योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-61, verse-35

यतो यतो विरज्यते ततस्ततो विमुच्यते ।
अतोऽहमित्यसंविदन्क एति जन्मसंविदम् ॥ ३५ ॥

yato yato virajyate tatastato vimucyate ,
ato'hamityasaṃvidanka eti janmasaṃvidam 35

35. yato yato virajyate tataḥ tataḥ vimucyate
ataḥ aham iti asaṃvidan kaḥ eti janmasaṃvidam

35. yato yato virajyate,
tataḥ tataḥ vimucyate.
ataḥ,
aham iti asaṃvidan,
kaḥ janmasaṃvidam eti?

35. From whatever one detaches oneself, from that one is liberated. Therefore, if one does not realize 'I am' (the true Self, ātman), who *wouldn't* then experience the consciousness of repeated birth (saṃsāra)?

Words meanings summery:

• यतो (yato) - from which, from wherever

• यतो (yato) - from which, from wherever

• विरज्यते (virajyate) - becomes detached, loses interest, becomes indifferent

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that, thence

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that, thence

• विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - is liberated, is freed

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence

• अहम् (aham) - the true Self (I, ego)

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

• असंविदन् (asaṁvidan) - not knowing, not perceiving, without realizing

• कः (kaḥ) - who would not (implying 'everyone would') (who?)

• एति (eti) - goes, attains, comes to

• जन्मसंविदम् (janmasaṁvidam) - the consciousness of repeated birth (saṃsāra) (the consciousness of birth, the awareness of being born)

Words meanings and morphology

यतो (yato) - from which, from wherever

(indeclinable)

ablative form of 'yad' (relative pronoun), often used as an indeclinable

Note: Repeated for emphasis 'from wherever'.

यतो (yato) - from which, from wherever

(indeclinable)

ablative form of 'yad' (relative pronoun), often used as an indeclinable

Note: Repeated for emphasis 'from wherever'.

विरज्यते (virajyate) - becomes detached, loses interest, becomes indifferent

(verb)

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

present passive middle voice

Root 'rañj' (class 4) with upasarga 'vi'. Passive construction.

Prefix: vi

Root: rañj (class 4)

Note: The passive form implies 'one is made to detach' or 'one detaches oneself'.

ततः (tataḥ) - from that, thence

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of 'tad' (that), used as an indeclinable.

Note: Repeated for emphasis 'from that very thing'.

ततः (tataḥ) - from that, thence

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of 'tad' (that), used as an indeclinable.

Note: Repeated for emphasis 'from that very thing'.

विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - is liberated, is freed

(verb)

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

present passive middle voice

Root 'muc' (class 6) with upasarga 'vi'. Passive construction.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Related to 'mokṣa'.

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of 'idam' (this), used as an indeclinable.

Note: Indicates a consequence.

अहम् (aham) - the true Self (I, ego)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, self

First person singular pronoun.

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

(indeclinable)

Particle used to introduce or conclude direct speech, thought, or definition.

असंविदन् (asaṁvidan) - not knowing, not perceiving, without realizing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asaṃvidat

asaṁvidat - not knowing, ignorant, unconscious

present active participle

Negative prefix 'a-' + root 'vid' (to know, class 2) with upasarga 'sam'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃvidat)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• saṃvidat – knowing, perceiving, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  present active participle
  Root 'vid' (to know) with 'sam' prefix, forming a present active participle.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Referring to 'who' ('kaḥ').

कः (kaḥ) - who would not (implying 'everyone would') (who?)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun, nominative singular masculine.

एति (eti) - goes, attains, comes to

(verb)

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

present active

Root 'i' (to go, class 2).

Root: i (class 2)

जन्मसंविदम् (janmasaṁvidam) - the consciousness of repeated birth (saṃsāra) (the consciousness of birth, the awareness of being born)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of janmasaṃvid

janmasaṁvid - consciousness of birth, awareness of existence

Compound of 'janman' (birth) and 'saṃvid' (consciousness).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janman+saṃvid)

• janman – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'vid' with 'sam' prefix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Object of 'eti'.