

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks a quotation)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• भाविता (bhāvitā) - convinced, deeply impressed with the idea (contemplated, conceived, understood, convinced)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - intrinsic nature (dharma), inherent characteristic (intrinsic nature (dharma), own disposition)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own state, inherent nature (dharma), disposition

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+bhāva)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – being, state, condition, nature
  noun (masculine)

अन्यताम् (anyatām) - otherness, difference

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anyatā

anyatā - otherness, difference, distinctness

Derived from anya (other) with suffix -tā

धत्ते (dhatte) - assumes, holds, takes on

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of dhā

Root: dhā (class 3)

वह्नेः (vahneḥ) - of fire

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire

औष्ण्यम् (auṣṇyam) - heat, warmth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of auṣṇya

auṣṇya - heat, warmth

Derived from uṣṇa (hot) + suffix -ya

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

एष (eṣa) - this (masculine nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अनेन (anena) - by this one, by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - liberated (mokṣa), freed from obligation (liberated, freed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mukta

mukta - liberated (mokṣa), freed, released

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root muc 'to release'

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Though the form muktaḥ (masculine nominative singular) is used, it refers to aham (Sarasvatī), which is feminine. Grammatically, muktā (feminine nominative singular) would be expected. This usage might be a stylistic choice, a generic masculine form, or a textual variant.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

स्याम् (syām) - I may be, I would be

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks a quotation)

(indeclinable)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

भाविता (bhāvitā) - convinced, deeply impressed with the idea (contemplated, conceived, understood, convinced)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāvita

bhāvita - contemplated, conceived, impressed, convinced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be, exist) in causative (bhāvay) form

Root: bhū (class 1)

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