योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-9, verse-71

यस्त्वमेकोऽवभासात्मा योऽहमेते जनाश्च ये ।
यश्च न त्वमबुद्धात्मा नाहं नैते जनाश्च यः ॥ ७१ ॥

yastvameko'vabhāsātmā yo'hamete janāśca ye ,
yaśca na tvamabuddhātmā nāhaṃ naite janāśca yaḥ 71

71. yaḥ tvam ekaḥ avabhāsātmā yaḥ aham ete janāḥ ca ye
yaḥ ca na tvam abuddhātmā na aham na ete janāḥ ca yaḥ

71. yaḥ tvam ekaḥ avabhāsātmā yaḥ aham ca ye ete janāḥ
ca yaḥ abuddhātmā na tvam na aham ca na ete janāḥ

71. That singular self (ātman) whose essential nature (ātman) is effulgence is you, it is I, and it is these people. Conversely, that which is the un-awakened self (ātman) is neither you, nor I, nor these people.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - that (referring to the singular self) (who, which, that)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• एकः (ekaḥ) - singular (one, single, unique)

• अवभासात्मा (avabhāsātmā) - whose essential nature (ātman) is effulgence (whose nature is light/consciousness; the self of effulgence)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (implicitly, referring to the same singular self) (who, which, that)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एते (ete) - these

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, men, creatures)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ये (ye) - who (referring to people) (who, which)

• यः (yaḥ) - that (referring to the un-awakened self) (who, which, that)

• च (ca) - Conversely, and (and, also)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अबुद्धात्मा (abuddhātmā) - the un-awakened self (ātman) (whose nature is ignorant/un-awakened)

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• न (na) - nor (not, no)

• एते (ete) - these

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, men, creatures)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (referring back to the singular un-awakened self) (who, which, that)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - that (referring to the singular self) (who, which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Note: Forms a correlative pair with an implied 'saḥ' or simply indicates the subject.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

एकः (ekaḥ) - singular (one, single, unique)

(numeral)

Note: Functions here as an adjective to the implied subject, or to avabhāsātmā.

अवभासात्मा (avabhāsātmā) - whose essential nature (ātman) is effulgence (whose nature is light/consciousness; the self of effulgence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avabhāsātman

avabhāsātman - the self whose nature is light/consciousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avabhāsa+ātman)

• avabhāsa – light, effulgence, manifestation, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: bhās (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

यः (yaḥ) - who (implicitly, referring to the same singular self) (who, which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Adjective to 'janāḥ'.

जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, men, creatures)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, man, creature

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - who (referring to people) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

यः (yaḥ) - that (referring to the un-awakened self) (who, which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Note: Forms a correlative pair with an implied 'saḥ' or simply indicates the subject.

च (ca) - Conversely, and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two parts of the verse.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अबुद्धात्मा (abuddhātmā) - the un-awakened self (ātman) (whose nature is ignorant/un-awakened)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abuddhātman

abuddhātman - whose nature is ignorant or un-awakened, not enlightened self

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+buddha+ātman)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• buddha – awakened, enlightened, known, perceived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'budh' (to know, perceive)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: A-buddha-ātman: one whose ātman is not awakened/known.

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

न (na) - nor (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Adjective to 'janāḥ'.

जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, men, creatures)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, man, creature

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who (referring back to the singular un-awakened self) (who, which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Note: Correlates with 'abuddhātmā', reinforcing the subject of the negation.